A law to prohibit the payment of compound interest by the state in transactions entered into on her behalf by public officers, has been passed by Parliament and assented to by the President. The law, the contracts (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1114), sponsored by the Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame in 2023, … The post Parliament passes law
More than one hundred structures were destroyed during a fire outbreak at Bubuashie Cable Wireless in Accra, last Friday. The inferno affected makeshift wooden structures, three vehicles, two metal containers, but no casualties have been recorded. Business owners who used the place as an abode and commercial purposes were displaced. When the Ghanaian Times got … The post Over
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Ashanti West Region, has commenced an exercise to retrieve monies owed the company by industrial and domestic consumers of electricity. The exercise is being undertaken in Abuakwa, Adum, Ahinsan, Bibiani, Danyame, Kokoben, Offinso and Suame. Consequently, the revenue mobilisation teams are visiting households, restaurants, hotels and state institutions to … The post Ashanti
Ghanaian comedian and actor, Benson Nana Oduro popularly known as Funny Face was involved in a car accident on Sunday night. The post Netizens react to Funny Face’s knock down of 3 pedestrians first appeared on 3News.
For two weeks, Tsholofelo Moloi has been among thousands of South Africans lining up for water as the country’s largest city, Johannesburg, confronts an unprecedented collapse of its water system affecting millions of people. Residents rich and poor have never seen a shortage of this severity. While hot weather has shrunk reservoirs, crumbling infrastructure after […] The post South
One person has reportedly died and another battling for his life following a chieftaincy dispute between two feuding factions at Gbengbani in the Yunyo-Nasua District of the Northeast Region. Over 40 houses and tractors, a tipper truck, motorbikes and many other properties worth thousands of Ghana Cedis were destroyed. More than ten people have also […] The post NER: 1 person dead in chieftaincy
The police in Sunyanihave arrested 26-year-old taxi driver for allegedly knocking down two pedestrians on the Sunyani-Abesim road, killing one of the victims. According to a police situational report, the crash occurred when the suspect, Gilbert Adika, was driving a Toyota Vitz taxi cab with registration number GR7260-23, from Abesim to Sunyani. A report made … The post Cabbie
The Gbetseley Circuit Court, in Kpone Katamanso Municipality, has sentenced four robbers to 20 years imprisonment each, for robbing an Okada rider of his motorcycle and stabbing him to death. The convicts, Prosper Amegashie, Jamel Ahmed, Bilal Mohammed and Martin Victor Agba, pleaded not guilty to two counts of conspiracy and robbery. But, Mrs Eleanor … The post 4 jailed 80 years for
The Madina District court has discharged Mam Yandey Joof, the lady standing trial over the alleged murder of her boyfriend Benett Agyekum Adomah alias Kikibee. The post Kikibee CEO’s death: Court finds girlfriend not guilty of murder first appeared on 3News.
Kwaku Kwarteng, Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament and MP for Obuasi West has attributed Ghana’s current economic crisis to decades of reckless public expenditure and mismanagement by successive governments. In an interview with Accra-based JoyNews, the Obuasi West legislator noted that COVID-19 and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are not solely responsible for the […] The post Kwaku
Residents of Blue Top Estate in Kasoa in the Central Region managed to rescue a young boy who was nearly kidnapped. The post Kasoa residents rescue 8-year-old from suspected ritual killing first appeared on 3News.
The trial of three persons accused of embezzling GH¢382,221 belonging to Christian Pentecostal Church will begin on Monday, March 18, at the Circuit Court. They are Jospeh Acheampong, a Consultant/Manager, Kenneth Osei-Ansong, Recovery Officer, and Esther Ofori, a Cashier at Christian Pentecostal Church. The three, who have been charged with conspiracy and stealing of depositors’ … The post 3
A closed Circuit Television (CCTV) at a hotel in Accra, has allegedly exposed two prison wardens, who aided a Chinese inmate, Wang Xiao, serving one year sentence to escape from the Nsawam Maximum. This came to light when Sergeant Joseph Oteng and Sergeant Isaac Boateng Bonsu appeared before the Accra Circuit Court charged with conspiracy … The post CCTV exposes 2 prison
Three Chinese and a Ghanaian have been granted bail for allegedly assaulting two Chinese in Bolgatanga, in the Upper East Region. Pan Young, Li Sonfeng and Ran Xiaojun, the Chinese, and the Ghanaian (name unavailable) have been granted a total of GH¢160,000 when they appeared before the Circuit Court in Bolgatanga. They all pleaded not … The post 4 granted GH¢160,000 bail
A businessman, Prince Hardi Adam, had appeared before the Circuit Court in Accra, for allegedly defrauding a woman of GH¢225,999.94 and $1,800. Adam is said to have collected the money under the pretence of supplying Charity Atim, victim, with 1,000 bags of 50 kg rice, 50 gallons of edible oil and 30 bags of sugar, … The post Businessman granted bail over alleged GH¢225,999
Four students of Comboni Vocational Technical School (Comvotech) have been arrested by the Sogakofe District Police Command for destroying the main gate and sliding glasses of Sogakope Senior High School (SOGASCO), in the South Tongu District. Mr Newman Dziedzoave, the Headmaster of SOGASCO, confirmed that four students were picked up by the police in connection … The post 4
The Ashaiman District Court has remanded Gideon Oduro, a salesboy, into police custody for allegedly stealing GH¢30,000 belonging to his employer. Oduro, who pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing, was remanded by the court presided over by Mr Derick Eshun Parde. Prosecuting, Inspector Kwadwo Danso, said the complainant, Mr Isaac Amoah, is a businessman, … The post Salesboy
The Accra Circuit Court ‘3’ has sentenced an unemployed man to six months imprisonment for stealing mobile phones and unlawful entry. Tellfonic Cudjoe Ofori admitted to unlawfully entering the rooms of Hamida Khalid, VeritasFiatuse and Ruby Hiovor, and making away with their mobile phones. He was convicted on his own plea to a six-month-jail term … The post Man gets 6
A 59-year-old car dealer, and two others accused of swindling a businessman of GH¢620,000, in a gold transaction, have been remanded in police custody by the Achimota Circuit Court. Gbegoueu Evrard, a French, is said to have collected the money under the pretext of selling to the complainant, Hayford Boadi, gold, but failed. Evrard is … The post 3 remanded over alleged GH¢620,000
Four executive members of the Western Togoland Restoration Front (WTRF), have been sentenced to a total of 17 years imprisonment by the Accra High Court. This was after the court presided over by Justice Mary Maame Ekueh Nyanzuh found them guilty on various charges preferred against them. The accused, including a policeman and soldier, were … The post 4 secessionists jailed 17 years appeared first
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