Crime

Extrajudicial killings by Police now becoming normal in Ghana – Nkoranza South MP

May 19, 2022

  Nkoranza South Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Agyekum, has expressed worry about the increasing cases of the Ghana Police Service killing citizens suspected to have engaged in one crime or the other without due legal process. He fears, the practice of extrajudicial killings is gradually becoming a norm in the country. The development the legislator […]Continue Reading

NEWS Opinion

‘I’m happy ‘contracts for sale’ exposé didn’t die like others’ – Manasseh Azure

May 19, 2022

Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni, has expressed satisfaction with the charges brought against the former Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority, Adjenim Boateng Adjei, following his “Contracts for Sale” investigative piece. Speaking on Eyewitness News, he said he was happy his story led to something substantial. His investigation revealed Continue Reading

NEWS

Five persons dragged to court for assaulting ECG staff

May 19, 2022

Five residents of Dodowa, a suburb in Accra are standing trial at the Dodowa District court for allegedly assaulting two staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The accused persons, Patrick Dugbatey- (first accused), Nii Reagan – (second accused), Ransford Nartey – (third accused), Paul Stratton –(fourth accused), and 2PAC (fifth accused) who is […]Continue Reading

Business

‘You can’t manage mineral resources like running an investment bank’ – Yaw Graham

May 19, 2022

The Coordinator of the Third World Network Africa, Dr. Yao Graham, has kicked against what he calls the development banker’s approach to managing Ghana’s finances and resources, amid concerns over the Agyapa deal. Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV, Dr. Graham said the deal to securitize Ghana’s gold revenue followed a trend […]Continue Reading

POLITICS

Minority to file motion in Parliament over killing of Albert Donkor

May 19, 2022

The Minority in Parliament is set to file a motion for a parliamentary inquiry into the killing of Albert Donkor in Nkoranza. The Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament, James Agalga, said given that the deceased did not die while being held in police custody, he believes the police are trying […]Continue Reading

Business

Manufacturing, Petroleum sub-sectors push Producer Price Inflation to 31.2%

May 19, 2022

The manufacturing and petroleum sub sectors pushed the Producer Price Inflation (PPI) high to 31.2%, signaling increasing price of goods and services. According to the Ghana Statistical Services, the month-on-month change in the producer price index between March 2022 and April 2022 was 1.1%. Indeed, the producer inflation for the Manufacturing sub-sector, which Continue Reading

ENTERTAINMENT

Netflix cuts off 150 staff after losing subscribers

May 19, 2022

Netflix has made about 150 staff redundant, a month after the streaming service said it was losing subscribers for the first time in a decade. The redundancies, announced by the entertainment giant on Tuesday, will mainly affect its US office in California. They account for about 2% of its North American workforce. Netflix said the […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Achimota Forest saga: We have suffered ‘grave historical injustice’ – Owoo family

May 19, 2022

The Owoo family in Accra, have expressed their displeasure about the ongoing public discourse on the alleged declassification of the Achimota Forest in Accra. According to them, they have suffered, ‘grave historical injustice’. In a statement by the principal elders of the family on Thursday, the family disclosed that, to date, they have not taken […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Government should hold Achimota land and use the rest in broader national interest – OccupyGhana

May 19, 2022

OccupyGhana says government should hold the rest of the Achimota land, maintain some of it as a green belt, and use the rest in the broader national interest. In a statement on Wednesday, the group said it has closely followed the public discussions on the issue of re-classifying some parts of the lands acquired in […]Continue Reading

Crime NEWS

Mother of man who died in Nkoranza police-youth clash demands justice

May 19, 2022

The mother of a 19-year-old man who died in the clash between Police and the youth of Nkoranza on Tuesday, wants justice. Madam Kwaa tells JoyNews that she would be appeased only when the officers who killed her only child, a son whose education she has laboured to support, are brought to justice. The deceased,  […]Continue Reading