The severed head of one George Osabutey, who was found murdered about three weeks ago for alleged ritualistic purpose has been exhumed from a home at Mangotsonya, near the coastal town of Old Ningo, in the Ningo Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region. At least, three persons, Michael Narteh, Prince Narwortey, alias Francis (a fetish priest) and Solomon, suspected to have a hand in the ritualistic case under investigation are in the grips of the police to enhance the inquisition. The discovery
The Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP), on Saturday, 12th November, 2022 held its first ministerial meeting in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, at the ongoing twenty-seventh session of the Conference of Parties (COP27) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The meeting, which was attended by twenty-eight (28) Ministers from member countries of the FCLP and five observer countries, was co-chaired by the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of
The Chief of Essipong, Nana Kofi Abuna V, has been charged with two counts of defrauding by false pretence and fraudulent breach of trust, after she allegedly received GHC3, 209,041.66 being payment for compensation of stool lands by both Ghana Gas and Ghana Grid Company, but paid the money into her private account instead of the stool account. The chief, who pleaded not guilty to the two charges, has consequently been granted a GHC 2 milion bail, with three sureties to be justified last Thursday,
Pockets of violence characterised the internal elections of the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), disrupting what should have been a rather smooth voting exercise. The elections, which took place from Friday to Saturday, through to Sunday across the country, recorded chaos at some voting locations. Reports indicated that there were misunderstandings at voting centers at Nalerigu Senior High School and on the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
The Bank of Ghana (BoG), in an effort to clamp down on illegal currency market operators or black market dealers to give the Cedi some stability against the major trading currencies, would be prosecuting close to 100 people. So far, the BoG, through the assistance of the police, arrested these people at various market centres in Accra and the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, Tudu, and Zongo Lane. At least about 16 of the accused persons were arraigned before two separate circuit courts last week Friday,
Defence counsel for En Huang alias Aisha Huang, Captain Nkrabeah Effah Dartey (rtd), has been given ten days by an Accra Circuit Court to submit a written bail application for consideration. The Chinese national, who can also be identified as Huang Rei Ruixa, had allegedly gained notoriety as an illegal mining (galamseyer) kingpin in Ghana’s application for bail would be considered together with that of her daughter, Johng Li Hua, a supposed boyfriend of Li Huang Jei and another, Huaid Hia
The impact of the re-launch of Operation Halt II, which is made up of personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces deployed to curtail the wanton destruction of forests reserves and river bodies, through the activities of illegal mining, is being felt. Between the period of Tuesday, October 11, 2022, when the Task Force was re-launched, and Monday, October 31, 2022, the teams had seized 30 excavators and destroyed 103 changfans. Also, the teams have arrested some people suspected to be illegal miners in
All things being equal, the Founder of Heaven Way Champion International Ministry, Patricia Asieduaa Oduro Koranteng, might be visiting the beach again to purify her soul, after her application for variation succeeded at an Accra Circuit Court on Friday, November 11, 2022. The court reviewed her bail bond to GH¢100,000 and five sureties who have fixed place of abode, as well as permanent place of doing business, all within the jurisdiction of the court. She was further ordered to report every
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has cautioned the public against paying monies to persons for the sale of shops in the Kejetia Phase II Market Project. The Assembly, in a statement issued last week, noted that “some faceless people have been collecting money from some traders and individuals with the assurance that they will be given shops at Phase II of the Redevelopment Project (Central Market) while the project is still under construction.” The statement, signed by the Public Relations
The Akrokerri College of Education has marked the 60th anniversary of its founding in 1962. The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, graced the occasion, during which the Veep commissioned a building for Early Grade education system. He commended the school for its contribution to educating students and encouraged the staff to keep on nurturing them to be responsible leaders. The Veep described the school as a remarkable one for
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Atwima Kwanwoma Constituency, Kofi Amankwa-Manu, has presented a set of medical equipment valued at $60,000, the equivalent of about GH¢780,000, to the Trabuom Health Center. The medical equipment include Nebulizer, Suction machine, Chemistry analyzer, Vaccine fridge, Maternity beds, Baby’s crib, Full Blood Count analyzer, Delivery sets, screens and Urine Centrifuge among others. The equipment would enable the Health Center to undertake all necessary medical
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) office in the Eastern Region has recovered GH¢2,457,747.25 from customers who engaged in power theft. The Revenue Protection Unit of ECG, through its routine exercise, discovered that some customers had engaged in illegal connections between January and October this year. During the exercise, 36 of the meters assessed were discovered to have been bypassed, and 24 tampered with, hence, recording low units consumed, 19 connected without authorisation, and
Portia Gabor, a broadcast journalist at TV3 has been adjudged the GJA/PAV Ansah Journalist of the Year at the 26th Ghana Journalists Association awards ceremony held in Accra. She picked up the Best in Television News Reporting with the story: “Beggar’s Paradise” and Best in Health Reporting with the story: “Wealth for health”, before crowning it with the ultimate -Journalist of the Year award. Ms Francisca Enchill, a freelancer, won the Female Journalist of the Year,
My Jewish people will say in Hebrew, “Eynkolchadashtachathashemesh” and this is one of the Biblical quotations which has formed part of everyday speech. It means “there is nothing new under the sun.” A popular Scripture verse in which this statement can be found is in the book of Ecclesiastes 1:9, which states, “That which has been, is what shall be; and that which has been done is what shall be done; and there is nothing new under the sun.” Lately in the political arena in Ghana,
Newspaper vendors in Anambra State have protested the alleged ban on newsstands across the State by the State government. The vendors said the ban was an infringement on citizens’ rights of freedom of the press. They said government agents have been harassing them on a daily basis, asking them to rent offices/shops where they would sell their newspapers. A female vendor at Aroma, Esther Godwin, who spoke to journalists, said some government agents came to her newsstand and warned
Ahead of the 2023 general polls, a political economist, Professor Pat Utomi on Saturday called for the disqualification of any candidate who fails to attend debates. He also asked the Nigerian electorate to use their power to vote against candidates who fail to make themselves available for debates. Addressing journalists in Abuja, Utomi explained that debates provide the electorate with an opportunity to assess the plans and capacity of candidates before the elections. “The fortunes of South
As Nigeria inches closer to the 2023 presidential elections, some electorates are still itching to see their spiritual leaders like pastors and Imams play a major role in deciding who they will vote for. Spiritual leaders usually urge their followers to vote for certain candidates based on conviction and prophecies. The 2023 general elections might not be an exception. DAILY POST reports that prior to the 2015 elections, the Spiritual Director of Adoration Ministry, Enugu, Rev Father Ejike
Professor Ernest Aryeetey, a former Vice Chancellor, University of Ghana, says Ghana must think beyond the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the quest to stabilise and transform the economy. He noted that Ghana had always known how to recover from economic hardship with the support of the IMF but had refused to follow required reforms due to political expediency. Prof. Aryeetey said this at the 26th GJA Awards in Accra on the theme: “Walking the path towards Ghana’s Economic Recovery
The family of a British man who died after an altercation at a Majorcan nightclub has welcomed a UK coroner’s investigation into his death. Tobias White-Sansom died in a Spanish hospital in July five days after a night out in Magaluf. The 35-year-old’s family dispute the findings of local investigations into his death. His relatives said they were pleased a UK coroner will now examine evidence collected by the Spanish authorities. Lorraine Thompson said her “amazing” son
Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s former prime minister, was on Sunday officially tasked with forming a new government, paving the way for his comeback as the head of what is widely expected to be the most right-wing coalition in the country’s history. Yet, the 73-year-old veteran politician promised to serve all Israelis, “those who voted for us and those who did not – it is my responsibility”. “I have decided to assign to you, Benjamin Netanyahu, the task of forming a government,”
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