A total of 249 persons are set to start working as permanent staff of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) effective September 2023. “The development is a significant milestone as the office operated without permanent staff since its establishment in 2018,” a report issued by the Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi …
Read More »Angry roads minister arrests, forces illegal miners to wash off mud on tarred road
Angry Minister of Roads and Highway, Kwasi Amoako Atta ordered the arrest of two illegal miners and forced them to wash mud on portions of tarred Akrofufu to Twapease road in Atiwa West District in Eastern region. The illegal miners were carting excavator with low bed truck vehicle from their …
Read More »Niger coup: Use Islam to resolve crisis not ‘misplaced’ military invasion – COMOG
The Coalition of Muslim Organisations, Ghana (COMOG) has reacted to the Economic Community of West African States’ (ECOWAS) follow-up reaction to the coup in Niger. A statement issued by COMOG, today, Friday, 18 August 2023, said the mode of intervention chosen by ECOWAS is a “misplaced option, as it would …
Read More »Niger coup: We are ready to leave ECOWAS – Burkinabe Defence Minister declares
Kassoum Coulibaly, the Minister of Defence of Burkina Faso has restated his country’s readiness to support the military junta in Niger amid looming action from the regional bloc. In an interview with a Russian news channel, Coulibaly stated that his country was also open to leaving the Economic Community of …
Read More »Thousands volunteer to join Niger army as ECOWAS military intervention looms
Thousands of people lined up outside the main stadium in Niamey on Saturday (Aug. 19) responding to the call for civilian auxiliaries in support of the armed forces. The event organiser said the junta was not involved in this initiative, although it was aware of it. Regional countries have threatened …
Read More »Soldier accidentally kills himself at Michel Camp while readying to take post – Military
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has confirmed the death of one Private Bayou Roger, whose rifle accidentally went off killing him instantly. The incident, according to a statement dated August 19 occurred at a Base Ammunition Depot at Michel Camp. “Preliminary investigative report indicates the soldier was seen sitting on …
Read More »Niger’s Chief of Staff escapes to Ghana
The Chief of Staff who served with the deposed president of Niger, Mahammed Bazoum, has found his way into Ghana. Djibo Takoubokoye Daouda, who spoke to JoyNews, explained that while he has escaped his home country, he is still the Chief of Staff. He told the news channel that nothing …
Read More »Gyakye Quayson drags Godfred Dame to GLC over professional misconduct
The Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, has dragged the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Dame, to the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC). In his letter to the GLC, the MP explained that the actions of the minister are contrary to the rules of …
Read More »Fetish priest storms Nima to stop demolishing exercise, ends up being ‘arrested’
A supposed fetish priest ended in the grips of the police after he was called in by some residents of Nima to stop a demolishing exercise in the community. In a video that has been shared online, the priest is seen bravely showing up after he was called by some …
Read More »Here’s exactly how much you need to pay to get a passport in Ghana
The recent unannounced visit of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, to the Passport Office in Accra has resurrected discussions on what it should cost citizens to get their passports. Fuming at the fact that there were people within the office who had made it …
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