GENERAL NEWS

Special Prosecutor publishes list of cases being prosecuted

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published a list of corruption cases it has investigated and prosecuted. The OSP revealed that it has currently investigated two corruption cases and charged the accused for court. The cases are; 1. The Republic v (1) Mahama Ayariga (2) Kendrick Akwasi Marfo …

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Bodies decomposing as refrigerators at Asesewa government hospital breaks down

The failure of authorities at the Asesewa government hospital in the Eastern Region to repair three broken down refrigerators at the morgue has led to mass decomposition of bodies sent to the facility for preservation. Currently, only two of the five refrigerators are partially functioning while the hospital also lacks …

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Osuben residents drive Lands Minister away

The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh faced a serious embarrassment at Osuben in the Eastern Region as residents drove him away. Residents booed at him and his entourage and hit their cars in protest of a Taiwan Mining firm, Soon Mining Co. Limited. The Minister bowed his head …

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Compensate us or we’ll boycott election 2020 – Displaced Mamobi residents cry

Residents at Mamobi in Accra have vowed to boycott the upcoming 2020 general elections if government does not come to their aid. Their cries come after a mass demolition exercise by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly Tuesday, July 30, 2019, that saw scores lose their properties and homes. According to displaced …

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#WAI: Health Minister stopped, driver arrested for road traffic violation[VIDEO]

The Driver of the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has been arrested and processed for the City Campus Court for using a strobe light to drive against oncoming traffic. Mr. Agyeman Manu was in the Nissan Patrol with a police officer when his driver was arrested. Ministers of state can …

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TIN requirement before filing cases unconstitutional – Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional provisions in the Revenue Administration act restricting people without a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from filing cases in court. According to the unanimous decision of the court, the provision of the Act is inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution and has the potential to …

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We’re working hard to find missing Takoradi girls – Dery

Interior Minister, Amborsse Dery, has told Parliament that the security agencies in Ghana are working hard to find the missing Takoradi girls. The whereabouts of the three missing Takoradi girls, Ruthlove Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum and Priscilla Koranchie who were kidnapped between August and December 2018 is yet to be …

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Planting for food and jobs is our future – Okyenhene

The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin has stated that government’s flagship agricultural project, Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) is the future for people in the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area. According to him, “Planting for food and jobs, I will say again and again is our future and not community …

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Pastor arrested for allegedly raping three women

The Asunafo South District police command in the Ahafo Region has arrested a 29-years-old self-styled man of God for allegedly raping three women. The incident happened at Akrodie in the Asunafo North Municipal. The pastor, Daniel Abisah aka OGYABOFO of Adom Power Ministry reportedly arrived at Akrodie on 22nd July …

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Close Season starts August 1: Licence required to hunt grass cutter

The Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission has announced that the annual ban on hunting, capturing and destroying of wild animals will commence from August 1, 2019, and end on December 1, 2019. The five-month ban otherwise known as “Close Season” is in conformity with the Wildlife Conservation Regulation 1971, …

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