German police have detained a suspect with “Islamist links” following a bomb attack on the bus of the Borussia Dortmund football team. Prosecutors also said one of the three explosive devices contained metal strips. Two letters claiming the attack on Tuesday evening were being investigated, they said. Prosecutors are treating the blasts as a terrorist ...
Lawyers for Jihad Chaaban, the Abelenkpe Branch Supervisor of Mawarko Restaurant, a Lebanese food chain in Ghana, who’s facing trial for assaulting a Ghanaian female employee, have served notice they may file a submission of no case despite being directed to open their defence. A submission of no case is an application seeking to be acquitted without ...
A number of residents of Koforidua in the New Juaben Municipality of the Eastern Region, are calling on government and appropriate authorities to step up with measures to curb floods in the municipality. In 2016, Koforidua recorded several floods during the rainy season, which led to the destruction of thousands of properties and the death ...
Five persons have been arrested in connection with the violent clashes that rocked Agbobloshie on Tuesday. According to the police, some locally manufactured weapons were retrieved from some of the suspects. Two factions, Konkombas and Dagombas, on Tuesday clashed at Agbobloshie killing two persons, and leaving almost eight people critically injured. The confusion was started ...
Five persons have been arrested in connection with the violent clashes that rocked Agbobloshie on Tuesday. According to the police some locally manufactured weapons were retrieved from some of the suspects. Two factions — Konkombas and Dagombas, on Tuesday clashed at Agbobloshie killing two persons and leaving almost eight people critically injured. The confusion was ...
The Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Obri Yeboah, has granted the 13 members of the Delta Force vigilante group bail. These 13 were remanded into police custody on the 6th of April 2017, by the KMA Circuit Court for charges of conspiracy to commit crime, assault on a public officer, causing unlawful damage, ...
Heritage Theatre Series, producers of the Wobgejeke theatrical performances, have announced that the April edition of the show scheduled for 15th and 16th April, 2017, has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond their control. In a statement signed by the Writer & Producer, Chief Moomen, he wishes to assure all those who were feverishly looking ...
The world has witnessed yet another display of the military might of the United States with the missile strikes on Syrian targets a few days ago. The United States justified its strikes because it believed the Assad regime was behind a chemical weapons attack on opposition strongholds in Syria last week. The action of the ...
Despite a painful defeat in the 2016 general elections, former President Mahama believes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) effectively delivered its mandate while in office. Many, including some members of the governing NDC have attributed the party’s loss to the incompetence of the President’s team, corruption in government and impunity, among others. In spite of ...
Despite a painful defeat in the 2016 general elections, former President Mahama believes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) effectively delivered its mandate while in office. Many, including some members of the governing NDC have attributed the party’s loss to the incompetence of the President’s team, corruption in government and impunity, among others. In spite of ...
Producers of Rush Energy drink, Twellium Industrial Company Limited has donated some assorted items towards Citi FM’s Easter Orphan Project. The Easter Orphan Project is aimed at supporting some selected orphanages in the country and ensure that they receive enough supplies to last them for a whole year. The beverage producing company donated some soft ...
Elvis Amoako, a 20-year-old student on Tuesday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court, for allegedly defiling an 11-year old girl at Odorkor, a suburb of Accra. Amoako, who was charged with defilement pleaded not guilty. The court, presided over by Mrs Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku, admitted Amoako to bail in the sum of GHc20,000.00 with three ...
Former President John Dramani Mahama has taken responsibility for the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) defeat in the 2016 elections. Some die hard party members have blamed the executives of the NDC for the party’s defeat. In view of this, a thirteen member committee led by Prof. Kwesi Botchway was tasked to investigate the party’s defeat. ...
An Advisor to the Governor of the Central Bank of Ghana, Catherine Ashiley said the novelty which went into the production of the commemorative new GHc5 note has won the admiration of many countries in the world. The latest GH5 note which was printed this year and co-circulates with the existing GHc5 was for the ...
After a rigorous judging process, Isaac Opoku came out triumphant as the winner of the 2017 Kuenyehia Award for Contemporary Ghanaian Art. He was crowned the winner at the awards ceremony held on Thursday, 6th April at The Octagon, Accra Central. Theresa Ankomah and Andrews Torsu were named 1st runner up and 2nd runner up ...
Dozens of Polish students mill outside the University of Warsaw. Those midway through courses contemplate a second degree or a masters course, aware that the state will pay the bill. That could change, however. Under plans by science and higher education minister Jaroslaw Gowin, Poland’s top universities could shift from teaching to instead foster innovations ...
The former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, Very Rev. Prof. Emmnuel Martey has linked recent cases of suicides in tertiary institutions to lack of moral and ethical teachings. According to him, the level of discipline in certain schools has made the teaching of such ethics difficult. He said “it is time now for ...
Ghana’s insurance industry continues to miss expected projection each year. Currently, the sector’s contribution to the Gross Domestic Product(GDP) of the country is estimated below 1.5 percent. Countries such as Nigeria and Kenya are said to have insurance penetration of about 3.0 percent,—more than half that of Ghana’s. One major challenge facing the industry is ...
The National Road Safety Commission (NRSC) in the Volta Region, has begun road safety enforcement campaign in the region ahead of the Easter festivities. The exercise, with support from the police and personnel from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority, is to help reduce road crashes during the celebrations. The region recorded a total of ...
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has condemned the activities of vigilante groups affiliated with the New Patriotic Party (NPP). At a meeting with former appointees who served under the erstwhile NDC administration, the former President was dismayed over what he said was President Nana Addo’s failure to crack the whip on members of these groups, ...
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