A woman was severely burnt after her husband angrily shoved her onto burning charcoal. The incident occurred Tuesday, February 18, 2020, at Akotoe a farming community in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern region. According to a witness, the couple had a misunderstanding while burning biomass to produce …
Read More »Akufo-Addo delivers 2020 State of the Nation address today
President Nana Akufo-Addo will later today [Thursday] deliver his fourth State of the Nation address to Parliament. The address is in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution which states that “The President shall, at the beginning of each session of Parliament and before a dissolution of Parliament, deliver …
Read More »3 NDC, 2 NPP members arrested in fresh anti-galamsey swoop
The anti-galamsey force has confirmed the arrest of five persons in relation to illegal mining at Akwatia in the Eastern Region. Speaking on Joy FM’s Newsnite Wednesday, the leader of the Special Monitoring, Evacuation and Operation Team of Operation Vanguard, Nana Yaw Boadu confirmed the arrested persons were affiliated to the two …
Read More »SONA will focus on economy and achievements – Information Minister
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today fulfill the constitutional duty of addressing Ghanaians on the State of the Nation before the elected representatives of the people in Parliament House in Accra. It will be the President’s fourth presentation since he assumed the reins of power on January 7, 2017. …
Read More »Coup plot trial: Kpando chiefs call on gods to intercede for Dr Mac-Palm (Video)
Fia Adjei III, a sub-divisional chief of Kpando Municipality of the volta region pleaded to the government to grant Fred Yaw Mac-Palm prerogative of mercy. This call was made in a short ceremony to pour libation to call upon the gods and ancestors to intervene in their judicial proceedings involving …
Read More »Anas’ exposé severely damaged image of Ghana’s Judiciary – Judge
The acting director in charge of the Public Complaints Unit of the Judicial Service says Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ exposé on the service in 2015 has injured its image. Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, appeals court judge, Justice Angelina Mornah Domakyaareh, said measures have been put in place to …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Berekum queen mother curses MCE, others over public toilet proceeds
The Paramount queen mother of Berekum Traditional Area in the Bono Region, Nana Akosua Ameyaahene, has pronounced curses on political appointees she says are working against the development of the area. Nana Ameyaahene has also accused the political appointees of misappropriating funds from an existing public toilet facility. The queen …
Read More »PHOTOS: Fire kills former assembly man, 12 year-old son at Domeabra
A father and his 12-year-old son have been confirmed dead after fire engulfed their home at Domeabra, a suburb of Nkawkaw in the Eastern region. The victims, 70-year-old Sammy Simpeh, a former assemblyman for Domeabra Electoral Area and his 12-year old son, whose name was given as Kwame, were killed …
Read More »GES issues stern warning to students involved in sex scandal
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has described as distasteful recent sex scandals involving some Ghanaian female second-cycle students, which had gone viral on social media. “We unreservedly condemn such acts as they contravened the norms and values of the Ghanaian society,” Mr. Anthony Boateng, Deputy Director-General, GES, noted. The authorities, …
Read More »Leaked tape: Ofosu-Ampofo’s stay of proceedings application dismissed
An application by lawyers of the embattled National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo seeking stay of proceedings at the High Court pending an appeal at the Court of Appeal, challenging the decision of the High Court to adopt the controversial witness statement of the first prosecution …
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