The President of the Central University College, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has condemned the demolition Tuesday morning of a University of Ghana toll booth at Okponglo by operatives of the National Security Council. Commenting on his Facebook wall, Prof Yankah questioned whether Ghana was back to the days of instant justice.  Read his comment below (unedited): Welcoming back the military I just returned from the Legon campus, and saw to my horror, a heap of concrete rubble, piled up at the Okponglo entrance

Opinions are divided among Ghanaian Facebookers as to whether the demolition of the University of Ghana's toll booth at Okponglo by operatives of the National Security Council on Tuesday is rational and justifiable. While some observers have condemned the demolition and described National Security Council's modus operandi as arbitrary and crude, others have described the demolition as necessary, and commended the agency. "I think it one one the most sensible, proactive apt activity taken by the

The University of Ghana has condemned the demolition of its toll booth around Okponglo by the National Security Tuesday. The Director of Public Affairs at the university, Mrs Stella Amoah,described the action as "unilateral", saying "management is disappointed by the lack of courtesy". According to her, the university did not see the demolition coming because its management was not notified by the National Security outfit. Mrs Amoah told Accra-based Joy FM  that the university's governing council

The Accra Circuit Court presided over by Ms Ellen Vivian Amoah has sentenced Henry Alibah, a student to six months imprisonment for posting nude photographs of his ex-girlfriend on Facebook. The 21-year-old faced charges of causing emotional, verbal or psychological abuse, contrary to Sections 1 (b) (iv) and Section 3 (2) of the Domestic Violence Act 737/07 after he posted the images and added inscriptions portraying the former lover as a prostitute.A two-year love affair between the two came to

Tullow Oil, one of the major Jubilee partners operating in the Ghana offshore oil fields, has stated that the Ghana National Gas Company’s onshore gas processing plant will be ready to receive Jubilee gas in the second half of this year. According to the company, “The completion of a third gas injection well in the fourth quarter of 2013 brought only limited relief, and further gas disposal options are being discussed with the authorities in Ghana.” A statement on the website of the company

The government has presented medical equipment to the Effia Nkwanta Hospital in the Sekondi/Takoradi metropolis, to improve healthcare. The items include digital mammogram machines, hospital beds and lockers, X-ray machines, theatre tables and accessories, phototherapy machines, computerised tomographic scanner (CT scanner) and anaesthetic machine, C-arm. The provision of the package, according to the hospital, was part of the government’s efforts to replace obsolete equipment at some major health

Traders at Adehyeman Gardens in Kumasi whose wares and stalls were destroyed by a private developer at dawn on Sunday have returned to the place to restart business. During a visit to the place yesterday, the traders were seen clearing the debris that had piled up from the demolition exercise. They had employed the services of artisans, mostly masons and carpenters, to put the place back in shape for them to do business. The traders were said to have been asked by the Metropolitan Chief Executive

Doctors and nurses at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) have resolved to continue with their strike until their security concerns have been addressed by the management of the hospital and the security agencies. The health workers took the decision after their meeting with the police and the management ended inconclusively. The workers laid down their tools last Friday, following an attack on some of their colleagues at the Maternity (Ward A 1) of the hospital by some irate youth on Thursday.

Personnel of the National Security Tuesday demolished the toll booth around the Okponglo entrance of the University of Ghana, Legon. The demolition exercise is said to have been carried out in the early hours of Tuesday. The National Security Coordinator, Lt. Col. Larry Gbevlo Lartey, confirmed the demolition to Accra-based Joy FM, saying the toll booths were makeshifts structures which had caused traffic jams and created "disaffection to the public". Mr Lartey said National Security was forced

There was heavy vehicular traffic along a section of  the Achimota-Ofankor road when a DAF articulated truck fell from the Accra-Kumasi highway onto a section of the road at Taifa Junction in Accra. The accident was said to have occurred at about 2 p.m yesterday when the truck, conveying a heavy 40-footer container, burst one of its front tyres. The driver, Baba Yaya, 46, reportedly lost control over the truck, which dragged off the road before it grazed the rails separating the main Accra-Kumasi

The government has procured 10 motorbikes for firefighting in markets and other congested areas. The motorbikes, fitted with water tanks and hoses, will make it easier for personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service  (GNFS) to access markets during fire outbreaks and also avoid the vehicular traffic that usually impedes the movement of fire tenders and prevents  personnel from responding on time. At a demonstration in Accra on Friday on the effectiveness of the motorbikes in firefighting, the

The Gbese Mantse and the Adonten of the Ga State, Nii Ayi Bontey II, has debunked media reports that he had been destooled by a court ruling. He said the information lacked substance and should not be welcomed by anybody. He has, therefore, challenged the media to always contact the right sources and do the necessary checks in order not to misinform the public. The Principal Kingmaker of the Gbese Stool, Nii Okai Kasablofo IV, who spoke on behalf of the Gbese Mantse during a press conference at

Sixty pupils of St Nicholas Preparatory School at Tema New Town had visited the PSC Tema Shipyard on an excursion on the MT Nippon Princess, a tanker vessel. The pupils, accompanied by the staff of the school, arrived at the shipyard where a tanker belonging to the Tsakos Group, had docked for maintenance works. The naval cadet corps and cultural troupe thrilled the Tsakos Group, the major sponsors of the school, to about 30 minutes bout of military drills and cultural performances that attracted

The Presiding Judge of the Accra Circuit Court, Mr Francis Obiri, yesterday reduced the sentences of two convicts from 50 to 40 years for robbing a stationery dealer. That was when Robert Adzika and Peter Asare, who were being escorted out of the courtroom to begin their sentences, wailed, with one of them calling on the judge to temper justice with mercy and consider his little child and reduce the sentence. The courtroom, which was packed, was quiet after the judgement had been passed and the

KASAPREKO Company Limited (KCL), a beverage producer, has presented GH¢10,000 to the SOS Children’s Home in Tema, in the Greater Accra Region. The company also donated food items, including bags of rice, boxes of soap, cooking oil, and cartons of milk totalling GH¢5,000 towards the upkeep of the children. The Deputy Managing Director of KCL, Mr Kojo Nunoo, said the donation formed part of KCL’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) and commitment to support the development of the country. “The

The Airport Rotary Club of Ghana, in collaboration with the Mamprobi Polyclinic and Enterprise Insurance Limited, has dewormed over 1,000 children at Chorkor in Accra. The beneficiaries of the exercise, which took place at Chorkor Obeweku last Saturday, were drawn from Chorkor.  They were dewormed with Albendazole/Helmazole. The deworming programme, a biennial event by the Rotary Club since 2001, was in response to the problem of worm infestation in the area where children often play in the sand. Ms

A 41-year-old security man has been arrested for allegedly shooting his two-year-old daughter to death at Kwabeng in the Atiwa District in the Eastern Region. The suspect, Francis Adavu of the Security Net Company Limited at Kwabeng, accidentally shot at his daughter and also injured a casual worker of the firm, Isaac Okyere, about 3 p.m. on February 12, 2014. He was said to have used a pump action gun to fire warning shots to ward off robbers who attempted to invade the company’s premises. The

The 33-year-old woman who set her husband, Peter Amos Asobayire, 35, his new wife and their daughter ablaze, leading to their death at Tantra Hill in Accra, broke down in tears Monday after the Adjabeng District Court had remanded her in prison custody to reappear on March 3. During the brief hearing of her case, Efua Badu stood still in the dock but broke into tears when she was taken outside the court handcuffed and encountered relatives of her deceased husband. Thereafter, while being taken away

Barefoot Power, a global social-for-profit enterprise, has donated solar lighting systems and phone charging kits valued at GH¢3,600 to the Osu Children’s Home. The donation, which also included installation of the solar systems, forms part of the  first phase of the company’s comprehensive plan to support social development in orphanages, schools and rural clinics under the “Barefoot Power Light Up a Life Initiative.” Presenting the items in Accra, the Country Manager of Barefoot Power,

Barefoot Power, a global social-for-profit enterprise, has donated solar lighting systems and phone charging kits valued at GH¢3,600 to the Osu Children’s Home. The donation, which also included installation of the solar systems, forms part of the  first phase of the company’s comprehensive plan to support social development in orphanages, schools and rural clinics under the “Barefoot Power Light Up a Life Initiative.” Presenting the items in Accra, the Country Manager of Barefoot Power,