A High Court in Accra has varied downwards the bail conditions imposed on six persons accused of being part of a plot to overthrow the government. Dr Frederick Mac-Palm, Donya Kafui, Bright Alan Debrah Ofosu, Colonel Samuel Kodzo Gameli, Corporal Seidu Abubakar and Corporal Sylvester Akanpewon were initially admitted to bail in the sum of […]
Son of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, Daniel has been picked up by US security officials after he went live on Instagram to disclose certain sensitive information about himself and the family. Daniel was picked up while he was streaming at his home in Virginia. The Police officers, numbering about five made the arrest at the behest […]
What was the reason? On Monday morning top US Democrats introduced a police reform bill in response to nationwide protests sparked by the murder of George Floyd and countless other Black people at the hands of police. Before presenting the bill, several officials, including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, as well as Corey Booker and Kamala Harris knelt in silence for 8 minutes […]
The Court of Appeal today (Monday 8 June 2020) dismissed a case of contempt brought against the chairman and chief executive officer of the Ghana Trade Fair Company Ltd (GTFCL) after GTFCL demolished structures used as business premises by certain previous occupants of the Trade Fair Site. On 12 February 2020 the high court ruled in favour […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) is arguing that the fundamental legal reasons for its decision not to use the existing voter identification cards as an acceptable form of ID for its registration exercise this year is that the Supreme Court itself has held that the current voters’ register is not reasonably credible. By implication, the EC […]
A Chief Inspector of the Ghana Police Service stationed at Prampram in the Greater Accra Region has allegedly collapsed and died. BestNewsGH.com sources indicate that Chief Inspector Patience Ayivor was rushed to the Prampram Polyclinic after complaining of ill health at home. According to the source, while on the way to the health facility, the […]
Details are emerging about how $200 million earmarked for the construction of 5,000 housing units by the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration was started and could not be completed despite huge sums paid to the contractor. The deal was approved by Parliament but by the time it was being executed, the number of housing […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) does not want to accept the existing voter Identity cards as a proof of Ghanaian citizenship in its planned new voter registration exercise because, there are still people who used health insurance cards to register and are still on the register, according to the Director of Elections and Research at the […]
Oxford street, is most likely the first place that comes to mind when one hears the name Osu. Formerly known as Cantonments road, the stretch is also known for its busy nature, particularly at night, serving as hub for popular bars, clubs, and restaurants such as Papaye, Frankies, Kona grills and lounge among others. Others […]
THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST – GENERAL HEADQUARTERS GUIDELINES FOR REOPENING ASSEMBLIES FOR CHURCH SERVICES The President of the Republic of Ghana in his 10th broadcast on the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday May 31, 2020, announced the easing of restrictions on public gatherings as well on church meetings. Following from that the Ministry of Religious Affairs […]
The National Identification Authority (NIA) is set to distribute some 3,875,441 printed Ghana Cards to applicants across all 16 regions of the country from 8th through to 16th of June 2020. A state issued by the Authority and sighted by BestNewsGH.com read in part that ‘’This nationwide card issuance blitz will enable 11,062,850 Ghanaians to […]
Topline Attorney Earl Gray, who is representing former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, said Thursday in court that it was his client’s fourth shift and J. Alexander Kueng’s third as officers in the field when George Floyd was killed. Gray also said that their training officer was Derek Chauvin, who was caught on video kneeling on Floyd’s […]
