The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has warned that fraudsters are taking undue advantage of the exercise to link the Ghana Card to bank accounts. EOCO said these fraudsters send messages to suspecting customers demanding their bank account details, Mobile App PIN and Mobile numbers. A statement by EOCO …

The Controller and Accountant General Department is reported to be readying to make a payment which will further entrench some irregularities at the Northern Development Authority (NDA) next week. The Department is set to pay some ¢5 million to the NDA in a deal currently at the office of the …

US singer R. Kelly has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for using his celebrity status to sexually abuse children and women. The R&B artist, 55, was convicted last September in New York of racketeering and sex trafficking crimes. He had faced years of allegations and the judge on …

Consumers of petroleum products can heave a sigh of relief as the price of petrol is expected to go down by about 4 per cent per litre at the various pumps in the 1st pricing window of July. This is according to a recent analysis by the Institute for Energy …

The Lawyers for Arise Ghana demonstrators say they cannot trace the whereabouts of protestors who were arrested on the first day of the march. According to the group of lawyers, the police have refused to give them access to their clients telling them it is an ‘order from above’. The …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Ejura Sekyeredumase, Bawa Braimah has accused the police and the municipal Assembly of creating unnecessary tension with an injunction against the organisation of Islamic prayers for victims of killings by security personnel in the community.   Families of Kaaka and others who were killed …

The Faculty of Academic Affairs & Research director at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) has praised former President Mahama for being tolerant of divergent views during his tenure. According to Prof. Kwesi Aning, he could vociferously criticise the former President and still sleep soundly after such critiques. …

A former New Patriotic Party(NPP) Parliamentary aspirant for Subin constituency in the Ashanti Region and businessman, Villey Acheampong has been charged with threat of death at the Circuit Court in Accra.   The youth activist has since been remanded after he pleaded not guilty to two charges of “discharging gun …

Police in Bekwai in the Ashanti Region have reportedly gunned down four suspected armed robbers after a five-member gang engaged them in a shoot-out on the Bekwai-Cape Coast highway on Wednesday.   According to eyewitnesses, the police had a tip-off of a robbery incident and upon reaching the scene, the …

A member of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has filed an application for an injunction seeking to prevent newly-elected GJA President, Albert Dwumfuor from being sworn in. In the suit, Justice Lee Adoboe argued that the bribery allegation levelled against Mr Dwumfuor should have been investigated before the elections were …