British Prime Minister Theresa May was on Sunday seeking a deal with a small Northern Irish party that she needs to stay in power after a disastrous election destroyed her authority days before Brexit talks are due to start. May’s grip on power was tenuous after she gambled away a parliamentary majority in an election she did not need to [...] The post May seeks deal with Irish
Ethiopia will run out of emergency food aid for 7.8 million people affected by drought at the end of this month, the UN has warned. Aid groups and the government are calling for help, but fear donor fatigue with other crises worldwide. Famine has been declared in South Sudan, and there are warnings of famine in north-east Nigeria, Yemen and [...] The post Ethiopia food aid to run out in July
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, second son of the late deposed Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, is said to have been freed under an amnesty, in a move which could fuel further instability. His father’s preferred successor, he had been held by a militia in the town of Zintan for the past six years. The Abu Bakr al-Siddiq Battalion said he had [...] The post Gaddafi’s son Saif freed
As part of efforts by the Police Administration to restructure the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD), more than 300 police personnel have been registered to be trained in motor traffic duties. The pilot programme, which is underway in Accra, would be replicated in the regions. The Director-General of the MTTD, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Maxwell Sakipasgo Atingane, disclosed [...] The post MTTD
A seven-member Governing Board for the Ghana School of Surveying and Mapping (GSSM) was on Friday inaugurated at a ceremony in Accra. The board is chaired by Alhaji Sulemana Mahama of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources. Other members include Mr Jonas Ofori-Boadu of the Lands Commission, Mr Edwin Addo-Tawiah, GSSM and Mr Frederick Bediako-Mensah, the Principal of GSSM. [...] The post GSSM board inaugurated
One cardinal reason why public officials are required by law to declare their assets is to prevent corruption. Besides, it is to increase transparency and trust in public administration, prevent conflict of interest, embezzlement, to avoid false accusations of public officials and to monitor politicians and public servants. In line with these legitimate concerns and in pursuance of article 286 [...] The post PUBLIC
Court of Appeal Court Judge and Chairman of the Remand Review Taskforce, Justice C. k Honyenugah, has vowed to take action against police personnel, who allegedly assisted a remand prisoner at the Ankaful Prison, in Central Region, to abscond. According to the judge he suspected that the police wanted to assist the prisoner to dodge court sitting and get him [...] The post Judge seeks absconded
Four persons have been remanded into police custody by a Koforidua Circuit Court for engaging in illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey,’ at Pankese, near Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. Akrugu Akolgo, 30, Stephen Afugu, 22, Matthew Avoka, 23, and Dominic Adongo, 22, pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit crime to wit mining and conducting mining [...] The post Court remands
A young man believed to be in his early thirties was on Thursday shot dead by the Police at Tema Community Nine, following an exchange of fire with the police. A search on the unidentified suspect revealed an MP 22 pistol loaded with 15 rounds of live ammunitions in the chamber, The police also found 12 live ammunitions in the [...] The post Police kill man in crossfire at Tema appeared
A mentally challenged person, Awal Mohammed, who was mistakenly detained at Ankaful Prison in Cape Coast since November last year, was yesterday discharged under the Justice for All Programme (JFAP). A special court presided by Court of Appeal Court Judge and Chairman of the Remand Review Taskforce, Justice C. k Honyenugah, said it was unfortunate he was detained for misdemeanor, and unconditionally [...] The post Mentally-ill
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