GENERAL NEWS

Historian Anokye Frimpong explains how the Bawku conflict started

Bawku, the capital of the Bawku Municipal Assembly in the Upper East Region, is also the most north-eastern municipality in Ghana, enjoying three diverse cultures. This, according to historian and lawyer Anokye Frimpong, is the reason the place is sought after for business, beyond the violence that has been associated …

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Water tariffs to go up from June 1

The cost of water services will see an increment following review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) effective June 1, 2023. PURC in a statement for the review for the second quarter of 2023 also announced increased tariffs for electricity and natural gas by 18.36% across the …

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Anas steps down from testifying against Kwesi Nyantakyi over court order to show his face

Undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has decided to withdraw from testifying as a witness in the case against former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, following a recent ruling by the High Court in Accra. The court had granted permission for Anas to testify wearing a mask in open court, with the condition that …

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Police Hospital lab closed down over stench from morgue

The Police Hospital morgue is stinking like a sewer, compelling the Hospital’s laboratory to shutdown. The stench from the morgue engulfs the laboratory and reaches other units of the facility. A source at the Hospital attributed the situation to a large number of unidentified bodies at the morgue, with some …

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82 police officers sue IGP for failing to promote them after study leave

Some aggrieved police officers, numbering a total of eighty-two (82), have sued the Attorney General (1st Defendant), the Ghana Police Service (2nd Defendant), and the Inspector General of Police (3rd Defendant) for acting unfairly and capriciously with respect to the failure of the Ghana Police Service to promote them after …

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IHRC Africa Ambassador links Human rights, Agenda 2030 for SDG

  The International Human Rights Commission (IHRC) Africa Ambassador to the African Union, HE Abu Zein has stated that his outfit recognizes Human Rights and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) as intimately linked . Speaking on the occasion of the Global Peace Annual SDG Summit held via …

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Jospong Group holds health screening for staff

The Jospong Group of companies has held a health screening for its staff. The health screening which was under the theme “Our staff our heroes’ was held at its headquarters in Accra for staff of its subsidiaries. The initiative, which forms part of activities to mark the Jospong Groups Employees …

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High Court grants Nyantakyi’s request to see Anas’ face before court proceeding

A High Court has ruled that investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas will be allowed to testify with his mask in his case against former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwasi Nyantakyi in open court. However, Kwasi Nyantakyi will be given an opportunity to see Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ face in chamber before his testimony, …

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Presidential Aspirant Joe Ghartey Storms Kumawu

  On Monday May 15th 2023, astute politician and the NPP Presidential Aspirant, Hon. Joe Ghartey, joined the Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party in their one month massive campaign for the parliamentary by-election in Kumawu Constituency. The 2024 Presidential Hopeful was led by the NPP Ashanti Regional …

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Otumfuo asks British Museum to return gold items in their possession

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has engaged in discussions with the British Museum regarding the return of precious gold items currently in their possession. The visit to the United Kingdom by the Asantehene was in honor of the coronation of King Charles III, and it marked the first-ever meeting between …

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