GENERAL NEWS

Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu resigns as Majority Leader

Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has resigned from his position as Majority Leader of the house. According to a report by Joynews, the MP personally informed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of his decision to step down at a meeting attended by the caucus membership on Wednesday evening at the …

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‘No comment’ – Watch Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s reaction to ‘losing’ post as Majority Leader

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has reacted to recent reports that he would soon be replaced as leader of the caucus in Parliament. “No comment,” he told a Joy News journalist (February 20, 2024) in the corridors of Parliament. His reaction came hours after the caucus had formally dismissed reports that …

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Go to Canada and see – Hawa Koomson defends cost of rent in Ghana

Mavis Hawa Koomson, the Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture, has defended the cost of rent in Ghana amidst growing complaints about the high cost of living. In a recent interview on Onua FM’s morning show, Yɛn Nsɛmpa, with Nana Yaa Brefo and JB, the Awutu Senya East Member of Parliament …

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39-year-old Ghanaian father who recently relocated to Canada shot dead – Police

Adu Boakye, a 39-year-old Ghanaian has been shot and killed in a random shooting incident in Canada, police have confirmed. The father of four, who moved to Canada three months ago, was one of two victims in the shooting that took place in the North York area in northwest Toronto. …

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Minority slams police over statement on election security

The Minority in Parliament has condemned the position of the Ghana Police Service on election security. According to the NDC MPs, a public statement from the police administration condemning and distancing itself from a declaration by DCOP Prince Gabriel Waabu that the police will be responsible for election security and …

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Police grant ‘warmongering’ NDC organizer bail; invites NPP’s Nsafoah for questioning

The Ashanti Regional Police Command has granted bail to the Manhyia South Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Alhaji Mustapha Alhassan was invited by the police for threatening political violence in a video that has gone viral. He was turned over to the Police Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in …

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E/R: Woman hot for labeling Okyenhene and taskforce criminal gang

Yaa Asantewaa, also known as Getty, a resident of Asuaba community in Upper West Akyem District, Eastern Region, has sparked outrage among chiefs in Akyem Abuakwa for labeling Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin and the Okyeman Land Protection Taskforce as criminal gangs. Her remarks come in the wake of community …

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Offuman youth demands justice for the death of 25yr old man

Information reaching the news desk of Ghanaweb.mobi from Offuman in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region has it that, a 25-year-old young man, John Daizy has been shot dead. According to our source, the unfortunate incident happened during a funeral at Jema in the Kintampo South District …

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Parliament faces potential power disconnection over GH₵23m ECG debt

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is considering disconnecting power supply to the Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday, February 21, due to an outstanding debt exceeding GH₵23 million. This potential action is part of the ongoing “Operation Zero Balance” initiative which aims to recover unpaid debts from various customers. The …

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Man admits to rape, murder of US tourist in Germany

A US man has confessed to raping and killing a fellow American tourist near Germany’s famed Neuschwanstein Castle last June. Troy Philipp B faces several charges, including one count of murder over a 21-year-old woman’s death, and attempted murder of the victim’s friend, a 22-year-old woman. The 31-year also admitted …

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