The Minority in Parliament has accused President Akufo-Addo of presiding over what they describe as “gargantuan fraud in the spending and disbursement of COVID expenses”. According to Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority is vindicated by the fact that a leading member of the NPP disclosed publicly to the effect that, COVID Funds …
Read More »NAPO meets the National Association of Queen Mothers
The Minister of Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has charged queen mothers in the country to join the call of putting in place comprehensive and viable plans to cater for the transition from fossil fuels to renewables. The minister noted that as traditional leaders, they are in better and strategic …
Read More »UN Ambassador consoles Ghanaian family over UK mass killing
United Nations Ambassador and Founder of Zoe Christian Centre in the United Kingdom, H.E Rev Atta Badu Snr, has commiserated with the family of four persons who were gruesomely murdered by a knifeman in Bermondsey, South East London on April 25, 2022. The family of the deceased victims, Dolet Hill, …
Read More »E-Levy Case: Minority were present when E-Levy was passed – AG to SC
The Attorney-General and the Ministry of Justice has told the Supreme Court that, “the quorum requirement as provided in Article 104(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana was satisfied” when the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) was passed. The AG also argued that, all minority members of Parliament were present in …
Read More »Stones, teargas and warning shots as Wa youth demand release of ‘sex tape’ floggers
News emerged late Wednesday evening that hundreds of young people had thronged a local Police station demanding the release of three persons arrested in connection with the flogging of two persons captured on a leaked sex tape. A Citi News reporter reported that the police contingent comprised about 200 men …
Read More »IGP vs. UK High Commissioner ‘row’: Sam George’s threat to beat Australian High Commissioner pops up
Samuel Nartey George’s altercation with the former Australian High Commissioner over his alleged involvement in the promotion of homosexuality in the country has come up in the wake of the Inspector-General of Police and the British High Commissioner’s row. Sam Nartey George is on record to have threatened to beat Gregory …
Read More »June 4 armed demo: Captain Smart ‘exposed’ by WhatsApp conversation
Captain Smart, host of Onua FM Morning Show, is on record to have said he is not aware of any letter by his group, #FixTheCountry Movement, notifying the Ghana Police Service of a planned demonstration on Saturday, June 4, in which they [protestors] requested to hold weapons and to hire …
Read More »Foreign Ministry intervenes in Dampare-Harriet controversy
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has intervened in the seeming tension between the Inspector-General of Police and the UK High Commissioner to Ghana. In a statement issued hours after Dr George Akuffo Dampare’s response to Madam Harriet Thompson’s tweet, the Ministry said it has contacted both factions …
Read More »Family of Ho lightening victim sends delegation to Nogokpo
A Delegation from the family of the late Emmanuel Torli, a 17-year coconut seller who was struck by lightning in Ho on Monday, has been sent to Nogokpo, a shrine at Ketu South Municipality. One Mr Nicolas Nfodjo, who described himself as a grandfather of the deceased, disclosed this to …
Read More »Wa: Angry youth besiege police station; demand release of persons arrested over flogging incident
Some angry youth in Wa besieged the Upper West regional police command on Wednesday evening, demanding the release of the three persons arrested for their alleged involvement in the flogging of the two youngsters whose sex video went viral on social media. The youth, numbering over 300 pelted stones and …
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