The Court of Appeal has dismissed a request by suspended Assin North MP, James Gyakye Quayson to temporarily stand down his criminal trial at the High Court. James Gyakye Quayson is contesting three out of the five counts of criminal offenses brought against him. His lawyer, Tsatsu Tsikata, told the Appeal Court that the three […] The post Appeal Court
Ghana Navy will join its Nigerian counterpart for a maritime exercise that commences from 26 May to 1 June 2022. The aim of the exercise is to establish a combined maritime Task Force amongst the Navies of the Gulf of Guinea states and those along the Eastern/Southern African coastline. The Ghana Navy is deploying one […] The post 1st female Ghana
A former National Democratic Congress Regional Secretary in the Ashanti Region, Joseph Yamin, has filed an injunction application to stop the governing New Patriotic Party, from holding its regional delegates conference at the Regional Coordinating Council. Regional Coordinating Councils serve as both the administrative offices of Regional Ministers and also as their official residences as […] The post Joseph
A former Mayor of Kumasi under the John Mahama administration, Kojo Bonsu, wants the government to transform the Achimota Forest into an Eco-Tourism park. After news of the declassification of parts of the Achimota Forest and the subsequent release of 361 acres of the forest to its original owners, the government has been under intense […] The post Compensate
An assistant headmaster of the Bole Senior High School in the Savannah Region is in the grips of the police for allegedly raping a final year student of the school. The accused, Issahaku Jadua, is alleged to have invited the victim into his office at about 6:00 pm on May 20, 2022, to collect past […] The post Bole SHS Assistant Headmaster arrested for allegedly
The Supreme Court has granted the Attorney General 14 days within which to file his statement of case on the suit by three Minority Members of Parliament challenging the passage of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy. Three NDC MPs, namely Haruna Iddrissu, Mahama Ayariga, and Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, are before the court asking for it […] The post Supreme
In 2014, WASH United, a German non-profit, initiated the commemoration of Menstrual Hygiene Day to raise awareness on the importance of Menstrual Hygiene! Eight years down the line, Menstrual Hygiene Day has become a global advocacy platform amalgamating the voices of various groups of people and actors with different focus but one common mission – […] The post Menstrual
Lincoln Community School, an International Baccalaureate (IB) school in Accra has established a new ultra-modern school building to serve local and international families. The state-of-the-art new building, which was named “Aky?de?” which means “gift” in the Ghanaian Twi dialect, was designed to provide learning spaces for students and represents the school’s aim of delivering high […] The post Lincoln
Campaigners say the avatar of a 21-year-old researcher was sexually assaulted in Meta’s virtual reality platform Horizon Worlds. Corporate accountability group SumOfUs, for whom the researcher works, says it shows Meta needs better plans to mitigate harms in the metaverse. Meta’s annual shareholder meeting takes place on Wednesday. The company told the BBC there were […] The post Female
The gunman responsible for a deadly school shooting in Texas posted on social media minutes before the attack, the state governor has said. Greg Abbott said gunman Salvador Ramos promised to shoot his grandmother and “shoot up a school”. Meanwhile, reports have emerged that frustrated onlookers urged police to charge into the school to stop […] The post Texas
The National Appeals Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it has cleared all aspirants who petitioned it following their disqualification from the upcoming Regional Executive elections. The Committee had asked all aggrieved candidates to present their petitions ahead of the weekend’s nationwide polls. Speaking to Citi News ahead of the polls beginning tomorrow, […] The post NPP
Family of the late Albert Donkor in Nkoranza has welcomed the Inspector General of Police’s (IGP) visit to the town following the death of their relative. The family says, the IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has assured that ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the death of Albert Donkor will not be compromised. The IGP […] The post Nkoranza: IGP’s
The Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Elizabeth Sackey is calling for a non-partisan approach to address the flooding problem witnessed in parts of the country. Several hours of downpours in Accra last Saturday and Monday submerged parts of the capital city, destroying property and roads. There have been efforts to address flooding […] The post Let’s
The Privileges Committee of Parliament will later today, May 26, 2022, begin sittings in relation to the matter of absentee MPs in the house. The Speaker made a referral to the Committee after it emerged that 3 MPs had absented themselves for more than the 15 days acceptable threshold without permission. The Committee has two […] The post Privileges Committee
The Ghana Institute of Planners has urged government to provide a comprehensive plan on how to deal with perennial flooding more permanently. The comments come after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo instructed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies in the Greater Accra Region to demolish all structures in waterways in a bid to end flooding. In […] The post ‘Provide
Economic analysts are concerned about the Bank of Ghana’s recent decision to raise the monetary policy rate from 17 percent to 19 percent. According to them, while the measure may appear helpful in a way of addressing the rise in inflation in the country, it will lead to more complications in the economy. Speaking on […] The post BoG’s monetary
The Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak says he believes that Parliament’s decision to probe some legislators over their absenteeism is wrong and maintains his stance that the Speaker, Alban Bagbin ought to rescind the decision to get the Privileges Committee to look into the matter. Speaking on Eyewitness News, he said although there is […] The post Probing
The Central Regional delegates conference of the New Patriotic Party slated for Friday 27th May 2022, has been put on hold after expected delegates of the Ekumfi constituency took the impending Elections to court for allegedly side-lining the constituency delegates from participating in the conference. The Ekumfi constituency has not held its constituency executive election […] The post Central
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