Vigilant Immigration Officials on duty at Beat six and two unapproved route bordering neighbouring Burkina Faso on Tuesday evening busted twenty-seven Burkina Faso nationals for attempting to enter Ghana. The irregular Burkina Faso migrants comprised 24 males and 03 females. Their ages ranged between 01 and 38. They were busted …
Read More »5 to die by hanging for kidnap and murder of Shell staff
Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt on Tuesday, August 8, sentenced five persons to death by hanging for kidnapping and murdering a Shell staff, named Anthony Okoro. The five defendants out of seven persons in suit number PHC/324/2017, are Oluchi Charles (1st defendant), Miracle Anumuna (2nd defendant), …
Read More »Fresh SHS graduate killed in robbery attack
A fresh graduate of Yendi Senior High School (SHS), Rahman Abdul Basit, has been killed in a robbery-attack-caused accident at Mpaha in the Central Gonja district. Young Basit, who was heading home after successfully completing his West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination, was a victim of an accident which …
Read More »Government handing over Tema Oil Refinery assets to phony company
One of the country’s strategic assets, the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is about to be handed over to a phony company under some bizarre circumstances by its management and board of directors led by Francis Adu Tutu Boateng and Robert Nachinab Doameng Mosore. Insiders have informed The Herald that some …
Read More »Rape victims to access free healthcare services – NDC manifesto
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has pledged to ensure survivors of gender violence, especially rape survivors are able to access free healthcare services, should the party win this year’s December polls. Currently, rape victims pay for medical examinations, a situation some people believe has made it difficult for many …
Read More »We have the world to compete against, not ourselves – Guru to Ghanaian musicians
Ghanaian rapper, Maradona Yeboah Adjei, well known as Guru, has advised his colleagues to stop competing against themselves. The ‘Lapaz Toyota’ composer in a recent interview on Bryt TV postulated the need for Ghanaian musicians to target the world market instead of competing among themselves in the country. “The competition is …
Read More »Both NPP, NDC Manifestoes Are Disconnected From Reality – Economist
An economist has cast doubt on the actualisation of both the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) manifestoes should they win the upcoming elections. Prof Godfred Bokpin in an interview on Joy FM’s Top Story Tuesday, noted that the economy has been badly affected by the current …
Read More »US to block key exports from Xinjiang, China
The US is to block key exports from China’s Xinjiang region due to allegations that they are produced using forced labour. The proposed bans include cotton and tomato products which are two of China’s major commodity exports. The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on China for its treatment …
Read More »We’ll hold you to account – Okada riders to Mahama
The Okada Riders Association of Ghana (ORAG) has said it will hold former President John Mahama’s “feet to the fire” to fulfil his promise of legalising the use of motorcycles for commercial transportation purposes if he wins the 7 December 2020 polls. ORAG made the comment in a statement issued …
Read More »28 Police Officers Fired Over Misconduct
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has dismissed 28 personnel, including two females, for unprofessional acts. This was as a result of complaints lodged by the public, of which they were found culpable of 181 cases of unprofessional conduct, from January to August, 2020. Director of Public Affairs of the Ghana …
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