The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has published a list of corruption cases it has investigated and prosecuted. The OSP revealed that it has currently investigated two corruption cases and charged the accused for court. The cases are; 1. The Republic v (1) Mahama Ayariga (2) Kendrick Akwasi Marfo …
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Israel backs West Bank homes for settlers and Palestinians
Israel has approved the construction of 6,000 new homes for Jewish settlers and 700 homes for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. The decision about new homes in settlements further extends the Israeli presence in the West Bank. But it is Israel’s approval for Palestinian homes that is unusual. Israeli …
Read More »NAGRAT threatens to withdraw services over unsolicited insurance policy deductions
Members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) have threatened to lay down their tools effective September 1, 2019, should the Ghana Education Service fail to halt monthly deductions of GHc10 from their salaries. The Ghana Education Service introduced an insurance policy which has become unpopular with many teachers. …
Read More »Bodies decomposing as refrigerators at Asesewa government hospital breaks down
The failure of authorities at the Asesewa government hospital in the Eastern Region to repair three broken down refrigerators at the morgue has led to mass decomposition of bodies sent to the facility for preservation. Currently, only two of the five refrigerators are partially functioning while the hospital also lacks …
Read More »Kidnapped girls: Angry mother slaps suspect in court
There was drama at the Sekondi High Court 2 in the Western Region Wednesday, when a mother of one of the kidnapped girls slapped the suspect, Samuel Udoterk after he pleaded not guilty to the crime. Comfort Arhin, mother of Ruthlove Quayson, distressed by the suspect’s refusal to disclose where …
Read More »We acted in good faith – PDS
The management of Power Distribution Services (PDS) has stated that the company has always acted in good faith with the contract it signed with the Government of Ghana.The government on Tuesday suspended the power deal it signed with PDS.The decision was communicated via a press release by Information Minister Kojo …
Read More »Exton Cubic’s mining license invalid – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has ruled that mining leases granted to Exton Cubic owned by Ibrahim Mahama is invalid, void and of no effect. The Court also held that the lease granted Exton Cubic did not comply with mandatory statutory provisions of the Minerals and Mining Act and article 268 of …
Read More »Kumasi City Mall wins Gold Award for Commerce and Retail Business
Kumasi City Mall (KCM), the Ashanti Region’s pride in modern, one-stop retail shopping, picked up the Gold Award for Commerce and Retail business at the 16th edition of the Ashanti Business Excellence Awards held in Kumasi over the weekend. Some 25 companies, organisations and agencies operating in the Ashanti Region …
Read More »Black Stars AFCON Diary Sponsors Commended
Sports journalist and Communications Consultant, Yaw Ampofo Ankrah has commended the coalition of sponsors who supported Ghana Senior National Team, Black Stars Fans Diary in Egypt during the 2019 African Cup of Nations (AFCON). The reporter cum sports administrator has hailed the broadcast of the Diary as a successful production. …
Read More »Osuben residents drive Lands Minister away
The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh faced a serious embarrassment at Osuben in the Eastern Region as residents drove him away. Residents booed at him and his entourage and hit their cars in protest of a Taiwan Mining firm, Soon Mining Co. Limited. The Minister bowed his head …
Read More »Gospel musician Brother Sammy begs FDA for forgiveness
Gospel musician Brother Sammy has rendered an unqualified apology to the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) following his claim of having a cure for a number of diseases including HIV, asthma, gonorrhea, Hepatitis B, cancer and diabetes. The FDA with assistance from the Ashanti Regional Police in June, arrested of …
Read More »Compensate us or we’ll boycott election 2020 – Displaced Mamobi residents cry
Residents at Mamobi in Accra have vowed to boycott the upcoming 2020 general elections if government does not come to their aid. Their cries come after a mass demolition exercise by the Accra Metropolitan Assembly Tuesday, July 30, 2019, that saw scores lose their properties and homes. According to displaced …
Read More »#WAI: Health Minister stopped, driver arrested for road traffic violation[VIDEO]
The Driver of the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman Manu has been arrested and processed for the City Campus Court for using a strobe light to drive against oncoming traffic. Mr. Agyeman Manu was in the Nissan Patrol with a police officer when his driver was arrested. Ministers of state can …
Read More »Military dressed armed robbers kill police woman in Tamale; bolt with weapon
Lance Corporal Agartha Nana Nabin at the Northern Regional Police Headquarters in Tamale was on Tuesday evening shot to death by military dressed armed robbers at a police check point on the Kumbungu road. According to MyNewsGh.com sources, the incident occurred at about 10:45pm near Star Oil Filing Station when …
Read More »I can’t complete my time with the Black Stars without winning something – Mubarak Wakaso
Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has revealed that he will only retire from the national team if he wins a trophy with the Black Stars. The midfielder, who broke down in tears following Ghana’s elimination at the Nations Cup in Egypt says he can only stop playing for the Black Stars …
Read More »Stonebwoy hints of new song with Jamaica’s Elephant Man
Award-winning dancehall musician, Stonebwoy has, in a new Facebook video, made his fans aware of a new song he has with Jamaican star, Elephant Man. The musician, who is currently touring Europe and putting Ghana on the map, was seen with the ‘Pon De River’ hitmaker. Elephant Man, who …
Read More »COPEC petitions Speaker of Parliament over increase in ESLA
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament over the proposed increase in components of the Energy Sector Levies (ESLA) which will lead to increase fuel prices. COPEC in its petition said the “current fuel price increase is coming at the wrong time.” The mid-year budget …
Read More »Mahama will be a saint someday – Manasseh ‘prophesies’
Multimedia Journalist, Manasseh Azuri Awuni is predicting former President John Dramani Mahama could be made canonized someday if the current trend of happening in the country under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration persists. “If things continue this way, we will have to canonize John Dramani Mahama someday”, he revealed …
Read More »Asunafo South: Pastor rapes 3 Church members
29-year-old pastor has been arrested by the Asunafo south district police command for raping three of his Church members. Pastor Daniel Abisah aka OGYABOFO of the Adom Power Ministry according to the District Police Commander, ASP Lawrence Adombire reportedly arrived at Akrodie on July 22, 2019, and started a crusade …
Read More »US Speaker addresses parliament today
Speaker of the United States Congress, Nancy Pelosi is expected to deliver a historic address to Ghana’s Parliament today, Wednesday, 31 July 2019.The address is expected to touch on policy issues and bilateral agreements between the two countries.Also expected in the chamber will be members of the Congressional delegation who …
Read More »TIN requirement before filing cases unconstitutional – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional provisions in the Revenue Administration act restricting people without a Tax Identification Number (TIN) from filing cases in court. According to the unanimous decision of the court, the provision of the Act is inconsistent with the 1992 Constitution and has the potential to …
Read More »Tamale: Gunmen shoot dead cop; seize weapons
A female cop identified only as Corporal Agartha has been shot dead by unknown gunmen adorned in military camouflage. The incident occurred Tuesday around 10.30pm at a checkpoint at a Star Oil Filling Station near Tamale, the Northern regional crime officer Superintendent Otuo Acheampong confirmed the news to Starr News. …
Read More »FULL DETAILS: Why government suspended PDS
Government of Ghana in the late hours of Tuesday, July 30 announced the abrogation of the contract with Power Distribution Services barely six months after the company took over from the Electricity Company of Ghana. In a statement signed by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, it disclosed that “the decision …
Read More »We’re working hard to find missing Takoradi girls – Dery
Interior Minister, Amborsse Dery, has told Parliament that the security agencies in Ghana are working hard to find the missing Takoradi girls. The whereabouts of the three missing Takoradi girls, Ruthlove Quayson, Priscilla Blessing Bentum and Priscilla Koranchie who were kidnapped between August and December 2018 is yet to be …
Read More »ECG is back as gov’t suspends PDS agreement
Government has suspended its concession agreement with the Power Distribution Services (PDS) bringing back the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in full control. More soon…. Source: Ghana| Myjoyonline.com
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