GENERAL NEWS

“May the Almighty God and Allah have mercy on your soul as I sentence you to death” were the last words of the supervising Judge at the Bolgatanga High Court, Justice Charles Adjei Wilson, when he sentenced Mbawona Tindana, a self-styled spiritualist to death for killing his wife and daughter. …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has frozen all assets of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John.   The latest move is part of investigations, the office has commenced, into the acquisition of state lands and properties that were contained in his …

The state funeral rites for the late former Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Hajia Ramatu Mahama, has been scheduled to take place in Accra on Saturday, June 4.   President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to grace the funeral as its Guest of Honour.   Son of …

Nine months after Kissi Agyabeng was sworn into office as the Special Prosecutor, his office does not have a Governing Board. Mr. Agyebeng took Office in August 2021. Section 5 and 6 of the Office of Special Prosecutor Act 2017 and Act 959 task the Board to formulate policies for …

A second attempt by the restrained Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, to get rid of three out of the five charges preferred against him by the Attorney General (AG) has been dismissed by an Accra High Court. The embattled MP was slapped with five charges by …

The Vice President of Ghana,  Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has outdoored a US$50 million Bulk Supply Point (BSP) at Kasoa in the Central region. The 435-mega volts amperes (MVA) plant is to beef up the existing electrical power supply to Kasoa and its surrounding areas with a total of 250,000 residents …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has intervened to resolve the issue between the Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare and the British High Commission to Ghana, Harriet Thompson. “We have therefore invited contact of both the British High Commissioner and Inspector General of Police to resolve the issue at stake,” a statement issued by …

A Kumasi High Court presided over by Priscilla Dikro Ofori has granted bail to failed Juaben MCE nominee Alexander Sarfo Kantanka. The accused is being tried by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for alleged corruption charges.   He was captured in a video in September 2021, demanding for refund …

Between March 2017 and March 2019, politicians dressed in flowing robes and in kente of kaleidoscope of colours descended on the Jubilee House. Their mission was to swear oaths of office, which among others, enjoined them to protect and defend the constitution. That constitution required them to declare their assets …

Some teachers have petitioned President of Ghana, Akufo-Addo to declare Teachers Day which is observed on October 5 annually as a public holiday. Among other things, the teachers say some of their colleagues are sometimes declined permission to absent themselves to partake in activities to observe the day. In a …