The British High Commission in Ghana says it is waiting keenly for the outcome of investigations into the murder of Tiger Eye PI’s Ahmed Hussein Suale. The Commission said the outcome of the investigation is of great interest to the UK government. The United States Embassy has also made a similar demand. The U.S. Embassy says […]
Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng, a British Conservative Party politician with Ghanaian roots, was promoted Thursday by the new UK Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. Mr Kwarteng has served as MP since 2010 for Spelthorne, Surrey, south-east England. On November 16, 2018, he was appointed Undersecretary of State in the Department for Exiting the European Union following […]
It is emerging that two partners of embattled Chief Executive of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, bought two luxurious houses from the proceeds of gold scam which defrauded Dubai firm, Horizon Diamonds. The two partners, Ghanaian Charles Opoku Darko and Nigerian Adetunji Olorunfemi Adewoye negotiated with real estate developers Codco Limited. While Charles Opoku Darko is […]
Police at Tepa-Abotoase in the Oti Region are investigating circumstances that led to the kidnapping of two girls who were later found tied in an uncompleted building near the local Zongo community. The Worawora District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Mr Simmons Amenu who confirmed the story to the Chronicle said that the […]
A huge number of heavily armed police officers have taken over the security of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in anticipation of the return of the ousted Vice-Chancellor of the school, Prof Mawutor Avoke, who, together with some staff who were also dismissed, stormed the campus on Tuesday to, ostensibly, take over the running […]
The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) is planning a mammoth demonstration against government in three months, if it fails to enforce laws governing retail trade. President of the Association, Dr Joseph Obeng, at a press conference held at the Central Business District (Opera Square) said, if government does not do as expected and the […]
Traders have been charged to test the country’s retail trade law, the Ghana Investment Promotion Council (GIPC) Law (Act 85) in Court. Mahama Ayariga who made the call in Parliament indicated it is important either Ghanaian or the Nigerian traders go to court to have final determination over the matter before it escalates further. The […]
Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, a former Minister of Education, has underlined the need for Ghana to develop its own education models to respond to its peculiar situation. She said the nation could not keep experimenting, and that even “if we must learn from others, let us look for the best”. “When we claim some model […]
Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafoh has called on journalists not to sacrifice others in the name of exercising freedom of expression. He said “freedom without responsibility renders that freedom useless”, adding that while the nation was struggling to guarantee the safety and security of journalists, they should equally ensure […]
In Nigeria, a 23-year-old trainee journalist, Precious Owolabi, is now confirmed to have died after being hit by a stray bullet during clashes between members of a pro-Iranian Shia group and security forces in the capital, Abuja. A deputy police commissioner, Usman Umar, was also killed. The pro-Iranian Islamic Movement for Nigeria (IMN) says that […]
The President of Ghana Union of professional Students (GUPS) Mr. Justice Aboagye-Sarpong yesterday, 21st July 2019 inspected a 100 acre parcel of land at Otu Kojokrom, a suburb of Nsawam in the Eastern region to begin an organic farming project. The project is intended to provide chemical-free food products to meet the growing demand on […]
Police have reportedly rescued the alleged abducted Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX. Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX was reported to have been abducted by a rival chief. The rival chief and his people were said to have used dynamite to break into the heavily fortified gate, took him naked and set the […]
