Traditional ruler of the Ga Kingdom, Boni Nii Tackie Adama Latse II, and the Ga Dzase have expressed their displeasure over Akufo-Addo-led government’s determination to approve the controversial “Agyapa Mineral Royalties Deal”. It came in wake of notice of the deal’s reintroduction to parliament after some revisions were made, following …
Read More »One dead after armed men attack gold dealer’s shop at Enyinam on Accra-Kumasi highway
JoyNews has picked information about a robbery attack at Enyinam on the Accra-Kumasi highway. The attack allegedly took place at a gold dealer’s shop. Sources say the armed robbers made away with an undisclosed sum of money. Again, one person was reportedly shot dead. Giving more details, an eyewitness, Ibrahim …
Read More »PHOTOS: Two injured as truck crushes tollbooth at Tema
A tipper truck on Friday morning crashed into two abandoned toll booths at the Tema end of the Tema-Accra Motorway. Two people were injured in the accident. The accident occurred in the early morning (May 27, 2022) when the truck heading towards Accra from the Afienya section crashed into the …
Read More »‘There are too many corrupt cases that are going on unattended to’ – Domelevo
Former Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo has spoken about the spate of corruption in the country. He said in a JoyNews interview on Wednesday, May 25, 2022; that he is unable to run an assessment of corruption and the corruption fight by this government but that he was worried by …
Read More »Parliament shoots down €75m loan as Bagbin summons Ofori-Atta over COVID funds
The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has summoned Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to appear before the House with details of all funds received and used in the name of Covid-19. The directive followed the shooting down of a 75 million Euros loan agreement between the government of Ghana and European …
Read More »Fire guts three-storey building at Aboabo
A three-storey building which houses Police officers at Aboabo in the Ashanti Region is on fire. The cause of the inferno is not immediately known. The ravaging fire has destroyed several properties. The fire started around 2:30pm, Thursday afternoon. Source: 3news.com
Read More »‘Parliament has no money to function’ – Bagbin fumes
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lamented the dire financial constraints Parliament is currently facing. According to the Speaker, he has stopped approving financial commitments of the house due to the constraints. Speaking in Parliament, the Speaker called out the Minister for Finance for starving the House of funds. …
Read More »HOT VIDEO: Antoa kills Kwadwo Boi; Sofo Kyiri Abosom, others next to die
One Kwadwo Boi, 76, a native of Antoa in the Kwabre District of Ashanti who came out some years ago to back the claim by Rev Christian Kwabena Andrews, aka Sofo Kyiri Abosom, leader and Founder of Life Assembly Worship Center that he has gone to destroy the Antoa shrine, …
Read More »Supreme Court gives AG 14 days to file statement on e-levy suit
The Supreme Court has granted the Attorney General 14 days within which to file his statement of case on the suit by three Minority Members of Parliament challenging the passage of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy. Three NDC MPs, namely Haruna Iddrissu, Mahama Ayariga, and Samuel Okudjeto Ablakwa, are before …
Read More »Georgina Wood, Akua Kuenyehia, Elizabeth Ohene, Sir Sam Jonah and others own state lands
The news of the degazetting of portions of the Achimota Forest Reserve through the Executive Instrument 144, which took effect on May 1, 2022, has generated a lot of controversy in the Ghanaian media with varied comments being expressed about the propriety of the action amidst government’s stated commitments to …
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