Mr Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu, the lawyer for Dr Frederick Mac Palm, standing trial for treason, has disputed the voices on the audio recordings used as evidence in the ongoing treason trial, saying they were not those of his clients. Mr Adawudu is also the lawyer for Donyo Kafui, Bright Allan Debrah, Colonel Samuel Kojo Gameli, … The post Lawyer disputes voices on

Senegalese President Macky Sall has called for urgent action after at least eight people died off the beaches in the capital Dakar. “The death of young people by drowning on the beaches of Malika is intolerable,” he said in a statement on Twitter. Seven bodies were recovered on the beach on Sunday, and one was […] The post Senegal president seeks action over beach

Asante Kotoko defeated Inter Allies 3-2 to rekindle the race for this season’s Ghana Premier League title.

The government of Ghana has acknowledged the difficulties in acquiring COVID-19 vaccines to vaccinate a chunk of the population. It says the scarcity of vaccines is not a peculiar challenge to only Ghana, but other countries across the globe and Africa in particular. In the wake of the scramble for vaccines for the COVID-19 inoculation, […] The post Scarcity

The Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has blamed the increasing reports of armed robbery incidents in parts of the country on what he calls a “breakdown in law and order.” Haruna Iddrisu’s assertion comes on the back of the latest robbery attack in broad daylight on Monday, June 14, 2021, leading to the killing of a […] The post Increasing

The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has petitioned the Director of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Ken Yeboah, over a video accusing him of being involved in illegal small scale mining popularly known as ‘galamsey’ in Ghana. According to him, the said video claims that together with some supposed […] The post John

The third edition of the 2021 Citi Business Festival’s virtual fora comes off today, June 15, 2021. The discussion will border on the theme, ‘Feeding Ghana with a sound import substitution strategy’, and will be live on Citi TV and on the station’s social media platforms. The forum, scheduled to start from 11:00 am to […] The post #CitiBusinessFestival:

Mr. Charles Kilonzo, a Member of the National Assembly of Kenya says Ghana and Kenya can lead to the promotion of trade among African countries. He said both countries strongly backed the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Agreement (AfCFTA), shared development aspirations, and were the best set to take the drive towards regional integration. Mr. … The post Ghana,

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today, Tuesday, June 15, 2021, vet the final four deputy minister nominees. The committee will begin with the vetting of the Deputy Minister-Designate for the office of the Attorney General and Justice, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, followed by the Deputy Minister-Designate for Trade and Industry, Herbert Krapa. They will proceed to […] The post Fatima

Findings of an audit report of the Tano South Municipal Assembly has indicted Mr Benjamin Assabil Essando, the Tano South District Coordinator of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), ordering the Agency to freeze his salaries with immediate effect. It further directed the YEA to write to the banks of Mr Essando, who is also the … The post Audit

Police Detective Inspector Solomon Okyere, Fourth Court Witness, in the mini trial of 14 alleged murderers of Major Maxwell Mahama, says Michael Anim, an accused person, gave his statement voluntarily. “I explained to the accused person that he was entitled to a lawyer and then he offered to give a statement voluntarily in the Twi … The post Major

A former security man of slain Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North, J.B. Danquah Adu has denied that he “personally knew about the death of his master.” Stephen Apraku, has also denied that he was trying to hide the truth from the High Court hearing the matter. Mr Apraku made the denial during the … The post I don’t personally

Mrs. Sarah Adwoa Safo, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection says Government is collecting data to review the strategic framework on ending child marriage. ‘‘If you do not have data, it would be very difficult to tackle issues of this nature and it is about having the right data and strategies to sensitise our people,’’ … The post Gender Ministry

Several children are missing after becoming separated from their family while fleeing the lava flows.

Professor Justice Nyigmah Bawole, Dean of the University School of Business, says the Bono East Region has the potential to solve the country’s youth unemployment problems. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the Bono East advisory committees on June 11, 2021, Prof. Bawole stated that “the Bono East Region has what it takes to address […] The post We

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) nations have agreed to provide up to one billion does of coronavirus vaccines, of which at least half will be delivered by the end of this year. At the end of their three-day meeting on Sunday in Cornwall in the UK, the leaders said the doses would be … The post G7 pledges one billion doses of coronavirus vaccines appeared

Ghana will host the 59th Ordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government from Tuesday, June 15 to Saturday, June 19, in Accra. The meeting would deliberate on pertinent issues threatening the peace and stability of the West African sub-region and find solutions to them. It would be attended by 15 … The post 59th ECOWAS Ordinary Summit comes

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has called on the Government of Ghana to rehabilitate defunct factories built by Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first President. The call was made during the celebration of the Party’s 72nd Anniversary in a Kumasi. Madam Akosua Frimpomaa Sarpong Kumankoma, Leader and Chairperson of CPP, addressing the youth at the event … The post CPP