An Accra Circuit Court, presided over by His Honour Samuel Bright Acquah, has remanded the Galamsey Queen, Aisha Huang, and three others into Nsawam Prisons custody, following a plea by Captain Nkrabeah Effah Dartey (rtd) that accessing the accused persons at the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) cells was as difficult as “going into a virgin’s hole.” Capt Dartey (rtd), while praying the court to grant Aisha Huang, a Chinese woman who has gained notoriety as a ‘Galamsey Iron
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given some words of hope to the young and old in the country, Africa and the world at large, in the face of economic difficulties. According to the President, in life a child falls many times before his or her feet are well grounded enough to walk, stressing that “… that’s a life process. You fall and you get up. You don’t stay down.” This statement of hope by the President perfectly resonates with the current mood of the nation
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says restructuring of Ghana’s debt will be dependent on the outcome of its Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA) Report. It has, therefore, shot down speculations that Ghana is poised to start talks on restructuring of its debt as part of plans to secure a $3 billion loan from the Fund. Addressing a news conference at Washington, the Director of Communications for the Bretton Woods Institution, Gerry Rice, said the DSA report will indicate if there was the
The proposed “Ashanti Project” by the Ashanti Caucus of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has met massive condemnation by Cadres and old guards of the party and non Asante indigenes in the party. Nana Nanabanyin Queesy Ninsin-Imbeah II, Secretary of the Defunct Kumasi Metropolitan Central Coordinating Committee of Work place CDRs and Comrade Clement Sangaparee, a founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and member of the United Cadres Front of the party are vexed
The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) of Ghana has said it will not recognise medical degrees obtained from war ravaged Ukraine. The Council said it had observed that since the Russia and Ukraine war started, some tertiary courses conducted in the war-torn country, including medicine and dentistry, have been converted online, a situation the Council says is ineffective for the nature of the medical and dental programme. The Chronicle agrees with the Council’s decision and would encourage
Barely a week after The Chronicle reported on the death trap portion of the Ewusiedjoe-Agona-Nkwanta road, an Ivory Coast-bound truck, loaded with soft drinks, was caught in the death trap portion of the road, falling on it half side. This incident occurred a few metres from the Ewusiejoe portion of the deplorable Agona-Nwanta road. For days the trapped lay until another truck was deployed to cart its cargo away. It would be recalled that The Chronicle sounded the alarm bells about the deplorable
The Chief and people of Lower Axim and Nsein have climaxed their annual Kundum Festival at a beautiful and colourful ceremony over the weekend. The Paramount Chief of Lower Axim and Nsein Traditional Council, Awulae Agyefi Kwame II, sat in state together with his Divisional and other sub-chiefs. Prior to this, the Divisional chiefs were carried in palanquins following the Overlord, who was also riding in a palanquin to the festival grounds. The Kundum Festival, which was on the theme “Developing
The Ankobra West Rural Bank, with its headquarters at Esiama in the Ellembelle Municipality of the Western Region, is now known as the Ankobra West Bank PLC in compliance with the Companies Act. Section 7 of the Companies Act (Act 992) states that a company limited by shares with more than 50 shareholders is a public company, and by virtue of section 21 (1) (b) of the Act shall have the inscription public company or its abbreviation, PLC, at the end of its name. The Bank, at the end of 2021,
Yesterday, four ambassadors representing their individual nations took turns to visit Jubilee House, the seat of Ghana’s Presidency, to handover their credentials per diplomatic etiquette. The envoys were from Australia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Switzerland and Iran. The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was available to receive each of the envoys at brief separate meetings, fused with little remarks about both countries. DR CONGO The Ambassador for the Democratic Republic of Congo,
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Grammy Awards, Harvey Jay Mason Jnr, has pledged to support the Creative Arts Senior High School (CASHS) at Kwadaso to become a top-notch Creative Arts training institution in Africa and the rest of the world. He explained that the institution which is strategically located would be assisted to become a Creative Arts skills hunting and development centre for the country, Africa and the rest of the world. Harvey Mason made the announcement when he paid a
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum has congratulated Students of Serwaa Kesse Girls’ Senior High School (SHS) at Duayaw Nkwanta in the Ahafo Region for emerging winners of this year’s National Business Pitch Competition (NBPC). The high-spirited contestants from Serwaa Kesse Girls’ SHS became champions after defeating 14 other schools in the highly competitive contest and won GH?10,000 as start-up money at the event, which took place in Accra on Friday. Northern Business
Sharing some of the untold hazards that come with fame, Gospel Artiste MOG Music has revealed that some fans take things to the extreme and do things which are untoward. On ‘Just Being Us’ with MzGee on Akwaaba Magic on DSTV, MOG Music mentioned that “I posted a picture of me blowing a kiss and a fan sent me picture of her breast.” MOG Music added that, he blocked her immediately the nude picture was sent to him, stating that since leaving her active on his social media might send an impression
Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale has warned critics ahead of the release of his yet-to-be-released Gift of God (GOG) album. He has asked Ghanaians not to engage in any form of negative discussions on the album since he did not compose the songs on the album for the Ghanaian industry. Shatta Wale who is set to release his highly anticipated GOG album in October 2022 in Ghana and across the globe, has been highly anticipated by his followers and music aficionados. But the ‘Ayoo’ hitmaker has disclosed
The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Creative Arts and Culture, Mark Oktaku Mantey has revealed how President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo lobbied for the Global Citizen Festival to be organized in Accra. He said the festival organisers initially wanted to hold it Nigeria, however, the President stepped in to lobby for it to come to Ghana. Ghana was picked by the organizers partly because President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had showed interest in having it take place in Ghana. In an interview on Hitz
When a Lawyer makes an application in court, it can either be MOTION ON NOTICE, that is to say an application telling the other party that you want the court to grant a relief, which he may or may not oppose, or, MOTION EX PARTE, which is an application without notice to the other party. To this, let me add my own: we have DEATH EX PARTE and DEATH ON NOTICE. Death is on Notice when you are sick in hospital or at home for a long time, and your condition is getting worse by the day. My father-in-law’s
The Federal High Court in Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, on Tuesday, voided the election of a former Governor of Kebbi State, Adamu Aleiro, as the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Kebbi Central District. The trial judge, Babagana Ashigar, ruled in favour of Haruna Sa’idu who argued that he is the bona fide senatorial candidate of the PDP for the district. Mr Saidu sued Mr Aliero, the incumbent senator of the district, the PDP and the Independent National Electoral
The Governor of Niger Republic’s Maradi, Schiabou Aboubacar, has raised the alarm of terrorist activities in communities in his country and Nigeria. Aboubacar said the insurgents were causing people sleeplessness, confirming fears that terror groups had taken over some villages in northern parts of Nigeria. The governor spoke on Tuesday at a high-level meeting, which was held in Katsina to discuss ways to tackle insecurity in the region. The security parley had in attendance the Governors of
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday sentenced a former ‘Baale’ (Chief) in Shangisha in the Magodo area of Lagos State, Mutiu Ogundare, and his brother, Opeyemi Mohammed, to 15 years imprisonment each for faking his own kidnap. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the court had on 15 June discharged and acquitted the third defendant, Mr Ogundare’s wife, Abolanle. The judge, Hakeem Oshodi, had on 15 June convicted Messrs Ogundare and Mohammed on three counts of conspiracy and fake abduction.
The First Palm Oil Barometer has challenged the negative public perception of palm oil sustainability on Smallholder farmers. While the smallholder palm oil farmers risk living in poverty, the 282-billion-dollar palm oil industry creates huge profits for companies. A statement issued in Accra by Solidaridad said the pivotal role of smallholders in the palm oil sector, currently contributing to around 30 per cent of global production, was often overlooked in the sustainability agenda, as policies
Sister Derby has raised her price with another international accolade. The Ghanaian singer and actress announced on Instagram she will make a cameo appearance in a Spanish movie directed by award-winning Spanish director Paco Leon and distributed by Netflix. Titled ‘Rainbow’, the feature film is a coming-of-age story of a teenager with extraordinary musical talent who leaves home with her dog after an argument with her father. A modern-day adaptation of the American musical Wizard of Oz, the
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS