The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo), has suspended the withdrawal of their field services in Tamale for two weeks. This follows an intervention by the Northern Regional Minister and engagements with staff and stakeholders over the strike. The staff of NEDCo had embarked on a strike to demand better protection following what they called attacks […] The post Tamale:
Some New Patriotic Party members in the Kwadaso Constituency of the Ashanti Region have obtained an injunction at the Kumasi High Court to retrain the party from holding any elections in the constituency. The two plaintiffs, Abu Mahama and Kofi Abrefa, are also seeking the court to nullify the recently held polling station elections and […] The post Two
The families of two persons who were shot dead at Buabula, a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East Region, are demanding full-scale investigations and prosecution of the perpetrators. The exchange of firearms between the 11th Mechanized Infantry Battalion and some residents led to the death of two persons, and injuries to eight persons including […] The post Families
A 36-year-old Pastor of the Faith Christian Ministry at Ofaakor in the Central Region is in the grips of the Ofaakor Police Command for allegedly assaulting three girls below the age of 16 sexually. According to police sources, Ebenezer Kuma under the guise of being a movie director lured the girls and had sex with […] The post Ofaakor: Pastor arrested for
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has shot down accusations that its officers in the troubled town of Bawku are recklessly shooting residents following renewed tensions. It said the claims are meant to divert attention and cause disaffection between the security agency and residents. Recent shootings in Bawku have led to the death of two persons […] The post Our
The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has instructed private developers working on the Bulgarian Embassy land in Accra to immediately stop work. During a working visit to the area on Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister in Charge of Land and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio, indicated that work must stop […] The post Lands Ministry
The Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has hinted that President Akufo-Addo is set to ease restrictions at Ghana’s land borders. The Minister also indicated that the President has also been meeting on the rising cost of fuel in Ghana, which is currently at GHS 10 per litre. This has compelled calls for some taxes on […] The post Nana
A Deputy Lands and Natural Resources Minister, George Mireku Duker, says the success of the fight against illegal mining under the 2nd phase of Operation Halt, can only succeed with committed District Mining Committees. George Mireku Duker said this when he inaugurated a six-member District Mining Committees of Wassa Amenfi East and Wassa Amenfi West […] The post Lands
The Member of Parliament for Pru East, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, has accused the Minister of Finance of feet-dragging in implementing proposals to cushion Ghanaians against rising fuel prices. According to Dr. Donkor, there is no justification for the refusal of the government to protect consumers in the face of rising fuel prices. “I am aware […] The post Cushion
The Minister of Works and Housing, Mr. Francis Asenso Boakye, has undertaken an inspection tour of ongoing dredging works in the Korle Lagoon in Accra. For the past years, Dredge Masters Limited (DML), a Ghanaian-owned leading provider of dredging services, has been carrying out dredging works in the lagoon in an effort to prevent flooding […] The post Dredge
Convenor of the #FixTheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been released from police custody after meeting his bail conditions. Oliver was arrested on February 11, 2022, over claims that he had threatened to cause a coup if the government went ahead to pass the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy. The Tema High Court granted Mr. Barker-Vormawor bail […] The post Oliver
Transport Minister, Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has described the recent spate of road accidents in the country as a pandemic. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah says the number of deaths associated with road accidents is alarming. The National Roads Safety Commission says over 200 people died from road accidents between January and the middle of March 2022. Kwaku […] The post ‘Road
The Minority in Parliament has filed a private members motion for a bi-partisan probe into the circumstances that led to the killing of two policemen who were suspects assisting with investigations into recent bullion van robberies. The Ranking Member on the Defense and Interior Committee of Parliament, James Agalga, has been addressing the media on […] The post Bullion
The Minister for Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, says there are only four functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines in government’s health facilities across the country. According to him, out of a total of seven government facilities, only these four are functional. He also indicated that there are three machines in other quasi-government hospitals. The sector minister, […] The post Only
The Cape Coast Circuit Court 2 has granted a GHS 20,000 bail with two sureties to a 42-year-old, Godwin Bayor, who is alleged to have assaulted a sex worker. Godwin Bayor was arrested on Monday by police in the Central Region for physically assaulting the woman in a video which has since gone viral on […] The post Man captured on video assaulting alleged
The Bulgarian Ambassador to Ghana and Nigeria, Yanko Yordanov, has accused the Ghanaian government of breaching the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. He warned of far-reaching implications on diplomatic relationships with Ghana due to the demolition of a facility on the premises of its Embassy in Accra. The Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 […] The post ‘Demolition
Your Excellency, I greet you. It is clear that times are hard and many Ghanaians never imagined that these will happen in your regime. You gave all of us a lot of hope in the lead up to the 2016 General Elections and to be fair, you cannot be accused for not doing anything since your […] The post Yaw Gyampo writes open letter to President Akufo-Addo
The Bawku District Police Command in the Upper East Region has arrested 6 persons over recent disturbances at Baribari-Buabula, a suburb of Bawku. A gunfire confrontation between the military and residents of Buabula on Wednesday, March 16, 2022, led to the loss of 2 lives. Five residents who sustained injuries are receiving treatment at Akunye […] The post 6 arrested
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into the recruitment of some 51 cadet officers at the Ghana Police Academy. A statement signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng said the investigations will border on “the use of office for profit, abuse of office, abuse of power, favouritism, nepotism, victimisation and the selection […] The post Special
The Accra East regional branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana has scheduled about 27 public and private institutions for disconnection from the national grid. The institutions that include the Accra Sports stadium and parts of the Kotoka International Airport were last Monday disconnected for owing millions of Ghana cedis. Speaking to Citi News, the […] The post 27
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