GENERAL NEWS

The Justices of the Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 5, asked Lawyer Tsatsu Tsikata to stop wasting their time and to assist the Court to make progress on the Assin North election-dispute-related application before it. According to the court, it had the duty to manage the case to a smooth and …

Former Interior Minister under the erstwhile John Agyekum Kufuor administration, Alhaji Malik Al-Hassan Yakubu has revealed that his resignation as Interior Minister came as a shock to the President. According to him, his resignation was to pave way for thorough investigations into the unfortunate incident of March 27, 2002 that …

A policewoman stationed at Dambai in the Oti region who was a pillion rider on an unregistered motorbike has been crushed to death in a ghastly accident. Constable Rashida Alhassan was involved in a motorbike accident at Worawora with one Prince Owusu believed to be her fiancé with him she …

Marijuana (weed or wee) smokers at Sefwi Asawinso in the Western North Region have been badly hit by the recent general increase in goods and services in the country as they lament bitterly the high cost of the banned substance in their area. Sellers of marijuana in Sefwi Asawinso say …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday, April 4, 2022, made a strong case for his government during a BBC interview. According to the president, his government, some two years ago, had steered the nation towards a path of economic growth but was derailed by some global occurrences. He noted that despite …

Outgoing U.S Ambassador to Ghana, Stephanie S. Sullivan, has visited Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to officially inform him of her departure from Ghana. Ambassador Sullivan used the occasion to thank the Asantehene for the remarkable working relationship she and the U.S Embassy staff have enjoyed throughout her time in Ghana. Ms. …

Ace Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, who has been on the low for months, is currently trending on Twitter. This comes a few hours after Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, blamed the woes of Ghana football on the dismissal of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi. Mr Nyantakyi was dismissed and …

Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, has challenged the Speaker’s decision to refer three Members of Parliament to the Privileges Committee for absenteeism. The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagin, did so on April 5, 2022. His direction is in line with Article 97 (1) (c) of the 1992 Constitution and Order 17 of the …

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has commenced investigations into allegations of financial impropriety levelled against the Zongo Development Fund (ZoDF) secretariat by a whistleblower. The whistleblower has furnished the anti-graft agency with details of accounting breaches spanning many months. EOCO is particularly interested in procurement anomalies and the …

The Deputy Ranking Member for the Parliamentary Select Committee on Roads and Transport has suggested that road tolls can be free for Ghanaian drivers but not trucks from neighbouring countries that use the country’s roads. Mr. Isaac Adjei Mensah who is also the Member of Parliament for Wassa East Constituency …