A civil society organisation, Parliamentary Network Africa says it will petition the Speaker of Parliament to cause investigations into the incidents that marred the inauguration of the 8th Parliament if it sees no action on the matter. Most notably, armed military and police personnel stormed Ghana’s Parliament after proceedings had already been marred by scuffles […] The post CSO
Two persons suspected to be child traffickers are in the grips of the Tamale police for allegedly trafficking about 11 children to Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The two, Kweku Manu and Joshua Nkayabi, were arrested by a citizen who identified some of the children. The children, three boys and eight girls, are said to […] The post Two arrested in Tamale over suspected
The pioneer and leader in agency banking, Fidelity Bank Ghana, rewarded its best-performing agents in an awards ceremony in Accra, themed “The relevance of Agency Banking in a Pandemic (COVID-19)”. The bank also used this important occasion to announce the introduction of an insurance scheme for all of its over 4000 agents across the country […] The post Fidelity Bank Ghana
Amazon is removing “free speech” social network Parler from its web hosting service for violating rules. If Parler fails to find a new web hosting service by Sunday evening, the entire network will go offline. Parler styles itself as an “unbiased” social media and has proved popular with people banned from Twitter. Amazon told Parler […] The post Amazon
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US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has shared with lawmakers plans to remove President Donald Trump from office before starting an impeachment process. The House of Representatives would vote on a resolution calling on Vice-President Mike Pence to remove Mr Trump’s presidential powers. If this move fails, Democrats will introduce a charge of “incitement of insurrection” […] The post Trump
Nigeria has crossed the 100,000 mark of total infections since the pandemic began, according to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC). This is after 1,024 new cases were confirmed on Sunday. The commercial hub of Lagos reported 653 new cases, the highest in the country. The west African country has over the last eight […] The post Nigeria’s Covid-19 cases count
The legal team of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is describing as misleading the responses by both President Akufo-Addo and the Electoral Commission to the election petition filed by their flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. Responses from the President and the EC described the NDC’s petition as one that lacks merit and incompetent, which does not […] The post Akufo-Addo,
The Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Keta Constituency Emmanuel Tey, has appealed to the Ghana police service to adequately resource the police in the Anlo Afiadenyigba community to ensure the safety of the MP for Keta, Kwame Dzudzorli Gakpey and residents. This, according to Mr. Tey, is needed as they are […] The post Keta NDC calls
A three-member committee has been set up to probe issues relating to the alleged involvement of the Executive Director of the Forest Services Division of the Forestry Commission, Oppong Sasu in the consignment of illegal timber. This comes after the Okyehene Mining Protection Unit impounded a truckload of illegal timber worth GHS400,000 at Akyem Nsutam […] The post Forestry
Citi FM/Citi TV journalist, Umaru Sanda Amadu has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh to thoroughly investigate the recent incident that saw him being harassed and abused by some officers. In the petition filed by his lawyers, Umaru Sanda said the “recalcitrant” officers must be brought to book, noting that their unprofessional conduct […] The post Umaru
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