Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson has been served with Supreme Court processes by post on his house, the notice board of the Supreme Court, and that of the High Court. The move comes after a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court on Tuesday 22nd February 2022 granted an application exparte …
Read More »JUST IN: Train carrying Ghanaian students in Ukraine attacked by Russians
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has revealed that a train that was carrying some Ghanaian students was attacked by the Russians in Ukraine. Thankfully, Mr Ablakwa said, all the Ghanaian students escaped unhurt. He said this on the Key Points on TV3/3FM with Dzifa Bampoh on Saturday …
Read More »Adwoa Safo’s removal can only be determined by Speaker, not party – Obiri Boahen
The Deputy General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has implored the rank and file of the party not to gloat over calls to have the party’s Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Sarah Adwoa Safo removed from Parliament. According to him, the decision to have the embattled MP removed is an …
Read More »Prepare for by elections in Assin Central, Ayawaso Central and Dome-Kwabenya – Okudzeto Ablakwa
Amidst reports that the ruling New Patriotic Party is planning to move for the declaration of the Dome Kwabenya seat in parliament as vacant, a member of the opposition party has described the move as a selective application of the law. The absence of Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo in parliament …
Read More »Husband of missing Land Commission staff rearrested after discharge by court
Dr. Wilberforce Nkrumah Aggrey, a KNUST lecturer, has been rearrested after he was discharged by the Asokwa District Court. The lecturer is standing trial for the alleged kidnap of his wife; a staff of the Lands Commission. He has been in police custody since October 6, 2021, for playing a …
Read More »Ethiopian Airlines employees are fleeing the country by hiding in the planes they work on
Yohannes and Gebremeskel knew it would be cold inside the bulk cargo area of the Airbus A350 plane on the long flight from Ethiopia’s capital to Belgium. But the two ground technicians with Ethiopian Airlines, both of Tigrayan origin, said they felt a threat from the Ethiopian authorities that left …
Read More »Snake catcher on the mend after being bitten twice by black mamba
A Limpopo snake catcher is recuperating after being bitten by a black mamba while trying to retrieve it from a ceiling. Gideon Vorster, from Tzaneen, was helping to remove the snake which was shedding its skin — a process that makes them violent and territorial — and it bit him …
Read More »Savelugu SHS students protest quality of meals served by authorities
The students of the Savelugu Senior High School (SHS) in the Northern Region on Sunday, February 20, protested the quality of meals offered them by the authorities. The riot began after they accused school authorities of feeding them with expired milk and tin fish. The students also said the meals …
Read More »Five rooms, stores razed by fire in Tamale
Five rooms serving as bedrooms, and a number of stores near the Central Market in Tamale were gutted by fire on Sunday dawn. When the Ghana News Agency visited the scene, it observed that there was no casualty. However, property worth thousands of Ghana Cedis, including physical cash, had been …
Read More »Benin exhibits stolen treasures returned by France
Benin President Patrice Talon on Saturday will inaugurate an exhibition of historic artworks returned by France last year, nearly 130 years after they were stolen by colonial forces. The 26 pieces, some considered sacred in Benin, will be displayed from Sunday in a 2,000-square-metre (21,500-square-foot) space in the presidential palace …
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