The Member of Parliament for the Kpone Katamanso Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, Nii Laryea Afotey Agbo has been inducted into the Nungua Traditional Council as the regent of Katamanso. Nii Laryea was installed as regent of Katamanso earlier this year when the elders of the Katamanso stool picked him as a care taker […]
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Just in: Ahmed-Hussein-Suale’s funeral set for Feb 7 and 8
The final funeral rites of Ahmed Hussein-Suale will be held at the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) International Press Centre in Accra. It will start with a vigil in the evening of Thursday, February 7, 2019, while the main programme will be held on Friday, February 8, 2019. The organisers invite all Ghanaians to join them […]
Stop insulting us, you have helped us, but don’t denigrate us with your comments-Ghana Federation of Disability to Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations has registered its displeasure at the recent comments by president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo with regards to the deaf and blind during the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) final rally in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency. The President during the rally said “we came to fix Ghana, and in […]
Ghana attracts US travel sanctions for refusing to accept deported Ghanaian nationals
The United States government has placed visa sanctions on Ghanaian nationals for what it said is Ghana government’s failure to accept its nationals ordered to be removed from the United States of America. A statement issued by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Thursday stated the government of Ghana “has denied or unreasonably delayed” […]
Catholic Bishops Conference condemns Ayawaso West violence, calls for full scale investigations and prosecution of culprits
The Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference (GCBC) has condemned the violence that took place at the La Bawaleshi Park in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency during the by-election on Thursday January 31, 2019. A statement issued by the Conference and signed by its Secretary General, Very Rev. Fr. Lazarus Anondee, said ‘’ we condemn in no […]
Security in Ayawaso West by-election was uncoordinated, police National Security Minister etal must investigate-CODEO
The Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) is calling on the Police Service, the National Security Minister and the Minister for the Interior as well the entire security set up to conduct investigations into the violence that broke out at the La Bawaleshie Park in the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency yesterday. ‘’It is imperative that […]
Attitudinal change and effective domestic resource mobilization, key to realization of Ghana Beyond Aid-VP Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stressed that importance of attitudinal change and domestic resource mobilization towards the realization of government’s vision of a Ghana Beyond Aid. According to the vice president, it behooves the generality of the Ghanaian people individually and collectively to contribute in whichever way they can, particularly beginning with a […]
GH¢5.2m Scandal hits TMA as company contracted to collect revenue, CTK refuses to account for monies collected
A massive scandal has been uncovered at the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) as a company by name CTK, contracted by the Assembly to collect revenue on its behalf has refused file monthly returns to the Assembly after collecting more than 5.2 million Ghana Cedis. The company came into the picture when the Assembly decided to […]
Details: New guidelines for placement of candidates into SHSs out
The Computerised Schools Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) has introduced new policy guidelines for the placement of candidates of this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into senior high schools (SHSs) and technical institutes (TIs). Mr Mark Sasu-Mensah, the National Coordinator of the CSSPS The policy guidelines, which aim at ensuring the smooth placement of […]
YEA Afforestation programme beneficiaries to go on strike from Monday 4th February 2019 over delayed payment of allowances
Beneficiaries of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) Afforestation Programme have vowed to suspend work from Monday February 4, 2019, in protest over non-payment of their allowances. The Beneficiaries at a meeting held yesterday, Tuesday January 29, 2019 resolved to suspend their duties and have impressed upon the generality of their membership to obey the decision […]
Revealed: see the full list of all the properties of NAM 1, including 510 acres of land
The Chief Executive Officer of distressed gold trading firm, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah seems to have heavily invested in landed properties within the five year period that the company has operated, and that is beside the impressive collection of expensive luxury cars his has. The landed properties include 510 acres of land, two luxurious buildings […]
EOCO solicits public support for information on NAM1 properties
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is pleading with the general public to help volunteer information on the properties of distressed Gold trading firm Menzgold and its embattled Chief Executive Officer Nana Appiah Mensah. The Office says it has officially secured a court order to freeze all landed properties and vehicles of the Gold […]