The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his Government to decongesting the prisons across the country. Speaking at the graduation ceremony of Officer Cadet Course Intake 25 of the Ghana Prisons Service, at the Prisons Officers Training School, on Friday, 9th August 2018, President Akufo-Addo noted that the […] The post Gov’t
President Nana Akufo-Addo has undertaken his maiden reshuffle which saw the Minister for Gender and Social Protection Otiko Afisa Djaba being kicked out from office to become Ambassador-designate to Italy. Deputy Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has been elevated as the substantive minister. Below is the Press Release Source: Ghana/ultimatefmonline.com/109.9FM The post Gov’t
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cautioned persons who are trooping to the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, to beg him to drop investigations into their suspected corrupt practices to stop because they are engaging in a fruitless venture. Speaking at the graduation parade of the Ghana Prisons Service Officer Cadet Course Intake 25, held at […] The post Stop
Boris Johnson is facing a possible investigation into breaches of the Conservative Party code of conduct. The party has received dozens of complaints about the ex-foreign secretary’s comments about Muslim women wearing burkas. The complaints will be looked at by an independent panel which could refer Mr Johnson to the party’s board, which has the […] The post Boris
Dozens of people, many of them school children, have been killed or wounded in a Saudi-led coalition air strike in rebel-held northern Yemen, medics say. The bus was travelling through Dahyan market in Saada province at the time. The health ministry run by the rebel Houthi movement said 43 people were killed. The Red Cross […] The post Yemen war: Children killed
Goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois officially signed a six-year deal with Real Madrid on Thursday, ending his seven-year spell at Chelsea. The Belgium number one, 26, completed his move to the Spanish capital hours after Chelsea confirmed Real midfielder Mateo Kovacic had joined on loan. Real posted a clip of Courtois signing his contract alongside club president […] The post Thibaut
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the government of Ghana has no authority to legalize same-sex marriage in Ghana and that government will not seek any such authority to do same. Speaking at the Global Evangelical Church’s 2018 SYNOD on the theme, “Effective Discipleship; The Cross and our Commitment,” the President assured that […] The post I’ll
The Christian Council of Ghana believes piloting the Double Tracking System in order to accommodate the increasing number of students at the Senior High School level could have been ideal. Based on last year’s enrollment, the government has projected enrollment figures for 2018 to stand at 472,730 against available seats of 290, 737 leaving a […] The post Free SHS:
The Christian Council of Ghana wants the Central Bank to go beyond closing down banks over irregularities to prosecuting officials. The Bank of Ghana has closed down seven banks so far for allegedly breaching financial regulations – UT, Capital, Beige, Construction, Sovereign, Royal, uniBank. It recently amalgamated five of the local banks into the Consolidated […] The post Bank
Lawyers for gold trading company Menzgold have rejected claims by the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) that the company’s licence has been revoked. It follows ongoing disagreements between Menzgold and the Bank of Ghana over its operations. Managing Director of PMMC Opare Hammond is claiming Menzgold is not licensed to buy and sell gold as […] The post We’re
Government’s conversion of some polytechnics in the country into technical universities but taking too long to do same for the others appears to be pushing the Bolgatanga Polytechnic gradually to a verge of collapse. A number of analysts, as well as some anxious old students of the school, have said the institution could just one […] The post Bolga Poly turning into
It has emerged that top government officials and agencies were involved in the renegotiation of the botched controversial AMERI deal which led to the sacking of the Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko. A memorandum accompanying the Novation and amendment deal and in possession of Starr News proves the involvement of several other government agencies including the […] The post AMERI deal:
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has charged the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu to investigate the impasse at the Ghana Cylinder Manufacturing Company Limited (GCMCL). The CEO of the GCMCL, Frances Essiam is being accused of awarding several contracts worth millions of Ghana Cedis without recourse to the governing Board of the GCMCL—an allegation […] The post Investigate
The University of Ghana has been slapped with a $160million judgement debt at an International court for unfairly terminating a contract started under the regime of the former Vice Chancellor Professor Ernest Aryeetey in 2014. The ruling dismissed the two claims by University of Ghana and awarded termination costs of more than $160 million to […] The post UG slapped with $160m judgment
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