A High Court in Accra has ordered Prison Service personnel who escort Daniel Asiedu, a murder suspect to court to ensure that he gets access to his basic needs. The court further directed the personnel to ensure that Aseidu gets access to food and clothes. “You can’t deprive him of …
Read More »Profile of Mark Addo, the new Ghana FA Vice-President
Mark Addo, who is the Director for second-tier side Nzema Kotoko, was named Ghana FA’s vice president on Tuesday after surprising Randy Abbey to win the election. Mr Addo has quietly spent the past 20 years in football administration by owning Accra-based Mandela Stars since the 1990s before switching to …
Read More »Midland assault case: Police complete probe, disciplinary board to take action
The Ghana Police Service has completed investigations into the case involving Lance Corporal Godzi Frederick Amanor, popularly known as “Skalla,” who allegedly assaulted a woman at the Shiashie branch of the Midland Savings and Loans Company. This is according to a media report by the Ghanaian Times newspaper. The Director-General …
Read More »Parliament defers approval of $600m loan for cocoa sector after Minority’s concerns
Parliament has deferred the approval of a 600 million dollar loan facility for the Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) cocoa productivity enhancement programme. This was after the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu questioned the utilization of 68 million dollars for hand pollination, 5 million dollars as part of the school feeding programme …
Read More »Destabilization plot: ACP Benjamin Agordzor denied bail; faces court tomorrow
A former Director of the Transformation Office of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzor, who was arrested on Monday and currently in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for his alleged involvement in the plot to destabilize the country has been denied bail. He is …
Read More »Medikal is the real owner of AMG – Sweenity
A former member of one of the dominant music cliques in Ghana (AMG Business), Sweenity has revealed that Medikal was the originator of the whole idea behind the Criss Waddle-led group. He said that prior to popular belief that Criss Waddle, the decorated Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the group …
Read More »I never insulted Northerners – Agric Minister hits back
The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has refuted claims that he insulted the people in the northern part of the country. In a recent interview, he suggested the people in the five regions in northern part of Ghana have benefited from the government’s Planting for …
Read More »I’ve no regrets in implementing Free SHS – Nana Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reiterated that he has no regrets whatsoever for implementing the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme despite the huge cost involved. According to him, it is better to invest the country’s scarce revenues in the future generations than for a few politicians to mismanage them. He …
Read More »Establish special fund for journalists attacked in the line of duty – Ablakwa pushes
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu has called for the establishment of a fund to finance the medical and legal fees of journalists who come under attack in the line of duty. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa made the suggestion as part of a statement he delivered on the floor of …
Read More »My husband’s arrest is intimidation – Dr Agordzor’s wife slams
Wife of the senior police officer who has been picked up over his alleged involvement in a coup plot has criticised her husband’s arrest and detention, calling it an act of intimidation. Patience Agordzor said it does not make sense that Dr Benjamin Agordzor is being held for over 24 hours …
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