The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is ready to probe the cases of alleged food poisoning by some customers of Marwako Food on social media. Responding to a tweet, the Authority requested of the aggrieved customer; “Can you kindly DM us the details and your contact number. We are interested. Sorry for the inconvenience”. Marwako, […]
The Supreme Court has adjourned James Gyakye Quayson’s review application, asking the Court to reconsider its order preventing him from discharging his duties as a Member of Parliament. The apex court, on Wednesday, April 13, in a 5-2 majority ruling, stopped Mr Quayson from holding himself out as Assin North MP, saying it had a […]
Eleven persons who were involved in illegal mining in the Atewa Forest in the Eastern Region are currently serving prison sentences of between five and 15 years. The Koforidua Circuit Court B sentenced them after they were found guilty of engaging in the dig and wash model of illegal mining in the Atewa Forest Reserve, […]
A former Ghana Football Association (GFA) president, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has pleaded with the Supreme Court to quash an order of the Accra High Court for investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas to testify in camera. The former FIFA Council member described as “erroneous” a decision of the High Court to have the testimony of the CEO of […]
After almost 48 hours of a major power outage countrywide, the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) has explained the cause. In a statement issued Monday morning (May 9, 2022), GRIDCo explained that on Saturday, May 07, 2022, their power system experienced a system disturbance due to a faulted equipment on the Takoradi Extension–Winneba line, adding that consequently, all […]
There is a desperate search for an observer who was on board a fishing vessel that sank between the sea waters of Elmina and Takoradi on Saturday, May 7. At the moment, 14 persons who were also on board, including some foreigners, have been rescued. However, 10 more sailors are still being searched for. This […]
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has said democracy in Africa should not be all about the ballot box. He said no system of governance would survive in Africa unless it was deeply rooted in and nourished by the culture of the people. Delivering a lecture at the University of Memphis in the USA last […]
The Attorney-General has criticised the Minority in Parliament for failing to adduce evidence in court over the claim of illegal passage of the E-levy on March 29. Speaking with the press after court proceedings on Wednesday, Godfred Yeboah Dame noted the NDC’s claims are mere propaganda that should be ignored. He said the party’s argument […]
The Young Democrat Union of Africa (YDUA) has conferred the Africa Peace Award on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his enormous contributions to the growth and sustenance of peace and freedoms not just in Ghana but the West African sub-region and Africa as a whole. The Award, which was presented on behalf of the […]
The government has welcomed the 2022 Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders in which Ghana has significantly dropped from 30 to 60 in the global ranking and stated that the report will serve as a baseline for which the government will work in collaboration with the National Media Commission (NMC) to help deepen the execution of a […]
Vice President, Dr. Mahmudu Bawumia says government will not renege on its efforts to resuscitate the economy of the country. According to Dr. Bawumia, the government understands the suffering of Ghanaians, thus, it has adopted several measures in different sectors of the economy, particularly, in education, infrastructure, and agriculture, to alleviate the hardship citizens are […]
The Supreme Court will today, May 4, hear the application brought before it by three Minority MPs against the implementation of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy). The MPs filed the suit on Tuesday, April 19, following the bill’s passage by the Majority Caucus on Tuesday, March 29, 2022, despite a walkout by the Minority Caucus. […]
