GENERAL NEWS

The U.S. Department of State’s 2021 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices has observed that lengthy pretrial detention has become a serious problem in the country. According to the report, 12 percent of 1, 595 prisoners in September were in pretrial status. It highlighted that, “the government kept prisoners …

The April 25 agreement for the sale of social media platform, Twitter, to Tesla founder, Elon Musk, continues to elicit reactions across the world. Samuel Nartey George, Ningo-Prampram Member of Parliament, will not be left out as he used the same platform to express his views on the impending sale, …

The host of My Lawyer My Counselor on TV XyZ, Daakyehene Ofosu Agyeman has won two Awards during the second edition of Ghana Media Personality Awards. He was adjudged winner of Tv Development show host of the year as well as his program, My Lawyer My Counselor also winning the …

A research finding by the Center for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) – Water Research Institute (WRI) and Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (EAWAG) has revealed that about 920, 000 persons in Northern Ghana are exposed to fluoride contaminated water. The report said most of the population …

Some 36 persons lost their lives in road crashes during the Easter festivities, between April 15, 2022, and April 18, 2022, a Motor Accident Returns Report from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) has said. This represents an increase of 28.57 per cent compared to 28 deaths recorded during …

STC CEO, Nana Akomea has cautioned the government not to bloat the E-Levy deductions as the policy begins on Sunday, 1st May, 2022. The Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy) is a 1.5% charge on all electronic transactions, primarily MoMo transactions, aimed to provide infrastructure development and better road networks for the …

The U.S Department of State’s 2021 Annual Country Reports on Human Rights Practices released on 12 April 2022 has said: “While the constitution and law provide for an independent judiciary, the judiciary was subject to unlawful influence and corruption”. “Judicial officials reportedly accepted bribes to expedite or postpone cases, ‘lose’ …

Wonders they say shall never end! A video that is currently circulating on the internet shows a group of men digging the grave of a buried pregnant woman. According to the footnotes surrounding the video, the pregnant woman was due for delivery but she mysteriously died. A few days after her burial, …

Private legal practitioner Justice Abdulai has reacted to the Supreme Court’s review of its earlier ruling on Deputy Speakers. It may be recalled that on March 9, 2022, the SC ruled that a Deputy Speaker even when presiding over parliamentary proceedings reserves the right to vote and can be counted …

Some Ghanaian students in Ukraine who were evacuated by the government due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have said that they are beginning to regret accepting the government’s offer to return home. According to the student, since they were brought back to Ghana, the government has not taken considerable steps …