The government, through the Ministry of Education, has released GH?62,000,000.00 from the Central Treasury to pay intervention grants for teachers in Senior High Schools across the country. A statement issued by the education ministry and sighted by The Chronicle indicates that the funds formed part of the government’s efforts in providing incentives to teachers. The […] The post Teachers
The Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare appears to be under intense pressure from the two leading political parties in the country, which have separately beseeched his office with tough demands. The Ghana Police, led by Dr. Dampare, is yet to act on the petitions the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New […] The post NDC & NPP Test Dampare’s testicular
A 56-year-old trader, Florence Bondze Adofo, has allegedly pulled a fast one on a Forex Bureau operator, Chief Haruna Saley, in the sum of GH¢652,500.00. The accused allegedly succeeded in her trade, together with two others – Abdulai Hashim and Alhaji Taminu – of which the latter is at large. Florence and Abdulai are, therefore, […] The post 56-year-old
Foster Moore, 45 and a businessman, and Charles Kotei, 44, also the Assembly Member for Damfa, have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for an alleged electricity meter theft. They were charged with intentionally interferers or knowingly interfering with the supplier’s distribution system, metre or any equipment, and having in their possession stolen property. […] The post Assembly
Samuel Doe, alias Rasta, 23 and unemployed, has been remanded by an Accra Circuit for allegedly possessing narcotic drugs. The accused was found with narcotic drugs such as cocaine, heroin and cannabis sativa. He has, therefore, been slapped with one count of conspiracy to commit crime, and three counts of unlawful control of narcotic drugs. […] The post Man, 23, remanded for
It will be recalled that last month the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) undertook a massive disconnection exercise to recover some GH¢5.7 billion debt owed it. The exercise, which will last for a month, targets domestic users, businesses, organisations, ministries, departments and state agencies for power already consumed from 2022 to February this year. The […] The post Editorial:
The global economic crunch, which severely affected Ghana, was staged mocked by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), which solely blamed the ruling government for messing things up. Maybe, the government could have done things differently to ease the strain on Ghanaians, but trust the NDC, whatever the government did was all wrong. The Planting […] The post Debt Restructuring
The Parents Association of the Berekum Methodist Senior High and Technical School (MISTECH) at Biadan in the Berekum East Municipality in the Bono Region has cut the sod for the construction of a fence wall for the institution. Speaking at the ceremony in the presence of the executives of the association, the school management board […] The post Parents
The President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Dormaa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Oseadeayo Agyemang Badu II, has given the assurance that he would support the documentation of the Bono Twi project. He gave the assurance when the management and board members of the Bono Twi Documentation Project visited the House […] The post Dormaahene supports Bono Twi
The acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Produce Buying Company Limited (PBC) and New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary aspirant hopeful for Wenchi Constituency, Mr. Alfred Ofori Annye, has presented assorted items to the Moslem community in Wenchi for the Ramadan. The items include four bags of rice, one bag of sugar, cartons of milk, […] The post Acting
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday nullified and set aside the Ward and Local Government congresses purportedly conducted on February 7 by the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Kogi to nominate its candidate for the November governorship election. The court voided the two congresses because they were not conducted in compliance with the […] The post Court nullifies APC
Nigeria’s House of Representatives is in the news following a bill seeking to stop medical doctors from seeking greener pastures less than 5 years after medical school. The action of the parliament came as a reaction to the exodus of medical doctors within the last few years. Brain drain has become a serious challenge in […] The post Five years mandatory practice:
The House of Representatives committee investigating the alleged sales of 48 million barrels of crude oil has summoned the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed. The committee also summoned the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, representatives of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Nigerian Upstream Regulatory Commission, Nigeria Extractive Industry Transparency Index (NEITI), and oil and […] The post House
The APC, the 4th respondent, urged the PEPC to reject the petition in its notice of preliminary objection marked: CA/PEPC/A/05/2023. The party said that the court had no jurisdiction to adjudicate on the petitioners’ allegation predicated on ground (D) in paragraph 16 of the petition and the related paragraph 146 which lacks necessary facts […] The post APC
Charles Kotei, the Assemblyman for Damfa, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly selling Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) meter to a former Staff of ECG in Accra. With him in the dock was Foster Moore, a self-styled businessman. Prosecution said the two accused persons “had been selling ECG meters around Damfa, […] The post Assemblyman in court over sale of ECG
Ghana has placed first in access to electricity rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, a latest report by the World Bank has stated. The World Bank’s April 2023 Africa’s Pulse Report, which assessed the electricity access rate between 2015 and 2021, scored Ghana 81.2 per cent. Cote d’Ivoire, Kenya, Senegal, and Nigeria followed the ranking order, scoring […] The post Access
Newmont Africa has awarded Alberta AgyapomaaTawiah for emerging as the 2022 Best Female Graduating Student in Mining Engineering at the George Grant University of Mines and Technology (UMaT). Alberta graduated with a Cumulative Weighted Average (CWA) of 87.41%, making her the Overall Best Female Graduating Student of the year, and recipient of the Newmont Africa […] The post Newmont
The Director, Criminal Investigations Department. Ghana Police Service. Headquarters, Accra. 11th April, 2023. May It Please You, PETITION OF LAWYER ABRAHAM AMALIBA AGAINST HON BRYAN ACHEAMPONG FOR HIS ARREST, INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION The Humble Petition of ABRAHAM AMALIBA ESQUIRE, the Director Legal Affairs Directorate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Republic of […] The post Full
Ghanaian media personality, Andy Dosty, has revealed that Shatta Wale has apologised for disrespecting his mother on stage. This came after an incident on Andy’s show, ‘Daybreak Hitz,’ where he expressed his anger towards a fan who asked why he wasn’t promoting Shatta Wale’s new album ‘Maali.’ Andy explained that Shatta Wale had insulted and […] The post Shatta
Nollywood Actor, John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, has recounted his experience during the run-up to the 2023 Nigerian general elections. The Actor narrated how he was assaulted by thugs as he campaigned for his preferred candidate. He made this known in an interview on Vanguard TV in Nigeria. The celebrated Actor said: “Nigerian […] The post I received slaps during election
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