Elvis Anokye

Banking crisis: Beige founder Nyinaku admitted at Police hospital

The embattled Chief Executive Officer of defunct Beige Bank Mike Nyinaku has been admitted at the Police Hospital in Accra after he fell ill Thursday, police prosecutors have told the court hearing his prosecution. Mr. Nyinaku is being prosecuted by the state over his role in the collapse of the …

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Akufo-Addo leaves for UK-Africa summit in London

President Akufo-Addo has left Accra on Friday to attend the UK-Africa Investment Summit being held in London, in the United Kingdom. The UK-Africa Investment Summit, being hosted by British Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, MP, on Monday, 20th January, will bring together “businesses, governments and international institutions to showcase …

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[PHOTOS]: One week of policewoman and 3 children killed in gas explosion observed

One week celebration of 45-year-old policewoman, Insp. Kate Abban who together with her three children lost their lives to a gas explosion at Ablekuma Fanmilk, a suburb of Accra is underway. ACP David Eklu, Director-General of the Public Affairs Directorate of the Ghana Police Service together with other personnel and …

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Communities reap benefits of One village, One dam

The government has completed the construction of 200 small dams under the One village, One dam (1V1D) initiative, the Minister of Special Development Initiatives, Ms Mavis Hawa Koomson, has announced. She said 570 dams would be constructed across the five regions of the north, as work on more than 100 …

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UCC student in police grip for ‘kidnapping’ SHS girl

A 22-year-old Level 300 student of the University of Cape Coast is in the grips of the Sekondi police for kidnapping an 18-year-old Senior High School student. The suspect, Simeon Cephas Andoh Dadzie, was said to have lured the girl from Sekondi to his hostel in Cape Coast and camped …

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Storekeeper wanted for stealing building materials

Bright Ashiagbor, 33, a native of Tegbi in the Volta Region is wanted by the Police for allegedly stealing building materials valued at GHc8,000. 00 belonging to Berock Ventures Limited, a building construction firm based at the Spintex Road in Accra. The suspect who was a storekeeper of Berock Ventures …

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NPP sets guidelines for parliamentary, presidential elections

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set Monday, 20 January 2020 for the opening of nominations (sale of nomination forms) for parliamentary primaries in constituencies where the party has sitting Members of Parliament. The nominations will close on Thursday, 20 February 2020. An Aspiring Parliamentary Candidate (APC) according to …

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My peace drive in Dagbon resulted in enskinment of 25 chiefs from vacant 36 skins – Ya-Na

The Overlord of Dagbon, Ya-Na Mahama Abukari II says his peace drive in Dagbon has resulted in the enskinment of 25 chiefs from the vacant 36 skins. According to him, the development has led to the performance of final funeral rites of some late chiefs whose skins were in dispute. Presenting …

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2019 teacher licensure exam records almost 80% pass rate

The 2019 teacher licensure exam recorded a 78.2 percent pass rate representing 27,171 out of 34,724 teachers who sat for the examination. This means 21.8 percent of the teachers, representing 7,553 teachers failed the exam, according to the National Teaching Council (NTC). The licensure exam is a prerequisite for all …

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I’ll stop appointees from buying state vehicles, others – Mahama

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says as part of fighting corruption, his second coming will see the abolishing of the entitlement system for political officeholders. He has rather suggested a financing module with the collaboration of some financial institutions to aid such office holders …

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