Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, Counsel for four of the alleged coup plotters currently standing trial in Accra, exchanged heated words with the three-member panel of judges, for going ahead with the case, after he (Adawudu) had fallen sick. He did not understand why the court will adjourn sitting when a member of the panel is indisposed, […] The post Coup trial: Adawudu Exchanges
The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye says about 785 houses that have been built in waterways in some parts of Accra,including the Tseaddo Drain enclave, in the Teshie Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly will be demolished. Addressing a news conference in Accra yesterday, Minister Asenso Boakye said his recent visit to some of the […] The post 785 buildings to go down at Tse-Addo
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has broken ground for the construction of a vaccine manufacturing factory in the country. The construction of the US$122.6 million vaccine plant is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2024, and production will commence in 2025. The private sector-led project, owned by DEK Vaccines Limited, a consortium […] The post $122m vaccines factory for Accra
The first phase of A 504-Accommodation facility made up of one- and two-bedroom housing units for the Ghana Police Service, Ghana Meteorological Agency, Civil Aviation, and DVLA is set for commissioning on Wednesday 19th April, 2023 The first phase of the project, which includes 312 housing units, also has a fully furnished clinic, school block […] The post Prez to commission 312
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has rolled all three basic requirements for the implementation of electronic taxation (e-taxation) to ensure a sustainable revenue mobilisation. The e-taxation concept is the use of smart and digital technologies in the management and operations in the city. Following the selection of Kumasi for the project, the KMA has established […] The post KMA
The Paramount Queenmother of the Asogli Traditional Area, Mamaga Akua Dei II, has directed the Ho Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Mr. Divine R.K. Bosson, to dissolve the committee appointed by the Assembly to manage activities in the Ho Central Market with immediate effect. Mamaga Akua Dei said it was clear to the chiefs and queenmothers […] The post Dissolve Management
Mr. Dauda Tahiru, Assembly Member for Gauso East Electoral Area in the Obuasi Municipality, has supported some constituents to acquire employable skills. It is part of plans to boost businesses and owners of small and medium scale enterprises, especially hairdressers and seamstresses, by supporting them with start-up kits, hence, the intervention. As a result, the […] The post Goaso
In a story we carried in the Tuesday edition of The Chronicle, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has begun a sensitisation exercise to register Ghanaian cocoa farmers on to a pension scheme. The exercise is a three tier scheme and would be under the supervision of the National Pension Regulatory Authority (NPRA). Whilst the farmers would […] The post Editorial:
The chief of Dunkwa, Okofrobour Obeng Nuakoh III, has expressed worry over the deterioration of the Obuasi-Dunkwa road. He noted that the stretch of the road, which was awarded on contract about four years ago, has recorded fatal accidents of late, because of its current deplorable condition. The chief said these road accidents are claiming lives on […] The post Dunkwa chief
The Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Monday, granted a bishop, Oluwafeyiropo Daniel, who was accused of raping two of his church pastors (names withheld) bail. Justice Ramon Oshodi however remanded Oluwafeyiropo who is the founder of I Reign Christian Ministry in Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending when he can perfect his bail conditions. […] The post Lagos
A Federal High Court in Abuja has barred the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State and State Executive Members of the PDP in Rivers State over alleged anti-party activities. In his judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo held that the fears of Wike and other members of the PDP […] The post Court stops PDP from
A dead stowaway was on Monday discovered in the wheel well of a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777. The aircraft (registered PH-BQM) flew from Nigeria’s commercial hub, Lagos, according to Belgium’s Aviation24. It is still unknown how the undocumented passenger found his way into the aircraft but an inquiry has commenced. The man might […] The post Stowaway found dead in KLM flight
Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Zainab Ahmed, has been named in the Commonwealth body for global financial reform. Nigeria’s Ahmed will co-lead the “Finance Ministers Working Group for a Call for Reform of the Global Financial Architecture”. The decision was taken at the just-concluded Commonwealth Finance Ministers High-Level Meeting in Washington D.C., […] The post Nigeria’s
The Chinese Government has denied funding militants to access Nigerian mining sites, noting strongly that it will never be involved in any form of terrorism financing. In a statement on Monday, the Chinese Embassy in Nigeria described a report by The Times of the United Kingdom insinuating terrorism financing in Nigeria by the Chinese Government […] The post Chinese
The new Executive members of the Textiles, Garments and Leather sector of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) have held their maiden meeting to plan activities for the year taking into consideration the needs of the industry. Madam Edwina Assan, Chairperson of the Textiles, Garments and Leather sector of AGI, at the meeting in Accra, […] The post Execs
The government will need about two billion dollars to establish a fertilizer plant in Ghana to increase the volume of production and resolve the intermittent shortage of the commodity, which affects food production and security. Currently all inorganic fertilizers are imported with the Nitrogen Phosphorous and Potassium (NPK) taking about 50 per cent of the […] The post Gov’t
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved R21, a new malaria vaccine, from the Oxford University for use in children between five months to three years. This makes Ghana the first country in the world to approve the vaccine, which has been described as a “world-changer” by the scientists who developed it. The FDA’s […] The post FDA approves new malaria vaccine appeared first
Triplets Ghetto Kids, Uganda’s dance group are all smiles and raising the Uganda Flag high after securing Golden Buzzer mid-performance at Britain’s Got Talent 2023 on Saturday, April 15, 2023. Ghetto Kids who have performed on several big stages across the world including 2022 FIFA World Cup were performing at Britain’s Got Talent for the […] The post Uganda’s Ghetto
Ghanaian artiste Epixode has explained why he refrains from smoking or drinking alcohol, contrary to the common perception that people in showbiz circles often engage in such behaviors why he does not smoke or take alcohol. He told Kwame Dadzie in an interview on Joy Prime that contrary to the perception that people in the […] The post My energy on stage has nothing to do
Reggie Rockstone, a prominent figure in the Ghanaian Hiplife music genre, recently expressed his dissatisfaction with the level of recognition he has received. Speaking on Class 91.3 FM’s ‘The Big Show’ on April 15, 2023 Rockstone argued that the Hiplife movement he led in the 90s inspired today’s popular Afrobeats genre, and that he and […] The post The
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