South Dayi Member of Parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has told the Minister of Justice and Attorney General to stop making prejudicial pronouncements on the case involving Assin North Member of Parliament, James Gyekye Quayson. He said the case against the embattled lawmaker is not over yet hence, no need to make comments that seem to be […]
Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah has said even though he will not dismiss the idea of Ghana doing its own press freedom ranking, the solution to the issues that led to the abysmal performance in the latest rankings, is not to conduct domestic ratings. It his view that […]
Chairman of the Committee of Chiefs of the Defence Staff (CDS) of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Vice Admiral (V/Adm) Seth Amoama of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), has said the the terrorist’s threats in the sub-region. He noted that ECOWAS has a lot of potential that can be harnessed to helps citizens of member countries however […]
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa has resigned amid mass protests at the government’s handling of the economic crisis, officials say. The move came as the island was placed under curfew after violent clashes between Rajapksa supporters and anti-government protesters in Colombo. At least 78 people have been injured in the violence in the capital, […]
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russian forces in Ukraine were fighting for the future of their motherland, in his annual address marking victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Despite rumours he would make a major announcement his speech stuck largely to defending Russia’s invasion. He tied the war in Ukraine to victory in […]
Some West African countries have been reported to be experiencing food crisis. The AP news reports that 27 million people are going hungry, 11 million more are at risk if nothing is done by this June. “This is 40 percent more than the number we had last year at the same time, at the same […]
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has said governments must anticipate and prepare way ahead before crisis occur in the economy. This, in his view, will reduce the shocks that come with the crisis. In a tweet on Monday May 9, Mr Terkper said “Lesson: crisis are inevitable; prepare for them in good time, not during […]
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has urged the general public not to engage in panic withdrawals following the commencement of the e-levy on Sunday May 1. The Ministry said in a tweet that Mobile Money wallet balances do not attract e-levy. The General Secretary of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG), Mr. Evans Otumfuo, earlier […]
Former Asokwa Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and an aspirant for the Ashanti Regional Chairmanship position Robert Asare-Bediako has boldly admitted taking money from party leaders to declare support for Wontumi in 2018 polls. In an interview with the media in Kumasi, he said: “I was called by party leaders to step down […]
Deputy National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Edem Agbana has said that students on Government of Ghana scholarships in the United Kingdom (UK) have been left stranded because their fees and subvention have not been paid. He said over 50 of such students reached out to him when he made a post on […]
Sixteen people out of the twenty-five who were onboard the Chinese fishing vessel that sank in Saltpond in the Central Region over the weekend have been rescued alive. Twelve out of the sixteen are Ghanaians while the remaining four are Chinese on board the MV Comforta II Fishing vessel. The Public Relations Officer for the […]
Electricity supply in Ghana went down by more than 50% over the weekend due to a system disturbances, Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) has confirmed. GRIDCo says Ghana consumes over 3000megawatts of power in the peak hour but what the nation experience was less than 1500megawatts, which is less than 50%. Regions such as Greater Accra, […]
Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) Mr Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, has wondered why some persons are claiming there is suppression of free speech or culture of silence in Ghana when these same people appear on radio and television stations daily to express their views on national issues. In his view, there is no suppression of […]
Director General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr Eric Oduro Osae has said there is the need to question the source of wealth of persons whose income, from all indications, do not match the kind of lifestyle they live. He noted that mostly, people are celebrated and and even given positions in churches due to […]
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that all victims of defilement, rape and other forms of sexual assault are no longer required to pay when they submit police medical forms for a doctor’s report. He stated that these vulnerable and traumatized victims need the collective support, and the removal of […]
Rescue efforts are still ongoing to recover some eight crew members of the fishing vessel MV COMFORTER 2 who went missing after their vessel listed and overturned while on a fishing expedition South of Saltpond on Saturday. Public Relations Officer of the 2nd Garrison Enoch Opata, confirmed the accident to ConnectNews and mentioned that the […]
A new public university is required in Kumasi in the Ashanti region to offer humanities and business-related courses, a Fraud and Security Analyst, Mr Richard Kumadoe, has said. This, he said, would allow the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to focus on science-related courses, the main reason for its establishment. He noted […]
Communications Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), George Ayisi has said the revelation by Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu that land litigations are affecting the Agenda 111 project in some areas, is true. He said the fact remains that land litigations are happening in parts of the country where the government intended to construct the […]
Fraud and Security Analyst, Mr Richard Kumadoe has cast doubt on the veracity of government’s claim that land issues are negatively affecting the ongoing Agenda 111 project. This comes after Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu revealed that land litigations in Accra and Kumasi are affecting the project. Mr Agyeman-Manu however, said the government was working hard to […]
A report released by the West Africa Centre for Counter Extremism (WACCE) has said Ghana has managed so far to stay safe from terrorist attacks on home soil, yet Ghana has been so close to terrorism. Already, the report said, more than 13 Ghanaians are believed to have travelled to fight with terrorist groups since […]
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