The Offinso Manhene “Nana Dwoamena Akenten II, on Monday 8th April 2024, has installed 7 Sub-Chiefs including the linguistic (OffinsoManhene Akyeamehene) to rally behind him for the development of Offinsoman. The installed sub-chiefs are; Offinso Manhene Akyeamehene, Nana Amoako Afriyie… Papasihene, Nana Osei Kufour… Bonsua-Fufuohene, Nana Effa Boamah… Adukrohene, …
Read More »Religious bloc of parliament driving Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ agenda – CDD Fellow
A Senior Programmes Officer, Human Rights and Social Inclusion at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Michael Augustus Akagbor, has stated that the religious bloc of Ghana’s parliament is the driving force behind the agenda to pass the controversial anti-gay bill into law. According to him, the proponents of the …
Read More »Avoid drunk driving to prevent road accidents this festive season – Ghana Drunkard Association
The Ghana Drunkard Association has cautioned drivers to desist from drunk driving to help minimize road crashes this festive season. The Association argues that drunk driving is a threat to life and property hence drivers must be responsible this season. President of the Association Moses Dry Bone indicated that the …
Read More »Rwanda’s Kagame slams police for not arresting ‘drink-driving’ MP
Rwandan president Paul Kagame over the weekend had cause to slam the police for not taking action on a Member of Parliament, MP, who was involved in a drink-driving offence. According to local media reports, the MP was not arrested because he enjoyed ‘immunity,’ as a lawmaker. MP Gamariel Mbonimana, …
Read More »Xavier Sosu convicted for reckless driving; fined GH¢2,400
The Member of Parliament for Madina, Francis-Xavier Sosu, has been convicted of reckless and inconsiderate driving. The lawmaker was arrested on Thursday, November 3, 2022, after he was seen driving in the middle of the road around the Airport by-pass in his V8 vehicle with no regard for law-abiding pedestrians …
Read More »Bank of Ghana vehicle impounded over wrong-way driving
The police have impounded a vehicle belonging to the Bank of Ghana as part of Citi TV‘s War Against Indiscipline (WAI). This was after the driver of the vehicle was arrested at the Airport bypass for using sirens and driving on the wrong side of the road without a justified course …
Read More »Drunk driver blames Covid-19 for driving with missing tyres
A drunk driver travelled for 10 miles down the M4 with two tyres missing after a night out with friends. Despite being twice the limit and admitting to drink-driving, Laurie Rosser, 42, blamed Covid for making his mind “cloudy”. Swansea Magistrates’ Court heard Rosser, from Gorseinon, had two-wheel “blowouts” on …
Read More »Judge jailed for driving naked
A Supreme Court judge in the American state of Ohio has been indefinitely suspended after he was found driving naked through the city – for the third time in 12 months. Scott Blauvelt, 50, has been a top law official in the area since 1997. But he has had his career halted due to his strange …
Read More »Here are the 15 items driving inflation in Ghana
The Ghana Statistical Service last week announced that inflation had jumped to 27.6% in May 2022 from 23.6% recorded in April. The drivers of this development are varied and largely driven by local products. Data from the Statistical Service show that 56.2% of the products accounting for the rise in …
Read More »Nancy Pelosi’s husband arrested for drink-driving
The husband of US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving in California. Paul Pelosi was held after his Porsche was involved in a collision with another vehicle in Napa County on Saturday night. No one was injured and the other driver was not arrested. Eighty-two-year-old …
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