The Ghana Police Service has arrested a man in connection with a shooting incident that occurred at Millenium City, Kasoa, in the Central Region, leading to the death of a soldier. According to the Police, preliminary Police investigation has established that the suspect, Benlord Ababio allegedly shot the soldier at Millenum City Kasoa on Tuesday, […] The post Police
The Office of the Attorney General (AG) and Ministry of Justice has said there is no basis for Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO) to conduct money laundering investigations into the affairs of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena Dapaah. The Special Prosecutor’s (OSP) had earlier this years dropped charges against the former minister and referred […] The post OSP’s
By Gloria Amoh The Local Committee of the 3rd African Media Convention is encouraging journalists, communicators, media organisations, students and corporate partners who have not registered to do so now to participate in the convention, which is barely 3 weeks away. From May 15-17 2024, Ghana will host the 3rd African Media Convention in Accra […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has accused the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government of attempted cover-up of corruption and criminality in the raging SML matter. The Presidency last week released a report detailing the President’s directives on recommendations of a yet to be published KPMG investigation. Whereas the report identified breaches of several laws involving contracts between the […] The post NDC
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons has called on President Akufo-Addo to make public the KPMG’s report on the investigation conducted on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) and Strategic Mobilization Ghana Ltd (SML) deal. President Akufo-Addo says the SML Downstream petroleum service is needed however the Ministry of Finance (MoF) and the Ghana Revenue […] The post Release KPMG’s
The newly appointed assistant Black Stars coach, John Painstil has sued four sports journalists and three media entities for defamation. The journalists are Veronica Commey, Saddick Adams, Christopher Nimley, Patrick Osei Agyemang also known as Countryman Songo. Other defendants are Omni Media Limited, Angel Broadcasting Network, and Multimedia Group have been served with a writ. […] The post John
The Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, appears to be on a collision course with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) over a directive issued by the Association to media houses to blacklist two MPs accused of attacking journalists. While condemning assaults on journalists, he described the GJA’s directive as “dysfunctional and […] The post GJA’s
Mohammed Aminu M. Alabira, Citi News’ Northern Regional correspondent who was assaulted by the Member of Parliament for Yendi, Farouk Aliu Mahama, says he’s had sleepless nights after suffering the traumatic experience. Farouk Mahama and his team unleashed mayhem on Alabira while he was covering disturbances that marred the New Patriotic Party’s parliamentary primary in […] The post I’ve
The Office of the Special Prosecutor says it has commenced an investigation into the government’s payroll system. In its half-year report released on December 29, 2023, the OSP stated that its assessment and investigation are aimed at removing non-existent names and recovering wrongful payments. It cautioned that persons suspected to be culpable of committing any […] The post OSP
Journalists in the country have expressed disappointment in the lack of progress in the execution of justice for the late investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, five years after his demise. Ahmed Hussein-Suale Divela, who was an investigative journalist of Tiger Eye P.I., was murdered in cold blood on the night of Wednesday, January 16, 2019, […] The post We’re
Albert Kwabena Dwumfour The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has vowed to embark on a series of actions to protect its members if government and relevant stakeholders fail to initiate Read More... The post GJA Demands Investigation Into Journalist Assault
The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed serious concern about the inadequate salary and remuneration systems for journalists in the country. He highlighted that issues of poor salaries significantly contributed to the low press freedom index in 2023. Speaking at the second Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) dinner night in Accra on Thursday, Nkrumah […] The post Pay
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