Some opinion leaders at Anakum in the Western Region together with some Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) have sued the Akonta Mining Company Limited at the Tarkwa High Court over illegal mining activities in the Semire area. The Anakum stool land shares boundaries with Akyekyre, Samreboi Amuni and Asankragwa in the region. …
Read More »My mother slept with two brothers, now they’re both claiming to be my father
It is unusual for a person to have two possible fathers, and even so for the men in question to be related or blood brothers. But in the case of Boakyewaa, a Kumasi-based woman, two blood brothers are claiming to be her biological father, a situation that is making her …
Read More »136 structures to be demolished at Ramsar sites
The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council has been given the green light to demolish 136 structures encroaching within the core area of the Sakumono Ramsar site. This comes after several efforts by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources and the Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council to rest grievances among …
Read More »Kasoa ritual murder: Tears flow in court as mother gives chilling testimony
With tears dripping down her cheeks, the mother of the juvenile offender who was a trader, identified the first accused as her son while adding that the 18-year-old young offender and the deceased were friends to her son. . She told the court that on the morning of Saturday, April …
Read More »Court confirms death of Dr Mac-Palm
The High Court in Accra has expunged the evidence of Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm who was standing trial together with nine others from its records following the confirmation of his demise. The three-member panel of the High Court (Financial and Economic Division) presiding over the case in which the late …
Read More »Driver jailed 12 years for dishonestly appropriating retiree’s vehicles and land
A driver who dishonestly appropriated two excavators, cars, and land valued €160,000 (GH₵2,059,814.40) belonging to a retiree, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. The culprit, Isaac Dwomoh also known as Nana Yaw was held on four counts of fraudulent breach of trust. Dwomoh pleaded …
Read More »Prez submits report on staffing position at office of the President to Parliament
The Office of the President has submitted a list of appointees. The list submitted to parliament has up to 361 political appointees. “During the reporting period, there were two (2) Ministers of State and forty-four (44) Senior Presidential Staffers at post. The other Political Appointees at the Office of the …
Read More »Fear not, Dr. Appiahene cannot change the outcome of electoral results – EC
The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has responded to critics that the appointment of alleged NPP activist Dr. Peter Appiahene is to influence the outcome of the 2024 elections. Director of electoral services at the EC, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, who denied ever meeting with Dr. Appiahene, insisted that the independence …
Read More »Do It In Your Rooms’ – Nana Yaa Brefo Tells LGBTQ+ People
Renowned journalist, Nana Yaa Brefo has waded into the discussions going on social media about LGBTQ+ in Ghana following a recent remark President Akufo-Addo made during a presser with the Vice President of the USA, Kamala D. Harris when she arrived in Ghana on Monday, March 26, 2023. The Angel …
Read More »Don’t divert €350k meant for Afram Plains roads elsewhere – MP to govt
The Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North, Betty Efua Krosbi Mensah, has expressed her displeasure over plans by the government to divert re-allocate an amount of 350 million euros meant for the construction of a road and bridge in her constituency. The MP says the government has proposed to …
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