A former Director-General of the Police Professional and Standards Bureau (PPSB), Commissioner of Police (COP) Mrs Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has been appointed Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO). A certified fraud examiner, COP Addo-Danquah replaces Steve Raymond Dapaa-Addo, who was appointed Director-General of EOCO on July 9, 2021. A letter […]
The country has assumed its membership of the United Nations (UN) Security Council. In line with that, a flag raising ceremony was held at the UN to signify the official admission of Ghana and four other countries that were elected last June to start their tenure. They will serve on the security council from January […]
The Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, has announced that public sector workers will this year receive a seven per cent salary increment, three per cent more than what was paid in 2021. According to the minister, the increment was to help cushion workers from the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
The government will start work on nine new major road projects in parts of the country this year and complete many others that are at advanced stages of completion. Documents secured from the Roads and Highways Ministry indicate the new road projects as the Accra-Kumasi dualisation (in sections), the Kumasi South and Western Bypass and […]
Flight Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong, the military officer being investigated in connection with the discharge of a firearm at the A&C Mall could suffer a reduction in rank or dismissal if found guilty. Flt. Sgt. Frimpong is currently in the Military Police detention and assisting with investigations into the matter. The Ghana Armed Forces have […]
The government has started rolling out a scheme to grant teachers subsidized loans for them to purchase homes at locations of their choice across the country. As part of the scheme, the Ministry of Education is collaborating with the Ministry of Works and Housing and the National Service Scheme, which will provide personnel for the […]
The Resident Minister of Ebenezer Methodist Congregation in Breman, in the Ashanti Region, Very Reverend Benjamin Akwesi Ansong has commended Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his understanding of religious diversity and tolerance. The Vice President, responded to the Church’s invitation to join them for its 31st Night Service, and he was accompanied by his […]
The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of Flt. Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong in connection with the discharge of a firearm at A&C Mall, East Legon, on Friday, December 31, 2021. The suspect was arrested courtesy of a collaboration between the Police and the Military Police. This followed a Police investigation into a viral video […]
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES,) has expressed regret for the delay in putting out the academic calendar for pre-tertiary schools for 2022. He said the delay was for a good reason, assuring stakeholders that the calendar for the 2022 academic year would soon be announced. The Director-General was responding to concerns expressed […]
Former Emir of Kano and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, HRH Mohammed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has commended Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his efforts at spearheading Ghana’s acclaimed digitization drive. The renowned cleric, banker and economist, who is in Ghana at the invitation of the leadership of the Muslim community to […]
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has supported the directive by the Police Administration to religious leaders to desist from publishing prophetic messages that could harm others and disturb the public peace. The General Secretary of GPCC, the Reverend Emmanuel T. Barrigah has told the Ghana News Agency that the call by the Police […]
The Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to boycott the next Dubai Expo in protest of the decision of Emirates airline to suspend indefinitely the entry of travellers from 10 African countries including Ghana. The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) also […]
