The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), is no longer probing the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, as demanded by the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability, ASEPA. According to CHRAJ, it took such a discretionary action because it realized that ASEPA had also petitioned the presidency over the same issue. “Since the […] The post We
Two organizers of ‘Chale Wote’, the popular annual street art festival held at Jamestown in Accra, have been arrested by the Accra Central Police. One of the artists for this year’s virtual event was also arrested. The arrest took place on the evening of Saturday, August 21, 2021, outside the Ussher Fort at Jamestown, whiles […] The post Two
The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Headquarters to provide technical support to Bono Regional CID to investigate the murder of three persons at Abesim in the Bono Region. The murder case involves Richard Appiah, a 28-year-old architect, who is suspected to have murdered 12 and […] The post Bono
Manchester City’s £100m man Jack Grealish scored on his home debut as the reigning Premier League champions returned to winning ways by thrashing newly-promoted Norwich. Shaking off three successive defeats bridging this season and last, Pep Guardiola’s side assumed complete control from minute one against the outclassed Canaries. There was some fortune about their first […] The post Grealish
The Member of Parliament for Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency, Andrew Dari Chiwitey is calling on the government to urgently fix the Tuna Kalba road before it cuts off. Contractors on the 20-kilometre Tuna Kalba road have abandoned the road since 2017 and a recent downpour has rendered it unmotorable. Speaking to journalists after touring the road, Mr. […] The post Sawla-Tuna-Kalba
Government has assured that funding for the Agenda 111 hospital projects will not undergo the usual bureaucratic processes that tend to delay the implementation of projects. According to the Presidential Advisor on Health, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, the government is committed to ensuring the immediate completion of the Regional and District hospitals under the initiative. […] The post Agenda
Student nurses at the Bolgatanga Nursing Training College (BNTC) in the Upper East Region are unhappy with the government for failing to pay their four months’ allowances. The students said, since the beginning of 2021, January, February, and March allowances have been paid, while April, May, June, and July are in arrears. Mr. Benjamin Asaana […] The post Bolgatanga
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, is of the view that the government’s ambitious ‘Agenda 111’ hospitals initiative is not aimed at improving the country’s healthcare infrastructure as the latter makes it seem. He argues that if the project was indeed focused on improving healthcare infrastructure after the country dealt with […] The post Government’s
The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry will be deploying guards to patrol polluted water bodies in its bid to help restore them. The Ministry is also integrating licensed small-scale miners into these efforts to rid the sector of illegal mining activities. A deputy Minister for the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, […] The post Galamsey:
Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, disagrees with President Akufo-Addo’s assertion that the acting Auditor-General, Mr. Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu has outperformed his predecessor, Daniel Yao Domelevo. Speaking at a meeting with members of the Ghana National Anti-Corruption Coalition at the Jubilee House on Thursday, August 19, 2021, President Akufo-Addo commended Mr. Akuamoah Asiedu […] The post ‘Acting
President Akufo-Addo is expected to meet manufacturers of the Pfizer vaccines with the aim of securing substantial doses for Ghana when he leaves for Germany on Sunday, August 22, 2021. The Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said the President is hopeful that the meeting will yield some positive results. “It is a […] The post Nana
Details emerging from the floods that caused severe destruction in the Upper West Region a week ago, indicate that an 80-year-old woman died after her house collapsed on her in Wa East. Disaster management authorities fear more devastation could occur as more rains are expected, amidst concerns about inadequate relief items for affected persons. Speaking […] The post Upper
The Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, has commended and acknowledged Ghana’s Tokyo 2020 Olympic Team as the best in the 4th Republic. The team, recorded impressive feats, including breaking national records in 4×100 metres relay, weightlifting and swimming, before ending the nation’s Olympic medal drought in nearly three decades. Mr. Ussif, on Friday, […] The post Sports
The subscription site OnlyFans, known for its adult content, has announced it will block sexually explicit photos and videos from 1 October. People will still be able to post nude content on the site. But this will need to be consistent with OnlyFans’ policies. The announcement comes after BBC News had approached the company for a […] The post OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit
Two survivors of the 1921 massacre of black people in the US city of Tulsa have accepted the offer to become Ghanaian citizens. “We accept it with great joy and we thank the president for this great honour,” said Viola Fletcher, aged 107, and her brother, 100-year-old Van Ellis. They are currently visiting Ghana as […] The post ‘Black Wall Street’
Two persons have sustained gunshot wounds at a funeral grounds of a chief at Tutuka in the Obuasi Municipality of the Ashanti Region. Eyewitnesses say the incident happened after some unknown men on motorbikes fired warning shots at the funeral grounds of the late Chief, Alhaji Seidu Shakira, on Friday. The two persons who sustained […] The post Two wounded after shooting
Appeal Court judges in Kenya have upheld an earlier decision by a lower court blocking a government-backed plan to make fundamental changes to the country’s constitution, calling the project “unconstitutional and unlawful.” Dubbed the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI), and spearheaded by President Uhuru Kenyatta and his political nemesis-turned-ally, Raila Odinga, it had sought to make these […] The post Judges
Host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom Otchere, has expressed no remorse for his style of media practice saying he has nothing personal against any individual or entity. The ace broadcaster has also disagreed with public suggestions that he is fond of skewing analysis in favour of persons in his good books. […] The post I’m not an
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