The Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service is expected to address the media later this morning [Tuesday] on some important cases of national interest currently under investigation. Citi News sources say the press briefing will touch on critical investigations such as the case of the three Takoradi kidnapped girls, the killing of Tiger […]
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Kusi Boafo bemoans naked thievery by Ghanaian accountants, says they stole 3 billion Ghana Cedis in 2018 alone
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Sector Reforms, Mr. Thomas Kusi Boafo is doubtful if accountants will make it to heaven considering the naked thievery most of them have been involved in, MyNewsGh.com reports. His argument is that accountants in Ghana in the year 2018 colluded with other public servants in stealing a whopping […]
Akufo-Addo visits Ghana House project in Rome, says project will promote Ghanaian heritage
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has visited the Ghana House Project site in Rome, Italy to familiarize himself with its operations. The president who met the initiator of the project, Massimiliano Colasuonno Taricone, said the cardinal objective of the Ghana House project is to promote Ghanaian culture and heritage. The president took to his Intagram page […]
3 persons including aspiring vice chairman of a popular political party in police net for murder
Police have arrested three (3) persons in connection with the killing of a man whose body was found at Fiankonya near Dodowa in the Shai Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region The suspects include a self-acclaimed honourable said to be vying for the position of vice chairman of a popular political party in the […]
Dilapidated Aflao district, circuit courts closed down, Chief Justice directs all cases to Keta
Two lower courts in Aflao in the Ketu South District of the Volta Region have been closed because of the unsafe environment within which the courthouses operate. The courts, which were closed down on March 31, 2019, comprise one circuit court and district court. Consequently, Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has directed that all pending cases […]
Postings for 9,018 nurses for 2019/2020 service year released by National Service Scheme
The National Service Scheme has released the postings of some 9,018 nurses for the 2019/2020 service year. To this end, all nurses who have registered for National Service are requested to log onto the NSS website www.nss.gov.gh to check their placement before proceeding to the various NSS registration centers to complete the registration process. A […]
Arrest and prosecution of drug addicts is wrong, what they need is care, not prison-James Agalga
The Member of Parliament for Bulisa North Constituency in the Upper East Region James Agalga is angry that drug addicts who require rehabilitation and cure, are usually arrested and prosecuted. According to him, confining addicts of hard substances to prison rather than helping them out of their predicament only exacerbate their condition. Mr. Agalga who […]
Water shortage hits Koforidua Prisons, skin irritation and infections among inmates on the increase
Water shortage has hit the Koforidua Prison at Effiduase in the Eastern Region, leaving the inmates unable to bath and wash their clothes regularly. The situation has led to skin irritation and infections among the 800 inmates. The prison was originally built to accommodate 400 inmates. Due to the heat and the overcrowded nature of […]
Government cautions actors in SIM registration process, says they must follow relevant statutory provisions
The government has cautioned actors within the subscriber identification module (SIM) registration value chain to ensure compliance with the SIM registration and activation processes in line with the relevant statutory provisions. The Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says government through the Ministry of Communications is concerned about a number of deficiencies with the existing […]
Tension and shock grips Kwabenya as Queen Mother prevents corpse from being buried
There is shock and some seeming tension at Kwabenya in Accra following the refusal of the Queen Mother of the area, Naa Korkoi Djugbatey II to allow the burial of the corpse of a member of the royal family. According to BestNewsGH.com sources, the funeral celebrations were in motion and were hitched when it was […]
Use Africa’s wealth to empower Africa’s youth – Akufo-Addo to colleague African leaders
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged leaders in Africa to use the enormous wealth the continent is endowed with to develop and empower their respective youth populations. With Africa possessing the largest generation of young people in history, President Akufo-Addo indicated that “I place great hope in their capacity to […]
Pay us our salary arrears by May or be prepared to feel our wrath-newly recruited teachers bare teeth at GES
The Association of newly recruited teachers has again threatened to take further action if the Ghana Education Service (GES) fails to pay their salary arrears by the May deadline. According to them, though several promises have been made by GES, it has not fulfilled any of them. The association is also giving the GES until […]