Renewed attempts by the Otumfuo-led Committee of Eminent chiefs to find solution to the protracted Dagbon conflict hit a snag today after the Abudus failed to turn up for a scheduled meeting at the Manhyia palace. The Andanis, on the other hand, turned up and waited with the chiefs for several hours before the meeting […]
By Kwesi E. Baako Come Again Selekta Luciano I was prompted to write this piece based on a video I saw of reggae superstar Luciano on social media. I am sure a lot of folks have seen this video too judging from the level of engagement it has engendered on social media. But for those
Four suspects linked to the robbery incident and murder of a police officer on the Atebubu-Ejura road last Friday, have been arrested by the Police in Ashanti Region. The police put out their names as Gariba Salifu, alias Kudi ,19; Sulemana Ibrahim, 33; Mumuni Yussif alias Romea, 22 and Emmanuel Yeboah alias Tupac, 20. Corporal
Two people have reportedly been killed in fresh clashes between residents of Ejura in the Ejura Sekyere Odumase Municipality in the Ashanti region and some Fulani herdsmen who are resident there. The row was triggered Thursday afternoon following the killing of a commercial driver by some suspected Fulani robbers. The driver was reportedly transporting some
The chief of Bantama in Kumasi and war Marshall of the Asantehene, Nana Baffour Asare Owusu Amankwatia V is reported dead. The death is yet to be officially announced inline with traditional custom. A source at the Manhyia Palace has confirmed to ghnewsnow that he died at the Korle-Bu Teaching hospital in Accra on Tuesday.
The police has confirmed the death of two people in the latest clashes in the Bunkprugu Township of the Northern region. The Northern regional Police PRO ASP Ebenezer Tetteh say some houses have also been torched in the cause of the melee which occurred late Wednesday evening and dragged on to the dawn of Thursday.
Security experts believe Ghanaians are being complacent and ignorant on security matters relating to terrorism. They are calling for more alertness on the part of Ghanaians and better security systems to be put in place to avert any terrorist attack. There has been a recent brouhaha about the presence of two former detainees from Guantanamo
There have been heavy gunfire exchanges in Bunkpurugu in the Northern Region since 8pm on Wednesday between rival chieftaincy groups Jamong and Jafog. Several houses have been torched in the renewed conflict. Police in the region are struggling to keep peace. The two factions are fighting over right to the throne. The Jamongs are challenging
Immigration officials at the Aflao border in the Volta region have impounded a huge cache of guns and other ammunition. the weapons were in transit to Ivory Coast through Ghana from Togo on a motorbike. The Immigration officer in charge of the Aflao section, Julius Gboglawo confirmed the news said, ” a 41-year-old man
A Member of Parliament in Ghana has led a group of local youth to demand the immediate eviction of Fulani herdsmen and their cattle from his constituency. Kwadwo Baah Agyemang, MP for Asante-Akyem North joined a group of citizens to hold a press conference to bare their teeth at the traditional authority who they blame
