August 30, 2022
Ghana: We've Not Issued Permit to Any Company to Undertake Reconnaissance Prospecting Mineral Exploration in Forest Reserves - Mineral C'ssion
The Minerals Commission has reiterated it position that no company has been issued a licence to undertake reconnaissance, prospecting and exploration of minerals in any of the… Read more »
Ghana: Mahama - Perception, Derision of Judiciary Is Unfortunate
Former President Mahama has stated that the perception and derision of the judiciary is an unfortunate development that can be the scariest existential threat to any democracy. Read more »
Ghana: Immigration Officer Lands in Trouble... for Allegedly Defiling Two Girls Aged 9,10
The Asankrangwa Magistrates Court in the Amenfi West municipality of the Western Region has remanded into police custody 50 year-old senior officer of the Ghana Immigration Service… Read more »
Ghana: Religious Bodies Must Pay Tax!
The President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC), Reverend Paul Frimpong-Manso, has broached a conversation that deserves the attention of the political… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Ghana: Be Constructive in Your Reportage - High Court Judge to Media
The Ashanti Regional Supervising High Court Judge has asked the media to be constructive in their reportage and shun what he describes as "negative emotional journalism." Read more »
Ghana: 2 Die in Gory Crash ... 17 Others Sustain Injuries in Accident On Accra-Cape Coast Highway
Two persons lost their lives after a head-on collision involving two vehicles at Gomoa Buduatta junction, on the Cape Coast - Accra highway on Saturday around 4:30 pm. Read more »
Ghana: Court Orders Arrest of 4 Over Power Thefts
An Accra circuit court has issued bench warrants for the arrest of four persons accused of engaging in tampering of Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) meters and power thefts. Read more »
Ghana: Religious Bodies Major Agents of Stigma Against PLHIV
Religious organisations have been identified as major agents of stigma and discrimination against persons living with HIV (PLHIV), as cases continue to rise in the country. Read more »
Ghana: 16-Year-Old JHS Student Commits Suicide At Abonkor
A 16-year-old Junior High School (JHS) graduate was on the early hours of Friday found dead with a rope around his neck at an entertainment centre at Abonkor. Read more »
August 26, 2022
Ghana: 'Tigray Forces Loot 570,000 Litres of Fuel Destined for Aid Distribution'
In renewed Ethiopia fighting, Tigray forces on Wednesday looted 570,000 litres of fuel from the United Nations (UN) for aid distribution trucks, further undermining humanitarian… Read more »
Ghana: 'Some Prisoners Are Victims of Circumstance'
The Officer-in-Charge of the Koforidua Local Prison, Assistant Director of Prisons (ADP) Christopher Hayibor, has said that it is not everyone brought to the prison who is a… Read more »
Ghana: Community Policing Team to Be Set up Soon - Cop Awini
Community policing teams are to be set up soon for day and night patrols in smaller definedareas within police districts in the country. Read more »
Ghana: Vandalism On KNUST Campus - Police Chase 62 Students... Secure Bench Warrant for Arrest of Suspects
The Judicial Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command has secured a bench warrant for the arrest of 62 students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST)… Read more »
Ghana: Provide us Information On Public Officers Bill ... Occupyghana to Ag
OccupyGhana, a non-governmental organisation(NGO), has requested the Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Justice to provide it with information on the status of the… Read more »
Ghana: Kasoa Not Part of Greater Accra Region - Odukpong Chief
The Chiefs and People of Odukpong Ofankor in the Awutu Senya East Municpality of the Central Region have called on the government to intervene in a chieftaincy dispute between them… Read more »
Ghana: Provisions in Draft Public Officers Bill Can't Strengthen Assets Declaration Regime - CSOs
Some civil society activists in Tamale in the Northern Region, have observed that sections and provisions in the Declaration of Assets and Liabilities as contained in the current… Read more »
Ghana: Hwereso Queen Mother Alleged Fraud Case Adjourned to Nov 6
The District Court at Ejisu, has adjourned to November 6, the case involving the Queenmother of Hwereso, near Ejisu in Ashanti, Nana FosuahTiamaniah, also known as Nana Yaa Mansah,… Read more »
Ghana: Maamobi Residents Demonstrate Against Demolition Exercise On Sunday
Thousands of residents living within Maamobi market area, Accra, thronged the streets of Accra yesterday to register their displeasure about attempts by government to evict them… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Ghana: EPA Warns Multi-Nationals to Stay Clear Agro-Chemical Retailing
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has given dealers of counterfeit and substandard agro-chemicals or pesticides a two-week ultimatum to clear those products off the market… Read more »
Ghana: Mr IGP, Stop Lurking Police-Media War!
It cannot be challenged that the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the entire Police Administration, which he heads, have read the statement issued by the Ashanti Regional… Read more »
Ghana: Greater Accra Tops Noise Making - EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received a total of 271 noise pollution complaints for the year 2021. Read more »
Ghana: Enforce Policies Safeguarding Mangrove ... Neenyi Ghartey Vii to FC
The Paramount Chief of Efutu Traditional Area, Neenyi Ghartey VII has asked the Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission to stringently enforce policies safeguarding mangroves… Read more »
Ghana: 3 Suspected Robbers Gunned Down
Three suspected robbers have been shot dead at Aroma Junction, at Obosomase, in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region. Read more »
Ghana: NPA Impounds Smuggled Petroleum Products
The Volta Regional branch of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has impounded petroleum products being smuggled from Togo to Dzodze in the Ketu North District of the Volta… Read more »
Ghana: Police Arrest Suspect in Connection With Vandalisation of NDC Regional Office
Police have arrested Alhaji Rufai Vielim, one of the Vice-Chairpersons of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Northern Region, after the Tuesday attack on the party… Read more »