The Ministry of Roads and Highways has moved in to, as a matter of urgency, fix the collapsed Doli bridge that has cut off road transport from Bole in the Savannah Region to Wa, the Upper West Regional capital. In the meantime, a bailey bridge is to be constructed as a stop-gap measure to open […]
A constitutional expert and Paramount Chief of Asokore Asante, Nana Dr S.K.B. Asante, has called on Ghanaians, especially politicians, to allow the Judiciary and the Electoral Commission (EC) space to perform their duties in the interest of the country. “Materially, you cannot attack the judiciary or the EC and at the same time expect them […]
Founder of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM 1, who is standing trial for allegedly using the company to defraud over 16,000 people of GH¢1.6 billion, has denied circumventing the laws of Ghana in order to operate an illegal gold deposit taking business. Counsel for NAM 1, Kwame Akuffo, told the High Court in today […]
The Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) has cautioned the public to be wary of scammers who hide under the cover of entrance examination banners to dupe innocent students. It said those advertisements, among others, usually indicated that the prospective candidates did not need to have a certificate of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination […]
The military has pledged to protect the Constitution and the sovereign will of the people, and not to engage in any activity that will threaten the peace and democracy of the state. “The coups in West Africa are a major concern, but, for us, we are resolved to protecting the Constitution and the will of […]
Four of the initial seven fishermen, who went missing following the canoe disaster at Ada last Thursday, have been found at the various communities along the coast of Ada and the neighbouring Volta Region. Three of them are alive. The four were found yesterday morning and the search and rescue teams are racing against time […]
The Electoral Commission is more concerned about the mandate to ensure the sanctity of the voters register hence the decision to restrict the limited voters registration exercise to the district offices, Dr Serebour Quaicoe, the Director of Electoral Services at the commission has said. Speaking on Joy FM’s news analysis programme – Newsfile – on […]
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has cautioned residents downstream of Akosombo and Kpong dams to be alert and take precautionary measures following a controlled spillage in the coming days. This is due to the consistent rise in the water level in the two dams as a result of the continuous rains recently. In a press […]
The Minerals Commission has reshuffled regional heads following last Sunday’s explosion at a quarry site at Shama. Desmond Boahen, the Western Regional Head for the Minerals Commission has been transferred to the Eastern Region Samuel Gyabaah, the Head at the Ashanti Regional Office has been transferred from Kumasi to Takoradi to lead the Western Regional team. […]
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, yesterday told the parliamentary committee probing the leaked tape purported to plot his removal from office that he is innocent of all the “baseless, false and wild” allegations levelled against him by his accusers. He said he was never in cahoots with the former Northern […]
The President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo, has denied allegations that political affiliation is considered when appointing judges to the bench. Speaking at the Ghana Bar Conference in Cape Coast, Mr Boafo said that the allegations were untrue and that judges are appointed based on merit alone. “It is instructive to […]
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has uncovered activities of two shipping companies and clearing agents involved in an alleged falsification of information on trade documents to evade payment of taxes. The clearing agents are said to have connived with the shipping lines to falsify information on their manifests and bills of lading, […]
