Two persons died in the early hours of Sunday after fire swept through Railway Line, a slum near Circle in Accra. The fire which started around 3am destroyed several wooden structures. A statement issued by the Ghana National Fire Service said it took six fire tenders almost four hours to douse the fire. “The fire […]
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Block funding to insurgents: Vice-President charges West African states
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has charged West African states to implement robust systems that will help cut the flow of financial resources to criminals who cause terrorism and political insurgence in the sub-region. He noted that Africa was losing an average of $88 billion a year to illicit financial flows, with a chunk of […]
Tema High Court dismisses Barker-Vormawor’s ‘habeas corpus’ application
The Tema High Court has dismissed a habeas corpus application by Oliver Mawuse Barker-Vormawor who has been charged with treason felony and is currently in police custody. He is expected to reappear at the Ashaiman District Court on February 28, 2022. A habeas corpus is a writ issued by a court directing one who holds […]
Nima-Mamobi disturbances: Lead suspect, others granted GH¢320,000 bail
One of the lead suspects in the rivalry groups behind last January’s violent clashes at Nima-Mamobi in Accra, has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Ibrahim Hussain, aka Kumodzi – the leader of the “Kumodzi group’, was admitted to bail with three other suspects, Farouk Dawda aka Omoni, Aziz Suleman and Zakari Mohammed aka Miller, […]
Court orders UTAG to suspend strike
The Labour Division of the Accra High Court has put an injunction on the strike by the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG). The court, presided over by Justice Frank Aboadwe Rockson, on Tuesday afternoon [February 15, 2022] halted the strike which is currently in its fifth week. The order followed an application for interlocutory […]
Six police officers interdicted over shooting incident at Lamashegu
The police administration has interdicted six officers involved in a shooting incident at Lamashegu, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region that resulted in the death of one person and injury of several others. The shooting incident occurred on Sunday, February 13, at about 1pm, and led to the subsequent attack on the Police by […]
GSS releases 13,000 tablets to store data of pregnant mothers
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will release 13,000 tablets to the Ghana Health Service (GHS) for the tracking of pregnant women from antenatal clinics until they give birth, the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has disclosed. He said government was working to link the National Identification Authority (NIA) database, the Ghana card, with the GHS, the […]
Ghana Card as e-passport: GACL announces 1st March as take off date inbound holders
The Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has told all airlines through the International Air Transport Association (IATA), that the Ghana Card will from March 1, 2022, be recognised as an international travelling identity document, otherwise called e-passport for all Ghanaian holders travelling to Ghana. The GACL, following this week’s key ceremony at the headquarters of […]
Bailiff accuses Assin North MP of assault
A court bailiff has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Assin North , Mr James Gyakye Quayson, of assault. The bailiff, Joshua A Banning, alleges that on February 1, he tried to serve a writ of summons filed at the Supreme Court on Mr Quayson at his(MP) office at Parliament House, […]
Maxam agrees to pay US$1 million fine for Appiatse explosion
Maxam Ghana Limited has agreed to pay the US$1 million fine imposed on the company, as well as comply with other measures taken by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources in relation to the explosion at Appiatse in the Western Region. The company has also agreed to pay the additional US$5 million cost imposed […]
President tasks AU to reform global financial structure
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on member states of the African Union (AU) to work collectively to reform the global financial architecture, build and strengthen the union’s financial institutions. He said a collective effort by the union was key to transforming the size and state of the African economy, as it would greatly […]
3 private university colleges ready for charter
Three private university colleges, incidentally all faith-based, have met the criteria of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) to be handed a Presidential Charter. They are the Catholic University College at Fiapre in the Ahafo Region, the Presbyterian University College in Abetifi in the Eastern Region and the Methodist University College at Dansoman in the […]