The drama surrounding the notorious Chinese galamsey guru, En Huang, popularly known as Aisha Huang, and the actions of the state gets more interesting by the day. The latest are documents from two security agencies -the Ghana Police and the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), which are giving contradictory accounts of how the suspect left the country. Whereas the Ghana Police say Aisha Huang sneaked out of the country to evade prosecution, the GIS has shown documents that she was repatriated. It
An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah, has dismissed a motion filed by Captain Nkrabea Effah Dartey (rtd) and Franklyn Kumakoh to seek bail for Huang Ruixia alias Aisha Huang and three others, on the grounds that Aisha was capable of influencing some big wigs in the country to interfere in the trial. His Honour Bright Acquah ruled on the bail application that Aisha Huang, 47 years, was alleged to have sneaked from the country once to avoid prosecution, hence, there was
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame in the Ashanti Region, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has alleged that chiefs in the various mining communities are aware of the illegal mining activities in their areas. According to him, though the chiefs may not be the ones who gave out the lands to the miners, they enjoyed the proceeds of the activities, as the operators often paid homage to them. The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs was speaking in an interview on Kumasi-based Oyerepa TV, this week. “So,
‘Starting from 2023, all firms or individuals will not be able to offer cyber-security services unless they are licensed or accredited by the Cyber Security Authority,” Dr Albert Antwi-Boasiako, Ag. Director-General, Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has indicated. According to Dr Antwi-Boasiako, the firms or individuals who fall under this category are those whose activities include accessing, testing and evaluating the cyber security of a computer, as well as those who conduct forensic examinations
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has expressed its interest in helping the Bono East region to become a major rice production hub in Ghana and the West Africa sub-region. In this regard, it is collaborating with the Bono East Regional Co-ordinating Council to undertake feasibility studies and develop a roadmap towards the establishment of large-scale rice farms in various parts of the region. A delegation from JICA has subsequently visited some communities in the region with
The Rotary Club, Accra Airport Branch, has adopted the 37 Military Hospital Children’s Ward as its ‘nursing’ project. That means the internationally recognised humanitarian service organization’s Accra Airport branch would, henceforth, take full responsibility for keeping the Children’s Ward in good condition and also ensure the beautification of the edifice at all times. The Rotarians would be working hand-in-hand with the management of the 37 Military Hospital to achieve their set
A self-help project, started in 2018 by the Santrokofi-Bume Development Association (SABUDA), to put up a decent residence for teachers in the area, has been completed and handed over to the Guan Education Directorate in the Oti Region. The one-unit bungalow is to be occupied by the Headteacher of the Santrokofi-Bume Basic School, Godwin Lotus, who, like his teaching staff, commutes to school daily from Hohoe, about five kilometres away. With the Headteacher now living with the pupils in the community,
As prostitution is considered one of the oldest trades in the world, so is illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, considered one of the oldest businesses in Ghana. At Manso Datano in the Ashanti Region, the residents used to call illegal mining pits ‘Nkron’. Children growing up were warned to always look out for the ‘Nkron’, because you would not survive if you fell into it. But despite the existence of ‘Nkron’ in those days, the natural environment did not suffer destruction
The Sunyani West Municipal Assembly has presented working tools and equipment worth GH¢76,200.00 to 60 Persons Living With Disabilities (PWDs) in the Municipality to help empower them earn a decent living. The items include deep freezers, wheelbarrows, shovels, pick axes, head pans, tiler machines, fufu pounding machines, stand dryers, and spraying machine among others. Some of the beneficiaries also received cash to invest in their petty trading activities, pay medical bills and school fees.
The Ahafo Regional Minister, Mr. George Boakye, and the Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Tarkwa Nsuayen, George Mireku Duker, have commissioned a community mining project at Nana Pito, near Kenyasi No.1 in the Asutifi North District. In his opening remarks during the ceremony, the Omanhene of Kenyasi No.1, Nana Osei Kofi Abiri, who was Chairman for the occasion, was grateful to President Nana Akufo-Addo for the project. He lauded the Deputy
The Mim Development Foundation, a youth group at Mim in the Ahafo Region, which seeks to champion the developmental needs and welfare of residents of Mim, has reminded the government to deliver on the promises made to them. They want their fair share of the national cake as promised in his electioneering tour towards the 2020 General Elections. Mr. Peter Amoley, leader of the Foundation, at press conference at Mim, stated emphatically that the President openly promised to establish a university
PnB Rock, a 30-year-old Philadelphia rapper best known for his 2016 hit ‘Selfish,’ was fatally shot during an incident believed to be a robbery. The rapper was having lunch with his girlfriend at the Roscoe’s House of Chicken & Waffles restaurant in South Los Angeles (L.A) on Monday afternoon when the alleged robber attacked him. According to reports, the rapper whose real name is Rakim Allen had been at the restaurant with his girlfriend, who had posted a location-tagged photo in an
Ghanaian YouTuber who has over million followers on the video blogging website, Wode Maya, has surprised his followers with videos of his marriage to his Kenyan girlfriend, Trudy, who is also a video blogger. Their love story, according to Wode Maya, started three years ago when they first met in Ethiopia to work on a video project together. In a new video on his channel on Youtube, Wode Maya revealed that while the wedding ceremony took place on September 10, 2022, in Kenya, he decided to pause
Sarkodie’s interview in South Africa which he admonished Ghanaian media persons to also dream beyond the neighbourhood of Ghana has divided opinions of the Creative Arts players on what he said. The latest to add his voice to the topic is politician, media and entertainment entrepreneur, Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu who has taken a swipe at entertainment pundits. The founder of 3Music Awards is the 3rd person to share his thoughts on the debate after Sarkodie and Shatta Wale took their turn to lambast
Dear Royal Family, I was a lower sixth (year 12) student at Prince Edward School in Harare, Zimbabwe, when Queen Elizabeth II visited our school in October 1991. Zimbabwe was hosting that year’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting and the queen — as the head of the Commonwealth — was attending. In preparation for the “big day” at the school, our headmaster, a stern and imposing disciplinarian named Clive Barnes, made sure the school facilities were pristine and students learnt
MTN Ghana has opened one more office in Tamale, bringing to two its offices in the city to ensure convenience and timely service to its customers. The existing office, located close to the Post Office, serves about 4,000 customers every week, a situation, which sometimes led to congestion at the premises, hence, the opening of the new outlet. The new office, located at Kaladan, has 12 tellers to attend to the needs of customers, and would also accommodate other staff. Mr. Shaibu Haruna, Chief
The Year-on-Year inflation rate for August 2022 increased to 33.9 per cent, up from 31.7 per cent in July, the Ghana Statistical Service said on Wednesday. The Month-on-Month inflation between July 2022 and August 2022 stood at 1.9 per cent. Food inflation for August 2022 was 34.4 per cent compared to 32.3 per cent the previous month. Non-food inflation stood at 33.6 per cent from 31.3 per cent in July. Inflation for locally produced items was 33.4 per cent while inflation for imported items was
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is currently investigating 15 cases of sexual harassment, the commission’s chairperson, Bolaji Owasanoye, said Tuesday. Mr Owasanoye, who bemoaned the ugly trend of lecturers demanding sexual gratifications from students in higher institutions of learning, said the commission had concluded two other cases of sexual harassment one of which, according to him, ended in the conviction of the suspect. Highlighting ICPC’s
Hundreds of workers were on Wednesday locked out of Government House office by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River for lateness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor, who arrived at the office at 8 a.m., was surprised to see that many of the civil servants were not available. Mr Ayade immediately ordered for the opening of a register and asked the Chief Security Officer to lock the gate against any late-coming worker thereafter. NAN reports that those locked out included
The Senate Adhoc Committee on oil theft says it has begun investigation into circumstances surrounding oil theft and illegal bunkering activities in the Niger Delta region. Chairman of the Committee, Bassey Akpan, disclosed this while fielding questions from journalists on arrival at the Port Harcourt International Airport over the week. Akpan lamented the massive stealing of Nigeria’s crude oil, saying it’s troubling. He said the country had lost huge earnings and failed to meet the quota
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