Four more police officers and one citizen have been arrested in connection with the robbery of bullion vans that shocked Ghana last year. According to the police, the five were apprehended after further investigations. Constables Affisu Yaro Ibrahim, Richard Boadu, Rabiu Jambedu, Albert Ofosu, and suspect Razak Alhassan, a civilian, are the suspects. Interrogation warrants...
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Deputy Speaker to vote while presiding over parliament as speaker
The Supreme Court of Ghana has ruled that the deputy speaker is allowed to vote even when he is chairing as Speaker in parliament. The decision taken on Wednesday, 9 March 2022 means that if an issue requiring voting is submitted to Parliament, the deputy speaker of Parliament, who chairs in the absence of the...
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The Law Society of Ghana breaks Ghana Bar Association’s monopoly
A group of lawyers have formed a new organisation to compete with the Ghana Bar Association (GBA). Lawyers who graduate from the Ghana School of Law will have the Law Society of Ghana, limited by guarantee, as an alternative professional organisation. This would end the GBA’s monopoly as the country’s only professional association of lawyers,...
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“Let us guard the peace and stability we are enjoying jealously”- Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has warned that anyone attempting to overthrow the government and undermine the country’s democratic successes will be dealt with harshly. The President informed the 65th Independence Day parade in Cape Coast that his administration is devoted to enhancing peace and stability in order to achieve the goals for which the...
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Drug abuse, spiritual attacks major causes of mental disorder – ‘Mental’ herbalist
A herbalist at Senya Breku, Madam Adjoa Anor has said that most of the mental cases she treats are caused by drug abuse and spiritual attacks. According to Madam Adjoa, most of those who get healed from these mental disorders go back home but start doing drugs again and end up coming back to the...
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Seized pistols, ammo were imported without permit – GRA
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it is worried at what it called mischievous and premature information that sought to imply that some 436 pieces of pistols and ammunitions seized at the Tema Port on Friday were being kept to be released to some ‘big men’. According to the Authority, the issue is under police...
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Girls deserve their voice, equal future – Zonta Clubs of Ghana
The Zonta Clubs of Ghana have urged all Ghanaians to support the Ghanaian girl child have her voice and to make her an equal future. In a statement issued Sunday to mark the International Day of the Girl Child 2020, the Zonta Clubs of Ghana called for an end to practices such as female genital...
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Collaboration among Ghana’s security agencies will ensure peace and security – Brigadier Yeboah Nsiah
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) the Southern Command of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier General Abraham Yeboah Nsiah, says the collaboration among the various security agencies in the country will help to ensure the country’s peace and security. He said contemporary security provisions require multi-agency approach in resolving security issues, hence commending the country’s security...
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Ghana’s COVID-19 cases drop to 301
Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases continues to drop significantly with 301 cases as of Wednesday, October 7, 2020. The Greater Accra still leads the COVID-19 hotspots with 195 active cases, according to data from the Ghana Health Service. Five regions as of October 7 had no active cases. They are the Upper West, North East, Northern,...
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Six arrested in connection with illegal arms importation into Ghana
The Marine Police Unit in Tema have picked up six people in connection with an alleged attempt to illegally import arms and ammunitions into the country from Turkey. The 436 pistols and 26 packs of ammunitions consisting of 50 pieces each in a pack were found to have been concealed in personal effects made up...