GENERAL NEWS

Upper West Regional House Of Chiefs Sensitized On Covid-19 Safety Protocols

Ghana is doing well in the fight against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), but like many other countries, it is not out of the woods yet. It has not been spared by the ravaging impact of the global pandemic with the country recording over 46,947 cases, with 303 deaths, 46,259 recoveries, …

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UW/R: Commencement Of Solid Waste Treatment Facility Begins As President Akufo-Addo Cut Sod

The Clergy,Traditional Leaders and the youth in the upper west region gathered at kparisi near the regional capital Wa to observe the sod cutting by His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to start the construction of solid waste treatment Facility by the Jospong Group with its partners with the …

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Interior Minister summoned over killing of Mfantseman MP

Minister for the Interior, Ambrose Dery, has been summoned to appear before Parliament to brief Members of Parliament (MPs) on the killing of Mfantseman MP. Mr Dery is expected to be in the House on Tuesday. This follows a directive by the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye. The …

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WhatsUp News Editor To Appear In Court On OActober 22

The editor of Whatsup News, David Tamakloe, has been granted bail by the New Edubiase Magistrate Court in the Ashanti Region today, Thursday, October 8. His bail sum is GHS10,000 with two sureties. He will appear before the court on October 22. He was also slapped with two counts of …

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Agyapa deal: Deputy Finance Minister ‘stonewalling’ corruption risk assessment – Amidu

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has accused the Ministry of Finance, specifically Deputy Minister Charles Adu Boahen, of delaying the OSP’s corruption risk assessment being carried out on the controversial Agyapa deal. In an interview with Accra-based Citi FM, Mr Amidu said: “We wanted them to give us all the payments …

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Government is losing ¢500k daily due to Registrar-General shutdown

The Registrar-General, Jemima Mamaa Oware says the government is losing between ¢300,000 to ¢500,000 daily as revenue as a result of the temporary shutdown of the department’s systems. This is due to industrial strike action by workers of their main service provider, GCNet, which has a private partnership agreement with …

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Journalists more important than MPs – Akua Donkor

Founder and leader of the United Front Party (UFP), Akua Donkor has posited that the media contributes more to the development and smooth running of Ghana than Members of Parliament (MPs). According to her, Journalists are sources of information with which the nation run and even the police relies on …

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Photos of murdered MP’s bloodied vehicle emerge

The entire country has been gripped with fear and grave concern following the disturbing news of the murder of a Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency, Ekow Quansah Hayford. Ekow Quansah Hayford, according eyewitness account was shot during a highway robbery around 1:00am, October 9, 2020. Photos of what appears …

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Top NIA Official Shot As Gunmen invade Peace Council meeting

A senior officer of the National Identification Authority has reportedly been killed after gunmen invaded a Peace Council meeting at Saboabi in the Northern region. Reports indicate the incident occurred on Thursday, October 8, 2020, when a quasi-peace committee, that works under the Peace Council met to resolve a chieftaincy dispute …

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Mfantseman MP’s driver also dead

The driver of the murdered Member of Parliament for Mfantseman Constituency Ekow Kwansah Hayford has also died while on admission at a hospital. He was receiving treatment after sustaining gunshot wounds in the attack on him and the MP by suspected armed robbers Friday dawn. The death of the driver …

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