The petitioner in the just-ended election petition case, former President John Dramani Mahama sees the Supreme Court’s trial process that prevented the Electoral Commission (EC) chairperson, Jean Mensa from publicly accounting to Ghanaians as a dangerous precedence. He simply describes it as an “embarrassing stain” to the country’s judicial and …
Read More »Notorious armed robber’s jail term increases to 90 years
Prince Adu, also known as Dracula, a notorious armed robber, who was jailed to a cumulative 63 years by a Ho Circuit Court for three robbery offences, has his jail term increased to 90 years, when the court sentenced him to an additional 27 years in hard labour for similar …
Read More »Man dies at Supreme Court after Election petition judgement
A yet to be identified man has reportedly died at the premises of the Supreme Court shortly after the apex court delivered its judgement on the election petition. The man who collapsed when the 2nd Respondent spokespersons were addressing the media was rushed to the Supreme Court first aid department …
Read More »Now thank we all our God’ – Domelevo sings Martin Rinkart’s hymn amidst retirement directive
Daniel Yao Domelevo, the embattled Auditor-General who has been directed to retire compulsorily by President Nana Akufo-Addo, sang the popular hymn ‘Now thank we all our God’ composed by German Lutheran clergyman Martin Rinckart in 1636. In a post on his Facebook timeline since the letter from the presidency was …
Read More »UK signs trade partnership agreement with Ghana
The UK has on March 3, 2021 signed a trade partnership agreement with Ghana that secures tariff-free trade and provides a platform for greater economic and cultural cooperation. The deal supports a trading relationship worth £1.2 billion and reinstates the terms of the economic partnership agreement between the two sides …
Read More »Making COVID-19 vaccination compulsory possible but premature – Agyeman-Manu
The Health Minister-designate, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has hinted at the possibility of making the coronavirus vaccine jab compulsory for all Ghanaians. But in the short term, he said such discussions were premature. “If it becomes necessary, that may be a way government will go. But for now, it is a bit …
Read More »ASUOFUA; PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN STUDYING UNDER CANOPY
African Methodist Episcopal (A. M. E) Zion school at Asuofua-Nkatia in the Atwima Nwabiagya North district of Ashanti region of Ghana in West Africa study under trees and canopies due to inadequate classrooms. According to our reporter, the school lacks classrooms blocks to accommodate the junior high pupils but because …
Read More »Gunshots heard from Jubilee House – Report
Gunshots were heard Wednesday morning from the Presidency, Jubilee House. It is unclear what may have triggered the firing of guns but residents around the seat of government said they heard gunshots blare from inside the enclave. Staff at the Presidency have refused to comment on the incident. But further …
Read More »Police breaks into MPs home, ¢4,000 goes missing
The Tarkwa Divisional Police Command has been accused of unlawful breaking-in and entry by the Member of Parliament for Tarkwa Nsuaem, George Mireku Duker. In a report by the Chronicle Newspaper sighted by Africannewsgh, the MP alleges that officers from the command on Thursday forcibly broke into his home without …
Read More »Parliament: 12 more test positive for COVID-19 after re-testing exercise
Parliament has recorded 12 more cases of the COVID-19 virus within its enclave. Most of the cases involve auxiliary members of the House with a few being Members of Parliament (MPs). These persons tested positive after a Coronavirus re-testing exercise was conducted ahead of today’s resumption of parliamentary sitting following …
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