GENERAL NEWS

The Nation Builders’ Corps (NABCo) Trainees Association of Ghana has called on the government to pay the allowance arrears owed its members.  The trainees, who have not been paid their allowances in the last couple of months, say due to their current situation, they may not be alive to see …

In a tweet on December 9, 2014, then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, said, “We do not own the land; we hold it in trust for generations yet unborn. #OneGhana #AliuMemorialLecture.” And then at a much later date, he told his appointees: “My message to any of you, or anybody for that …

The late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, who was popularly known as Sir John, is currently number one on Twitter after it emerged he has willed some portions of the Achimota Forest land to his family. Sir John, in his final Will, mentioned that he owned several acres …

It has emerged that some members of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, have already acquired some portions of the Achimota forest lands even before the government returns the peripherals of the forest to its custodial owners, identified as the Owoo family. Page 5 of the Last Will and testament …

A three year old girl is struggling for her life after their mud house collapsed on her at Breman Kwanankwaa in the Central Region on Sunday morning. The victim, Maame Esi who was asleep when the building collapsed was in the room with her mother and two siblings. Report gathered …

A former Operations Manager at the Forestry Commission Charles Owusu has dared the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources to make public the names of persons who have been given lands at the Achimota Forest. “When we explain now, most people will not understand so I will give you an …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured the public that it will make the reports of the investigations on Marwako fast food and restaurant available as soon as it is ready. According to the FDA, it is still awaiting the laboratory report on the sample analyses taken from the …

The Ministry of Works and Housing has charged the local authorities such as the municipal district assemblies (MDAs) to enforce the bye-laws to prevent flooding in Accra. According to the sector Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye, the district assemblies are empowered by the Local Government Act to ensure that, for instance, building …

Ghana’s National Security Secretariat is urging Ghanaians to be extra vigilant since the nation is not immune from threats of terrorism. The Secretariat, however, added that the Security Agencies in the country are alert to combat any form of terrorism. “We are not insulated from those attacks therefore, we think …

About five hours of heavy rainfall yesterday in Accra caused severe flooding and disrupted activities in many parts of the capital city and beyond. Some of the affected areas include the Tetteh Quarshie Interchange, Spintex, Madina road, the Sahara Park in Adabraka, Ablekuma, parts of Teshie, the Obetsebi Lamptey roundabout, …