GENERAL NEWS

The Special Prosecutor  Kissi Agyebeng says his outfit has listed the Airbus SE scandal as one of the over 70 cases it is investigating. Investigation into the alleged €4 million bribery case by Airbus SE, a European multinational aerospace corporation, in respect of the sale and purchase of military aircrafts …

Three persons have been killed by unknown persons in Bawku in the Upper East Region. The incident is said to have occurred around 2pm on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. Sources say the victims, who are all males, were traveling on board a commercial vehicle when they were attacked and shot. …

The Director General of the Internal Audit Agency (IAA), Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has called on the government to as a matter of urgency, help pass the Internal Audit bill into law if it is committed to fighting corruption within the public sector.   This is in the wake of …

Three students of Opoku Ware School (OWASS) have been arrested in Kumasi for armed robbery. The three students – Akwasi Adu Donkor, Raphael Owusu Appiah and Kwadwo Osei Asubonteng – were arrested by the Kumasi Central police for attacking a taxi driver and snatching his taxi cab at gunpoint on …

Residents of the Commonwealth Hall at the University of Ghana [UG] are peeved by the decision to suspend their Hall Master and Senior Tutor. Management of the school came to this conclusion following the clash between the Vandals and the Vikings of Mensah Sarbah Hall, which occurred on August 5. …

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (N&MC) has dissociated itself from a video in which a student of nursing was captured claiming she will kill any client who seeks her service because she was forced into the profession. The Council has also cautioned Nursing, Midwifery practitioners, student and social media users …

The President of the Republic, Nana Akufo-Addo has presented 1,500 motorbikes to the Ghana Police Service, at an event at the Police Headquarters on Monday, 15th August 2022. According to President Akufo-Addo, the presentation of the bikes “is yet a further affirmation of the commitment of the Akufo-Addo government to …

The Executive director for the Institute for Energy Policies and Research, Mr Kwadwo Poku has reiterated his call on the government to adopt a shoot and kill approach to curb illegal mining on Ghana’s water bodies. Speaking with Kwaku Nhyira-Addo on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Monday (15 August), Mr. …

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a 27.15% increase in tariff for electricity and 21.55% increase in water tariff effective September 1, 2022. This comes after utility companies including the Electricity Company of Ghana and Ghana Water Company Limited proposed an increase in tariffs by 148% and 334% …

The Minority on the Health Committee of Parliament has kicked against government’s directive to various Nursing Training Colleges across the country to reserve 30% admission quota for the Ministry of Health. The Ministry of Health in a letter dated August 2, 2022, signed by its Chief Director, Kwabena Boadu Oku-Afari, …