Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu has fulfilled his pledge by building an ultra-modern lavatory for the house he was born and bred for the first time in 36 years. The Afro Arab Group has announced an initiative to construct toilet facilities for households in the Nima-Mamobi communities to be paid back …
Read More »The only Ghanaian Head of State to resign over a bribery scandal
Although it will take a lot for a Head of State to resign, the act could also prove a daunting task for the future of any developing nation like Ghana. Long after Ghana gained independence in 1957, the country was subjected to autocratic rule or quasi-democracy due to the many …
Read More »Speaker declares Kumawu seat vacant
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has disclosed that parliament has officially written to the chairperson of the Electoral Commission about the demise of the Member of Parliament for Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti region. This means the seat has been declared vacant pending a bye-election to be held by the EC in the constituency …
Read More »Alistair Mathias, the man who smuggles $40 million worth of gold out of Ghana every month
Alistair Mathias, the man who smuggles $40 million worth of gold out of Ghana every month Al Jazeera, last week, released the first episode of a four-part investigative series on the smuggling of gold in Africa. The episode exposes the men and women behind the crime in various parts of …
Read More »Family of late MP bans DCE, NPP executives from attending his funeral
The family of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumawu Constituency, Hon. Philip Basoah has barred the District Chief Executive(DCE) from the area of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Executives from attending the funeral rites. The ban according to the family, targets the District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) of …
Read More »Ho: Supt. Effia Tenge exits police service
Director of Public Affairs at the Volta Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Effia Tenge has exited the service. Mrs. Tenge announced her exit which takes immediate effect on Friday in a post to journalists she has worked with in the Volta region. “…this is to inform you …
Read More »From accident scene to parliament: What we know of Nanton MP’s decision to vote for 3 new bills
The sequence of events that led to a Member of Parliament being brought to the House in an ambulance is not entirely clear. The facts, however, are that a gory accident happened involving the lawmaker in question, Mohammed Hardi Tufeiru who also doubles as MP for Nanton. That he was brought to Parliament in …
Read More »‘Is the anus meant for sex’? – Foh-Amoaning clashes with Prof. Manuh over the passage of anti-LGBT bill
Veteran lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has clashed with Prof. Takyiwaa Manuh, an Emerita Professor at the University of Ghana, over the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 (anti-LGBTQI bill), which Parliament is set to consider. Speaking in a GBC interview on Thursday, monitored by GhanaWeb, Prof Takyiwaa …
Read More »Teaching assistant dead after consuming food she bought from a food joint
A teaching assistant at the Ghana Institute of Journalism, a constituent of the University of Media, Arts, and Communication, has died through alleged food poisoning. Vida Ohenewaa Akua Asiedu, the deceased, reportedly became ill after purchasing fried rice and fish from Tasty Bites, a food joint at the Dworwulu Campus …
Read More »Anas vs. Ken Agyapong: True anti-corruption crusaders don’t hide behind masks – Martin Amidu writes
Pioneer Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has commented on the recent dismissal of a defamation suit brought against Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong. The suit was brought by investigative journalist and lawyer Anas Aremeyaw Anas who was seeking damages to the tune of 25 million cedis. Amidu …
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