POLITICS

Shame on Akufo-Addo, Frema Osei-Opare for reneging on Mahama’s entitlements – Valerie Sawyerr

September 20, 2022

A former Deputy Chief of Staff has called out the President and his Chief of staff for what she believes is the unfair handling of benefits due former president John Mahama. Dr Valerie Sawyerr is faulting President Akufo-Addo and Akosua Frema Osei-Opare for deliberately preventing the former President from accessing emoluments allocated to him as […]Continue Reading

Crime

Police announce ¢100k bounty for information on Wa killers

September 20, 2022

The Ghana Police Service has announced a reward of ¢100,000 for persons who can volunteer credible information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of perpetrators behind the recent killings in Wa. It follows the earlier arrest of one suspect, Kankani Adongo, who is currently in custody, assisting with investigations. According to an update issued […]Continue Reading

Front Page

Ghanaian Engineers To Take Control Of Mining Sector

September 20, 2022

There are moves under way to get Ghanaian engineers to take over the operation of the country’s mining industry in the long run, the pa[per has learnt. In line with this, and under the Mineral and Mining Regulations 2020, (L.I. 2431), the Minerals Commission is requesting for a submission of curriculum vitae (CV) from Ghanaian […]Continue Reading

TOP STORIES

NLA Seeks Partnership With Caribbean Nations

September 20, 2022

Mr. SammiAwuku, the director-general of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), is seeking partnership with some Caribbean countries as part of initiatives to diversify the revenue potentials of the authority,and also use opportunities to sell its products on international platforms. Thishas seen a lot of international and foreign collaboration by the NLA, since the Continue Reading

TOP STORIES

Banning Small Scale Mining Not On The Table – Minister

September 20, 2022

Mr. Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, has indicated that government will not consider a suggestion from some quarters to ban small scale mining in the country at this time,in spite of the damaging effects of illegal mining, popularly known as galamey. He stated that, it will not be a novelty to […]Continue Reading

TOP STORIES

River Tano Not Polluted

September 20, 2022

The Minerals Commission has refuted claim suggesting that the Tano River within Bibiani in the Western NorthRegion has been polluted as a result of illegal mining, otherwise called ‘galamsey.’ The commission explained that,as at last Saturday, September 17, the district officer of the Bibiani office of the commission had visited the area where the river […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Student escapes from suspected kidnappers at cemetery in Bole

September 20, 2022

A 20-year-old student of the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) at Bole in the Savannah Region has escaped a kidnapping attempt. The suspects, according to him, kidnapped him from his school premises during supper on Sunday. Narrating his ordeal in an interview with Adom News‘ Rebecca Nantomah, the victim said the suspects hit him on his […]Continue Reading

SPORTS

GFA – MARA sponsorship is an illegality – Osei Palmer

September 19, 2022

A former Black Stars management committee chairman, Wilfred Kwaku Osei, affectionately called Palmer has accused the Kurt Okraku administration of engaging in illegal deals at the FA, citing the Mara sponsorship for the senior national team as an example. According to him, the football governing body’s decision to sign an agreement with a cryptocurrency company, […]Continue Reading

NEWS

IGP head to Wa over killings of security officers

September 19, 2022

The Inspector General of Police (IGP) is heading to Wa in the Upper West Region to get a first-hand update on the death of some private security officers. The Police continue to maintain law, order and security in the Wa Municipality and surrounding communities since the seventh person was found dead last week. The special […]Continue Reading

EDUCATION

WAEC files police complaint after attack on official in Accra

September 19, 2022

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says it has filed an official complaint with police after one of its monitoring officials was severely attacked at the Santa Maria Senior High School in Accra. It is unclear why the men staged the attacks but WAEC says the officer’s mobile phone and spectacles were damaged in the […]Continue Reading