The Ashaiman District Court has remanded a 34-year-old businessman, Nathaniel Alabi, who allegedly engaged in land guard activities at Santoe, near Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region into police custody. The accused, who will reappear in court on Friday, is facing two counts of discharging guns in town, contrary to Section 209(1)(a) of the Criminal Offences Act 1960(Act 29), and engaging in land guard activities contrary to Act(7)7 of the Vigilantism and Related Offences Act 2019(Act 999).
President Akufo-Addo says Ghana is one the fastest growing economies in Africa and has, therefore, called on the investors in United States of America to come and invest in the country where they will be assured lucrative returns on their investments. He was speaking at an investor Roundtable held on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly, currently underway in New York. The Investor Roundtable was organised by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, in partnership with
A powerful political face in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Northern Region has officially declared his support for Ghana’s Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen, in the race for the party’s presidential candidacy. Alhaji Hindu, a former Northern Regional Organiser of the NPP and the current National Disaster management Organisation (NADMO) Regional Director, has officially declared his support for Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen to lead the party in the 2024 election. According to him, Alan
The Director of Communication for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Ahiagba, has dismissed opposition propaganda that the government had borrowed so much, but had nothing to show for it. According to him, the Akufo-Addo government had rolled massive development programmes that touched on every sector of the national economy, and that communities where these developments were taking place could bear witness to it. Speaking in an interview with The Chronicle, Mr. Ahiagba said to prove to the
The Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Shani Alhassan Saibu, has called on investors to take advantage of the numerous opportunities in the region and channel their investment there. According to him, due to the increasingly friendly business environment, following the absolute restoration of peace in the region, coupled with its numerous investment opportunities, the region was fast becoming the toast of investors who wish to massively invest there. “There is much to be achieved for the Northern
The work of the security agencies, particularly the Ghana Police Service, in fighting crime is not enviable, especially with the advent of the social media, which operates with the speed of light, coupled with the never-ending calamity of hoax stories. The state agency in charge of internal safety, for some years now, has managed to penetrate and gain relevance on the internet to stay in touch with the citizenry, a situation which, hitherto, was not the case. The public is informed about activities
The Tepa Nursing and Midwifery Training College is in dire need of additional tutors and infrastructural expansion for excellent academic work. The school runs three programmes, which includes General Nursing, Midwifery and Health Assistants in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality, but faces the problem of adequate teaching staff. Mr. Albert Opoku, Principal of the College, explained that the institution, with a population of 1,200, was now one of the best in the country on two campuses at Tepa and
Professor Peter Twumasi, Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), has donated educational materials to the Ahafo Ano South West (AASW) District Education Directorate. The items, estimated to cost about GH¢17,000, included 1,100 mathematical sets for all Basic Entrance Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates in the District, and 100 pieces of memories of Prof Twumasi and family titled “Rising from the Farmhouse” to all school libraries in the Ahafo Ano South West District.
The Cocoa Marketing Company (CMC), Ghana Shippers Authority (GSA) and 18 shipping lines have agreed to increase basic freight rates for the 2022/2023 cocoa season to all destinations, except the United Kingdom (UK). As a result, basic freight for containerised shipments to all destinations except the UK has been increased by 5 percent, and basic freight for mega bulk shipments to all destinations except the UK has also been increased by 10 percent. In addition, Bunker (Fuel) Adjustment Factor
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says a total of 24 Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) are being prosecuted for tax default. Others are also facing sanctions, including refusing to allow them to lift oil and also garnishing of bank accounts. The Authority has taken further steps to call up the OMCs’ guarantees or bonds and sealing off of their business premises. The action followed the 2021 Auditor-General Report that a number of OMCs and other businesses had defaulted on the payment of their
And he put it so beautifully and directly factual, that“Every bullet, every bomb, every shell that hits a target in Ukraine, hits our pockets and our economies in Africa,” our president H.E. Nana Akufo-Addo must be applauded. But the question is, why should it be so? Why should a country, like Ukraine with a land size of almost 604,000 km² and arable land of about 400,000 km² and very far from Africa, grow enough food to feed a continent, almost fifty-one times its size? Ideally, Africa,
Unlike previous election years, the 2023 election campaign may be marred by the activities of the bloodthirsty bandits and unknown gunmen who have been unleashing terror on unsuspecting citizens of the country. DAILY POST recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had slated September 28 for the commencement of the 2023 election campaign. The security crisis rocking the entire nation may, however, mar the campaign activities in several States, particularly the Northern and
Former president, Goodluck Jonathan, has warned Nigerians not to vote for those he described as “killers” during the 2023 election. Jonathan stated this on Sunday in Uyo during a special interdenominational service to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the creation of Akwa Ibom State. “In 2023, you must not make the mistake to vote killers. “Those who will carry knives, guns, and all kinds of gadgets to go and kill people because of politics, are the enemies of society. “If you kill to
President Muhammadu Buhari Friday in New York lamented that corruption has dwarfed growth in Africa and tainted nations within the continent. The President posited that Africa remains at the far end of the development index and that the concerted efforts made in the last few years need to be sustained, and deepened by good governance and accountability that are guided by the rule of law. Buhari in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, urged African
Ghanaian songwriter and drill musician, Sherif Ismail Mohammamned, better known as Black Sherif, released ‘Soja’ today and it’s already making waves. Music enthusiasts who have been wondering what the meaning and the inspiration behind this particular song is, well, Black Sherif has explained the inspiration and the lyrics behind the song. Speaking with a group of panelists in a radio studio including the 3Music Network boss, Sadiq Abdulai Abu, Black Sherif just a few hours after dropping
Mr. Drew has asked for a possible meet-up with American songwriter, singer, and dancer Usher.The young budding artist has said that the American music man has been an inspiration to him leading to his career path in music and that has contributed to his craftmanship and brand as an artist. The “Shuperu” hitmaker shared on social media, how he’d like to meet up with the R&B singer, he said in his tweet. “I need a linkop with @Usher, his music and craft has had a huge
Mr. Mark Okraku-Mantey, Deputy Minister for Tourism Arts and Culture has charged Ghanaian and Nigerian musicians to collaborate more. In an earlier conversation he had with HitzFm’s Doreen Avio, Mr.Okraku-Mantey described the presumed rivalry between the two industries as “behind the times.” Further, Mr.Okraku-Mantey also described the relationship between Ghana and Nigerian music as one that has to be protected. “I hear this conversation on Ghana and Nigeria. Are we not tired of asking
American R&B singer Usher Raymond IV top tier performance with outstanding choreography from Ghanaian dance instructor Dancegod Lloyd’s dance academy, Dance With A Purpose.After their remarkable performance, leaving the crowd chanting, Usher acknowledged his time spent on stage in Ghana with an official tweet. “ACCRA!! Thank you for rocking with me at @GlblCtzn #globalcitizenfestival tonight! @TiwaSavage @oxladeofficial @Pheelz @dwpacademyworld, my stage is your stage!” The 2022 Global
Even before Russian troops invaded Ukraine, U.S. officials warned global peace would be endangered if Russian President Vladimir Putin were allowed to brazenly seize another sovereign country. At the same time, analysts have warned that if he faced no option but defeat in that bid, the outcome could prove to be even more dangerous — a so-called “cornered Putin.” Ukrainian successes on the battlefield have not only pushed Russian troops back but now have pushed Putin further
Queen Elizabeth II‘s final resting place at the King George VI Memorial Chapel has been marked with a new ledger stone, Buckingham Palace announced on Saturday. The stone is made of Belgian black marble with brass letter inlays to match the previous ledger, and it now sits within St. George’s Chapel in Windsor. The ledger stone now includes the dates of birth and death for George VI, Elizabeth, Elizabeth II, and her husband Philip, who died at age 99 in April 2021. The memorial
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