Notorious Chinese national, Huang Ruixia alias Ashia Huang, who was reportedly deported in 2018, after several arrests for illegal mining activities has been arrested again in Ghana. An Accra Circuit Court remanded the Chinese galamsey kingpin into Police custody for engaging in mining without a license. She has also been charged for engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a valid license. Briefing the court presided over by Judge Samuel Bright Acquah, Detective Chief Inspector Fredrick Sarpong said the complaints are the Security and Intelligence officers in Accra. According to the Police prosecutor, Ashia Huang sneaked back into...
Uphold Islamic principles, Tariqatul Tijaniya faith – Mallam Fathulahi Fafana tells K’dua youth
Mallam Fatullahi Issahaq Fafana has called on the youth and Tariqatul Tijaniya faithfuls to live up to the principles of the faith and stay away from the excesses. The call was made at the 34th annual Maulid celebration to mark the birth of Sheikh Ahmed Tijani, which taken place at the forecourt of the residence of the late Sheikh Issahaq Fafana at Koforidua Zongo Laaka. The Maulid celebration was graced by hundreds of Tariqatul Tijaniya faithfuls including Chiefs, Sheihks and many other Islamic scholars who trooped from all walks of life. In his delivery of the popular ‘Iyihuwa’ sermon, Mallam...
EX-gratia; President Mahama denies GH¢ 14 million
The office of former President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama has denied receiving GH¢ 14 million as ex-gratia payment in 2013. This follows Bono Regional Chairman omaf the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC’s claims. “We urge the public to ignore the unintelligent rants of the said Kwame Baffoe who has gained notoriety for fabricating and propagating falsehood on behalf of Nana Akufo–Addo against John Mahama. His claims are false.” ‘ President Mahama never took any such ex-gratia payment of GH¢ 14 million in 2013 or at any other time during his 25 years of...
Free SHS; ‘There are powerful forces in society who are against it…………’ – Nana Addo
The Free Senior High School (SHS) policy is being opposed by some significant forces in the nation, according to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. President Nana Akufo-Addo claims efforts to frustrate the strategy that attempts to ease the poor’s access to education are failing. However, the Free SHS program is being questioned because of issues with food and, to some extent, infrastructure issues. Some schools have thought about closing because of these problems since they have trouble feeding their children. Due to finance and supply issues, high schools have battled with a food deficit. The President has already stated that...
Allied Consortium Limited supports Zongovation business reality show
Mr. Benjamin Quashie and his wife of Allied Consortium Limited bestowed a sum of GHS 30,000 to Zongovation Hub’s Zongo Shark Tank Reality show which will soon hit your airwaves on Baina Tv. Mr. Quashie affirmed that his outfit is always ready to promote every project that will bring up the best in the Zongo society. He also indicated that since he is an indigenous Zongo, is ever keen to promote any good programme that will benefit the Zongo. Community Manager of the Zongovation Hub, Ms. Najat Yakubu who obtained the fund on behalf of the organization conveyed their gratitude...
Rosmah Mansor: Wife of ex-Malaysian PM Najib gets 10 years jail for bribery
The wife of ex-Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak has been sentenced to ten years in prison on each of three bribery charges. Rosmah Mansor was found guilty on three charges of soliciting and receiving bribes to help a company win a 1.25bn ringgit project ($279m, £240m). The High Court said the jail terms would run concurrently. It comes days after her husband began serving a 12-year jail sentence for corruption. The 70-year-old is known for her love of luxury goods and jewellery. When Malaysian police raided the couple’s properties in 2018, they found a $1.6m gold and diamond necklace, 14...
Attacks on the judges were unnecessary – Eric Oduro Osae
Eric Oduro Osae, Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, has defended past and current judges of Ghana’s superior courts who were cited in the Auditor-General’s report for illegally purchasing vehicles. Mr. Osae claimed that attacks on the judges were unnecessary because they only benefited from the existing practice of auctioning off unregistered vehicles at the port. He argued that judicial administrators should be held accountable for failing to obtain approval from the Finance Ministry and follow strict administrative standards when auctioning the vehicles. He said “I think our judges are of high moral standing, and I still believe that. When...
Increment in water and electricity tariff to begin today
The new utility service tariffs announced by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission begins today, Thursday, September 1, 2022. The new tariffs include an increase of 27.15% in electricity and 21.55% in water. Tariffs were drastically increased at the request of utility service providers in order to help them recover and sustain their operational costs. Ghanaians disagreed with these measures claiming that, the current economic state of the country will make it difficult to pay. The General Manager in charge of External Communications for the Electricity Company of Ghana, Mr. Charles Nii Ayiku Ayiku, in an interview with Citi News said,...
La Nkwantanang Municipal Health Directorate launch national polio immunization programme
The La Nkwantanang Municipal Health Directorate of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has launched the National polio immunization programme at the Madina Polyclinic in the early hours of today the 31st of August 2022. The launched brought together various stakeholders including Assembly members, teachers, religious leaders, nursing mothers and health practitioners to find ways of sensitizing the public ahead of the introduction of the Novel OPV vaccine type 2 (Nopv2) campaign to prevent the circulating vaccine derived polio virus type 2 among children under five. The exercise which commences on the 1st of September will be is expected to vaccinate...
Man jumps from Tamale flyover in an alleged suicide attempt
Police in the Northern Region says they are investigating circumstances that led to a middle-aged man jumping from the Tamale flyover in an apparent suicide attempt. The incident which occurred on Monday saw a man, believed to be in his 30s, jumping from the flyover and landing on the ground lane. In a 5-second video circulating on social media, onlookers could be heard screaming as the man falls from the overpass. The man is said to have sustained injuries and was rushed to the Tamale Teaching Hospital where he is receiving treatment.