The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) has preferred no less than nine professional misconducts against Kumasi-based Lawyer Kwasi Afrifa, who is being accused by a former client of his to have allegedly collected money in order to influence a case pending before the Supreme Court. Ogyeedom Obranu Kwesi Atta VI of Gomoa […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commenced processes on a petition for the removal of the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah. An anti-corruption civil society organisation, the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), filed the petition over the Chief Justice’s alleged involvement in a $5 million bribery case. The allegations were made […]
Government has inaugurated a new Governing Council for the University of Ghana. The 20-member Council is to be chaired by former Chief Justice, Sophia A. B. Akuffo. The announcement and swearing-in of the council follow the expiration of the old council on May 31, 2021. The Sophia Akuffo-led Council comes barely a week to the […]
Ghana will host the maiden delocalised committee meeting of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Parliament in Winneba, Central Region, from July 27 to July 31, 2021. The meeting will bring together 30 Members of Parliament (MPs) from three committees of the ECOWAS Parliament, namely Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Telecommunications and Information […]
Fitch Rating agency has projected Ghana to be the fastest growing economy in Sub Saharan Africa as it emerges strongly from the COVID-19 pandemic, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has noted. The agency also projects that the economy will be restored to its previous position before the onset of the pandemic. Last year, in the […]
The Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe II, has suggested that illegal mining sites should be reclaimed and used for farming activities and afforestation, using the services of the same young people engaged in ‘galamsey’. That, he explained, would serve as a good alternative livelihood for the young people who were currently […]
The government allocated a total amount of GH¢7.62 billion for the implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme during the past five years, the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has told Parliament. He said GH¢4.18 billion out of the amount representing 54.76 per cent, was sourced from the government of Ghana (GoG), […]
Seven persons, made up of three students, two teachers and two administrators, have been convicted of impersonation in the 2020 West Africa Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by the Agona Swedru Magistrate Court. One of them received custodial sentence while the rest were fined. They included Georgina Danso, Desmond Oduro and David Bawah, all Form […]
The Chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament Joseph Osei Wusu has said the committee was satisfied with the answers provided by the Special Prosecutor nominee Kissi Agyebeng. To that end, he said the Committee has by a consensus approved Mr Agyebeng after his successful vetting on Thursday July 22. The report is expected to be laid […]
Parliament’s Appointments Committee will, today, Thursday, vet Kissi Agyebeng for the position of Special Prosecutor. The vetting process chaired by Chairman Joseph Osei Owusu is scheduled for 10 am at Parliament’s Committee rooms 1&2 on the administration block. According to JoyNews’ Parliamentary correspondent, Joseph Opoku Gakpo, the Committee’s agenda is “to consider the President’s nomination […]
The Ministry of Information has alerted the public to the activities of a fake 2021 protocol e-recruitment portal purporting to be from the Public Relations Department of the General Headquarters of the Ghana Armed Forces. The fake portal has been circulating on social media platforms including WhatsApp, inviting Ghanaians to apply to join security and other […]
The Director-General incharge of administration at the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) George Akuffo Dampare has been appointed the new Inspector-General of Police (IGP). Information gathered by BestNewsGH.com indicates that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akuo-Addo will be making an official announcement of the appointment soon. Mr. Dampare is expected to start work on […]
