A five-year-old boy has been found dead in a drain at an area known as GOIL Down after heavy rains hit the Volta Regional capital, Ho on Friday. Personnel from the Fire service and National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) arrived on the scene and transported the body to Regional Hospital Morgue. The Regional NADMO Coordinator, Devine ...
Authorities at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), have re-opened the University’s campuses. “The University of Education, Winneba wishes to inform the general public that its offices on all Campuses (Winneba, Ajumako, Kumasi and Ashanti Mampong) have opened for normal business effective Friday 16th June 2017,” a statement from the University’s Registrar said. Authorities at ...
The government is set to airlift Christian pilgrims from Ghana to Israel and other parts of the Christian world on an annual basis, beginning with about 100 persons. Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Samuel Kofi Dzamesi, made the announcement at a press conference yesterday in Accra. According to him, the ministry has set up ...
A Winneba High Court judge, Justice George Atto Mills-Graves, presiding over the case between Supi Kofi Kwayera and the University of Education, Winneba, has expressed his deep displeasure over how proceedings at the court on Tuesday June 13 was reported in the media. He emphatically stated that he did not order the University of Education, ...
Ghana defender Baba Rahman has returned to field training six months after suffering a career-threatening injury while on duty with the Black Stars. The defender touched the green turf for the first time since January at Chelsea’s Cobham training complex with the team’s Physical trainer while most of his colleagues are on holidays. The 22-year-old ...
Samantha Boateng, a 17 year old student of William and Mary College in the United States, has begun construction works to build a second library at Asuodei, a village, few kilometres away from Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. In 2016, she started a project of building one library annually in Ghana. She built the first ...
The Chief Justice nominee, Sophia Akuffo, has suggested that, effective and quality delivery of justice in the courts will help address the growing incidents of what has become known as ‘mob justice’ in the country. According to her, many resort to ‘mob justice’ because of a “misunderstanding” of the legal processes. Speaking during her vetting in ...
The Chief Justice nominee, Sophia Akuffo, is against calls for the Ghana Law School to be scrapped. During her vetting, Justice Akuffo reminded that, the Ghana Law School provided much more than theoretical training. “What happens in the universities at the faculties of law is that, they educate people academically on the law as a ...
Just a day after being signed on to the Zylofon Media record label, dancehall artiste Stonebwoy has gotten married to Louisa. The wedding which has generated buzz on social media was strictly by invitation. Report has it that there is high security presence at the Unique Floral at the Trade Fair Centre in Accra. Earlier ...
Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo is “upset” after being accused of tax fraud and wants to leave, a source close to the player told the BBC. Spanish prosecutors have accused Ronaldo, 32, of defrauding the authorities of millions of euros in tax, which he has denied. “He feels he’s honest, has good character and did everything OK,” ...
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said India needs to cease “arbitrary restrictions” on internet and phone services. The organisation said state governments had imposed 20 temporary internet shutdowns in 2017. Authorities say they shut internet and telecommunications services to stop rumours during times of unrest. But the rights group said arbitrary internet shutdowns “violated India’s ...
The Chief Justice nominee, Sophia Akuffo, has explained that, the Supreme Court’s decision to strike out the National Media Commission (NMC) law, was largely because it lacked specifics, and not because they sought to shield irresponsible media owners. The NMC law was introduced to compel media owners to apply for content authorization, submit programme guide and ...
The Chief Justice nominee, Sophia Akuffo, declined to give any substantial comments on the ill-famed Montie Three case, which she presided over, during her vetting on Friday. Justice Akuffo simply said she was uncomfortable justifying a judgment she delivered. The Montie Three; Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn and Salifu Maase, were sentenced to jail for ...
Nigeria has apologised to Saudi Arabia after 200 tonnes of dates the kingdom sent as a Ramadan gift were found on sale in local markets. Dates are traditionally the first things Muslims eat when they break the Ramadan fast each evening. The dates were intended for people who had fled their homes because of the ...
Some Ambassador-designates for Ghana’s foreign missions have visited the Northern Region. The trip formed part of a nationwide expedition ahead of their departure to their respective countries. The visit offered them the opportunity to get acquainted with the development deficit in the Northern Region. The Northern Regional Minister, Salifu Saeed, lauded the delegation for the ...
Some parts of Lapaz and surrounding areas in the Greater Accra Region, are currently in darkness following a deliberate action by the Kaneshie branch of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to cut power supply to them. According to the ECG, it took the action because one of their transformers situated at the Lapaz lorry ...
The Chief Justice nominee, Justice Sophia Akuffo, has said she does not endorse the practice of lawyers advertising their services on social media. According to her, the practice is “distasteful” and amounts to ‘touting’, a behavior unacceptable by the bar. Reacting to a question on claims that the judicial service was operating archaic laws that ...
A High Court in Accra has ordered the re-arrest of two Chinese nationals who were granted bail in a trial where they are facing charges for illegal mining. The order came after the court’s attention was drawn by the prosecution to the fact that, the two failed to meet aspects of the bail condition requiring them ...
Some Supreme Court Judges are present in Parliament at the vetting of the Chief of Justice nominee, Sophia Akuffo. The Judges include the acting Chief Justice, Justice William Atuguba, Justice Jones Dotse, and Sophia Adhyira. They attended the vetting in support of their colleague, who is being vetted by Parliaments Appointments Committee. If passed, she ...
Participants at the Day 2 of the Sales Revolution are optimistic the training programme will positively impact on their works when they get back. The participants lauded the topics, describing them as real and practical. – By: citibusinessnews.com/Ghana
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