The Accra High Court has ordered Menzgold Ghana Limited, a gold dealership firm to refund GH¢2,664,000 owed to some 58 soldiers. The court, presided over by Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah J. in a November 4, 2019 ruling, however, refused to enforce the contractual interest at the rate contained in the respective …
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Court orders Menzgold to refund GH¢2.6m owed to 58 soldiers
The Accra High Court has ordered Menzgold Ghana Limited, a gold dealership firm to refund GH¢2,664,000 owed to some 58 soldiers. The court, presided over by Justice Angelina Mensah-Homiah J. in a November 4, 2019 ruling, however, refused to enforce the contractual interest at the rate contained in the respective …
Read More »Australia bushfires: Record number of emergencies in New South Wales
Australian authorities say an “unprecedented” number of emergency-level bushfires are threatening the state of New South Wales (NSW). More than 90 blazes were raging across the state on Friday. Gusty winds and up to 35C heat have exacerbated the fires, many of which are in drought-affected areas. There are reports …
Read More »Watch: How Bawumia’s home was burgled
The Ghana Police Service has arrested four persons suspected to be part of a gang that robbed the private residence of the Vice President, Dr Bawumia in Walewale in the North East region of Ghana. The burglars in an incident which took place over the weekend attacked five other houses …
Read More »Nyantakyi case: We won’t rush to court without solid evidence – Kpemka
Deputy Attorney General, Joseph Kpemka has said that the office of the Attorney General will not rush in prosecuting the case involving the former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi. He said the office will diligently gather its facts and evidence in the case before proceeding to …
Read More »Bawumia Burglary: Police pick up 4 people
The Walewale Divisional Police Command in the North East Region has arrested four(4) persons for allegedly burgling the home of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. MyNewsGh.com on Thursday, November 7, 2019, reported of how some criminals broke into the home of the second gentleman of the country at Kperiga in …
Read More »Manasseh’s book on Mahama’s ‘second coming’ out in 3 weeks
Freelance investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni, is set to release a revealing book on the presidency of John Dramani Mahama. The book, which is titled The Fourth John: Reign, Rejection & Rebound, is set to be released in four cities beginning with Accra on the 27th of November 2019, theghanareport.com …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Docket for Kwesi Nyantakyi’s prosecution ready – Attorney-General
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Ms Gloria Akuffo says the review of the docket for the prosecution of the former president of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr Kwesi Nyantakyi has been completed. “The review of the docket, Mr. Speaker has since been completed and the presentation of …
Read More »Coup plot: ACP Agordzo reappears in court today
A former Director of the Transformation Office of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo who is under investigation for an alleged plot to destabilize the state re-appears in court today, Friday, November 08, 2019. The outspoken senior police officer believes he is being victimized because of his love …
Read More »Akufo-Addo directs payment of GBC’s electricity debt
President Akufo-Addo has directed the immediate payment of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation’s (GBC) debt owed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). According to the President, given that the state broadcaster’s function, a permanent solution is needed to resolve the matter asking the Information Minister to facilitate the payment as soon …
Read More »Couple critically wounded in gun attack at Ada
A couple has been critically injured at Kasseh, a suburb of Ada in the Greater Accra Region after unknown gunmen attacked them in their home Thursday dawn. Mr Michael Kpalam, a popular drinking bar Operator and his wife Ms Gladys Henanawopeh who were seriously wounded in the attack, are battling …
Read More »ROPAA: Make “meaningful, nonpartisan” contributions – EC to diasporans
A Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Bossman Asare has charged Ghanaians abroad to submit critical contributions to the election management body that will enhance the processes toward the implementation of the Representation of the People’s Amendment Act (Act 699). Speaking at a forum to engage Ghanaians on …
Read More »Deal with high interest rates – Akufo-Addo to BoG Governor
President Nana Akufo-Addo has tasked the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, to deal with the issue of high interest rates in the country. Addressing the CEOs Executive Forum in Accra on Wednesday, 6 November 2019, the President said: “I have requested the Governor of the Bank …
Read More »Ibrahim Mahama was more than a vice president – Vim Lady fires NDC
The 2020 general election is around the corner and as such, political issues are headlining conversations on media platforms. Some vocal media personalities have also given Ghanaians a piece of their thoughts in relation to ongoing debates. The NDC announced a controversial list of 51 public officers alleged to be …
Read More »Apologize or face us in court for slandering Gabby Otchere-Darko – Aide to Sammy Gyamfi
A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko is demanding an unqualified apology and retraction from the Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi for making supposed derogatory remarks about him. Sammy Gyamfi at a press conference on Tuesday accused President Akufo-Addo …
Read More »‘Jealous’ NDC MMDCEs killed one another with juju – former NDC mayor
Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Takoradi, Kobena Prah Annan, has made a shocking revelation that the quest for power within the NDC led to the killing of his colleagues through the use of “juju”. “…it was my own NDC folks who made sure that I …
Read More »Baffour Awuah is new Ghana Health Service boss
The Medical Director of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Dr. Baffour Awuah, has been appointed Director-General of the Ghana Health Service. According to a letter dated November 5, 2019, and signed by Executive Secretary to the President, Nana Bedietuo Asante, Dr. Awuah will head the GHS in an acting capacity “…pending …
Read More »My children are extremely traumatised – ACP Agordzo’s wife cries
Wife of the senior Police Officer who has been charged with treason says their children are extremely traumatised. In an interview on NEAT FM’s morning show ‘Ghana Montie’, Mrs Patience Agordzo said her 17-year-old daughter who visited her father at the BNI headquarters on Tuesday broke down in tears after …
Read More »Robbers break into Bawumia’s house
Reports reaching Ghpage.com has it that robbers have broken into the house of the vice president of Ghana, Dr. Alhaji Mahamudu Bawumia. According to the reports, the armed robbers scaled over the house of Dr. Bawumia’s house at Kperiga, a suburb of Walewale in the West Mamprusi Municipality of North …
Read More »COCOBOD loan: School kids to enjoy cocoa drink everyday – Fiifi Boafo
COCOBOD says every schoolchild in Ghana will now receive a cocoa drink a day following the passage of the $600-million loan agreement for the Cocoa Productivity Enhancement Project. According to Fiifi Boafo, the executive secretary at the office of the COCOBOD CEO, the move is to develop taste of Cocoa …
Read More »Electing MMDCEs on partisan basis won’t divide Ghana – Ato Arthur
The Head of Local Government Service, Nana Ato Arthur has debunked claims that electing Metropolitan Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) will divide the country. He said such a move will rather strengthen local governance and hasten development in the country. Nana Ato Arthur who was speaking in a Citi …
Read More »Lift ban on recruitment to Gulf States – Employment agencies beg govt
Some private employment agencies in Ghana are unhappy with government’s continuous ban on recruitment of Ghanaians to the Gulf States. Following reports of maltreatment meted out to some Ghanaian workers in the Gulf States, Government in 2017 placed a ban on such recruitment activities as part of efforts to sanitize …
Read More »‘NDC betrayed me’ – Koku Anyidoho speaks
Former Spokesperson at the Presidency (2009-2012) and now Chief Executive Officer of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho has revealed that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) betrayed him during his detention by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) last year. He argued that his detention by BNI was a …
Read More »GBC risks going off-air
The National Broadcaster, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation and its many outlets across the country risk going off-air if the company’s indebtedness to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is not paid immediately. At a meeting of the National Media Commission (NMC) and President Akufo-Addo, Chairman of the Commission, Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh …
Read More »Trump impeachment hearings to go public next week
Congressional Democrats have announced the first public hearings next week in an inquiry that may seek to remove President Donald Trump from office. Three state department officials will testify first. So far lawmakers from three key House committees have heard from witnesses behind closed doors. The impeachment inquiry centres on …
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