Four individuals narrowly escaped harm when a helicopter made a forced landing at Ajumako Kokoben in the Central Region on the morning of Wednesday, August 6. The aircraft, bearing registration number 9G-ADW, was en route to Prestea in the Western Region when the pilot was compelled to divert and land at the Ajumako Kokoben Community […]
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Jinapor, has confirmed even though a delegation he ld to the Gbewaa Palace on Tuesday, August 5, was welcomed, the Overlord of Dagbon refused to accept an apology on behalf of the Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo). The Minister’s visit was part of a diplomatic effort to […]
President John Dramani Mahama yesterday commissioned an Air Navigation Service (ANS) system at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra to serve as key operational hub for the provision of essential air navigation services for the nation and parts of West Africa. The new ANS facility is expected to be decoupled from the Ghana Civil […]
The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court has awarded damages in excess of US$1.1 million to Ghanaian real estate developer Blue Rose Limited, following a failed housing finance agreement with The Company for Habitat and Housing in Africa, otherwise called Shelter Afrique. The court, presided over by Justice Samuel Djanie Kotey, held that Shelter […]
Evatex Logistics Limited, the mining and stevedoring company, which was awarded an auditing and revenue assurance contract at the Kotoka International Airport, has threatened to sue the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) over the decision to terminate the contract. Evatex has ordered GACL to withdraw the notification to terminate the contract within seven days. If […]
A professor of Finance and Economics at the University of Ghana says the government’s celebration of a budget surplus in the 2025 Mid-Year Fiscal Policy review means little when trained nurses, university graduates, and others remain jobless. Charles Godfred Ackah, reacting to the budget presented to Parliament last Thursday, said what the country needs now […]
At least 10 people sustained various degrees of gunshot injuries on Sunday afternoon during a fire outbreak at Ritz Junction in Madina. According to one of the injured victims, Ernest Opare, says sustained bullet wounds to his forehead, back, and buttocks. He is currently admitted to Pentecost Hospital along with four others. Ernest narrated to […]
Personnel from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service in the company of officials of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) last Wednesday picked up two officials from the Nyarkotey College of Holistic Medicine Study Centre in Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region for running unaccredited programmes and operating an unaccredited centre. […]
A Computer Science student of the University for Development Studies, Nyankpala campus, Salifu Nurudeen, has been sentenced to death for murdering his fellow student, Wumpini Mohammed Zakiu. The crime occurred in September last year and stemmed from a romantic relationship dispute. Nurudeen’s girlfriend, also a UDS student, had ended her relationship with him and started […]
Legal representative for Paul Adom-Otchere, Nicholas Lenin Anane Agyei, has sharply criticised the bail conditions imposed by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He described them as excessive, punitive and a veiled attempt to prolong his client’s detention unlawfully. The defence counsel voiced his concerns following the OSP’s decision to demand that Mr Adom-Otchere, […]
The Audit Service has denied issuing an apology for allegedly overstating Ghana’s public debt by GH¢138.91 billion in its 2024 Auditor-General’s report. A statement signed by Ama Awotwe-Bosumafi, Assistant Auditor-General, Public Relations Unit of the Audit Service, said: “There has not been any such apology or statement by the Office regarding information published in our […]
The Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) has handed over 17 gold bars, valued at $1.7 million, to the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) at a brief ceremony held at the Ministry of the Interior in Accra. The gold bars were seized by officers from NACOC’s Upper East Regional Command at the Paga Border Post from two Burkinabe […]
