GENERAL NEWS

GES: Post retirement contract of Dep. Dir. General extended again

The tenure of office for the current Deputy Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Anthony Boateng has been extended. “I am pleased to inform you that the President of the Republic has granted you a further one-year of the contract of service as Deputy Director-General (Management Services) of the …

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VIDEO: Odumase Krobo residents mobilizing amidst tension over alleged military brutalities

Residents of Odumase Krobo in the Eastern Region are alleging that they are being brutaliised by some military personnel. Currently, the residents are mobilizing on the streets of Odumase Krobo right from Nuaso community and they are chanting songs while the military and police are patrolling the area. Meanwhile, the Electricity Company of Ghana …

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Gunmen attack Odike’s office; cars vandalised

The Patase office of the Founder and Leader of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Akwasi Addai “Odike” has been attacked by gunmen. The thugs who fired gunshots also vandalised vehicles parked within the premises of Odike’s office in Kumasi Monday. Odike who was not around during the incident has reported …

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VIDEO: Young ‘galamseyer’ boasts about ‘medicinal’ benefits of drinking mercury

A young man captured in a video at a galamsey site in the Western Region has boasted about how medicinal the use of mercury can be for a person. In the video captured by one of Ghana’s foremost drone pilots and documentary producers, Edem Srem, the young man, popularly known …

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We can’t prosecute NAM 1 – EOCO boss

Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO), COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, says there is “insufficient evidence” to prosecute Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly called NAM1, who was accused of running a Ponzi scheme. Chief Executive Officer of the defunct Menzgold Ghana Limited is currently on bail following …

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Presidential Candidate Aspirant Joe Ghartey To Address Student Leaders At University of Ghana

    New Patriotic Party’s Presidential candidate aspirant and veteran politician, Hon. Joe Ghartey, is billed to address student leaders at the University of Ghana. On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, the University of Ghana Students’ Representative Council (UGSR) will host a program titled: ‘The Dissect.’ The event is to be …

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Welder apprentice burns 4×4 pickup truck at Awutu Bereku

An effort by an apprentice to weld the skid plate of a 4×4 pickup has caused the car to be burnt beyond recognition at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region. According to a report by Onua TV’s Nana Yaw Asare, the apprentice, while executing his job, touched the car’s fuel …

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Akyem Manso Chief injured in attack by unknown assailants

The chief of Akyem Manso who doubles as Benkumhene of Akyem Kotoku traditional area Obrempong Sintim Poku III, came under attack on Sunday whilst heading to the Akyem Kotoku palace to attend Akwasidae. According to Obrempong Sintim Poku III, some unknown persons pelted his vehicle with stones about 50 meters …

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Is that how democracy is practised? – Odike questions Manhyia over his banishment

The founder and leader of the United Progressive Party, Akwasi Addai alias ‘Odike’, says his banishment by the Kumasi Traditional Council contradicts the principles of democracy. On Friday, a number of Kumasi chiefs led by the Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, performed rituals to banish Odike on the back of …

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Special Prosecutor goes after Customs again, investigates auctioning of cars, goods

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has commenced investigations into corruption and corruption-related offences in the auction of vehicles and goods by the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority. In a statement announcing this development, the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, said the investigation would cover the auction sale of cars …

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