A clerk assigned to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has been arrested for allegedly concealing vital information in connection with the state’s appeal challenging the freeing of businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome.Officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) picked up Kafui Bansah after it emerged that he had deliberately refused to enter the […]
The Electoral Commission of Ghana has denied allegations that it is turning down an invitation to meet with the former chair of the Nigerian Independent Electoral Commission Prof. Attahiru Jega. The Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) is organising a public forum to be addressed by Jega, but reports making rounds are that the electoral body
President Mahama has conferred national honours on some 28 prominent Ghanaians including former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor at a special event in Accra. The former governor of the Bank of Ghana was honored with the Companion of the Order of the Volta award in Accra Friday. Dr. Duffuor was among 28 dignitaries who were
About 30% of poultry imported into the country are injected with water, Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has revealed.Dr. Bissiw disclosed this in an interview with Media practitioner Thursday December 10.According to the Deputy Minister, this practice is done by the perpetrators in order to increase the weight of the
A member of the Council of Elders for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Ayisi Boateng, has said the suspension of General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong and the second Vice-Chairman, Sammy Crabbe, will not create any disaffection for the party.He told ghnewsnew Reporter that, the party members identified the problems confronting the party, and if
A member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has described as “laughable” the reasons adduced by the leadership of the party to justify the indefinite suspension of general secretary Kwabena Agyepong, second vice-chairman Sammy Crabbe, and Chairman Paul Afoko.In a statement, Dr Kennedy said those charges “diminish the proud traditions
Farming is a lowly job with a poor image and low profile. As young people flock to cities to realize their dreams, what will be the future of agriculture and food industry? Youth – defined by the United Nations as aged between 15 to 24 – make up 18% of the world’s population. According to
The gay and lesbian community in Ghana is demanding an end to what it calls the gross violation of the rights of its members.The gays and lesbians say they can no longer suffer physical, verbal and emotional abuse because of their sexual orientation.The Netherlands embassy and the Human Rights Advocacy Center premiered a movie on
Illegal small-scale miners have been warned to stay off legally granted mining concessions.Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Nii Osah Mills said at the maiden edition of the Ghana Mining Industry Awards (GMIA), which was on the theme: ‘Recognising Excellence, Celebrating Achievement in the Mining Industry,’ that Government takes “serious exception to the encroachment of
A total of eight suspects have been arrested in connection with a heist at the sanctum of the dreaded Antoa shrine in the Ashanti Region.The suspects are believed to have played a role in the theft of a god and gold ornaments at the shrine.Last week, the Police picked up one of the 14 Antoa
