The entire Besease Zongo community has been thrown into a state of mourning after a speeding vehicle reportedly claimed the lives of two brothers and injured another one at Ejisu-Besease The driver was said to have lost control that yesterday morning at about 8:40am when trying to overtake another vehicle and veered off the road to crash the two brothers. The victims, Hamidu Mohammed, 62, and Masawudu Nalko, 40. They were pronounced dead shortly after arriving at the Ejisu Government Hospital. Meanwhile, the surviving victim, Abdul Rahman Mohammed, 50, who sustained severe injuries, has been transferred to the Komfo Anokye...
Bole SHS Assistant Headmaster Charged With Rape
The Assistant Headmaster of the Bole Senior High School, Issahaku Jeduwa, who was arrested in connection with the alleged raping of a 21-year-old third-year student (name withheld) of the school has been arraigned before the Bole District Court and charged with rape. The case has since been transferred to the Tamale Circuit court to be heard on May 31, 2022. It will be recalled that Issahaku Jeduwa, was arrested by the Savannah Regional Police Command for an alleged rape incident. The Savannah Regional Police Public Relations Officer, Inspector Adjekum Owusu, who confirmed the incident to DGN Online said on May...
Tariq Lamptey in Ghana for Black Stars meeting
Brighton defender Tariq Lamptey has arrived in Ghana to meet with Black Stars officials and will switch his international allegiance from England to Ghana. Lamptey arrived in Ghana with his father after declining an invitation to play for the England U21 team, whose coach, Lee Carsley, revealed the full-back was seriously considering playing for Ghana. The 21-year-old has decided to play for Ghana and is in the country to formally communicate his decision and make himself available for future assignments. Lamptey, born in London, was contacted by Ghana in 2020 but made his England U21 debut later that year. Lamptey,...
COKA would’ve given us problems in 2024 – NDC’s Alhaji Sani
A founding member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Sani Mohamed, says the victory of Chairman Wontumi is a signal of victory for the NDC in 2024. Speaking on Akoma FM‘s current affairs and political show GhanAkoma on Monday, May 30, Alhaji Sani Mohamed heaved a heavy sigh of relief over the outcome of the just-ended Ashanti Region executive elections, which saw incumbent chairman Benard Antwi Boasiako win by a wide margine. The experienced politician told host of the show Aduanaba Kofi Asante Ennin that “I am happy Wontumi has won because if his close contender Odeneho Kwaku Appiah (COKA) had won, he...
Demolish structures on watercourses – President directs MMDCES
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the removal of all structures on watercourses as a key intervention to stop the perennial floods in parts of the country. He has also charged metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) to ensure that, with immediate effect, every obstruction to the free flow of water, as well as developments along watercourses, is removed. The President gave the directive when he commissioned two dredgers and marine equipment by Dredge Masters Limited (DML), a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of companies (JGC), on May 25, 2022. The equipment, which adds to the €54-million investment...
Special Prosecutor Probes Sir John Assets
The special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, is lacing up his boots to commence investigations into the mind-boggling assets acquired by the Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, aka Sir John. This follows public outcry about the number of assets acquired by the late New Patriotic Party (NPP) former General Secretary, which were contained in a leaked document believed to be his last Will and Testament, and has been making headlines over the past four days. A source has told DAILY GUIDE that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) will be digging into the assets declared by...
One Dead, Driver Injured At Mataheko Crash
An unidentified woman has met her untimely death at EMEFS Estate Junction off the Tema-Akosombo highway on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. The incident happened when a Howo tipper truck with registration number GN 1926-15, loaded with gravels and heading towards Tema crashed into a Toyota Hiace bud with registration number GN 578-22, fallen on the unidentified woman believed to be a watermelon seller, killing her instantly as well as leaving the driver of the Tipper truck trapped. The trapped injured driver was extricated and evacuated by the Personnel Fire Service Rescuers from the Motorway Fire Station upon arrival at the...
I’ll Run For President- Kennedy Agyapong Confirms
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has broken his silence for the first time about his presidential ambition in Ghana. He has confirmed that he will contest the forthcoming presidential primary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) with the aim of becoming President of Ghana in 2024. According to him, he has decided to pick nomination forms and contest the NPP primary when the party opens nominations. “It is true, I am confirming it to you today that I will pick a form and contest the NPP presidential primary to lead the party for...
Bagbin Snubs Muntaka….Directs Privileges Committee To Probe-Adwoa Safo, Others
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has qdismissed a motion filed by the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak, for the referral of the matter in connection with the three purported absentee Members of Parliament (MPs) to the Privileges Committee to be reversed. He has therefore directed the Privileges Committee of Parliament to go ahead to probe the issue of absentees. Per a memo addressed to Muntaka from the Office of the Principal Assistant Clerk, Table Office said the Speaker had directed that he is informed that the motion has been dismissed. “I have been directed by the Clerk of Parliament...
¢450m spent to curb floods; has resulted in reduced incidents in Accra – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo – Addo revealed that since 2017, his government has spent an amount of ¢450million to curb floods in the country. He stated that the money was spent on the Flood Control Programme and has resulted in reduced incidents of flooding in, especially, Accra. Mr Akufo-Addo said these at the commissioning of IHC BEAVER 50 dredger and marine equipment at Adjei Kojo near Ashaiman in the Grater Acra Region. He said “I did raise concerns at the beginning of my address about the flooding situation in Accra. Government, since 2017 has spent some 450million cedis on...