A Guinean army colonel seized control of state television Sunday and declared that President Alpha Conde’s government had been dissolved and the West African nation’s borders closed, an announcement that came after hours of heavy gunfire erupted near the presidential palace. The dramatic developments Sunday bore all the hallmarks of …
Read More »ECOWAS condemns Guinea coup, demands immediate return to constitutional rule
Accra, Sept. 5, GNA – The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has condemned Sunday’s attempted coup in Guinea, and has demanded swift return to constitutional rule. The bloc has also ordered the immediate and uncondtional release of President Alpha Conde, and all other persons arrested in the power …
Read More »Speaker can’t vacate Assin North seat due to lawsuit – Parliamentary Service
The Parliamentary Service has said the Speaker of Parliament doesn’t plan to vacate the Assin North seat held by the National Democratic Congress’ Parliamentary Candidate, James Quayson, whose victory in the 2020 election was annulled a High Court on July 28. According to letter a from the Service to the …
Read More »Defilement age should be extended to 17 years – Lawyer
Legal Practitioner, Ahmed Musa has called for an expansion of the scope of the law on defilement to cover 17-year-olds in the country. According to him, because the law on defilement covers young people 16 years and below, it is sometimes difficult to punish someone for defilement if the child …
Read More »Spousal killings: Watch out for these signs – Criminologist
Criminologist, Jones Opoku Ware has urged couples to be mindful of the behaviours of their partners following the high number of cases of spousal killings in the country. According to him, crimes such as murder is not an event but a process. Therefore, before someone commits murder, the perpetrator goes …
Read More »It is within the rights of Ghanaians to question Agenda 111 – Gyampo
Several great projects have been initiated by the various regimes that have governed Ghana since 1992. But many of such projects have still not been completed, and some have been abandoned because of the very bogus and disingenuous practice of policy discontinuity that continues to frustrate our efforts at development. …
Read More »Woes on our roads, 50,583 die in 30 years
Many survivors of road crashes are battling with various forms of disability and emotional scars. Some of them who the Daily Graphic encountered, have given chilling accounts of their experiences. One of such victims is 29-year-old Nsuimor, who suffered multiple fractures in a road crash on September 10, 2019. He …
Read More »Reopening land borders is risky – Akufo-Addo to Elubo demonstrators
President Akufo-Addo says until health experts are certain that reopening of land borders will not pose problems for the country, it is not advisable to do so. According to him, the country is still not out of the woods as regards the Covid-19 pandemic, thus reopening land borders would come …
Read More »GJA votes on October 3
The Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) national and regional elections are scheduled for Sunday, October 3, 2021. This follows an out-of-court settlement with Madam Caroline Boateng, a member of the Association, who initiated a court action against the GJA President & Others over their stay in office after the end of …
Read More »Haruna Iddrisu, Ato Forson threaten to sue Herald over bribery allegation
NDC Members of Parliament for Tamale South and Ajumako Enyan Essiam, Haruna Iddrisu and Cassiel Ato Forson, have threatened to sue The Herald Newspaper if it fails to withdraw a publication suggesting their involvement in an alleged bribery scandal. The Herald Newspaper in its September 3, 2021 edition, published a …
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