GENERAL NEWS

Some parts of Accra have flooded following the downpour which started Monday night. The rains which were heavy at midnight have continued to Tuesday morning. Some roads in Accra have also been blocked after branches of trees fell as a result of the rains. Starr News reports say the stretch …

The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has called for an immediate halt to the destruction of Ghana’s forest cover and the pollution of water bodies. Okyehene, who is bemoaning the current level of destruction and degradation of the country’s forest reserve and its arable lands says the state of the country’s forest …

  The alleged will of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Mr Kojo Owusu Afriyie (Sir John) has been the toast of social media in the past few days. Below is the full list of properties in it: HOUSES House on plot number GA54480 located in Ogbojo, East Legon, …

The International Republican Institute (IRI) and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) have finished conducting a Pre-Election Assessment Mission (PEAM) as part of their overall observation of Kenya’s 2022 general elections. The pre-election assessment which began on May 16 and ended on May 20, 2022, made some interesting recommendations ahead of …

Works and Housing Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye says government will soon embark on a mass demolishing of buildings mounted on major waterways in the city of Accra to curb the yearly flooding. He told NEAT FM’s morning show, Ghana Montie, in an interview that, the city authorities will be given the …

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio has assured Ghanaians that all land documents at the Lands Commission Accra Regional office are safe and intact. He said this in contrast to news report circulating on social media that rains have destroyed all …

There are no records to show that the late Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie owned lands in the Achimota forest, the Lands Commission has said. “There is nothing in our records concerning that. What you read is what I have read. We don’t have anything recorded …

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has taken notice of infractions by some Petroleum Service Providers (PSPs) who have engaged in illicit third-party trading of Petroleum products and has accordingly applied and the requisite sanctions. A statement from the Corporate Affairs Department of NPA listed the affected companies and accompanying sanctions …

The founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministries International, Rev Isaac Owusu Be0mpah, has once again prophesied that there might be a military overtake in Ghana. According to Rev Bempah, he saw a serious gunfight break out at the seat of the presidency involving personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces …

Dakar, Senegal, May 23, 2022 – Avanti Communications (“Avanti”) and Free in Senegal today announced a five-year partnership agreement under which Free in Senegal will build and host a new satellite gateway in Senegal for Avanti’s HYLAS 4 state-of-the-art Ka-band satellite.  The new gateway will extend the coverage of Avanti’s …