GENERAL NEWS

A nurse is battling for her life at a health facility following explosion which occurred at Atafoa New-Site, a suburb of Bantama in the Ashanti Region. The unfortunate incident happened when the gas cylinder the victim was using to cook reportedly exploded. This resulted in complete razed down of a …

The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament has directed the Ghana Police Service to trigger an Interpol red alert for the arrest of a former teacher at the Pantang Nurses and Midwifery School, madam Afia Nyarkowaa. The 2018 auditor General’s report has indicted the teacher for drawing salaries while on …

The Supreme Court of Ghana has ordered an investigation into the alleged assault of one of its bailiffs by a bodyguard of the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayeson. Following charges of forgery, perjury, deceiving a public officer, and knowingly making a false declaration brought against the …

A 55-year-old man from Damongo Zongo in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, Issahaku Mahamadu, is battling for his life at the Damongo hospital after he escaped lynching over witchcraft accusations. The 55-year-old is said to have been rushed to the Damongo hospital after he was allegedly tortured …

The Dean of the University of Ghana School of Law, Professor Raymond Atuguba, has raised legal objections to the ongoing SIM registration exercise by the telecommunications and the National Communications Authority (NCA). According to him, the National Identification Authority (NIA) has the power under the laws of Ghana to carry out …

Power FM broadcaster Oheneba Boamah Bennie has been jailed over his claims against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and judges in the country. According to a report by Radioxyzonline.com, the maverick broadcaster was given 14 days jail term on Tuesday by the High Court in Accra after the Attorney General charged him …

This new season of People & Places started with a tour at the fourth biggest forest and resource reserve in Ghana. The Shai Hills has served Ghanaians for 60 years, not only as a tourist site but as a place whose resources have greatly benefited the nation in numerous ways. …

A registrar at the Supreme Court of Ghana, Matthew Antiaye, has told the court how a bailiff tasked to present court documents to the embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, was thrown out by a bodyguard of the legislator. Briefing the court on the matter, the …

A former Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), Justice Emile Short, has called on the government to pay heed to the majority of Ghanaians’ views regarding the passage of the controversial E-levy. According to Mr Short, most Ghanaians have kicked against the levy’s passage and, therefore, the government …

The government of Ghana has fined mining company, Maxam Company Limited has been punished for the recent explosion that occurred at Appiatse, a mining community in the Western Region. The company has fined cedi equivalent of US$6,000,000 at the prevailing commercial rate for regulatory breaches in respect to manufacture, storage …