A District Court in Accra has remanded Patrick Asiedu, the Uber driver behind a viral audio that accused some police officers of deliberately planting narcotic substances in his car. The accused was put before the Court on January 18, 2023, after he was arrested on January 17. “He is expected to reappear before the court […] The post Court remands man
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video. Lancashire Police said it had issued a 42-year-old man in London with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty. Mr Sunak had previously apologised for the incident, saying it was an “error of […] The post Rishi Sunak fined for not wearing seatbelt appeared
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has been fined for not wearing a seatbelt in a moving car while filming a social media video. Lancashire Police said it had issued a 42-year-old man in London with a conditional offer of a fixed penalty. Mr Sunak had previously apologised for the incident, saying it was an “error […] The post UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak fined
The Lands Commission says it is poised to sanitize the country’s land market. Challenges such as multiple sale of lands, land guards among others are sources of concern to the Commission. Executive Secretary of the Lands Commission, James Dadson told the media his outfit will stop at nothing to nib such practices in the bud. […] The post Lands Commission pledges to sanitize
The Northern Development Authority (NDA) is yet to recover more than GH¢2.3 million from beneficiaries of more than 2,000 tricycles that were sold to them as soft loans. The tricycles were sold to beneficiaries at subsidized prices to help improve the economic standards of persons living within the NDA jurisdiction. But the policy was heavily […] The post PAC
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has made more explosive allegations against Rev. Victor Kusi Boateng, the Secretary to the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral. In his latest epistle, the lawmaker said Rev. Kusi Boateng does not only operate under multiple identities but also under different biological mothers. In […] The post Ablakwa
The Ministry of Tourism has told the Public Accounts Committee that the financial account of the Marine Drive Project is empty and negatively impacting the progress of the project. Figures from the 2020 Auditor General’s report indicate that an amount of GH¢387,106 was misapplied, and it recommended a refund to the project account. But the […] The post Marine
The Minority in Parliament suspects that the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) move to increase utility tariffs is a back-door approach to meeting the International Monetary Fund’s conditionalities in the energy sector. PURC on Monday, January 16, 2023, announced an increment in utility tariffs in the first quarter of 2023 effective February 1, 2023, despite […] The post PURC
The UK will play a leading role in a core group of likeminded partners to pursue criminal accountability for Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, the Foreign Secretary James Cleverly has announced today, Friday 20 January. Alongside other international partners invited by Ukraine, the UK will shape thinking on how to ensure criminal accountability for Russia’s […] The post UK
Google’s parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said he took “full responsibility” for the cuts, in an internal email. The cuts will affect 6% of Alphabet’s workforce worldwide, in teams including recruitment and engineering. This comes days after […] The post Google
The National Communications Bureau of the NDC has concluded a training workshop for its National Communications Team and all Regional Communication Officers and Deputies, at the Peduase Valley Resort. The purpose of the workshop was to among other things, discuss the Communications Strategy of the party and equip communicators with the skills and information required […] The post NDC
The man who killed a Cape Coast-based musician through stabbing in February 2021 has been sentenced to death by hanging. The Cape Coast High Court presided over by Justice Emmanuel Lodoh on Wednesday (January 18, 2023) sentenced Bright Ellis, popularly known in Cape Coast as Shadow to death. The dancehall artist – ‘Unruly Grank,’ born […] The post Killer
Reggae group, Morgan Heritage, is set to release its new single “Just A Number” on January 27, 2023. The song is produced by Kareem “Remus” Burrell. Morgan Heritage is a 3-time Grammy award-winning reggae band currently comprising the Trinity; Peetah Morgan, Gramps Morgan, and Mr. Mojo Morgan. They are children of the late reggae great […] The post Morgan
The Public Accounts Committee of Parliament has faulted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration for spending $2.8 million and €1.79 million for the payment of rent for home-based staff of 21 missions. The Auditor General in its 2020 report described the payment of these rents as uneconomic and recommended the use of mortgage […] The post PAC
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has outdoored radio presenter Captain Smart as a member of the party in line with plans to reactivate the energies of some prominent Ghanaians towards the “Grand Mobilisation Drive” of the party. He was unveiled by leaders of the CPP at the party headquarters at Asylum Down in Accra today […] The post Captain Smart outdoored as CPP
A teacher union, All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG) is sceptical about government’s one student one tablet initiative. The union says government has not been able to execute initiatives such as the one teacher one laptop policy in the past hence cannot be trusted to fulfil the new one. Speaking to Citi News, the National Chairman […] The post Teacher union
The Inspector General of the Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has disclosed that one of the officers in charge of the missing CFA 190,000 retrieved from suspects is nowhere to be found. The fake currency, currently missing, was retrieved by the police from some suspects in 2016. According to the IGP, the said officer […] The post Officer in charge of
The Obuasi office of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has collaborated with the Obuasi Municipal Assembly to clean the principal streets of Obuasi as part of activities to commemorate NHIS’ active month celebrations which started in December 2022. Interacting with the media on the sidelines of the exercise, the Manager of the NHIS Obuasi […] The post Obuasi
The High court sitting in Tamale has dismissed a parliamentary election petition brought against the Member of Parliament for the Savelugu constituency by the New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for the area, Mohammed Abdul Somed Gunu. After the Electoral Commission declared NDC’s Abdul Jacob Iddrisu as the winner of the polls in the constituency in […] The post Court
Anglogold Ashanti on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, presented a brand new 4×4 vehicle to the Ashanti South Regional Police command to support their operations. The Toyota Hilux- 4WD DC DLX vehicle which cost GH¢453,500 was presented after a request by the newly created Regional Command in collaboration with the Member of Parliament for Bekwai constituency […] The post Police get support
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