The Ghana Police Service has announced the arrest of Flt. Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong in connection with the discharge of a firearm at A&C Mall, East Legon, on Friday, December 31, 2021. The suspect was arrested courtesy of a collaboration between the Police and the Military Police. This followed a Police investigation into a viral video […]
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Stable, definite academic calendar that looks beyond 2022, 2023, 2024 out soon – GES
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES,) has expressed regret for the delay in putting out the academic calendar for pre-tertiary schools for 2022. He said the delay was for a good reason, assuring stakeholders that the calendar for the 2022 academic year would soon be announced. The Director-General was responding to concerns expressed […]
Former Governor of Nigeria Central Bank commends Bawumia for leading Ghana’s digitization drive
Former Emir of Kano and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, HRH Mohammed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi has commended Ghana’s Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for his efforts at spearheading Ghana’s acclaimed digitization drive. The renowned cleric, banker and economist, who is in Ghana at the invitation of the leadership of the Muslim community to […]
Pentecostal and Charismatic Council backs police crackdown on doomsday prophesies
The Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) has supported the directive by the Police Administration to religious leaders to desist from publishing prophetic messages that could harm others and disturb the public peace. The General Secretary of GPCC, the Reverend Emmanuel T. Barrigah has told the Ghana News Agency that the call by the Police […]
Boycott Dubai Expo, retaliate Emirates ‘COVID-19 suspension’ – Ablakwa to Akufo-Addo
The Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to boycott the next Dubai Expo in protest of the decision of Emirates airline to suspend indefinitely the entry of travellers from 10 African countries including Ghana. The North Tongu Member of Parliament (MP) also […]
Ghana Armed Forces investigating bomb-scare at Kotoka International Airport
The Base Ammunition Depot Unit of the Ghana Armed Forces were on Tuesday, December 28, 2021 called in to remove an unattended bag from the arrival hall of Terminal 3, Kotoka International Airport. Confirming the incident which made the round on social media on Wednesday morning, the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) said the unattended […]
It is not true Minister has usurped Road Fund Board role in payment of contractors – Ministry
The Ministry of Roads and Highways has denied an allegation that the sector Minister, Mr Kwasi Amoako Atta has usurped the role of the Road Fund Board, using his power and influence to single-handedly determine how contractors should be paid and who should be paid first. A group, identified as Concerned Road Contractors had alleged […]
Benjamin Arthur heads Fair Wages and Salaries Commission
Labour relations expert, Mr. Benjamin Arthur, has been appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Chief Executive of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC). Mr. Arthur is a labour administration, employment service and labour relations specialist. He is also a certified mediator, alternative dispute resolution and workplace conflict management practitioner, with a strong research […]
Dr Bawumia launches Policy, Guidelines for National E-Pharmacy
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has launched the policy and guidelines for the National E-Pharmacy programme as part of Government’s ongoing efforts to improve access to and delivery of health care to Ghanaians. When fully operational in 2022, the E-Pharmacy programme is expected to transform access to pharmaceutical care in the country and make […]
COP Tiwaa Addo-Danquah re-assigned
Commissioner of Police (COP) Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, Director-General, Police Professional and Standards Bureau (PPSB) of the Service has been released to the Presidency for a new appointment. GraphicOnline gathers that COP Addo-Danquah has been released to the Presidency, specifically, Chief of Staff, Office of the President for re-assignment. The Police Service in a letter dated […]
Laurent Gbagbo: JJ Rawlings was real
The former Ivorian President, Laurent Gbagbo has expressed his regrets that he did not have the opportunity to extend his gratitude to his friend and compatriot, President Jerry John Rawlings, before he passed away in November last year. President Gbagbo who called on former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings and the family last Friday, said he looked forward to saying […]
Asantehene condemns Parliament intransigence – Fears it’s recipe for civil disorder
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has deplored the uncompromising positions taken by both the Majority and the Minority sides in Parliament on issues bordering on national interest. He said such intransigent stands did not augur well for the country’s democracy and could create room for an insurrection. “When the art of governance becomes overly […]