The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court today adjourned to May 18, 2017 the case involving 13 members of the Delta Force who have been accused of forcing out and vandalising the office of the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator in Kumasi. Unlike previous appearance, there was no breach of security by the supporters of the 13. In court to show solidarity with them were the National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mr Sammy Awuku and Deputy Executive Director
The management of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has suspended payment of allowances to beneficiaries due to some discrepancies in their payroll. A statement signed and issued by the acting deputy chief executive of the YEA in charge of operations, Mr Bashiru Ibrahim explained that the decision was taken after preliminary investigations detected the anomalies.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has indicated that the processes leading up to the creation of the Ahafo Region would be completed within 18 months. According to the President, “The time for the creation of the Ahafo Region is due. I promise you that within the next 18 months, the opportunity is going to be given for you to have the Ahafo Region.”
The family of the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, J.B, Danquah-Adu has petitioned government to institute fresh investigations to the death of the MP. According to them, the suspect who was facing trial, according to the police once mentioned that he was hired by someone to go and kill the MP.
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ruled there is insufficient evidence of corruption to remove Nawaz Sharif from the role of prime minister. It instead ordered a further investigation into money transfers. Questions arose over the business dealings of Mr Sharif's family when three of his children were linked to offshore accounts in the Panama Papers leaks in 2015.
Prosecutors in the northern Nigeria state of Kaduna have charged a group of 53 people with conspiring to celebrate a gay wedding. The accused, arrested last Saturday, have denied the allegations, with their lawyers saying they were illegally detained.
The Ministry of Finance has described as “malicious”, allegations by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the recent $2.25 billion domestic bond issued by government was shrouded in secrecy. According to the Ministry, the process that led to the issuance of the bond was no different from previous ones.
The Ghana Navy has reiterated its commitment to ensure that it is ahead of contemporary maritime security challenges through collaborative efforts to make the country’s maritime domain safe to propel growth and development.
African governments should invest in the maintenance of historical sites to attract both local and foreign tourists to boosts economic developments in the various countries. The proposal was made by African journalists attending the 2017 seminar for renowned editors in Africa in Beijing, China.
Hundreds of people from all walks of life thronged the first-ever sprawling edifice of the Kumasi City Mall (KCM) not necessarily to shop but, to be part of history as the first people to have gained access to the $ 95 million structure at the opening Thursday morning. The one-stop destination shopping mall, the first to be opened in the Ashanti region covers all kind of shopping items and entertainment.
The Chief of Adansi Kwapea in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region, Nana Gyamera Kwabena Yiakwan II, has urged the government and the National House of Chiefs to enter into an agreement that would hold chiefs who allow their lands to be mined and not reclaimed afterwards liable for breaches of the agreement and the environment. He said as part of the agreement, chiefs must have the powers to revoke the licences of small-scale miners
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Isaac Asiamah, has tasked the National Sports Authority (NSA) to manage the country’s sporting facilities in a manner that would ensure value for money, particularly when they rent out the stadia for non-sporting purposes.
Chelsea and Tottenham have both had four of their players named in the Professional Footballers' Association Premier League team of the year. Defenders Gary Cahill and David Luiz and midfielders N'Golo Kante and Eden Hazard are Chelsea's representatives.
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has discredited allegations that he is neck-deep into illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, in his jurisdiction, hence his inability to fight the illegal activity. He said the allegations were mere fabrications by his detractors, including some of his family members opposed to his enstoolment.
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would be the special guest of honour when the next edition of the GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human is launched at Adidas House in Accra next Tuesday.
The Minister of Health, Mr Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, has given an assurance that arrears owed by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) to service providers for May 2016 will be settled by the close of this week.
A seven-storey national head office building for the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has been inaugurated in Accra. Work on the office complex, with 37 office cubicles, three conference rooms, a library and a basement car park, among other facilities, took two and half years to complete.
Do not just invest in the future, do also invest for the future. A relationship needs a lot of love to stand; it also needs a lot of planning to sustain. This planning must derive from sacrifice, discipline, accountability, realistic expectations, and a firm belief in miracles.
AN appeal has been made to the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to put in place measures to empower state institutions to work effectively. The Chairman of the Christ Apostolic Church of Ghana, Apostle Abraham Amoh, attributed most of the challenges confronting the nation to institutional weaknesses.
Hundreds of revellers on Easter Monday had their senses knocked off by uncontrolled ‘dosage’ of the popular Adonko Bitters during the annual Adonko Aseda Bash at the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi.
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