Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, former Speaker of Parliament, has called for reforms in the appointment and removal of judges in the 1992 Constitution to strengthen the country’s judicial system. Prof Oquaye recommended the appointment of two retired Supreme Court Judges nominated by the Roll of Retired Supreme Court Judges, two …
Read More »Police investigate death of officer who allegedly shot himself while on duty in Accra
The Ghana Police Service has said it is investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a Police officer. The Police in a release signed by the Director-General of Public Affairs, DCOP Kwesi Ofori indicated that the Police Officer “allegedly shot himself while on duty on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at …
Read More »President has too much power in selecting members of Council of State – Former Speaker of Parliament
A former Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, has said that no president should be allowed to appoint the people who form the Council of State. He explained that seeing that the primary role of the Council of State is to offer advice to the president, there the need …
Read More »What Kwame Nkrumah said in 1966 about the ‘biggest sin’ against Ghana
On February 24, 1966, while Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was on a peacemaking trip over the Vietnam War in Hanoi, the capital of Vietnam, his government was overthrown. Launched by the National Liberation Council, the coup d’état was code-named “Operation Cold Chop.” Kwame Nkrumah had left a 3-person presidential commission …
Read More »Missing Lands Commission staff: TAs slept in Dr Aggrey’s house with kids only – TA tells court
A former Teaching Assistant (TA) at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Isaac Ofei Asiamah in his testimony, has contradicted claims by Dr Wilberforce Aggrey, a senior lecturer who has been accused of kidnapping his wife, Rhodaline Darko that, he slept at home on the night of …
Read More »2 Dead In Tricycle Accident At Wuraso
The information available to DGN Online indicates that two people have met their untimely death in an accident involving a tricycle, commonly called Aboboyaa at Kumawu-Wuraso in the Ashanti Region. The deceased together with other farmers were on board the Aboboyaa coming from their farm when the incident occurred. Loaded with farm …
Read More »Ghana Rugby female team stranded in Tunisia – Reports
The Ghana Rugby female team are reportedly stranded in Tunisia ahead of this weekend’s Rugby Sevens World Cup final shoot-out. The Rugby female team, according to reports sighted by GhanaWeb, arrived at the Carthage International Airport, in Tunisia on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at 3pm after transiting from Istanbul, Turkey. …
Read More »Two Ghanaians among four murdered in London
It has emerged that two Ghanaians were among the recent stabbing incident in South-East London that led to the murder of four persons. The deceased are 45-year-old Tanysha Ofori-Akuffo who lived in Kennington and her daughter, Samantha Drummonds, 27, who lived in Forest Hill. The other two are Denton Burke, …
Read More »Captain Smart in fresh trouble as NMC directs him to apologise to Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
The loud, outspoken host of Onua FM’s Onua Maakye, Captain Smart, has found himself in trouble again, but this time with the National Media Commission (NMC). In a report by graphic.com.gh, the NMC has directed the broadcaster and his mother station, Onua FM, to retract a publication they made, against …
Read More »299 employees sue Asanko Gold in redundancy fight
Toronto-listed Galiano Gold, operators of Asanko Gold in Ghana has been sued by its workers, claiming unfair dismissal, court documents show. The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) which is leading the fight wants an Accra High Court to restrain the Canadian multi-national firm from laying off some 299 permanent staff …
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