A viral video on social media on Thursday, July 1, 2021, showed armed military officers brutalizing some residents of Wa, the Upper West Regional capital, allegedly over a missing mobile phone. This comes barely a week after soldiers opened fire on protesters at Ejura in the Ashanti Region, leading to the death of two people […] The post Wa: Soldiers
A viral video on social media on Thursday, July 1, 2021, showed armed military officers brutalizing some residents of Wa, the Upper West Regional capital, allegedly over a missing mobile phone. This comes barely a week after soldiers opened fire on protesters at Ejura in the Ashanti Region, leading to the death of two people […] The post Wa: Soldiers brutalize
It appears that the Business Committee of Parliament is helping the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, not to appear before the House to account for President Akufo-Addo’s use of a private jet for his recent trips to Europe and South Africa. This is the view of the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, […] The post Ablakwa
Huawei is offering amazing deals with every purchase of these Huawei gadgets this and every Friday at the Huawei Experience Store Accra Mall. Buy a Huawei Freebuds 4i, Huawei Nova7i, or Huawei Watch Fit and enjoy instant gifts. This promotion runs from June to the end of July. Buy a Huawei Nova 7i and get […] The post Enjoy Huawei day every Friday at Accra
Spinal Clinic Limited, a leading chiropractic facility in Ghana, has marked its 15th in grand style. The anniversary was held at its head office at Lashibi under the theme “Excellent Chiropractic Delivery”. The company which specializes in all types of spinal misalignments is readying itself for another phase of advanced treatment. Speaking at the event, […] The post Spinal
The Accra Regional Police Command says it cannot provide protection for the planned ‘March for Justice’ demonstration by the youth wing of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC. According to the police, although it acknowledges receipt of the group’s letter, it “cannot provide the needed security during the intended demonstration and street protest” due to […] The post ‘We
Gayheart Mensah, an aspiring candidate for the presidency of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has called for partnership between the private media, development partners, and the state, given the role of the media in the sustenance of democracy and in national development. He was speaking during a meeting with the journalists working on the “Daily […] The post Private
Police have arrested four men for allegedly trafficking substances suspected to be Indian Hemp at Ahlidja, Ashaley Botwe on 30th June 2021. The four suspects, Bismark Kpormornor- 27; Bright Deku, 32; Francis Asare, 42, and Richard Aguadze, 22 were rounded up by the Police when they were offloading the sacks of substances suspected to be […] The post Ashaley
Management of the Ekumfi Fruit and Juices Factory at Ekumfi Nanaben in the Central Region has dispelled rumours that the company has collapsed. Although it said its operations were affected by climate change, management of the company said the factory is still producing on a large scale and there are plans to introduce some […] The post Ekumfi Fruit Juice factory hasn’t
The Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery has announced the names of persons who make up the three-member committee tasked to conduct a public enquiry into the disturbances recorded at Ejura in the Ashanti Region which led to the death of a social media activist and two protesters. Ambrose Dery announced the names when he visited […] The post Vladimir
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, has called on indigenes of the various Ga communities to celebrate this year’s Homowo festival without violence. He cautioned the youth to desist from acts that will cause mayhem during the celebration of the festival. His comment follows the injuring of three people on June 20 while they […] The post Henry
Police supervising the relocation of onion sellers at the Agbogbloshie market on Thursday, July 1, 2021, had to fire shots to scare away what they said were ‘criminal elements’ who attempted to impede the exercise. The suspects decided to take advantage of what was meant to be a peaceful exercise to attack some traders. The […] The post Agbogbloshie:
Some scrap dealers at the Agbogbloshie market in Accra say they didn’t know they were part of persons directed to relocate to Adjen Kotoku near Medie in the Ga West Municipality. According to them, their shops have been demolished, contrary to earlier communications that they were not to be affected. In an interview with Citi […] The post We
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for the immediate dismissal, arrest, and prosecution of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Ejura/Sekyedumase Municipal Assembly, Sualisu Bamba, following the death of a social activist in the area, Ibrahim Mohammed. According to the NDC, the MCE is complicit in the death of the social activist. […] The post Dismiss
A group called the Concerned Citizens of the Komenda Traditional Area has served notice of an intended demonstration over the abandoned Komenda Sugar Factory in the Central Region. According to the group, the structure has started deteriorating due to neglect by authorities. The group wants authorities to pay keen attention to the factory built under […] The post Group
The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) Africa Office is of the view that every probe conduct on the disturbances at Ejura in the Ashanti Region must be made public. Although President Nana Akufo-Addo has tasked the Interior Ministry to conduct a public enquiry into the disturbances at Ejura, a team is yet to be constituted […] The post Report on Ejura disturbances
Five men have been arrested in Dansoman after counterfeit currency and a handgun were found on them. The arrest on the afternoon of June 29 at a hotel in Dansoman followed a tip-off the police received. The Dansoman police dispatched a team to the said hotel and arrested the suspects namely Akwasi Boateng alias Honourable, […] The post Five arrested with counterfeit
Security analyst, Prof. Kwesi Aning, says the yet-to-be constituted team tasked to conduct a public enquiry into the disturbances at Ejura in the Ashanti Region should include relevant bodies for a better outcome and assessment. Speaking on Eyewitness News, he said, “this probe or enquiry that is going to be established must not only have […] The post Ejura
The Chief Executive Officer of the LADA Institute, Mr. Mark Ofori-Amanfo, has stated that a plea-bargaining law would be a useful criminal justice tool for addressing delays in trials and congestion in prisons. Mr. Ofori-Amanfo was speaking at a workshop in Accra, to review a draft known as the Plea-Bargaining Bill. He noted that the […] The post Comprehensive
The third year of the ongoing pilot implementation of the RTSS malaria vaccination in the Nkwanta North District in the Oti Region is suffering from a high rate of attrition as a result of migration. Health authorities in the district say, the frequent migration of beneficiary families who are mostly farmers, coupled with inadequate logistics […] The post Health
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