305 In response to an inciting broadcast, Onua Radio/TV and Captain Smart have received a final warning from the National Media Commission (NMC). The NMC claimed in a news release on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, that Captain Smart had called the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) and other Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) commanders “beasts” in […]
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Supreme Court orders detention of police officer for shouting at Chief Justice during proceedings
454 Akolgo Yakubu Ayamga, an Assistant Superintendent of the Ghana Police Service and a practising lawyer was arrested and detained by the Supreme Court for contempt during court proceedings according to a report filed by thelawplatform.online.com The incident is said to have occurred on the 14th of November 2023 when Ayamga, visibly angered by the […]
KNUST Professor wants gov’t to recruit more staff for universities to promote quality education
209 The Provost of the College of Art and Built Environment at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, (CABE KNUST) Prof. John Tia Bugri has called on government to recruit more staff for the various tertiary institutions in the country. Whiles addressing graduands of the college during the 57th congregation of the University […]
Processes in place to build 2 million-ton alumina refinery in 2024 – GIADEC
205 The Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation (GIADEC) is advocating for the establishment of an alumina refinery to refine the millions of tons of bauxite discovered in the Nyinahin-Mpasaaso forest. GIADEC asserts that the current refinery in Ghana lacks the capacity to refine such volumes. Speaking at a meeting with President Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee […]
I will vote for NPP if Suame Interchange is completed -NDC Chairman brags
280 Chairman Nana Akwasi, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress has publicly announced that he will vote in favor of the NPP in election 2024 if the NPP completes the Suame Interchange on time. Speaking to JB on Akoma FM in Kumasi last Monday,the workaholic Regional Chairman dared the ruling government to complete […]
Relief items stuck at South Tongu Assembly over lack of money for fuel – DCE
215 The District Chief Executive (DCE) of South Tongu, Seth Kwesi Agbi, has stated that the lack of funds to purchase fuel for the transportation of relief items for victims of the Akosombo dam spillage in the area is the reason the assembly is still holding onto the available items for the victims. Over the […]
Ghana’s energy sector facing direr financial challenges than before – Ben Boakye
293 Executive Director of the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), Benjamin Boakye, says Ghana’s energy sector is facing direr financial challenges than it was a decade ago. According to him, very little has been done to tackle the power sector problems following a 2014 diagnosis which named financial, managerial and technical challenges as the […]
Beggar Philanthropist Rescues Five Communities
411 Residents of five communities in Okere district of the Eastern Region have benefited from As I Grow (AIG), a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with its headquarters in Larter-Akuapem in the Eastern Region. The five communities which include Asaase Korkoo, Gbemumu, Bekoe, Nyawosor, and Bewasi benefited from the financial and intellectual empowerment drive of the NGO […]
Ghana will save money if post-budget workshop is held in Parliament – Kofi Adams
193 The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Buem constituency and former National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has justified his reasons for proposing that the 2024 post-budget workshop should be held in Parliament instead of going outside Accra. He insisted that the decision was to help the country to […]
Govt secures €50m to reconstruct La General Hospital
278 The Finance Ministry has secured €50 million in local funding for the reconstruction of the La General Hospital, according to the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu. The hospital was demolished in 2020 due to structural defects, but work on the reconstruction project has yet to begin. In a briefing to Parliament on Tuesday, Mr […]