One master Kwofie, a final year student of the Ghana Secondary Technical School (GSTS) is in the grips of the Western Regional Police Command for faking his kidnap. The student is alleged to have planned the act with three of his friends to demand an amount of GH¢9000 from his parents, which the group intended … The post Final Year GSTS student fake his kidnap appeared

Pope Francis has appointed Reverend Father John Alphonse Asiedu, a Priest of Society of the Divine Vocation (SVD) as the new Apostolic Vicar for the Donkorkrom Apostolic Vicariate, in the Eastern Region. The new Apostolic Vicar replaces the Most Reverend Gabriel Edoe Kumordji SVD, who is now the Bishop of the Keta-Akatsi Diocese in the … The post Rev Fr

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday remanded two persons for allegedly defrauded a policewoman of GH¢60,000.00 under the pretext of clearing her two vehicles from the port for her. Foster Afomale was charged with obtaining electronic payment falsely and defrauding by false pretence whilst Kwaku Agbetor, a Togolese was charged with abetment of crime. Their … The post Court

An Accra Circuit Court on Monday sentenced one Evans Kwame Adabila, a Vulcanizer to ten years imprisonment in hard labour for possessing eight compressed parcels of dried leaves suspected to be narcotic drugs. Evans who pleaded not guilty to the charge was found guilty by the court presided over by Mr Aboagye Tandoh after trial. … The post Court jails man 10 years for

Two persons were on Monday handed a 30-year jail term by an Accra Circuit Court for conspiring to commit crime and robbery. The two, Yaw Antwi Boasiako and Kwaku Akorsah, were said to have conspired with two other persons Kofi Danso and Faisal, now at large to robbed one Gideon Brocke of his Toyota Camry … The post Two men jailed 30 years for robbery appeared first on

Africans should never again permit themselves to be subjected to the dehumanizing conditions under which slavery was carried out, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo said on Monday. He said Africans ought to strengthen their commitment to ensuring that that blot on the Continent’s history did not repeat itself. President Akufo-Addo made the call on Monday … The post Africa

The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) on Monday called on the public to disregard any call by persons or individuals demanding monies from companies to renew their business names and pay penalty for non-filing of annual returns. The RGD said it has not authorized any group of persons or individuals to collect monies from companies on … The post Disregard

The Forum of Public Sector Registered Pension Schemes on Monday expressed concern over the computation of past credits and gave the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) up to February 28 to implement the agreed computation. The Forum said it was not happy about SSNIT’s own method of computation of past credits, which members … The post SSNIT

A Police officer who allegedly collected GH? 70,000 from a Chinese national under the pretext of dropping a case being investigated by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (ECEO) has appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra. Cyril Lumor Frank who was dismissed from the Ghana Police Service for misconduct was in the dock with … The post Police

Togbui Kodzoga V, chief of Kpando Gadza in the Kpando Municipality of the Volta Region, has said the socio-economic development of the area is predicated on its cultural and tourism products. He urged the local Assembly and other stakeholders to invest heavily in Kpando’s tourism potential to open up the area for rapid development. Togbui … The post Kpando’s

The African Union (AU) Commissioner for Trade and Industry Albert Muchanga on Sunday said he expected the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to formally launch operations in July this year. Speaking during a press conference on the sidelines of the 32nd Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the AU in the Ethiopian capital Addis … The post AU

Mr Nana Akomea, Managing Director of the Inter-City State Transport Company (ISTC) said plans were advanced to extend its operations to Nigeria and some other populous African countries. He said the company was already plying the route to Togo, Benin and Cote d’Ivoire, and would be ventured into the Nigeria transport market. Nana Akomea made … The post Inter-City

The Space Science Systems Research Institute (SSSRI), an independent research institute, has announced plans to train 1000 girls at the basic and senior high schools nationwide in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) estimated to cost about $200,000. The programme, with the slogan: “Get 1000 Girls in STEM Education” is designed to ignite young girls’ … The post Research

Mr Kofi Safo Akyea, a Corporate Executive in Residence (CEiR) has said the banking challenges have laid bare serious issues in the field of financial services marketing, especially with regards to customer and retail banking. He said challenges provided an opportunity to re-imagine retail banking in the country, harnessing the so called fourth industrial revolution … The post Marketing

A 39-year-old employee of Group Nduom (GN) Bank now a savings and loan company has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly misappropriating cash in the sum of GH¢732,000. Eric Holon, charged with stealing and six counts of fraudulent electronic fund transfer, pleaded not guilty. Police investigations has however revealed that Holon used … The post Bank

Nana Appiah Mensah (NAM1), Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the troubled gold dealership company, Menzgold, will make his third court appearance in Dubai on Thursday, February 14, where he is facing a misdemeanour charge over a $23 million deal gone bad. He is currently being held on remand at the Al Barsha police cells. The … The post NAM1

Professor John Gatsi, a Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast has called for adequate education among the banked population as a key measure of restoring confidence in the banking sector. Restoring confidence in the sector according to him  would allow savers and investors to continue working with the banks and enable the banks … The post Prof.

Kuga Na Abdulai Adam II has called on the Dagbon Traditional Council to review the 1930 Constitution of Dagbon Kingship that deals with Traditional Customs of the Dagbon Kingship. He said, although some parts of the constitution were amended some years ago, other parts still needed to be reviewed. Kuga-Na Adam II made the call … The post Kuga-Na calls

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Sunday, expressing his faith in a foreseeable prosperous Africa, urged the leaders to strengthen their commitment, and scale up momentum in their implementation of the  United Nations Sustainable Development Goals to meet the 2030 deadline. He said that would be the best way to guarantee the prospects for the continent’s … The post Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will from Tuesday, February 12, 2019 publicly present Constitutional Instruments (CIs) to give effect to the creation of the six new regions. The following are the schedules for presentation; Tuesday, February 12, North East and Savannah Regions; Wednesday, February 13, Bono East and Ahafo Regions; and Friday, February 15, Western … The post President