The Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General’s Department to formally handle Kennedy Agyapong’s application pending against High Court Judge, Amos Wuntah Wuni. Mr. Agyapong’s lawyers on September 17, invoked the supervisory jurisdiction of the Apex court to stop Justice Wuni’s contempt trial against the Assin Central Member of Parliament, and to quash all orders […] The post AG
The Senior Programmes Officer of the National Commission on Small and Light Weapons, Leonard Tettey, has said investigations are ongoing into the illegal shipment of pistols and ammunition to the Tema Port. According to him, the Commission is collaborating with other agencies to bring the perpetrators to book. “I can assure you that the investigations […] The post Probe
The Management of the University of Cape Coast has called for calm amongst students on campus saying reports of a robbery attack its campus are false. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the institution, Major Retired Kofi Baah Bentum, told Citi News that while the school records few robbery incidents, security on campus remains airtight. […] The post UCC management
The Accra International Book Festival will host sensational Ghanaian Afro-pop singer Noella Wiyaala on its African Legend Encounter Series dubbed #CatchUpAfrica this October. The much-anticipated event will take place at the Shiashie Arts Village in Accra for a limited audience on Saturday, October 17, 2020. It will, however, be streamed on the Afro-Book Festival’s Facebook […] The post Accra
Scancom Plc, operators of MTN Ghana Limited have withdrawn their legal action against the industry regulator, the National Communications Authority (NCA). The telecommunications giant was in court against NCA over a decision to limit the service provider’s market share. The NCA had designated MTN as Significant Market Power (SMP) and sought to limit the service […] The post MTN
The Central Regional Police Command has described as false, reports of a robbery attack on some students of the University of Cape Coast (UCC). Students of the school have alleged that a robbery incident occurred last night involving men armed with knives and guns. There were strong reactions to the said incident, leading to the […] The post C/R: We’ve
The Supreme Court has today, Tuesday, October 13, 2020, dismissed a suit filed by businessman Alfred Woyome seeking to set aside the sale of his properties by the state. Mr. Woyome filed his case arguing that the state’s purchase of his properties was not done in accordance with the law. According to him, there were […] The post Supreme Court dismisses
Government has committed seed money of GHS 3million to the Public Library Endowment Fund. The Fund, which is the first of its kind, seeks to give the Ghana Library Authority easy access to finances for better management of public libraries across the country. In January, the Ghana Library Authority declared 2020 as a Year of […] The post Government commits
The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang has criticized the current mode of implementation of the teacher licensure examinations. According to the former Education Minister, the NDC’s approach while in government was to use different means to administer the examination in a way to measure quality assurance but not […] The post Naana
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Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s flagship Free Senior High School (FSHS) has significantly increased female enrolment for secondary education in the country. In a media interview on Monday, October 12, Dr. Bawumia explained that, the introduction of the free SHS policy had ended a disturbing trend, which […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
The governor of Nigeria’s Rivers state has banned all forms of protests in the southern state, including protests against police brutality. Protests continued in the country on Monday even after a notorious police unit accused of unlawful arrests and murder was officially disbanded. Governor Nyesom Wike said the ban on protests was because police had […] The post Nigerian state bans
The running mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has defended the Mahama administration’s conversion of polytechnics into technical universities. Some four years down the line from the conversion, Prof Opoku-Agyemang maintains that it was to ensure human development that was geared towards transforming the economy. “How do you transform your […] The post Naana
US President Donald Trump tested negative for the novel coronavirus on “consecutive days,” White House physician Sean Conley announced Monday. “In response to your inquiry regarding the President’s most recent COVID-19 tests, I can share with you that he has tested NEGATIVE, on consecutive days, using the Abbott BinaxNOW antigen card,” said Conley in a […] The post Trump
The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery is expected to appear before Parliament today, Tuesday, October 13, 2020, to answer questions concerning the killing of Mfantseman Member of Parliament, Ekow Quansah Hayford. This summoning of the sector minister to the House is to assure members of their safety as well as announce plans for protection of […] The post Interior
The Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, says although the government is making frantic efforts to end perennial flooding, financing has been a major setback. Some parts of Accra were flooded following hours of rains over the weekend. Persons in some hard-hit areas called on government to construct proper drains and put in place […] The post Inadequate
Ghana confirmed its first two COVID-19 cases on March 12; imports from Norway and Turkey. Africa has since recorded more than 1.5 million cases and counting, though, in terms of infections and deaths, we have fared better than most regions. Perhaps this is because of our youthful population, the natural social distancing of outdoor living […] The post Ken Ofori-Atta
The National Democratic Congress’ Vice Presidential nominee, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang, says she was “very surprised” by the reaction to her foreword of Prof. Kwamena Awhoi’s ‘Working With Rawlings.” Speaking on The Point of View, Prof. Opoku-Agyemang said she was compelled to question if “this is how polarised we have become.” “This is not the first forward […] The post Reaction
The National Democratic Congress’ running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has refuted suggestions she was an NDC rep when she moderated the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) presidential debate in 2012. Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV, she recalled that she “wasn’t even in the country” when she got the invitation to moderate […] The post I
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has ruled out a herd immunity response to the pandemic. Herd immunity occurs when a large portion of a community becomes immune to disease through vaccinations or through the mass spread of disease. Some have argued that coronavirus should be allowed to spread naturally in the absence […] The post Coronavirus: WHO head
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