A 21-year-old boy has drowned in a pond at Truba, near Kenyasi in the Kwabre East Municipal of the Ashanti Region. Isaac Oppong, the deceased, is said to have drowned while fishing with his friends on Monday, June 21, 2021. This reporter who visited the scene on Tuesday morning said …
Read More »BoG in talks with Kantanka on production of armoured bullion vans for banks
In December last year, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) after a meeting with cash operation managers directed all deposit-taking institutions to acquire armoured bullion vans for cash operations. Six months down the line, not much has been seen in that regard. Recent attacks and subsequent loss of life of a police …
Read More »WATCH: Frail Gbagbo attends church in first public appearance since his return
Former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo attended mass in Abidjan on Sunday, one of his first public appearances since returning home after nearly a decade in exile. To the surprise of churchgoers, Gbagbo showed up at St. Paul Cathedral, where he was greeted by Cardinal Jean Pierre Kutwa. The …
Read More »Five illegal miners grabbed in Obuasi
Five illegal miners have been arrested at Buabenso in the Adansi Akrofuom of the Ashanti Region. The Obuasi police acted upon a tip-off that a group has defied the government order to halt illegal mining also known as Galamsey. The police command swooped on these five illegal miners at Buabenso …
Read More »Armed boys in viral video charged
The three gun-wielding boys captured in a viral video have been charged by the police. Two of the three in the video together with a pastor brother of one were arrested by the police in Obuasi on Thursday, June 17. They were quickly transferred to the Ashanti Regional Police …
Read More »Ivory Coast, Nigeria, Niger show off presidential jets at ECOWAS summit in Accra
• Sone countries within the ECOWAS sub-region shows off their presidential jets in Ghana • Ghana’s presidential jet has been described as smallest and oldest compared to its neighbours • ECOWAS held its 59th ordinary session in Ghana Some countries within the ECOWAS sub-region showed off their presidential jets …
Read More »Bishop Dag Heward-Mills extols Otumfuo in ‘offensive sermon’ apology
• Bishop Dag has apologized to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II • He extolled the Ashantehene in his apology • He claims his sermon is nearly two decades old Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has extolled the achievements of Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in a statement that was issued to apologize for a sermon that criticized the …
Read More »Police arrest 17 women, 168 motorbikes impounded in post bullion van attack swoop
The Accra Regional Police Command has embarked on an enhanced operational exercise in Accra, arresting 215 suspected criminals including 17 women, in a targeted operation. The operation follows a very disturbing recorded case of violent crimes in Accra, particularly a bullion van attack which led to the killing of …
Read More »Zambia CJ dies while on official visit in Egypt – Local media
Zambia’s Chief Justice, Ireen Mambilima, has died in Egypt whiles on official duty to the north African country. The 69-year-old has been head of the southern African nation’s judiciary since 2015 after serving as depyuty CJ for seven years prior to her elevation president Edgar Lungu. Mambilima also oversaw elections …
Read More »Ghana to establish cocoa production plant in Rwanda
Ghana is collaborating to establish a chocolate production plant in Rwanda to boost trade and investment between the two countries. As part of the partnership, Ghana will supply processed organic cocoa in a form of cocoa nibs or cocoa Liquor as shall be determined. Rwanda will also establish a formulation …
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