• The Gang men gained access to the vessel and sorted the expatriate crew from the Ghanaian counterparts, where they took the former in their skiffs • Reports say MV Atlantic Princess crew failed to post lookout personnel • Information gathered said the armed gangsters disconnected all the communication systems …
Read More »Nigeria examines the causes of rampant plane crashes
Observers in the aviation industry note that in February, a military aircraft crashed near Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, in which seven people died. They recalled that in 2021 alone, we had three crashes associated with the military — on February 27, March 31 and the third one was on …
Read More »Kejetia market to close at 7pm from June 2021
Kumasi City Markets Limited, Managers of the Kejetia Market, one of the landmark trading centres in the West-African sub-region, has announced that the facility will close at 7pm from June 1, this year. Managing Director, Kofi Dufour Addai, said the decision was to reduce the cost of operation, and also …
Read More »Massive reshuffle hits Minerals Commission
The Minerals Commission, as part of efforts to restructure its hierarchy, has undertaken a massive reshuffling of its staff in various parts of the country. The Commission has also created more regional, districts and satellite offices to decentralize the licensing regime and enhance monitoring of mining operations. According to the …
Read More »MP to appear before court over US$2.4 million fraud
• David Vondee is alleged to have collected US$2.4 million between August 2015 and July 2016 when his NDC party was in • He has been charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretence contrary to Section 131 (1) of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 • Investigation showed later that …
Read More »Black Lives Matter activist shot in London
Prominent Black Lives Matter activist Sasha Johnson is critically ill after being shot in the head, her party says. The Taking the Initiative Party said she was being treated in intensive care after being “brutally attacked” in the early hours of Sunday. The 27-year-old was taken to a south London …
Read More »VIDEO: Lady roaming for network falls off storey building
A yet-to-be identified Ghanaian lady based in Egypt is currently battling for life after falling off a three-storey building. The incident is said to have occurred while she was roaming in her apartment in search of mobile network. Reports indicate she roamed the entire apartment but to no avail. Though details …
Read More »Don’t cry foul if you lose 2024 after boycotting IPAC meetings – NDC told
Former member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Stephen Atubiga has chided the political party for staying out of the Electoral Commission’s forum to discuss new reforms to make Ghana’s electoral process better. According to him, it’s imperative that every political party join the Electoral Commission and support it to deliver …
Read More »NDC runs to Appeals Court for cover in Techiman South case
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is currently seeking cover at the Appeals Court after a move to amend its earlier stance on a ‘no collation’ in the Techiman South Constituency was rejected by the Wenchi High Court. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of the 2020 parliamentary election …
Read More »Prisoners protest over poor food
• Government of Ghana for years has been paying GH¢1.80 as feeding for each inmate • The prisoners rejected the food served them over the weekend • They chanted war songs in their prison yard The Sekondi Central Prisoners have protested against the low quality of food served them. …
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