The Ghana chapter of international human rights organisation Amnesty International has condemned the violence meted out by the military to some civilians in Ashaiman following the murder of a young soldier. Amnesty International Ghana called out the military and asked them to step back and allow the Ghana Police Service to conduct investigations into the incident....
The University Students’ Association of Ghana (USAG) has weighed into calls for the Students Loan Trust Fund to immediately disburse student loans. The calls began with the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) following delay for this academic year. According to USAG, reports have been received of students receiving registration deadline notices over non-payment of fees. “The...
The mortal remains of soldier Imoro Sherrif who was allegedly stabbed to death in Taifa a suburb of Ashaiman has been laid to rest. It was an emotional morning as military officers could not hide their human side as they gave their 21-year-old colleague his last walk. The body was prepared for burial at the...
Former military officer and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe wants Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul to resign or be fired for the Ashaiman invasion by the military on 7 March 2023 over the killing of a soldier. Dr Nyaho-Tamakloe told Johnnie Hughes on 3 FM Sunrise Morning Show that...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that funds for the fight against Covd-19 were not misused. He said the funds were appropriately used for the purpose of tackling the pandemic. Delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Wednesday, March 8, he said “Covid funds were not missed. It is critical that we do...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said in his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Wednesday, March 8 that his government has not been reckless in borrowing. Although he says questions that have been asked regarding the debt situation of the country are legitimate, he said there are projects to show for the borrowings that have been...
Former Presidents John Dramani Mahama and John Agyekum Kufuor were in Parliament on Wednesday, March 8 for the State of the Nation Address (SONA) by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “We are blessed with the presence of former President John Agyekum Kufuor and we have your Excellency the former President John Dramani Mahama,” Speaker Alban Bagbin mentioned them among other dignitaries...
A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa has said the Military should have allowed the Police to investigate the circumstances under which one of them was allegedly killed in Ashaiman rather than taking the law into their own hands. Dr Bonaa indicated that the act of brutalizing civilians by the military was wrong. On Tuesday, March...
Exactly 66 years ago today (March 6, 1957), Ghana gained its independence from the British colonial rule and governance. After sixty-six years in the life of a country, one would expect that certain hurdles and challenges would have been surmounted, but that is not the case for mother Ghana. Every country faces their peculiar difficulties...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has handed over the reconstructed Kumasi Central Mosque to the mosque’s committee after it was commissioned today (March 3, 2023) amidst excitement. The commissioning ceremony was graced by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II; the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu; and a host of distinguished dignitaries including...