The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly relied on the District Assembly Common Fund meant for developmental projects to settle judgment debts totalling GHS670,720.78 to four contractors in 2020. According to an audit report released by the Auditor-General on the use of the District Assembly Common Fund, the payments followed legal action the …
Read More »We killed 10-year-old boy, and a pregnant woman – Juvenile murder suspect
A juvenile murder suspect who has been committed to stand trial at the High Court for the alleged murder of a 10-year-old boy at Kasoa in the Central region, on Monday sent the Kaneshie District Court into a deafening silence when he confessed to the crime, and another murder previously …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta’s involvement in Sputnik V and Agyapa scandals glaring – Amidu
Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has added his voice to criticisms about the role of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, in the botched Sputnik V vaccines deal. The Ministry is said to have ordered the payment to Dubai-based middle man, Sheikh Dalmook Al-Maktoum, for the supply of the vaccines even …
Read More »The damage is enormous but we will fix it – Roads Minister assures residents of Upper West
Government has pledged to fix the roads affected by floods in some parts of the Upper West Region. Over the weekend, torrential rainfall caused a flooding incident which destroyed roads and bridges with many farmlands submerged. Exploring the area to assess the extent of the damage, the Roads and Highways …
Read More »Effective police administration: New region created
The Police Administration has created a new administrative region, the first since 1966, as part of efforts to ensure effective and efficient policing across the country. The new region, carved out of its existing Central Regional Command, has been named Central East Region. The Ag. Inspector General of Police (IGP), …
Read More »Agenda 111: Construction of hospitals to begin on Tuesday – Oppong Nkrumah
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as part of measures to mitigate the impact of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, will on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, break grounds for the commencement of the construction of hospitals under the government’s Agenda 111 initiative. The project is part of a …
Read More »Court to hear NLC’s contempt case against UTAG today
A Labour Court in Accra will later this [Monday] morning hear a contempt case brought against leadership of the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), by the National Labour Commission (NLC). The Commission on Friday August 6 secured an interlocutory injunction from the court to compel UTAG to call off …
Read More »GHS intensifies border surveillance over outbreak of Ebola, Marburg virus in neighbouring countries
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has intensified surveillance at the country’s borders following the outbreak of Ebola and Marburg Virus in neighbouring Ivory Coast and Guinea respectively. Ghana’s immediate neighbour to the West, Ivory Coast, confirmed a case of Ebola on Saturday, August 14, 2021, while the Marburg …
Read More »FETISH PRIEST ISSUES WRIT OF SUMMONS WITH “THREAT”
The writ of summons dated 14th July, 2021, on a letterhead which read thus: “IN THE ARBITRATION COURT OF TOGBI ADZIMA BEFORE TRORNUA ASHIPODI GAGLI XXIII OF KLIKOR APEGAME”, located in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region of the Republic of Ghana. The aforementioned letterhead allegedly belongs to …
Read More »Afghan President Ghani flees country
Abdullah Abdullah, chairman of Afghanistan’s High Council for National Reconciliation, has confirmed that President Ashraf Ghani has left the country. The High Council for National Reconciliation was established to negotiate with elements of the Taliban. Describing him as “a former president”, Abdullah said Ghani had “left the nation in such …
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