The Greater Accra Police Command has explained the reason behind the arrest of three persons at the popular annual street art festival, ‘Chale Wote’, held at Jamestown in Accra on Saturday, August 21, 2021. According to the Police, not only had they ignored an invitation for a meeting prior to the event, but had also […] The post ‘Chale
Romelu Lukaku scored his first ever Chelsea goal – almost a decade after his debut – as Thomas Tuchel’s team deservedly beat Arsenal. Lukaku, who was at Chelsea as a teenager, started at the Emirates after his £97.5m signing from Inter Milan and looks to have given the Blues an ominous new dimension. His hold-up […] The post Lukaku scores
Some travellers who were scheduled to travel via US-based United Airlines were left frustrated after their flight was postponed despite waiting for hours at the Kotoka International Airport. The customers, who were flying to Dallas in the US, started checking in from around 6:00pm on Saturday, August 21, 2021, but were left without any information […] The post United
Rise up fallen fighters Rise and take your stance again ‘Tis he who fight and run away Live to fight another day – Bob Marley, September 1975 Bob Marley’s “Heathen” was playing as I wrote this. Coincidence and appropriate!! We fought this whole “architecture fight” and temporarily lost, but we are not losing this second […] The post Tony Asare writes: Agenda 1 to 111
Ten persons have been confirmed dead while the injured are receiving treatment at the Winneba Trauma and Specialist Hospital, after two Yutong buses with registration number GN 4742-17 and GS 6262-19, collided head-on at Gomoa Mampong on the Accra-Cape Coast highway. According to Citi News sources, the accident occurred around 3:30 on Sunday, August 22, […] The post 10
Police at Assin Praso in the Central Region, have arrested nine young men suspected to be internet fraudsters, locally referred to as ‘Sakawa boys’, over their role in a misunderstanding that led to the death of one person. They are; Emmanuel Quia, Paul Arthur, Felix Owusu, and Dominic Jesse, who are 18 years, and 17-year-old […] The post Assin
World Vision Ghana (WVG) has admonished the government to prioritize climate change issues by devoting significant budgetary allocation to address the dire consequence it poses to the lives and livelihoods, particularly in Northern Ghana. According to WVG, Ghana was already suffering from the negative effects of climate change such as extreme weather conditions, food insecurity […] The post Prioritise
Honorary IMANI Africa Vice President, Bright Simons, has criticised the Auditor-General’s department for shying away from what he called controversial matters because of “political colouration of some kind.” As an example, Mr. Simons said the Auditor-General failed to audit the Electoral Commission after concerns were raised over its procurement of new biometric machines ahead of […] The post Bright
Nine persons have been confirmed dead after a Sprinter Benz bus they were traveling on got involved in an accident on the Apedwa stretch of the Accra-Kumasi highway on Saturday, August 21, 2021. The nine who lost their lives were 5 females and three males, including a 6-month-old baby. The driver of the sprinter bus […] The post 6-Month old baby, 8 others die in
Managers of the Obuasi Government Hospital say performing surgeries has become very dangerous at the facility due to unstable power supply and the absence of functioning backup power system. The Obuasi Government Hospital has over the years served the inhabitants as well as others in neighbouring communities. Managers of the facility say they are faced […] The post Obuasi
Yaw Muntom, a 45-year-old farmer at Lele, a suburb of Prang in the Pru West District of the Bono East Region, on Saturday 21st August 2021, allegedly shot his wife in the left shoulder after a quarrel. According to the Prang Police, the suspect reported himself and was arrested. The police immediately led him to […] The post Pru West: Husband shoots 30-year-old
The ineffective debt collection strategy by the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), has led to the Cocoa Clinic losing over GHS 8 million to corporate companies by way of uncollected medical bills. Management of the clinic according to the 2020 Auditor-General’s report, has been unable to collect bills from 159 corporate clients a total of GHS […] The post Cocoa
The Executive Secretary of the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, Beauty Emefa Narteh, has lamented the ineffectiveness of whistleblower provisions in Ghana’s laws amid the corruption fight. Mrs. Narteh said there isn’t enough appreciation of the Whistleblower Act even from institutions empowered to enforce the law. “When people go to the police station, from the data we […] The post Anti-Corruption
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