ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo, who is facing a charge of treason, has been denied bail by an Accra High Court. ACP Agordzo was remanded into police custody by the Kaneshie Magistrate court and has been kept at the ministries police station since. The Criminal Division of the Accra High Court …
Read More »Parked Ambulances: Special Dev’t Ministry responds to OccupyGhana
The Ministry of Special Development Initiatives has responded to the questions asked by pressure group, OccupyGhana over the government’s delay in distributing ambulances parked in front of the State House. OccupyGhana which is disappointed by the delay was demanding from the government an outline detailing its action plan on the …
Read More »Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Protesters arrested as they run from campus
Several protesters have been arrested while trying to run from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police. A group of around 100 people tried to leave Polytechnic University, but were met with tear gas and rubber bullets. It is the third time protesters have tried to leave, following a …
Read More »‘Independent’ Western Togoland heads to UN for recognition
The separatist group that declared independence for Western Togoland is heading for the United Nations to demand recognition. Over the weekend the Homeland Study Group Foundation declared independence for the Volta, and parts of the Northern, North Eastern and Upper East Regions after its meeting held in Ho. HSGF had …
Read More »Destabilization plot: High Court to hear ACP Agordzo’s bail application today
The High Court will today hear a bail application by lawyers of embattled senior police officer, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzo who is facing trial for his alleged involvement in the plot to destabilize the country. ACP Agordzo has been charged with abetment to commit crime namely treason felony and is …
Read More »NDC opens nominations for 20 Ashanti constituencies
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations into 20 constituencies in the Ashanti region. The constituencies were stood aside during the August parlimenary primaries by the party that selected candidates for the 2020 polls. The polls will be held on December 14, 2019. A statement by the party …
Read More »NPP Nasara Coordinators’ organiser dies
The organiser for the NPP’s National Nasara Coordinators has reportedly died, GhanaWeb has learned. According to GhanaWeb sources, Salihu Yahaya Bo, who drove himself to Kumasi from Accra Saturday night was found dead by family this morning. Even though the cause of death is not yet known, the late Yahaya …
Read More »6 Year Old Boy Dies After Falling Into a Pot of Hot Soup
A six-year-old boy died after falling into a vessel with steaming sambar in a private school in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh with education and police authorities finding alleged negligence on the part of the management for the horrific death. Authorities also found out several violations in the school management …
Read More »Boyfriend confesses for killing and burning his teenage girlfriend
A 22-year-old man from Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga in South Africa is behind bars after he allegedly confessed for killing his 17-year-old girlfriend and destroying her corpse by burning her with tyres, police said on Thursday. He was arrested on Tuesday after community members confronted him about the whereabouts of the teenager, …
Read More »Seven people killed in fatal accident
The Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC) in Osun State on Saturday, November 16th confirmed that seven persons died in a road accident on Osogbo-Ikirun Road, with only one survivor. The Sector Commander, Peter Oke, made this known in Osogbo saying, “the accident involved an articulated vehicle and a mini-bus with eight passengers …
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