Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested 6 suspected armed robbers who have reportedly been terrorizing residents of Atwima Boko and its surrounding neighborhoods. Emmanuel Duah 27, Christopher Columbus 30, Yaw Adu Twum 27, Akwasi Appiah 24 and Francis Yeboah 28 were picked up by police after repeated reports of their activities by residents. Police […]
Ghenewsnow.com can confirm that the immediate past Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana, The Very Rev. Dr. Yaw Frimpong Manso has quit the church. His resignation is due to what he describes as gross disrespect to his person and ministry. Rev. Dr. Frimpong Manso’s decision follows a resolution by the leadership of the Presbyterian Church, Ghana
A deputy communications director of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Abayifaa Karbo has given the strongest indication that the NPP would not be part of the 2016 election if the current “bloated” voters’ register is not changed.“We can’t go into an election with this register, that is foregoing, I can’t go into an
The Kumasi Province branch of the Association of Catholic Teachers has congratulated the former Acting Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Jacob Aaword Nang Maabobr Kor as the substantive Director General of the Service. A statement jointly signed by the branch Chairman, Eric Kyei and the Coordinator, William Boakye Baafi and issued to the media
The Ashanti region is likely to record a 30 per cent reduction in maize production this farming season. The foreseeable problem is due to the failed rainfall pattern during the main crop season this year and that the rains in the minor season may not be adequate to compensate for the earlier failed rains. The
The Youth Wing of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has lauded the verdict by an appeals court in Kuamsi which quashed various jail terms slapped on its activists by a Tamale High Court in 2013 In a statement signed by its Youth Organizer Sammie Awuku, it described the verdict as a landmark stating that
Two suspected armed robbers were this dawn burnt to death by angry residents of Manso Dadiese in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region. The suspects in their mid 30s had gone to the community to rob residents but met fierce resistance from community members who complained of constant harassment by robbers. An eyewitness
Food Sovereignty Ghana over the weekend took part in several activities to mark this years World Food Day in line with their objective of ensuring that wholesome food is sustainable available for Ghanaians. An important reason why we were happy to be part of these events was to take the opportunity to highlight and alert
After months of agitation, protestation and litigation, the way was cleared Monday for construction work to begin on the Kejetia Terminal Complex in Kumasi. President John Dramani Mahama and the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, cut the sod to signify the beginning of construction of the four-phase project which will turn the terminal into more
The Minority Leader in Ghana’s Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, who has recently been re-elected the Chairman of the Africa Parliamentarians Network Against Corruption, (APNAC, Africa Region) was last week re-elected as Vice-Chairman of the Governing Board and Executive Committee of the Global Organisation of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC). The event was at the 6th Global Conference
