THE ANNOUNCEMENT of a new chief for the Kasse Stool in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region has sparked some controversy in the area. A disgruntled faction in the chieftaincy dispute, the Aduana Family of Kaase, has raised red flag against … Continue reading →

AN ATTEMPT by the Police Service to eject DSP Gifty Mawuenyega Tehoda, the police officer accused of having a hand in the cocaine turning soda saga, from her official residence, has been halted by an Accra Human Right Court. The … Continue reading →

AGONA SWEDRU High Court has dismissed an application brought by the Head of Tumpa Anona family of Winneba, Nana Kow Mensah-King in a longstanding chieftaincy dispute. The Otuano Royal House had obtained judgment from the Judicial Committee of the Central … Continue reading →

THE TWO persons who have been accused of setting fire into various markets in the country were yesterday charged at an Accra Circuit Court. The two, Yakubu Tahiru aka Rasta and Fatau Ibrahim were charged with two counts of conspiracy … Continue reading →

A 30-YEAR-OLD woman at Maakro, a suburb of Kumasi, was allegedly hacked to death by her boyfriend who later attempted suicide and suffered severe injury in the ribs at the dawn of Thursday. Ama Achiaa, a hairdresser, was  hacked several … Continue reading →

Justice William Atuguba, president of the nine-member Supreme Court justices hearing the Presidential Election Petition, said they would not allow people to override the authority of the court. “We won’t stop until all these nonsense are checked,” Justice Atuguba said … Continue reading →

THE QUEENMOTHER of Wenchi Traditional Area and three others including the disputed newly installed Omanhene of the area have been summoned before a Sunyani High Court for contempt.  The four, Nana Atoaa Sraman Gyeduaa III, the Wenchi Queenmother, Nana Krabiri … Continue reading →

Government has launched an ambitious programme to recruit students for industrial attachment to offer them work experience before they leave school. The programme is said to be a unique career pathfinder programme designed to help students find and develop their … Continue reading →

MORE GHANAIANS are currently serving different sentences at the various penitentiaries in Turkey for banned drugs related offences. These people, including females, have been sentenced to various prison sentences by the Turkish authorities. Ghana High Commissioner to Turkey, Alhaji Abass … Continue reading →

June 26, 2013 will go down in history as one of the darkest days of Ghana’s constitutional experiment. On that day, Sammy Awuku was summoned before the Supreme Court of Ghana to answer for his out-of-court comments made about the … Continue reading →

Bassem Youssef, 'Egypt's Jon Stewart,' has faced lawsuits and hostility, but he says humor can help rebuild his country.

Accra, June 28, GNA – Mr Ban Ki–Moon, United Nations (UN) Secretary General, has called on member states to step up efforts to assist victims of torture, other cruel and or degrading treatment or punishment as they mark International Day in Support for Victims.

Accra, June 28, GNA - The Kpone Katamanso District Assembly, has passed a motion to prevent trucks from dumping refuse at the Kpone land fill site, beginning Tuesday July 2nd, 2013.

Accra, June 28, GNA – Vodafone Ghana Limited, the 2012 Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana, (CIMG) Telecoms Company of the Year, has introduced new calling packages on their landline services.

News Commentary by Caesar Abagali