President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has shot down the claim that interference from political leaders and traditional authorities has frustrated the fight against illegal mining, also known as Galamsey. The President on Sunrise FM in Koforidua said his government had made the biggest commitment so far towards ending Galamsey. “I do not see any frustration. […] The post Traditional
Hundreds of Residents of Awoshie Mangoase on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, besieged a section of the Ablekuma Highway to demand the repair of traffic lights on the stretch. Their protest was sparked by the death of a four-year-old boy who was run over and killed on Monday. The protest attracted heavy police and military presence […] The post Awoshie residents
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has accused the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of doing everything possible to undermine the peaceful voter registration exercise being conducted by the Electoral Commission. Addressing a press conference at the Alisa Hotel on Tuesday, August 4, 2020, National Chairman of NPP, Freddie Blay said the NDC does not have […] The post NDC
A former Local Government Minister, Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi has recounted the bad blood that characterized the relationship between former President Jerry Rawlings and former Vice President, Kow Nkensen Arkaah which reportedly led to a brawl. Prior to the 1992 presidential polls, Arkaah who was the leader of the then National Convention Party (NCP) became the […] The post Rawlings
The Sandema District Court in the Builsa North District of the Upper East Region has sentenced 19-year-old Rufai Alhassan, a self-styled witch-doctor and his accomplice, running a healing centre for alleged witches in Widana in the Upper East Region to four years imprisonment for assault and conspiracy to commit crime. The suspects were arrested after […] The post Self
A youth group calling itself concerned New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth in the Upper West Region has jumped to the defence of the suspended Upper West Regional Youth Organizer of the party, John Bosco Luri Tia calling on the party’s national leadership to immediately annul the suspension. The Upper West regional youth chief scrap was […] The post Reinstate
A youth group calling itself concerned New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth in the Upper West Region has jumped to the defence of the suspended Upper West Regional Youth Organizer of the party, John Bosco Luri Tia calling on the party’s national leadership to immediately annul the suspension. The Upper West regional youth chief scrap was […] The post Upper
The District Registration Review Committee (DRRC) has disqualified Anthony Ayitey, the Assemblyman for Kwame Akura West Electoral Area in the Krachi East Constituency of the Oti Region, for alleged provision of false information during the voter registration process. By this verdict, Ayitey would not participate in the forthcoming general elections. The DRRC is made up […] The post Krachi
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Monday, August 3, 2020, registered for the new voters’ Identification Card at the Manhyia Palace registration centre. Otumfuo Osei Tutu, together with his wife, Lady Julia went through the process to receive their cards. He was accompanied by Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, the Member of Parliament (MP) for […] The post Asantehene registers
Claim: Education Minister says all students are returning to school on September 8. Verdict: False. Full claim Most of Ghana’s students are currently at home due to COVID-19 restrictions except for final year Senior and Junior School students and University students who the government cleared to resume classes in June 2020 to complete their academic […] The post Fact-Check:
A former Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kwamena Ahwoi has revealed how it took him and some other prominent members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) about four hours to convince the late President, John Evans Atta Mills from resigning from office. According to him, Mills’ decision to leave office was based on […] The post We
Police have arrested one Sherina Mohammed, 40, who is alleged to be the brain behind the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. A post on the Ghana Police Service’s Facebook page said the suspect was picked up from her hideout at Yeji on Monday night [August 3, 2020]. The suspect, […] The post Kafaba: Police arrest
Nigeria’s coronavirus case count is now over 44,000, with the death toll just shy of 900, authorities said on Tuesday. According to the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), 288 more infections and eight fatalities were recorded in the country over the past 24 hours. “Till date, 44,129 cases have been confirmed, 20,663 cases have […] The post Nigeria’s
Social media users across the continent have joined the #ZimbabweanLivesMatter campaign to condemn the military-led crackdown and arrests of opposition politicians and journalists in Zimbabwe. They are calling for Zimbabwe’s government to respect the rights of those protesting against alleged human rights abuses and corruption. The campaign started in Zimbabwe where activists told their stories […] The post Africans
Prominent Tanzanian opposition figure Tundu Lissu has been nominated to run for the presidency in October’s general elections by his Chadema party. He fled the country after narrowly surviving an assassination attempt in the capital, Dodoma, in September 2017. He survived the attack with life-changing injuries after receiving treatment in Belgium and returned last week. […] The post Shot
Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikTok’s US unit if an American firm buys it. The US president said he made a demand for a “substantial portion” of the purchase price in a phone call at the weekend with Microsoft’s boss. He also warned he will ban the […] The post Trump demands US cut of Microsoft TikTok deal appeared
A pressure group, OcccupyGhana is calling for the arrest and prosecution of all persons who gathered and looked on as 90-year-old Akua Denteh was being lynched at Kafaba in the Savannah Region. According to the group, the bystanders did nothing to stop the crime from being committed hence are guilty of a misdemeanour. In a […] The post Kafaba
A U.S. judge on Monday denied a request by an Uber Technologies Inc customer to overturn an arbitration win for the company in a price-fixing case over claims the arbitrator only ruled in Uber’s favour because he was scared. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said the claim was without merit, with the arbitrator, […] The post U.S. judge
The Minority in Parliament has given hints of moving for a vote of censure proceeding against the Minister for Defence, Dominic Nitiwul regarding allegations of voter suppression and intimidation by the military. The Defence Minister at a media engagement on Monday dismissed allegations of intimidation and suppression by the military in Banda in Bono Region […] The post Minority
The National Peace Council (NPC) on Monday, August 3, 2020, inaugurated the National Monitoring Committee for the implementation of the Code of Conduct and Roadmap on political vigilantism. Members of the 10-member Committee, which is yet to choose a chairman, are Mr Vincent Azumah, West Africa Network for Peacebuilding, Dr Imurana Mohammed, National Commission for […] The post Vigilantism:
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