GENERAL NEWS

Saglemi Housing case: ‘Sick’ Alhaji Yakubu brought to court in a wheelchair to face 43 criminal charges

The former Chief Director of the Ministry of Works and Housing, Alhaji Ziblim Yakubu, was brought to court in a wheelchair to face the 43 criminal charges against him in the ongoing Saglemi Housing case. This comes after the High Court in Accra ordered the former chief director to appear …

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Court orders Nsawam Prison management to produce Security man rearrested after escaping from cells

The High Court in Accra has ordered the Nsawam Prison Authorities to produce Pius Ayoma, a private Security man charged with attempted murder and robbery who was rearrested after escaping from police custody. Ayoma, on the night of March 2, escaped from lawful custody after appearing at the High Court …

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Vice President Bawumia is a British citizen – Former ambassador alleges

Sam Pee Yalley, a former ambassador to India, has alleged that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, holds British citizenship. Speaking in an XYZ TV interview on Thursday, June 8, 2023, monitored by GhanaWeb, Yalley said that records to which he is privy indicate that the vice president had British citizenship when …

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‘I can’t work for someone else to reap the fruits’ – Asanteman chief in USA who killed himself

Following the tragic death of a U.S.-based Ghanaian who shot himself after shooting his wife, a voice recording of the deceased has popped up detailing what could possibly be the motive behind his suicide and attempted murder. In the audio recording shared by Kofi TV, the 49-year-old deceased identified as …

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Otumfuo destools Kwasohene for bribery, perjury – Report

The King of the Ashanti Kingdom, His Royal Majesty Nana Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has reportedly destooled the chief of Ejisu Kwaso, Nana Nketia Boampon. According to multiple reports, the destoolment of Nana Nketia was ordered by Otumfuo during a sitting of the Asanteman Traditional Council tribunal on Thursday, June 8, …

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I dare you to summon me rather – Nana Agradaa challenges Nogokpo shrine

Former fetish priestess and founder of Heavenway Champion Ministries, Evangelist Patricia Aseidu popularly known as Nana Agraada, has thrown a challenge to the shrine at Nogokpo stating that she will dismantle their deities if they had come after her instead of Archbishop Agyinasare. Her message was sighted in a video …

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People & Places: Why cocks can’t crow, goats can’t bleat in this Ghanaian community in August

Everything about the Asafotufiami festival is very interesting. This festival marked by the people of the Ada Traditional area entails a number of rites and customs. As mentioned in the last episode of People and Places, the festival is marked by the Adas to celebrate the bravery of their forefathers …

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Ghana Police fined GH¢100k for refusing RTI Commission’s orders

The Ghana Police Service has been fined GH¢100,000 for refusing to obey the Right to Information (RTI) Commission’s directive granting an applicant access to requested information. The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa, had written a letter asking for information on the status of cases involving police brutality. Even though the letter …

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30 pupils injured after school bus somersaults, falls into river at Atwima-Kwanwoma

About 30 pupils were rushed to hospital after their school bus plunged into a river at Atwima Boko in the Atwima Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region. Reports say the school bus which was conveying students of Divine Charisma International School somersaulted and fell into a river in the process. …

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Justice Dotse sheds tears as he retires from the bench

The acting Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Justice Jones Victor Dotse, would be retiring from the court on Thursday, June 8, 2023, when he turns 70. A valedictory ceremony was held to honour the outgoing Supreme Court Justice at the premises of the court in Accra on …

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