The Ghana National Fire Service [GNFS] has said it will begin a rigorous exercise to educate Ghanaians on how to operate fire extinguishers to tackle fire outbreaks. According to the GNFS, this will enable the citizenry to put out fires that might occur within their precincts even before firefighters get there, and will also prevent […] The post We’ll educate
The Lagos State House of Assembly on Monday passed a bill to stop the media parade of suspects by the police. The bill, which was passed under the leadership of Mudashiru Obasa (Agege 1), the speaker of the house is an amendment of the Lagos State Criminal Justice Law. The deputy speaker of the house, […] The post Nigeria: Lagos Assembly passes bill
The three-member ministerial committee tasked to investigate the disturbances recorded at Ejura in the Ashanti Region last week, has assured the people of Ejura and Ghanaians at large of a diligent work. According to the Chairman of the committee, Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice George Kingsley Koomson, their only aim is to unravel […] The post ‘Help
The family of a man who was gunned down by Police officers at Ntoase in the Eastern Region has petitioned the Ga Mantse, Nii Tackie Teiko Tsuru II. According to police reports, the deceased, William Ofori Okaiteye, was a member of a robbery gang at Ntoase. The police on Tuesday, June 29, 2021, clamped down […] The post Eastern Region: Family of man
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, is calling for stricter enforcement of COVID-19 safety protocols in schools. Mr. Asare’s call follows the detection of the highly contagious COVID-19 strain, Delta variant at the Achimota School in the Greater Accra Region. He indicated that the Ghana Health Service had lately developed a laissez-faire […] The post ‘Don’t
Some traders in the central business district of Accra, Makola, whose products were destroyed in Monday’s fire outbreak, are accusing the Ghana National Fire Service of negligence. According to them, the situation would not have worsened if the Service had been timely and responsible enough. “The Ghana National Fire Service has an office a stone […] The post Traders
Police have arrested a suspected armed robber known as Iwejuo Anthony alias Chibona, who together with others allegedly attacked the Pacific Fuel Station at Krokowhe near Ashalaja in the Greater Accra Region on June 5, 2021. The suspects according to the police, assaulted and tied fuel attendants on the day, broke into the metallic safe […] The post Suspected
Southern governors have jointly agreed that Nigeria’s next president should emerge from the southern region. The governors also set September 1, 2021, as the deadline for the promulgation of anti-open grazing law among its member states. Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu, said this on Monday while reading from a communique jointly signed […] The post Nigeria’s
The idea of new beginnings is something the Resurrection Presbyterian School and Church in the rural community of Old Saasabi is getting accustomed to. The community was home to a missionary-established Presbyterian church over 100 years ago before it collapsed and moved from Old Saasabi to Oyibi; both in the current Kpone Katamanso district. Fast […] The post Adogla
Schools in Tanzania reopened Monday, with the government saying it is revising its earlier guidelines on curbing the spread of Covid-19. Health Ministry permanent Secretary Abel Makubi said the government reached a decision to revise the guidelines following a rapid increase in the number of Covid-19 infections globally. “The Health Ministry has been closely following […] The post Tanzania
The Ghana Police Service has served notice that it will soon be conducting a mass burial for some 200 unidentified and unclaimed dead. According to the Police Hospital, the bodies are made up of paupers, unknown former patients, abandoned dead bodies, and crime victims. The police made this known in a press statement issued on […] The post Police Hospital to
MThe Host of ‘The Point of View’ on Citi TV and the Breakfast Show on Citi FM, Bernard Avle, has called on the government and the leadership of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service to work towards regaining the confidence and trust of the citizens. Bernard Avle in an editorial on Citi […] The post Point
The three-member ministerial committee tasked to investigate the disturbances at Ejura in the Ashanti Region that saw soldiers open fire on protestors last week will have its first sitting today, Tuesday, July 6, 2021. The sittings will be held at the Prempeh Assembly Hall in Kumasi from 10: 00am to 4.00pm each day. The members […] The post Committee probing Ejura disturbances
A group called the Concerned Citizens of the Komenda Traditional Area has suspended, for 13 days, its intended demonstration over the dormant sugar factory in the area. The group had earlier served notice of a street protest over the abandoned Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region. According to the group, the structure has started […] The post Group
The family of Abuga Pele, the former Member of Parliament for Chiana Paga who was granted presidential pardon, has expressed appreciation to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the government for the gesture. Abuga Pele was sentenced to six years in prison for causing financial loss to the state during his time as the National […] The post ‘We can smile
Members of the youth wing of the opposition Democratic Congress, NDC, will hit the streets today, Tuesday, July 6, 2021 [Tuesday] in a demonstration dubbed ‘A March for Justice’. Members of the group are demanding justice for all persons killed or brutalised by various security agencies in the country. The NDC’s National Youth Organiser, George […] The post NDC’s
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