The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Kwadwo Nimfour Opoku Onyinah, has described as a misplaced priority, government’s decision to sponsor Christian pilgrims. Before his confirmation as Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Mr Kofi Dzamesi told parliament’s Appointments Committee that the Akufo-Addo government will institute a Pilgrimage Committee which will facilitate Christian’s travel to Israel and…
President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his commitment to the fight against corruption which has eaten deep into the Ghanaian moral fabric, hinting that the office of the proposed Special Prosecutor will be operational in six months’ time to tame the canker. The president said the setting up of the office has become necessary and urgent due to the fact that…
The mother of Dr Stephen Opuni, a former CEO of Ghana COCOBOD, was this weekend buried at Babianiha in the Brong Ahafo Region. The tomb of the deceased has generated a lot of comments on social media and other media platforms. The tomb which is in the form of a building was financed by the children of the deceased…
Gloria Lamptey, the estranged wife of former national youth star, Nii Odartey Lamptey was unsuccessful in her bid to get a 50 per cent stake of his assets after the Accra High Court ruled against her in a divorce trial. According to starsports.com.gh, the court presided over by Justice Cecilia Don-Chebe Agbevey on Wednesday afternoon ruled that Gloria was…
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Education Winneba (UEW) Dr Frimpong Duku has stated that the university has not been working effectively ever since the Akufo-Addo’s government assumed office in January 2017. He explained that a new governing council has not been constituted to oversee activities of the university after the old one was dissolved in 2017 when…
Retired diplomat, K.B. Asante has called for the need to draw a clear boundary between gift-giving and inducement. He said although Ghanaians show their appreciation and gratitude through gift-giving, the intent of such practices must be examined to determine its genuineness. According to him, in instances where people willingly give gifts out of their own volition without demanding for…
Some illegal Ghanaian immigrants in the United States of America have been deported. They arrived at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in Accra on Wednesday, 14 June in handcuffs. The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the Ghana Police Service screened the deportees upon arrival. The deportees, most of whom had no records on…
Some 11 kilos of gold at the cost of GH¢ 1.3 million have miraculously turned to fake gold , a development leading to the arrest of 5 officers at the Legon police station. This scandal remains the very second after the most controversial “cocaine turned baking soda” scandal which saw the wrongful interdiction of one DSP Tehoda. It all…
There was heavy security presence at the Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ as 12 suspects arrested in connection with Somanya riot reappeared in Court Tuesday. About 30 armed police officers mostly from the National Swat team and the Eastern regional Rapid Deployment Force Unit were present and the Anti-riot Water Cannon was also positioned at the court premises. The Security…
A police officer, Constable Micheal Kporyi, was killed while on patrol duty at Michel Camp on Monday night in Accra. According to eye witnesses, the officer was gunned down by two assailants on a motorbike who pursued him to the UBA Filling station. The two armed persons closed-in on Constable Kporyi’s motorbike with registration number GP4350 and fired shots…
