Three men operating a syndicate that is specialized in breaking into cars and robbing them have been nabbed by the Airport District Police Command. The three, Samuel Paa T. Nii Aryee Okai aged 61 years, 53 year old Felix Amuh and 57 year old Kwabena Adjei were picked up on Monday according to sources at […]
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7 year old girl raped and abandoned
A seven year old girl Oluwatosin Abosede, who was dragged into a shop and raped multiple times by an unknown man has been abandoned to her faith. Concerned residents report that the little girl was discovered by some officers of the Nigerian Police Force who conveyed her to the Irele General Hospital in Ondo state […]
Rawlings’ dispatch rider in critical condition after unidentified gun men shot him
Unidentified gunmen last Saturday night in Tema shot a police dispatch rider attached to the security detail of former President, Flt-Lt Jerry John Rawlings. The outrider, Sergeant (Sgt) Atsu Sekeh, whose condition is being monitored by doctors at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Tema General Hospital (TGH) is said to belong to a […]
77,962 National Service personnel posted
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has released the postings for the 2019/2020 service year. A total of 77,962 personnel have been deployed to do their mandatory one-year national service. Out of the number, 66,348 have been deployed to the public sector, representing 85.1% of the total posting. The private sector received 11,614 service personnel, representing […]
Gregory Afoko to face jurors tomorrow following revocation of his bail
The drama surrounding the trial of Gregory Afoko, one of the two alleged to have conspired to kill Alhaji Adams Mahama, the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2015, continued as a different high court in Accra, presided over by Justice Merley Afua Wood, yesterday rescinded the bail granted the […]
Speak Ghanaian languages with your children at home-Educationist tell Parents
Headmistress of Ridge Church School, Afua Dake has underscored the importance of Ghanaian languages and the need for guardians to speak with their wards in local languages. Language, she mentioned, is part of one’s culture and is the only tool that makes one associate with a group of the same culture traits. “I think that […]
ModernGhana Journalist’s torture: National Security, IGP, AG sued
Deputy Editor of ModernGhana.com, Emmanuel Ajarfor Abugri has sued the National Security Co-ordinator, demanding adequate and prompt compensation, release and surrender of all seized items, as well as criminal prosecution or punishment for individual officials who were directly or indirectly involved in human rights violations against him. He also wants the court to provide any […]
Govt pays GH¢94 million judgement debt yearly – Minister
The Government of Ghana pays over GH¢94 million to individuals and companies in judgement debt yearly, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister of Finance, has revealed. He explained that most of the judgement debts are due to court orders for breaches of contracts, as well as compensations for personal injury claims and acquisitions. Mr Ofori-Atta made […]
Akufo-Addo promotes Kwesi Mensah-Duku and Paul Manly Awini to Commissioners of Police
President Nana Addo Danka Akufo-Addo has promoted the Ashanti and Central Regional Police Commanders, Kwesi Mensah-Duku and and Paul Manly Awini respectively, to the ranks of Commissioners of Police (COP). The duo who were Deputy Commissioners had the promotion taking effect from 1st July 2019, and was based on the advice of the police council. […]
Policeman forces woman who littered openly to clear rubbish from street
A picture of a well built policeman supervising a woman who openly threw trash on the street to collect them has gone viral since yesterday. The picture which is awash on social media, has the policeman closely monitoring and instructing the woman who obeyed and proceeded to clear the garbage. A Facebook user who posted […]
Ban on fishing: People of Elmina survived on gari soakings- Omanhene
The Omanhene of Edina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Condua VI has revealed that his subjects survived on gari soakings during the ban on fishing. According to him, he had no option than to feed parents and their wards within his paramountcy with gari, rice, sugar throughout the one month of closed season. “While we think […]
Fight against corruption: Gov’t scores 60%-but 55% perceives corruption to be on the rise
A new Global Corruption Barometer report on corruption in Ghana has revealed that 60% of Ghanaians surveyed said the government is doing a good job with the fight against corruption. On the other hand, 30% of Ghanaians said government is doing a bad job in the fight against corruption while 10% could not tell whether […]