Five police officers and a civilian who were being tried for bullion van robbery related offences have been discharged by an Accra Circle Court. The court, presided over by Patricia Amponsah, discharged the suspects after the State withdrew the charges against them yesterday. The police suspects are General Constables Yaro Afisu Ibrahim, Albert Ofosu aka Cypher, Richard Boadu aka Osor, Rabiu Jambedu, Nelson Tetteh and Baba Zakari, aka Rasta, a civilian mechanic. They were charged with conspiracy
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has ordered complete digitization of the Lands Commission to ensure effective land administration in the country. He gave the order on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, during his address to open a 4-day national lands conference being held in Accra under the auspices of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and its partners. The President indicated that he could not conclude his speech without mentioning the issue of digitalization, but from the onset
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has been named among the 100 most influential people on the African continent. The exclusive list of transformational African leaders was drawn by revered Pan African publication, the New African Magazine, which seeks to recognise, acknowledge and honour a rare breed of transformational African leaders, whose works are truly transforming lives and making telling impacts on their respective countries and the African continent. Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was selected
The Bono Region currently leads in HIV infection in the country, with a prevalence rate of 2.61%. Among pregnant women, the prevalence rate stands at 4.5% which is higher than the national prevalence rate of 2.0%. The Technical Coordinator of the Ghana AIDS Commission for the Bono Region, Ahmed Ibrahim Bambillah, made this known when the Bono region commemorated World AIDS Day at the Sunyani Technical University. He explained that out of 12 districts and municipalities in the region, the Sunyani
Samuel Allotey Annan, 27 and a Marketing Officer at Duraplast Ghana Limited, has been slapped with nine counts of stealing. Annan has been accused of stealing a total amount of GH¢107,798.31 from his employers. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges and had been granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000 with two sureties by an Accra Circuit Court. The court, presided over His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, last week ordered that the sureties should be civil servants earning not less than GH¢2,000,
Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan John Kwadwo Kyerematen says it is high time the country diversified its economy away from cocoa and gold into other critical sectors, including agro industry, petrol chemical and pharmaceuticals. The others, he has identified, are industrial chemical production, automobile, garment and textiles, electronic and electrical appliances, manufacturing of machine and equipment, bauxite and aluminium, and iron and steel. According to him, these thematic areas will
The former Chief Executive (CE) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) and first accused in the GH¢217.3 million cocoa trial, Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, has reiterated that he is not desperate as alleged by the Principal State Attorney (PSA), Stella Ohene Appiah. He told the Criminal High Court’1’, presided over by a Supreme Court justice, Clemence Honyenuga, yesterday that it was most unfortunate that whenever the prosecution, led by the PSA, Stella, makes reference to his application of certiorari
The report that the Bono Region currently leads in HIV infections in the country with a prevalence rate of 2.61% is alarming and calls for urgent attention. Reports also indicate that among pregnant women in the region, the prevalence rate stands at 4.5%, which is higher than the national prevalence rate of 2.0%. The Chronicle believes this must be enough to compel stakeholders in the health sector to step up efforts at combating the virus. We should be worried about the lack of education by both
The Wenchi Divisional Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in collaboration with the Police Intelligence Department in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono region have arrested eight suspected wee smokers and set ablaze a marijuana “weed” base. The suspects, including one lady, Nasiba Ubeida aged 19, were rounded up at Kaamu, a suburb of Wenchi following a special exercise. The rest are Abdul Nashiru, 28, Adama Abu, 57, Mohammed Siaka, 43, Yerifa Joe, 36, Adams Tijani, 26, Fii Moses, 80
A self-styled Senior Military Officer, at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, Rafui Abubakar, who boldly stormed Burma Camp fully dressed in his fake military uniform has been busted. The suspect, Abubakar, who impudently tried to access a military installation inside Burma Camp was monitored by guards on duty and later busted, following his highly suspicious behaviour. An official release by the Military, signed by the Director of Public Affair, Naval Captain M.A Larbi, indicated that the suspect
Hubtel has doubled up on efforts to the northern part of Ghana to ensure digital inclusion. As a giant in quick commerce, messaging, and payments platform in the country, Hubtel is spreading its tentacles to the Northern Region, so that every member of the public, irrespective of the corner they found themselves, can benefit from its service. It was on the same path that the company launched its operations in Cape Coast and Koforidua this year, after hitting a milestone in Takoradi in 2021. Launching
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has said the Authority’s goal in the energy sector is to help to eradicate energy poverty. In that regard, he said, the NPA would engage the Cabinet to remove some taxes on LPG to make it more accessible and affordable to Ghanaians, especially the poor. Dr Abdul-Hamid gave the assurance that he would make a case for tax exemptions for some time for investors who would be establishing cylinder bottling plants in
The Presiding Member of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Patrick Kwame Frimpong has passionately appealed to the 275-member Parliament of Ghana to reject the government’s proposal to collect property rates in the country. Patrick Kwame Frimpong, who is the assembly member for Krofrom East Electoral area said the law makers need to consider his petition to save the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) from being cash strapped and thus rendered ineffective
The Lands Commission has been accused of thwarting efforts by the Ministry of Information to transform the Information Services Department into a modern communication unit of the government. The Commission is said to be selling lands belonging to the Information Services Department to private individuals and thus encouraging encroachment on legally acquired lands. The Chronicle investigations have revealed that a parcel of land near TV3at Kanda, in Accra, which was earmarked as a duty post for
A mysterious weapon struck a target deep in Russia’s heartland.On Monday morning, a deafening roar that sounded like a landing jet plane woke up a town spreadeagled in the flat steppes of the Volga River region. According to surveillance camera footage, a lightning-like flash followed by a thunderous explosion shook Engels, named after the philosopher and home to more than 300,000 people. It hit one of Russia’s largest and most important military airfields that hosts strategic Tupolev Tu-160
Concern citizens of Asante Mampong have reaffirmed their total support to the traditional council in the fight against gold mining activities in the area. The group said they are in total support of the traditional council, led by Daasebre Osei Bonsu II and will resist any attempt by the Minerals Commission to lease parts of the traditional area for mining activities. According to them, they would not allow any mining activities to destroy their land, forest and water bodies, as had been happening
Youths of Oron Union in Oron Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State had stormed the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, along Udom Udoma Avenue Uyo in protest of what they described as ‘delay or tactical refusal’ by the commission to conduct a bye-election to fill the vacant office of the federal constituency. The position was left vacant after the demise of Nse Ekpenyong, a former House of Representatives Member for the Oron Federal Constituency who died on
The presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, says he “inherited” real estate which contributed to his wealth. During an interview with BBC Focus on Africa, on Tuesday, Mr Tinubu, who has developed a reputation for avoiding interviews, said he invested his resources and got good returns. The interview came barely 24 hours after he spoke at Chatham House in the United Kingdom. The former governor of Lagos State likened himself to the United States
The Senate has threatened to cut down 2023 budgetary allocation of over 100 Ministry, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) in the country. The threat is based on the grounds that heads of the MDAs have repeatedly failed to appear before the Senate Public Accounts Committee to respond to queries raised in the Auditor General’s report. In the report, from 2015 till date, the Auditor General indicted some MDAs for queries like frivolous spendings, misappropriation of funds, inability to account for
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), that Nigeria will continue to make significant investments in the provision of aviation infrastructure for safe, secure, environmentally friendly and sustainable economic development of international civil aviation. President Buhari made the commitment Tuesday in Abuja when he received in audience the ICAO President, Salvatore Sciacchitano. Recalling the long history between Nigeria and ICAO, the President
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