The Accra Circuit Court ‘8’, presided over by Adelaide Abui Keddey, has granted bail to six out of eight persons being tried for attacking and robbing a bullion van with registration number GT 3521-X on February 27, 2021, near Kingsway in Accra, and made away with a huge sums of money. The six were granted bail in a total sum of GH¢500,000 with three sureties each and the guarantors are to deposit their passport pictures and photocopies of their valid identification cards (ID) with the Registrar
The Minister for Information, Mr. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has revealed that starting from today, Monday June 27 to Wednesday June 29, government will be engaging key sector players in the national economy to evaluate the impact of the economic mitigation measures announced by the president Akufo-Addo in March this year. It is intended to help the government determine whether or not the measures have provided enough of a cushioning from the adverse effects of recent global crises. Speaking in an
The National Alternative Employment and Livelihood Programme (NAELP), under the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, has paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, His Majesty Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, to put him in the know of the commencement of the national land reclamation programme in the Eastern Region and also to seek his involvement and support. The King, in his submission applauded Government and NAELP for the initiative, which he said was
The Director of Communications at the presidency, Mr Eugene Arhin, has rebutted claims made by the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, that President Akufo hired a private jet on his recent trip abroad, instead of using the presidential jet. In a statement issued in Accra over the weekend, Eugene Arhin said: “these claims by the North Tongu MP are not accurate and as a Member of Parliament, I was hoping he would have been factual and truthful in his claims, and resisted
Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has denied reports circulating on social media that he has endorsed a particular candidate to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) into the 2024 elections. In a statement issued by his office, the former president said he had not made such endorsement and called on the public to disregard the claim. The following is the full statement; The attention of the Office of Former President John Kufuor has been drawn to an erroneous reportage in some sections of the media,
The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that government is working on deploying Big Data program to completely digitize the economy. “The government of Ghana is currently working on deploying Big Data across government to rationalise the collection, processing, storing and sharing of data among government agencies. This is expected to be the next major jump in our journey and to completely digitize our economy”, he stated. She made this known
The media consultant and Head of Corporate Affairs at the Tobinco Group of Companies, Albert Kwabena Dwumfour has been elected the new Ghana Journalists Association President. He defeated stalwart competitors like the Editor of the Ghanaian Times and former General Secretary of the GJA, Dave Agbenu and Gayheart Edem Mensah, a journalist and communication consultant. Over 800 members of the GJA cast their ballots today, June 24, 2022, to elect the new national and regional executives. Albert Dwumfuor
Ambassador Daniel Ohene Agyekum has disclosed that the then board of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), under his chairmanship, approved the purchase of Lithovit Liquid Fertiliser, based on experts’ advice from the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana (CRIG). He told the Criminal Division ‘1’ of the Accra High Court, while being cross-examined via video link from Kumasi, by the Chief State Attorney (CSA) Evelyn Keelson, last week Friday that, since the majority of the board members were not scientists,
Members of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) went to the polls last week Friday and successfully elected new executives to steer the affairs of media fraternity in the country for the next two years. The success was, however, not achieved on a silver platter, as disputes over the conduct of the election travelled all the way to the High Court. This delayed the process leading to the conduct of the poll, but we are happy that at the end of the day, peace has prevailed. Since in every election
The chairman of the Ashanti Regional NPP Newspaper Vendors Association, Bismark Ayensu has implored delegates to consider the candidature of Mr. Stephen Ayesu Ntim and John Boadu for the positions of National Chairman and General Secretary respectively, in the impending National Executives elections next month. Mr. Ayensu believes the duo would be perfect matches to enable the party achieve its arduous task of breaking the ‘8’ in Election 2024. He said he sees hope and unity in the two candidates.
The Parish Priest and congregation of Corpus Christi Catholic Church Krofrom-New Tafo, a suburb of Kumasi, have observed its 50th Anniversary with the official opening of the Perpetual Eucharistic Chapel. The Eucharistic Chapel is to serve as a retreat centre for both Catholics and other religious denominations to enhance their spiritual wellbeing and other spiritual activities towards the spread of the Gospel. Archbishop Emeritus Kwasi Sarpong, Rev. Father Raphael Kwabena Annan, Rev. Father Osei,
MTN Ghana has supported the New Asafo Basic Schools with computers as part of activities to mark the 21 days Yello Care programme. The gesture was to improve upon ICT skills and training in the Asokwa Municipal Assembly. MTN also donated four laptops to the school administration to help them digitalise their operations in support of their efforts towards ICT skills development. Mr. Selorm Adadevoh, MTN Chief Executive Officer (CEO), accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Management and senior officials,
Prof. Quarm Publications, a publishing firm headquartered in Kumasi, has donated educational materials worth GH¢400,000 to support the Otumfuo Osei Tutu II Foundation to improve the quality of education. The 14,500 science textbooks were intended to be distributed to students in deprived communities across the country. Out of the number, about 12,000 copies would be distributed to primary and junior high schools (JHS), while the remaining 2,500 would be supplied to senior high schools (SHS). Professor
The Bono East Regional Minister, Mr. Kwasi Adu-Gyan, has confirmed that the region has recorded the first case of Monkey Pox disease, but has assured that the Regional Coordinating Council and health authorities are working assiduously to prevent its spread. Mr. Adu-Gyan said this at his office in Techiman, during the inauguration ceremony of a 9-member Bono East Regional Health Committee, charged with the responsibility to effectively improve health delivery in the region. Speaking in an interview
The Founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has suffered another blow as the court dismissed his stay of proceedings application. The dismissal is second in a row by the Commercial Division ‘7’ of the Accra High Court. Ato Essien had wanted the court to stay proceedings, pending determination of an appeal at the Court of Appeal. The judge held that ‘stay’ is at the discretion of the court and that the defunct bank’s CEO did not
State Housing Company Limited (SHC) has handed over the keys to seven new bungalows to the Ghana Immigration Service in the Western North Regional capital if Sefwi Wiawso. The seven detached bungalows comprise of two and three bedrooms for the use of officers of the Western Command. It was the third time in three years that the State Housing Company had handed over bungalows to the Ghana Immigration Service. At a brief ceremony on Tuesday 21 June, this year, the Minister for the Interior, Abrose
Lying is one of the cardinal sins disapproved by God Almighty. However, wineful, ginful and sinful man would use the least opportunity to lie, even when under oath, to achieve selfish gains. In our local politics, there is a tradition that can convince the people with lies and members of that tradition are bold to say that, one must lie and lie and keep lying until it is accepted as the truth. One group from this tradition is the National Democratic Congress, NDC, which has adopted the True Lies
A four-member delegation led by the Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Mr. Johaness Gowaxab has paid a courtesy call on the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison to seek mutually-beneficial relationships between the two central banks. The visit was also to enable the Namibian team to learn best practices from the Bank of Ghana. In his introductory remarks, the Governor of the Bank of Namibia, Mr. Johaness Gowaxab, praised Governor Addison for his sterling performance and congratulated the
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has revealed that God showed him that Nigeria is about to witness another security challenge with the formation of a religious terrorist group. In a statement signed by his Media Aide, Osho Oluwatosin, Primate Ayodele said the terrorist group will be a dangerous one, and if the government delays in taking necessary action, things will escalate more than it is presently. He called on the government of every state in the country
NDLEA has arrested a Brazilian returnee with pellets of cocaine concealed in his private parts. This was contained in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. Mr Babafemi stated that the suspect was arrested at the arrival hall of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos. He stated that the suspect was nabbed on June 20 upon arrival on an Ethiopian Airline flight from Sao Paulo, Brazil via Addis Ababa. He added that the suspect
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