The newly appointed Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Sammi Awuku has given the strongest indication yet, of his commitment and resolve to turnaround the fortunes of the Authority. According to the out-going National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), working together with the Board, Management and staff of the Authority, […]
The General Legal Council has been sued by the lawyer at the Centre of the alleged $5m bribe involving the Chief Justice. Kwasi Afrifa is asking the High Court to set aside the proceedings of the GLC’s Disciplinary Committee meeting held on July 15,2021. He contends the said meeting was wrongful, illegal and contrary to […]
The Programmes Manager of the National AIDS/STI Control Programme, Dr Stephen Ayisi Addo, has stated categorically that it is illegal for churches and religious leaders to demand HIV test from potential couples before blessing their marriage. “Love is bigger than HIV; and no church or pastor has the right to deny a potential couple the […]
A new report by a UK-based environment and fisheries resources management non-governmental organisation (NGO), Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), suggests that Ghanaian crew members on board fishing vessels on the country’s waters often experience frequent physical abuse from Chinese captains and officers who man such vessels. The report, titled: “Fear, Hunger and Violence” takes a detailed […]
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called for the strengthening of unity and promotion of cooperation between Muslims and Christians to ensure a more impactful development in the country for citizens. Speaking at the opening of the first National Muslims Conference in Accra on Friday, July 30, 2021, Dr. Bawumia welcomed the development-based vision […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the government is considering free education at the tertiary level, following the successful implementation of the free senior high school (SHS) policy. He said the free SHS policy had resulted in some 400,000 more children getting access to SHS education in the country, with the government addressing the […]
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has sent a congratulatory message to its immediate past Board Chairman, Mr. Sammi Awuku on his appointment as the Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA). A statement issued by the Agency read in part that ‘’ Mr. Sammi Awuku selflessly supported the CEO and management in the reformation and […]
The ousted Member of Parliament for Assin North constituency in the Central region, Mr James Gyakye Quayson says he was in good spirits and unshaken by events leading to the annulment of his election. “All my beloved constituents should be assured that I am in high spirit and confident that this momentary travesty shall rather […]
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 […]
