Gaa Muni a section of Zongo a suburb of the Wa Municipality has been turned into a worship center as scores of Catholics have besieged the place to catch a glimpse of what they say is the apparition of the Virgin Mary. The claimed apparition of the Virgin Mary which is inside the light bulb […]
The Supreme Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to submit before it, a “comprehensive” list of all persons who registered with NHIS cards in 2012, by June 29. Additionally, the apex court directed the EC to develop a guideline on the specific processes and methods they intend to adopt in implementing the orders in the
One of the seven-member Supreme court panel that ruled on the controversy regarding the voters register, Justice Jones Dotse, has recused himself from the case. The respected judge recused himself Thursday as the complainant Abu Ramadan went back to court seeking a clearer interpretation of the judgement following an interpretation confusion that has trailed the
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu has warned chiefs under his jurisdiction to desist from endorsing political parties and candidates as Ghana readies for the 2016 elections. According to the Ashanti monarch, although the law does not bar chiefs from voting, they must not compromise their neutrality in the eyes of their subjects. Addressing the Ashanti
Veteran diplomat Kofi Annan has thrown his weight behind the International Criminal Court, arguing it is erroneous to assume it was mainly established to prosecute African leaders. There is a general perception that the international court is witch-hunting African leaders while Western ones have been left off the hook. The International Criminal Court is an
A wayside fuel seller popularly known as ‘Gao Gao’, Anthony Drobo, 42, was in the early Wednesday morning shot dead by three suspected armed robbers in his room at Kotwi-Nkoransa, close to where he operated his fuel station. Drobo was shot in the thigh, slashed with his own cutlass on the head and shoulder and
Ghana’s Supreme Court has ordered Attorney General, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong to furnish it with the formal agreement between the West African country and the United States concerning the two-year hosting of two Guantanamo Bay ex-detainees. At the court’s hearing on Wednesday June 22, acting Solicitor General Helen Ziwu, who was a representative for the AG,
President John Dramani Mahama has given indication that effective July 1, Ghanaians would start experiencing some reliefs in electricity bills. According to the President, the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is set to implement a new billing cycle which would address concerns of overbilling. An investigation into the recent overbilling undertaken by the ECG and
Once the largest economy on the continent, South Africa’s domestic and political issues have seen it fall to third place behind Nigeria and Egypt, KPMG has warned, using data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF ). Even though South Africa remains the “continent’s most developed economy, and has a more diversified economic base than the
Telecommunication giant MTN Ghana Tuesday June 21 launched its 4G LTE service in the country. In a message, the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Ghana, Ebenezer Twum Asante, said the launch was part of activities marking the 20 years of operation of MTN in Ghana. According to Mr Twum, the MTN 4G service will bring
