GENERAL NEWS

Founder of the Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has warned media personnel who misrepresent contents of his sermons to make news to be wary of the consequences. Although he didn’t call out names, Archbishop Duncan Williams stated that many media persons and news outlets twist his sermons to make …

As part of its anti-corruption programme this year, the Office of the Special Prosecutor is pushing the agenda for the criminalisation of unexplained wealth. When successful, it will lead to the amendment of the Special Prosecutor’s law to place the burden of proof on public servants and private individuals to …

Fire has ravaged 17 stores – 15 of them made of freight containers and the other two built from traditional materials – at Asokwa Tunsuom in the Bekwai municipality of the Ashanti Region. The inferno started around 6 p.m. on Monday, 6 January 2020 and destroyed properties worth thousands of …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn into office the 14th Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, Justice Anin Yeboah, marking the beginning of a new era in the history of the Judiciary. Addressing the investiture ceremony of the Chief Justice of the Republic at the Jubilee House, after …

Security experts have urged the Ghana Police Service to improve its relationship with civilians and strive to maintain strong communication with other security agencies. Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Nana Yaw Akwada, said the solution to this is not far from training police on civilian interaction. “The …

Today, Tuesday, 7 January 2019 is Constitution Day, a public holiday set aside to mark the coming into effect of the 1992 Constitution and the birth of the Fourth Republic. First observed last year, the newly-designated holiday is to remind Ghanaians of their commitment to uphold the tenets of the …

Over 40 kiosks, some cars and a bar have been burnt to ashes at a slum under the Achimota overhead bridge. Residents at the slum located between Eden Securities and Makey Pub woke up to the Tuesday morning and are counting their losses. Eyewitnesses say the fire started from one …

The fact-finding committee established by the University of Ghana to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against two lecturers at the institution following a documentary by the BBC says the title of the piece was deceptive and dramatic. Prof Ransford Gyampo and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor were referred to the Committee …

President Akufo-Addo is expected to swear in the new Chief Justice, Anin Yeboah at a short ceremony at the Jubilee House today. Justice Anin Yeboah was approved by Parliament following his successful vetting in December last year. He was vetted by the Appointment Committee of the House composed of both …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says the country will no longer expend resources to compile voters’ register once the Ghana card registration process ends in June. Speaking at this year’s Ahmadiyya Conference at Pomadze, he explained the database of the National Identification Authority (NIA) will be the system where Electoral …