2,048 By I.F Joe Awuah Jnr A SUSPECTED baby thief has escaped death by a whisker after she was beaten by an angry mob at Aboabo Extension in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The suspect, Auleta Mohammed, a resident of Abirem was, reportedly, caught in possession of a boy of about two years old, whom […]
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John Dumelo loses mum
1,872 Actor-turned-politician, John Dumelo has lost his mother. Announcing the passing of his mother, known as Mrs. Antoinette Ama Ampomah Dumelo in a Facebook post, the multifaceted actor said the incident occurred on Tuesday, August 15. She was 71. “My heart is broken. My dear mother passed away yesterday…my number one supporter. Heaven has gained […]
27 people dead following clashes between rival factions in Libya
2,040 At least 27 people were killed and 106 others injured, when clashes broke out between two powerful armed factions in the southern Libyan capital of Tripoli, the country’s emergency services, said in a statement Tuesday. Fighting began Monday after the detention of the commander of the 444 Brigade, Mahmoud Hamza, as he attempted to […]
22 assemblies spend GH¢2.4m, collect GH¢1.3m revenue
4,338 Twenty-two local assemblies have been indicted for inefficiencies in revenue collection. This is contained in the Auditor-General’s Report on the audit of the metropolitan, municipal and district assemblies (MMDAs) for last year. While the assemblies paid GH¢2.4 million as salaries to 129 revenue collectors, they collected GH¢1.3 million as revenue between January 2022 and […]
Passport office extortion: Director, management must answer questions – Ablakwa
1,955 Source: Felicia Osei The Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says management of the various passport offices including its directors must answer questions relating to the allegations of bribery, extortion and corruption within the agency. This according to Mr. Ablakwa is because they have failed to live up […]
Africa needs a new generation of farmers – Olusegun Obasanjo
1,828 Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa needs a new generation of farmers on the continent to resolve the yawning gap of food insecurity. He decried the current situation where approximately 40 million Africans according to a U.N report go to bed without food even though the continent has the largest population of youth […]
GRA arrests managers of 3 hotels for VAT infractions
1,971 Managers of three hotels in Dansoman and North Kaneshie in the Greater Accra region have been arrested by the Police for failing to issue Value Added Tax (VAT) invoices. The facilities are namely, Legacy Hotel, Kegali Hotel, and Mascot Hotel. The fourth company, Silver Clouds, is a wholesale supermarket that issues non VAT invoice. […]
GMA threatens to withdraw services from Bimbilla Hospital over attack on medical superintendent
1,762 The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has condemned the attack on the medical superintendent of Bimbilla Hospital, threatening to withdraw services if the lives of their members cannot be guaranteed. The warning comes after the medical superintendent of Bimbilla Hospital, Adam Barhama, was chased out of his office on Friday by angry youth who demonstrated […]
NPP’s Sir John Honoured By Nkawie GES
1,789 The Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has honoured the ruling New Patriotic Party’s First Vice Chairman for the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Honourable John Kwame Duodu, also known as “SIR JOHN,” for his exceptional support to the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates and his overall interest in […]
Atebubu-Amantin MCE Eulogises Officials of World Vision Ghana
3,866 Municipal Chief Executive for Atebubu-Amantin Municipal Assembly has eulogised officials of World Vision Ghana for their 23 years of quality and impressive implementation of their programme in the area. Though the Atebubu area programme was officially closed down on Monday, 14th August 2023, the MCE Hon Edward Owusu has announced that he wished the […]