The Forestry Commission (FC) has ordered the temporal closure of the Accra Zoo to the public, following the mysterious death of a man, who was allegedly attacked and killed by a lion at the zoo on Sunday. The Head of Corporate and Media Relations of the FC, Ms Joyce Ofori Kwafo, who disclosed this to … The post Forestry Commission orders closure of Accra Zoo appeared first
Harriet Thompson, the United Kingdom (UK) High Commissioner, has downplayed the possibility of a coup d’état in the country amid an economic crunch. She noted that she would be surprised if a military takeover should happen because Ghana like other countries in the world over were experiencing hard times as a result of the impact of … The post UK High C’ssioner
Former President Mahama has stated that the perception and derision of the judiciary is an unfortunate development that can be the scariest existential threat to any democracy. “The current damage of the judiciary is when the citizenry think their Judiciary holds no value for them and there is need to restore the battered image which … The post Mahama: Perception, derision
The lead operator of Jubilee and TEN oil fields, Tullow Oil Ghana, has delivered a sixth fully furnished 16-unit dormitory block/bungalow to the Annor Adjaye Senior High School in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region. The 570-bed capacity dormitory is fitted with improved water supply system, electricity, modern toilet and bathrooms, box rooms, laundry … The post Tullow
About 607 students last Saturday graduated from the Oyibi Campus of the Valley View University (VVU) in the Greater Accra during the 2021/2022 academic year. The graduates, including 302 females, comprised 26 from the centre for Adult and Distance Education, 63 from the faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, 52 from faculty of Sciences and … The post 607 students graduate from VVU appeared
Many Ghanaian institutions, especially chieftaincy, are a “paradox” personified. For when a person is fingered by the elders of a town or village to become their chief, he normally runs away. The operative word in that last sentence is “normally”. A person, who would run away rather than be enstooled as a chief, is usually a “normal” … The post Understanding
The Centre for Climate Change and Food Security (CCCFS) is demanding from the National Biosafety Authority (NBA) a detailed information on the risk assessment conducted for the environmental release of Genetically Modified Cowpeas developed by Savannah Agriculture Research Institute(SARI). It said that the information to be provided should include the methodology used to assess the … The post CCCFS
The Asankrangwa Magistrates Court in the Amenfi West municipality of the Western Region has remanded into police custody 50 year-old senior officer of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Elorm Tsekpor, after he appeared before it charged with defiling two girls aged nine and 10 respectively in June this year. The incident occurred at Newtown, a … The post Immigration
Ghana yesterday launched the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Hub, to facilitate digital trading and electronic commerce. It would also enhance marketplace transactions to accelerate the implementation of AfCFTA and maximise the corresponding benefits. The hub also seeks to digitise collaboration among key national and regional actors and provides an AfCFTA Number, a unique … The post Ghana
The President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Reverend Paul Frimpong-Manso, has broached a conversation that deserves the attention of the political establishment and the general public. He says he does not support the call for the government to tax offerings and tithes collected by churches. He thinks the state should rather strengthen … The post Religious bodies must
Two men, Evans Kwame Owusu, 32, and Nicholas Kwadwo Opanka, 22, a driver and a sawmill operator respectively, have been jailed 18 months each for stealing GH¢1,500 from a shop at Assin-Fosu, in the Central Region. Owusu and Opanka were charged with two counts of conspiracy to steal and stealing when they appeared before the … The post 2 jailed 36 months for theft appeared first on
An unemployed man, who attempted to steal a motorcycle parked in front of a shop at Pokuase, in the Greater Accra Region, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court.? Fuseini Seidu, charged with attempted stealing, has pleaded not guilty. The Court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah has admitted Seidu to GHc150,000 bail … The post Unemployed in court for attempted?theft
The circuit court in Ashaiman has remanded in police custody a 41-year-old unemployed man, who allegedly swindled a 64-year-old widow of GH¢10,000. Emmanuel Godfred Amenuveve, accused, is said to have presented himself as a lawyer and charged the widow GH¢10,000 as legal fees in a civil suit. However, after collecting the money and making a … The post Man remanded
The Cape Coast High Court 3, has squashed all 14 allegations, including financial malfeasance, autocracy and dictatorship, leveled against the Central Regional Chairman of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) by its national executives. The court presided over by Justice Kwasi Boakyem ordered the executives, who interdicted Alhaji Rahyino Shaibu Artey, to reinstate him. … The post Court
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