The prime suspect in a shooting incident at a hotel in Kumasi that led to the death of a restaurant operator will make his maiden appearance in court on Friday. Edwin Awuku, 42, said to be a Driver for the Bank of Ghana, will appear before the Asokwa District Court in Ashanti …
Read More »NLC orders striking TUTAG members back to classrooms
The National Labour Commission has on Friday ordered striking members of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) end their action and resume full academic activities. It has also directed government to pay members of TUTAG all arrears by January 29 without delays. The decision of the labour adjudicator …
Read More »Independent Presidential Candidate Welcomes EC New Voter Roll
The Independent Presidential Candidate in 2012 and 2016, Jacob Osei Yeboah has welcomed the move by the Electoral Commission of Ghana to compile a new voters’ register for the December polls. According to him, the woeful delay in Ghana Identification Card registration by the National Identification Authority (NIA) would be …
Read More »VGMA: Stonebwoy, Shatta Wale’s fate to be determined by new board – Charterhouse
Charterhouse, organisers of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) have stated that the two banned dancehall giants Stonebwoy and Shatta Wale’s fate will be determined after the board is reconstituted. According to Charterhouse’s Head of Public Events, Robert Klah, the board will decide whether the ban placed on the two …
Read More »Fire ravages St Charles SHS dormitory; students’ properties destroyed
A dormitory of the St Charles Minor Seminary Senior High School in Tamale went up in flames Monday afternoon destroying students’ personal belongings, a development that is likely to render the students homeless. The fire, which started at 12:29pm at the Cardinal Dery dormitory, completely burned eight of the nine …
Read More »Niger army base attack kills 25 soldiers
At least 25 soldiers have been killed in a suspected jihadist attack on a military camp along the western border with Mali, Niger’s army says. More than 60 militants were also killed when the army – supported by partners – responded with air power, it says. Last month, 71 soldiers …
Read More »Man kills father over cooked yam
An Ebonyi State Magistrates’ Court sitting in Abakaliki, on Thursday, remanded in a correctional centre a 37-year-old man, Chibueze Iduma, for allegedly killing his father with his walking stick. It was learnt that the suspect and his father, Mr Emmanuel Iduma, had an altercation over a piece of cooked yam …
Read More »CalBank announces appointment of Mr. Philip Owiredu as Chief Executive Officer
CalBank is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Philip Owiredu as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bank effective 1st January 2020. The appointment of the new CEO was approved by the Bank of Ghana in December 2019. Mr. Owiredu has been an outstanding leader during his tenure …
Read More »EC Boss and Her Deputy are Potential Threat To Ghana’s Democracy” – ADAM GH
Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement Ghana (ADAM GH) has described Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, (EC), Mrs Jean Mensah and her Deputy Mr. Bossman Assare as potential threat to Ghana’s democracy. A statement signed by the Executive Secretary of ADAM-GH, Mr. Azubila stated that, the EC Chairperson and her deputy have …
Read More »Bawumia leaves Ghana for US
Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia left Accra on Thursday night for the United States of America (USA). Vice President Bawumia will be in Texas, to be precise. A statement issued by the Director Communications at his office, Frank Agyei-Twum, said the vice president will “undertake a number of official …
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