The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey has lamented over the taking over of lands belonging to the Animal Research Institute for Scientific and Industrial Research. The institute has over the period express worry about the increasing level of encroachments of their lands by the land guard. They have called on the government to intervene...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has commissioned facilities and vehicles amounting to over $131m to further boost Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). The facilities included a state-of-the-art TVET Service headquarters as well as the Applied Technology Institute, which contains classroom blocks, ICT centres, administration blocks, workshops, male and female dormitories, and installation of...
On Tuesday, June 2, 2022, police detained four robbery suspects who assaulted a mining site in Fenaso Ketewa, near Obuasi. The bandits, who were reportedly armed with pump-action pistols, attempted but failed to steal the miners of gold ore. They were able to get away with 50 gallons of diesel. Porideme Moses, Boadi, Agya Owusu,...
An alleged dynamite explosion at Santa Maria in Accra has left two individuals injured. The cause of the incident is yet unknown,as residents in the neighborhood claim to be living in fear. The explosion was reported to have occurred on Tuesday afternoon June 7th , 2022. Gladys Fiavi, a resident of the Santa Maria is...
Some 17 persons made up of Togolese and Burkinabe nationals have been arrested by officials of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) for entering Ghana using unapproved routes. A statement signed by the Bunkpurugu Sector Command Officer In Charge, Supt Edwin Adjetey Doku indicated that on June 2, 2022, the National investigation Bureau (NIB) officer gave...
The 11-year-old girl whose father had allegedly attempted to use her for money rituals, had jokingly told her mother last Tuesday that, her father was going to use her for sacrifice. This jovial incident happened between mother and daughter on Tuesday [May 31, 2022], three days before the girl was picked on Friday [June 3, 2022]...
The father of one of the Rastafarian students who had admission issues at the Achimota School because of his dreadlocks, has alleged that his son has been very disobedient lately, and recently attacked and assaulted him to the extent of slashing his hand. Accusing the son of attacking him in a video he posted on social media,...
MTN Ghana says it has paid a total of ¢3.1 billion of its 2021 revenue of ¢7.7 billion to government in taxes. It comprised of corporate taxes, Value Added Tax (VAT) levies and duties, withholding taxes, communication service tax, national fiscal stabilization levy, Pay As You Earn (PAYE), and payments to other government agencies. The...
Police in Nigeria says gunmen who killed more than 20 people in a church on Sunday had disguised themselves as worshippers. A spokesman said the attackers detonated explosives inside the building, while others outside opened fire. It still isn’t clear why they carried out the assault in the south-western town of Owo. Police are also...
The Hajj Board of Ghana has indicated that preparations are far advanced for this year’s Hajj pilgrimage. Speaking at a meeting with Hajj agents on Monday, 6 June 2022, the chairman of the Hajj Board, Sheikh I. C Quaye said the Government of Ghana has dedicated a token of $3.9 million to the Hajj board...