The Greater Accra Regional Police Command says it has no power to close down the Ghana branch of the Synagogue Church of All Nations.

The government has announced an imminent shake-up in the leadership of the Customs, Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) at the various entry points in the country, citing dereliction of duties as the main reason behind its action.

Workers who de-silt choked sewer lines in the Tema metropolis have threatened to quit working in the sewerages if residents continue to drop unfriendly materials into the system.

The Northern Regional Minister, Mr Bede A. Ziedeng, has bemoaned the indiscipline on the roads in the region and has, therefore, declared support and commitment to the Road Safety Commission to reverse the trend.

Recent heavy rains have caused extensive damage to the Tweneboa Kodua International School at Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya District in the Ashanti Region.

Close Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras are to be installed at strategic locations in the central business district and some flashpoints in the Kumasi Metropolis as part of efforts by the city authorities to fight crime.

The cocaine turned baking soda case involving a former Deputy Head of the Police Commercial Crimes Unit, Deputy Superintendent of Police Mrs. Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda has again been postponed to June 27.

The Former Secretary to Cabinet under the erstwhile Mills administration Sir James Bebaako Mensah has been sworn into office as GhanaÂ’s first ever diplomatic envoy to the Vatican City.

Government has instituted investigations into allegations of suspected mismanagement of modules under the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), Mr Mahama Ayariga, Minister for Information and Media Relations, has said in Accra.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) youths in the Akyemansa District of the Eastern Region have cautioned President John Mahama against retaining Tom Budu as the District Chief Executive (DCE).

The Bureau for Public Safety (BPS) has indicated that contrary to the position adopted by the Accra

Plus One Investment Limited, a subsidiary of the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority, has begun the export of butternut squash, one of the major crops of dry season farming introduced by SADA in the three Northern Regions.

Mr Cletus Avoka, a member of the Presidential Task Force on Priority Projects, has said the government has envisioned Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) as a mechanism to drive the socio-economic development of the nation.

The General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN), Prophet T. B. Joshua, has taken up the medical expenses and the welfare of victims of the stampede that occurred at the Accra branch of the church last Sunday.

The Accra Metropolitan Assembly boss, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, has squarely replied individuals who took to the media and vented their anger in the aftermath of the inferno that brought down some part of Kantamato; suggesting that it is high time such people learnt to apply their

Despite recent denials by the police administration on the commencement of recruitment into the Police Service, information reaching The Independent news desk indicates that secret medical screening for “new recruits” has already began at the Public Health Department of the Police Hospital.

A member of the NPP communication team, Richard Asante Yeboah, has slammed the Minister of Defence for passing comment on the Kumasi killings that more people have died in other regions than in the Ashanti, stating that Hon. Mark Owen Wonyongo has failed to ensure the safety of Ghanaians.

A member of the NPP communication team, Hopeson Adoryeh, has expressed worry over the existence of Prophet TB JoshuaÂ’s operations in Ghana as the government looks on unconcerned about his (TB JoshuaÂ’s) activities in the country.

The death toll of policemen killed by members of the Ombatse cult in Nasarawa State has climbed to 72 following the discovery of the bodies of 25 policemen that had been hitherto declared missing in a mass grave in an unnamed village in the state.

President John Dramani Mahama on Sunday reiterated GhanaÂ’s commitment and willingness to ensuring peace and unity in the West African sub-region and the entire continent.