The Asokwa Circuit Court last Monday convicted 22-year-old John Alister on two counts of stealing. The convict pleaded guilty to both counts of stealing when he appeared before the court presided over by Vida Achiaa Yeboah last Monday. He prayed the court to deal with him leniently. The prosecution, however, objected to his plea of […]
On Saturday, 30th September 2023, NLA held its much-awaited Akuapem Odwira Community Draw, the National Weekly Lotto Draw, at the forecourt of the Okuapehene’s Palace in Akropong. Hundreds of Akuapem-Odwira revellers and residents around Akropong for the first time witnessed the NLA’s new Draw machine in action outside of the Brennan Hall. The Okuapehene, HRM, […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has offered to register eligible voters who were in queue at the close of the limited voter registration exercise yesterday but could not be captured onto the list. Long queues and crowded centers characterized the closing day activities as the Electoral Commission yesterday brought to an end the 21-day limited voter […]
The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Samuel Awuku has won the Public Sector Chief Executive Officer (CEO) with Community Presence award at the maiden edition of ‘A Night with CEOs and Business Leaders’ held over the weekend. The award comes on the back of the monumental and outstanding work being carried out […]
Council of State member and former Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, E.T. Mensah has died aged 77. He reportedly died in South Africa on Sunday night after battling ill-health for some time. Enoch Teye Mensah (born 17 May 1946) was a Minister of Youth and Sports in the Rawlings era and a Member of Parliament […]
The Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr Samuel Awuku together with some Management members of the Authority on Thursday, 28th September 2023 paid a courtesy call on the Okuapehene, HRM Oseadeeyo Kwasi Akuffo III. The visit to the Okuapehene was also to officially inform him and Okuapeman of NLA’s Community Draw slated for […]
The damaged portion of the Sawla to Bole highway in the Savannah Region has been temporarily fixed and opened to traffic. The road was rendered immotorable following the collapse of the Doli bridge after rains two weeks ago. Consequently, a pathway has been constructed by engineers from the Ministry of Roads and Highways and the […]
The Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, has bemoaned the lack of financial independence of the judiciary, saying it was negatively affecting the work of the judiciary and, ultimately, justice delivery. Justice Torkornoo, who was speaking at the 2023 annual general meeting (AGM) of the Association of Magistrates and Judges Ghana (AMJG) yesterday, said although […]
Ghana is on course to reduce the $11.8 billion average annual bitumen import bill with commercial production of polymer modified bitumen (PMB) in the country. Petroleum downstream and midstream player,GOIL, set up the bitumen production plant in Tema as a strategic move to venture into new areas and to help the country reduce the foreign exchange […]
The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) will start road diversions to ease traffic flow and make way for the construction of the second phase of the Tema Motorway grade separated intersection, otherwise known as the Tema Motorway roundabout project. Construction works on the project is scheduled to start on Monday, October 2, this year. A statement […]
Processes are underway to set up Africa’s first-ever lithium refinery in Takoradi in the Western Region. The $500-million refinery is being established by a consortium of CAA Mining Ltd, Livista Energy, based in Luxembourg, and its Ghanaian subsidiary, Livista Ghana Ltd. The lithium processing plant is part of a comprehensive plan to invest in the […]
Renowned son of Okuapeman and prominent politician, Mr. Sammi Awuku has gone to the rescue of traders in the Akuapem North Constituency, following the launch of the Akuapem North Constituency Traders Fund. The launch of the fund is in fulfilment of a major promise Mr. Awuku made to the traders in the Akuapem North Municipality […]
