The brain behind alleged high treason, Dr Frederick Yao Mac Palm, was on Monday heard in an audio recording cautioning some of the accused members of the coup plot that they need not to fail. “Go in just destroy, we don’t want to fail, it must happen,” he was heard. “The atmosphere is bright for this, […]
The effective date for the ban on the operations of motorised tricycles, popularly known as aboboyaa, on highways and major roads in the Greater Accra Region has been moved from November 1, this year to February 1, next year. This is to make room for more engagement, education and sensitisation to ensure the successful implementation […]
Cabinet has approved a budget of GH¢43.98 million as emergency fund to enable the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to combat the current outbreak of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), also known as bird flu. The amount will also strengthen institutional capacity and readiness for any future incidence, at least in the next five […]
A new High Court judge, Justice Elfreda Amy Dankyi, has taken over the case involving a former Minister of Works and Housing, Alhaji Collins Dauda, and four others facing 52 counts of causing financial loss of $200m to the state over the Saglemi Affordable Housing Project. This is because, Justice Comfort Tasiame, who presided over […]
The Pastor, Stephen Kwesi Appiah aka Jesus Ahuofe of the New Life Kingdom Chapel, who prophesied Shatta Wale’s shooting incident has been granted bail. He has been charged for causing fear and panic with his prediction of a shooting incident involving dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale on October 18, 2021. An Accra Circuit Court on Monday morning […]
The government has given the green light for the commencement of regulated, responsible and sustainable community mining, aimed at helping to get rid of illegal mining in the Tarkwa area of the Western Region. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned it on Monday morning at Tarkwa. The programme, which is being rolled out in all mining […]
The Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has asked all applicants who were selected when they submitted their online application, but were yet to receive an SMS for the second phase of the recruitment exercise, to report at their various regional screening centres. The second phase of the exercise began Monday (October 25, 2021) at the designated […]
The National Association of Law Students (NALS) have hit the streets of Accra to protest the Ghana School of Law entrance exam failures. The aggrieved candidates are accusing the General Legal Council (GLC) of their inability to gain admission following a new quota system. For this year’s exam, the rule changed, so candidates had to […]
The Kaneshie Magistrate court has granted the Police permit to subject Benson Nana Yaw Oduro Boateng, popularly known as Funny face to psychiatric examination and drug use test. This followed a request by the police for an order from the court. Funny Face was arrested last Monday [October 18, 2021], for allegedly threatening certain individuals via […]
Ghana’s largest bulk electricity supply point located in Pokuase in Greater Accra has been commissioned. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the Pokuase Bulk Supply Point, a 330/34.5 kilo-volt substation designed to improve the supply and distribution of electricity for consumers in the northern areas of Accra. Funded by the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) to […]
The Western Regional Police Command has arrested two employees of Mon-Trans Limited to help in investigations into Monday morning’s bullion van robbery in Tarkwa in the Tarkwa Nsuaem Municipality. Two armed robbers amidst sporadic shooting, robbed a bullion van of more than GH¢107,000 in front of a supermarket in the centre of Tarkwa. The robbers […]
The 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC) report on the Residential Proximity to Essential Services facilities reveals that 73 per cent of residential clusters in rural areas nationwide do not have access to basic education. The Deputy Government Statistician, Mrs Fautina Frempong Aiguah, who announced this on Tuesday during a presentation of the preliminary findings of […]
