The Ashanti Regional Police Command has ordered the Member of Parliament (MP) of Manhyia Constituency, DR Matthew Opoku Prempeh and his allies, to report for questioning in connection with a shooting incident during a house ?to-house campaign that left four people injured on Thursday evening at Ash Town, in Kumasi. Issuing the order, the Regional Police Commander, Augustine Gyening, indicated that the police had made several efforts to get in touch with the MP, popularly called NAPO, to give ... Read More
FORMER President, Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings, has expressed confidence in President John Dramani Mahama as a winnable candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the upcoming presidential election. President Rawlings, in his endorsement, also charged supporters of the party to work hard as the elections draw near. In an interview with Metro TV in Accra on Friday, the former President said: ?To be honest with you if Professor Mills had chosen John Mahama in 2004, history ... Read More
The jailed NPP MP for Bawku Central, Adamu Dramani Sakande has been granted presidential pardon. Mr. Adamu Sakende was sentenced to two years imprisonment after he was found guilty of false declaration of office, perjury and deceiving a public officer. The Bawku MP was sentenced on three counts of perjury, false declaration and deceit of a public officer. He contested the Bawku seat even though he had not conclusively denounced his UK Citizenship. Reports say Mr. Sakende has been sick ... Read More
IN a bid to promote peace before, during and after the December 7 elections, Mr. Akwesi Brenya has embarked on a peace walk from Sefwi Wiawso in the Western Region to the nation?s capital Accra, sensitizing citizens on the need to maintain the peace the country is currently enjoying. He disclosed that the sole purpose of the walk was to proclaim peace towards the upcoming elections on December 7. The walk was on the theme: ?Be committed to your conscience not to their influence.? Brenya ... Read More
Media right holders of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) Optimum Media Prime (OMP) over the weekend took delivery of two new Outdoor Broadcast (OB) vans to help boost the quality of league broadcast to its cherished clients. The OB vans, a donation from OMP?s partners Super Sports comes with an analog video desk made up of a Yamaha M7 audio desk and Sony desk that can take up to 20 cameras at a go. Adjudged the best technical centre at the World U-17 tournament held in Nigeria in 2009, the OB ... Read More
A survey on harassment along West Africa?s Trade corridors showed that bribery and delays on Ghana?s roads have relatively reduced compared to that of its landlocked neighbours such as Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger. The reduction is due to awareness creation and drivers ability to ask Police, Customs and Gendarmes to justify payments they ask for or convince such personnel to allow them to continue their journey since they have all the required documentations. The survey titled 20th Road ... Read More
Two suspected armed robbers have been arrested by the police at Asesewa in the Eastern Region. The suspects, Albert Tawiah, 29, a security officer and Solomon Lamptey, 28, a mason, were arrested among passengers on the Accra-Asesewa road, yesterday, on a Toyota frontier bus, with registration number, GT 4899-11. Items retrieved from them included a locally manufactured pistol, knife, mask, six life cartridges, two electoral identity cards all bearing the name of Albert Tawiah, a jewelry ... Read More
Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has reiterated his commitment to ensue the peace, stressing he would not be a source of electoral violence in Ghana. He said violence in whatever form was an impediment to freedom and national progress, as such, he would not want to ride on the back of bloodshed to the presidency. He has, therefore, told peace-bring Ghanaians to condemn the ambitious and co-ordinated attacks on New Patriotic Party ... Read More
The Vice President, Kwesi Amissah-Arthur, yesterday picked up his Master?s degree certificate that he acquired the University of Ghana in 1980. The move was necessitated by claims by the opposition that the Vice President lied to Parliament and the nation during his vetting because he did not have a Masters degree in Economics, contrary to what his CV portrays. According to the Vice President, the he was surprised that such lies could be propagated about the existence of his Master of ... Read More
The National Executive Committee of Volunteers for Mahama (VFM) has asked its National Coordinator, Mawutor Agbavitor, to step aside from his position to pave the way for full investigations into the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) VFM saga.  A press release signed by Charles Nkansah, Director of Operations of VFM on Thursday, said the National Executive Committee deemed it important to thoroughly investigate the matter.  The decision followed an Executive Committee meeting called ... Read More
What was supposed to be an inter-city (Accra- Tema) music battle nearly turned sour as sour of the musicians got messy on stage. But for the splendid and outstanding performance of Samini, patrons who thronged the Dome of the International Conference Centre last Saturday, would have left disappointed and heartbroken. In the promo ahead this year?s Joy FM Night With The Stars, organisers tagged VIP, representing Accra against Kwaw Kesse from Tema; Sarkodie (Tema) against Samini from ... Read More
About 4,000 security personnel from Greater Accra would be deployed to the regions by December 5, to beef up security at the various polling stations. The personnel are from the Ghana Police Service, Armed Forces, Fire Service, Prisons, Immigration and the Ghana Revenue Authority. The Director-General of Operations at the Ghana Police Service, Commissioner of Police (COP) John Kudalor disclsed this when he briefed the personnel from all the security services at the Independence Square in ... Read More
BET Awards winner Sarkodie and Dynamic duo R2Bees who have been billed to perform alongside Pan Africa group P-Square, for the Malta Guinness sponsored ?Top of the World Celebration? concert, have threatened to pull out of the show if organizers do not pay them $20, 000 and $10, 000 respectively. According to Peacefmonline.com investigations, they both agreed to take GH¢20,000 and GH¢10,000 initially, but they later came back to tell Charter House, the organizers, that they meant $20,000 and ... Read More
The Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) has strategized to boost maize and vegetable farming in its operational areas by introducing dry season farming in this year. In This direction Alhaji Siedu Iddi Chief Executive Officer of SADA said the Authority has injected GHC 2,771,000 into dry season farming in this year alone. According to him the project is meant to help ensure an all year round food production within the zone to ensuring availability food, secured livelihoods ... Read More
The Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Kabral Blay Amihere has cautioned the media against acts which could plunge the country into chaos during and after the general elections. He mentioned acts such as broadcasting and publishing false information, sensationalism, incitement and announcing uncertified results. Mr Amihere gave the caution in his remark at a book launch in Accra last Thursday. The book titled ?The Roadmap: Media in Society,?? was authored by Colonel ... Read More
The Human Rights High Court has dismissed the case in which the National Democratic Party (NDP) is seeking an order to compel the Electoral Commission (EC) to include the name of its flag bearer, Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings, on the ballot paper of presidential candidates for the December polls. According to Citi News reporter Juliet Adjoa Amoh, the docket, which was signed by Justice of the High Court, Kofi Essel Mensah read "i cannot do anything to save the situation for cases for, and ... Read More
The Ghana Chapter of the Open Forum for Agricultural Bio-technology (OFAB) has organised a day's forum to educate vegetable farmers on the Bio-safety Act. OFAB is a sub-regional body mandated to promote the use of modern technology in crop production. The forum held in Accra on Thursday attended by over 100 vegetable farmers from Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions. A member of the National Bio-safety Committee, Dr Yaa Difie Osei the said the forum was to educate the farmers on the Act, ... Read More
The Electoral Commission (EC) says there is no law which prevents political parties from campaigning on the day of election. Therefore, no political party could be held liable and sanctioned for campaigning on Election Day. However, by the convention of the EC, campaigning should end 48 hours to the election. The Public Relations Officer of EC, Mr. Christian Owusu Parry disclosed this to The Ghanaian Times, in Accra on Friday. He said the convention had been used since 1992, and ... Read More
The African University College of Communication (AUCC) has held its 9th congregation with a call on graduates to make a positive impact on society, where ever they find themselves. Fifty students were awarded degrees while 27 obtained diplomas. The College also celebrated 10th anniversary, on the theme: Education in an era of globalisation and convergence?. The AUCC is accreditated by the National Accreditation Board, and runs various degree and diploma programmes. According to ... Read More
The Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA) has appealed to Presidents John Mahama to ensure that the National Lottery Act, Act 722, of 2006 is amended as promised by the former President, the late President John Evans Atta Mills. They reiterated that the late President promised to amend the law at a meeting at the Castle before his demise. The leadership, who ?stormed? the office of the New Times Corporation in Accra said the current law had subjected them and their business to severe ... Read More
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