GENERAL NEWS

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has invited the Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat and the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Secretariat to help with investigations to ascertain whether or not either of them or both have used their positions for private benefit. The two officials — …

The Volta Region branch of the Ghana Journalist Association has directed its members to “stay away” from covering functions organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South Constituency. This follows an attack on the Oti Regional Correspondent for Adom TV, Benjamin Owusu, by the party’s Constituency Secretary, Prince Succeed …

The Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) says they will cause the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) boss to appear before the Institute’s Ethics and Professional Standards committee. President, Collins Agyeman Sarpong who disclosed this on Joy News’ PM Express programme said a letter has already been prepared and will be …

A 19-year-old girl who was raped by two men in Bawku in 2016 is still fighting to get justice three years on. According to the victim, one of the perpetrators proposed love to her and she refused. Days later he and his friend ganged up to rape her to teach …

The Queen mother of Kumeso in the Ashanti Region has reportedly survived lynching by unknown assailant. Nana Akua Pokuaa says she escaped from being burnt as an angry mob marched to her house, suspecting a group who are opposed to her position. According to the acting Queen mother, it is …

The Paramount Chief of Ejura Barimah Osei Hwedie II has condemned the killing of Otumfour’s Asamponhene Oheneba Kwadwo  Afodour , calling for the swift arrest of the killers. He has appealed to the general public to assist the police to bring the perpetrators of that horrible act to book. Addressing the …

The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC) has called for the dissolution of the board of the Bulk Oil and Transport (BOST) Company Limited following the resignation of its second Managing Director withing a space of three years. According to the CEO of COPEC, Duncan Amoah, the board which supervised …

A technician with the Ghana Water Company Limited in Ho has died during repair works on the main pipeline that conveys water from the production point at Kpeve to the Volta Regional capital. Christopher Somey, 28, is reported to have drowned in the Tsawe River close to where the broken …

A powerful international welfare body for the Fulani ethnic group, Tabiltal Pulaaku, has dispatched its top officials in Ghana to a far-flung village in the Northern Region district of Kagara, after a local mob raided and destroyed a Fulani settlement. This action which took place on Monday, followed a misunderstanding between settler farmers and the …

The Ghana Artisans Associations made up of over 20 different artisan groups across Ghana with numerical strength of over 5000 have sent a strong signal to the government over what they described as neglect and failed campaign promises and hinted of an upcoming massive nationwide demonstration if things remain the …