About 1,023 people at New Gbawe and its environs in the Weija Gbawe Municipality of the Greater Accra Region benefit­ted from a health fair organised by the Action City Chapel over the weekend. The fair which was collabora­tion between the Chapel and the Assembly Member of the Electoral Area, Andrew Oppong Amoako, afforded people the … The post 1,023 residents

 The Member of Parliament (MP) of Asawase in the Ashanti Region, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has sued 11 branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the constit­uency for defamation, at the High Court. The 11 persons are said to have pub­lished and circulated comments deemed libelous against the MP. The Asawase MP is demanding … The post Asawase MP sues

 The docket on the case in which Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, the for­mer Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana COCOBOD and Mr Seidu Agongo, the Managing Director of Agri­cult Ghana Limited, a fertiliser manufactur­ing company, are standing trial for causing financial loss to the state in fertiliser deal is yet to be assigned to a … The post COCOBOD financial

 The GH¢25 mil­lion defamation suit filed by inves­tigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, against the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, was yesterday dismissed by the Accra High Court (General Jurisdiction 11). Justice Eric Baah, a Court of Appeal Judge, sitting with additional responsibility as a High Court judge, held that … The post Anas’

A 55-year-old man has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for defrauding a retired UK lecturer of GH¢1,000,000 on the pretext of investing his money.

The African Center for Energy Policy (ACEP) has insisted that the recent drop in fuel prices is due to a global drop in crude oil prices. According to ACEP, the drop cannot be attributed to the government’s Gold for Oil policy. At the commissioning of a new office complex for BOST, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu […] The post Fuel price drop has nothing to do

Friday, March 10, 2023, marked the 10th day of the visit of Jamaican sprint legend Asafa Powell and his wife to Ghana.

 Pakistan’s main opposi­tion leader, Imran Khan, has greeted supporters outside his home, just hours after there were violent clashes as police tried to arrest him. He addressed the crowd and took pictures with those gathered near his compound in the city of Lahore. In one video, he can be seen wearing a gas mask. Police … The post Imran Khan greets supporters

 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is arbitrarily detaining at least 2,400 Afghan asylum seekers, Human Rights Watch (HRW) says. The adults and children be­ing held at a makeshift facility in Abu Dhabi were evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover in August 2021. HRW said they were living in “cramped, miserable conditions” and “stranded in … The post ‘UAE

Over 400,000 customers are without power in the US, after bicoastal storms brought rain, snow, flooding and high winds. Overflowing rivers and mud­slides roiled California, where 40 of the state’s 58 counties had been under a state of emergency. Up to three feet of snow have fallen in some parts of New York, New Hampshire … The post Massive power outages in US as storms

Three Ugandan students were killed after a lorry rammed into their classroom at a school near the capital, Kampala. At least 18 other learners were injured in the incident at Kasaka Secondary School on Tuesday after­noon. The lorry got nearly halfway into the building and tore up part of the roof. Uganda police say the … The post Students die after lorry rams into Uganda

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