A Convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has said his group did not plan to embark on an armed demonstration as was reported by the Police in a statement. He said all they wanted was for a private security to protect the demonstration, not the Police. “I was at a press conference and people started calling me, saying, we were going to do an armed demonstration. At no point did we say we wanted to do an armed demonstration. “What we are saying is that we want a private security protection and if any weapon is held by them...
Pay attention to weather forecast during rainy season – NADMO to Ghanaians
The National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has urged Ghanaians to pay attention to warnings and forecasts by the Ghana Meteorological Agency. He believes this will go a long way to reducing the incidents of casualties recorded after every downpour in this rainy sason. According to NADMO, heeding to weather forecasts would assist residents to move to safe zones when necessary. During the rainy season, there are perennial floods due to improper waste disposal, lack of fluid drainage systems and building on waterways, among others.
Get vaccinated – GHS urges Ghanaians as Covid-19 active cases rise again
The Ghana Health Service is worried efforts at containing the spread of Covid-19 are being frustrated by the unwillingness of most Ghanaians to get vaccinated. He said this is a sign that the virus still persists and urged Ghanaians not to let down their guard. Information put out by the Ghana Health Service indicates that 370 active cases have been recorded in the last two weeks. According to the Ghana Health Service, the statistics show that the virus is not totally out of the system. There is also flu (H3N2) going around, so a number of people are coughing and...
There is tension in Bunkprugu over threat of terror attack – MP says but assures security agencies are on alert
Member of Parliament for Bunkpurugu, Bandim Abednego Azumah has revealed that there is tension in his constituency and surrounding areas following the threat of terror attack. He however, assured that the security agencies are on high alert. He said these in interview with TV3’s Mohammed Rabiu Tankoh after the Ministry of National Security has said it has identified the movement of suspicious persons on the hills of Bunkprungu-Nankpanduri District in the North-East Region. He said “Indeed I am aware because I am a very important stakeholder as far as development and security of my constituency is concerned. I was one of the first to be...
Young man in Wa flogging video on the verge of losing eye
The young man seen together with a lady being flogged mercilessly in turns at the Wa-Naa’s palace over a sex video leak has suffered severe injury to his right eye. The man, Adnan (not his real name) says he has been unable to keep his eye open for long without pain since the incident. He told TV3’s Komla Adom who travelled to Wa, apart from the severe injury to his eye, he also suffered several bruises from the public flogging. “Ever since the incident, one of my brothers with the social welfare department came here and took me to the...
3 armed men in millitary uniform arrested over land dispute
The Dansoman Police have arrested three guys in military dress who fired gunshots at Zabarama line in Accra over a land dispute. The three were apprehended on Saturday after storming a work site and attempting to damage structures on litigated property. As a teenage group tasked with overseeing the construction clashed with armed individuals in military garb, four people were shot. According to Citi News sources within the police force, just one of the three suspects is a military commander. According to one of the injured men who talked to Citi News, “They started shooting at us when we got...
Gunmen attack Catholic Church in Ondo State – Nigeria
Following last Sunday’s church attack in Ondo state, a Nigerian journalist described the country as “in shock.” The attack was unexpected, according to Layo Olarinde, a Channels TV correspondent who spoke on JoySMS on Monday, June 6. This is due to the tranquil environment of the state in which the incident occurred, she argues. Layo further stated that activities in the State have come to a halt as a result of the attack. “Ondo state is in the south-western part of the country. It is relatively one of the peaceful states in the country. So this attack on Sunday was...
Greater Accra records high covid19 cases
The Ghana Health Service is concerned that efforts to restrict the spread of Covid-19 are being hampered by most Ghanaians’ unwillingness to get vaccinated. Dr. Franklin Asiedu Bekoe, director of Public Health at the Ghana Health Service, said on Citi Breakfast Show that “Covid-19 cases have risen over the last two weeks.” He added that is an indication that the virus still persist and has there advised Ghanaians to continue adhering to the Covid-19 protocols. “Our latest data shows about 300 cases. This show that the virus is not totally out of the system. We also have flu (H3N2) going...
Spiritualist sentenced to death for killing wife, daughter to pacify idols
“May the Almighty God and Allah have mercy on your soul as I sentence you to death” were the last words of the supervising Judge at the Bolgatanga High Court, Justice Charles Adjei Wilson, when he sentenced Mbawona Tindana, a self-styled spiritualist to death for killing his wife and daughter. Tindana, 35, who had been standing trial on two counts of murder contrary to section 46 of the Criminal Offenses Act, 1960 (Act 29) but earlier pleaded not guilty was found guilty unanimously by a 7-member jury that sat on the case. Prior to the final decision of the jury,...
Wa sub chiefs sanctioned flogging of Wa ‘lovers’ – Police tells court
Some sub chiefs in the Wa Naa’s palace sanctioned the public flogging of the boy and girl in the Wa sex video, the police has told the Wa Circuit Court. The name of the said sub chief was given in court on Thursday as the Degu Naa, Adam Seidu Pelpuo. He is said to have given the final instruction for the flogging last Tuesday This was narrated by a police prosecutor, Sergeant Martin Degbortse when three suspects arrested on Wednesday for sanctioning the flogging were arraigned on Thursday. The three accused persons who were arrested on Wednesday have been charged with causing harm. They were arraigned...