GENERAL NEWS

The Chairman of the National Peace Council (NPC), the Most Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante, has identified the large unemployment rate in the country as a potential source for religious extremism that can lead to terrorism. He said the high rate of unemployment makes, particularly, the youth susceptible to influence from …

The Broadcasting Bill is to be laid before Parliament in January, next year. The law, among others, seeks to arrest the falling standards in Ghana’s electronic media space and ensure it embraces modern best practices. The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, who announced this in Accra yesterday at …

Five persons including an alleged destooled Chief of Awenade, a community near Nkawkaw in the Eastern region have been arrested by the Nkawkaw District Police Command over the bloody clashes in the community. Four of the suspects were remanded on Monday by the Mpraeso Circuit Court but the alleged destooled …

More names of prominent persons including top politicians are emerging as persons belonging to a group ‘Take Action Ghana’ in which the alleged coup plotters were fished out. MyNewsGh.com has gathered that officials of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) are on the heels of these individuals who are subjects …

Lawyers for Superintendent Peter Lanchene Tuubo say their client has not been invited by the BNI over the alleged coup plot contrary to claims in the media. According to Abraham Amaliba, the Wa West parliamentary candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress is yet to receive invitation from any of …

The Auditor-General says it is inappropriate for the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to approve sponsorship funds for the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). Daniel Domelevo said EOCO being an oversight institution like the Auditor General’s office, should have rejected the cash donation. “As an oversight body, you must …

ACP Dr. Benjamin Agordzor, who has been charged with Treason by the state over his alleged role in the alleged coup plot is set to face court today, Wednesday November 6. He will be arranged before the Kaneshie district court. But his lawyer martin Kpebu says the district court is …

A High Court in Accra has ordered Prison Service personnel who escort Daniel Asiedu, a murder suspect to court to ensure that he gets access to his basic needs. The court further directed the personnel to ensure that Aseidu gets access to food and clothes. “You can’t deprive him of …

The Ghana Police Service has completed investigations into the case involving Lance Corporal Godzi Frederick Amanor, popularly known as “Skalla,” who allegedly assaulted a woman at the Shiashie branch of the Midland Savings and Loans Company. This is according to a media report by the Ghanaian Times newspaper. The Director-General …

The Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has refuted claims that he insulted the people in the northern part of the country. In a recent interview, he suggested the people in the five regions in northern part of Ghana have benefited from the government’s Planting for …