Story by: Jeffrey Nyabor Professor Raymond Atuguba has been appointed as the new Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law. He takes over from Prof. Edward Kwasi Quashigah The Law lecturer was educated at the University of Ghana, the Ghana School of Law, Harvard Law School and the Ghana Institute of Management and […]
The Tema Regional Police Command says it is getting close to apprehending the unidentified gun men who shot and severely wounded the dispatch rider of former President Jerry John Rawlings last Saturday in Tema. According to a press release issued by the police command and signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Joseph Benefo Darkwa, […]
The Deputy Information Minister Pius Hadzide has said the appointment of Kwame Owusu as the new Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), is based on his excellent track record in his previous position at the Ghana Maritime Authority. Speaking on Eyewitness News on Tuesday Mr. Hadzide described the president’s decision as a good […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
