President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been advised not to bow to pressure from the paramount chiefs of Nzema area of the Western Region to appoint an indigene as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana National Gas Company Limited. Over the weekend, the chiefs at a press conference kicked against the appointment of Dr. Ben Asante as the caretaker CEO [...] The post CSOs tell Pres : Don’t succumb to Nzema chiefs’ demand appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Lower Manya Krobo constituency has suspended former Member of Parliament, Michael Teye Nyaunu, along with three other party members in the constituency, for misconduct. According to the party’s Constituency Chairman, David Walter Hormelu, they took the decision in accordance with the party’s constitution which stipulates that any member found to have contravened the [...] The post Teye Nyaunu suspended from NDC ? appeared first on The Ghanaian Ti
Malaysia has stepped up diplomatic measures against North Korea in an escalating row over the killing of Kim Jong-nam, the half-brother of North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un. Kim Jong-nam died in mysterious circumstances last week at an airport in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur. Police believe he was poisoned. Malaysia has recalled its ambassador from the North Korean capital Pyongyang [...] The post Diplomatic row over Kim Jong-nam’s killing appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Russia has denounced as absurd and unsubstantiated allegations that “Russian state bodies” were involved in an attempted coup in the Balkan state of Montenegro. The alleged plot dates back to a series of arrests hours before Montenegro’s elections in October 2016. At the time, Serb paramilitaries and Russian nationalists were blamed. But prosecutor Milivoje Katnic has now named a Russian [...] The post Russia rejects claim of Montenegro plot appeared first on The Ghanaian Times
The US Vice-President, Mike Pence, has said the US under President Trump remains committed to co-operation and partnership with the European Union. However, he urged members of the Nato alliance to meet their defence spending targets, warning that Americans could lose patience with their allies. Nato Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the alliance was “important because we live in times [...] The post Pence seeks to allay European fears appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), has rejected a petition by one Nana Kusi-Poku Listowel, requesting the commission to conduct an urgent investigation into the bribery scandal that hit Parliament last month. It said instead of opening a fresh investigation into the matter, the commission would wait for the outcome of the investigations by the five-member ad hoc committee [...] The post CHRAJ: We won’t investigate parliamentary bribery scandal appeared first on
The Deputy Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah has called on security agencies to collaborate in the fight against drug related crimes in the country. She said combating drug trafficking was a global war and needed proactive approaches through intelligence sharing, capacity building, information and [...] The post Five-day workshop on drug trafficking opens in Accra appeared
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured Ghanaians that the first budget of the government will contain well-thought through policies to put the ailing Ghanaian economy back on track. He said Ghanaians reposed confidence in him to turn the dwindling fortunes of the country around and promised that he will not disappoint. He acknowledged the fact the economy inherited [...] The post GOVERNMENT FIRST BUDGET AND THE EXPECTATIONS OF GHANAIANS appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Youth from Effiakuma and Amanful on Saturday afternoon, clashed following the snatching of a mobile phone at the Kwame Nkrumah roundabout in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. The rioters kept the area on tenterhooks disrupting the peace in the area for a greater period of the day. The Ghanaian Times learnt that two persons have been arrested by the Takoradi police while [...] The post 2 youth groups clash in Sekondi -Tadi appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
An accountant of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department at the Mankranso District Assembly, in the Ashanti Region, has appeared before a circuit court here, for allegedly defrauding a tax officer. Felix Kwame Fordjour, the accused, 36, was said to have defrauded a staff of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) of GH¢88, 650.00 He pleaded not guilty to the charge [...] The post Accountant,36, in court for GH¢ 88,650 fraud appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
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