Crime

Day 2 of Arise Ghana demonstration underway

June 29, 2022

Supporters of pressure group, Arise Ghana are currently gathering at the El Wak Sports Stadium for the second day of their planned protest. The group wants to register its displeasure at what it describes as worsening economic conditions in the county. On Tuesday, Arise Ghana carried out its first demonstration. However, the peaceful demonstration turned […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Court orders prosecution to serve Vormawor’s lawyers with all evidence documents

June 29, 2022

The Ashaiman District Court has ordered prosecution to serve defense lawyers of #Fixthecountry Convener, Oliver Barker-Vormawor with the full bill of indictment. State prosecutors submitted documents which it intends to use as evidence against the fixthecountry convener as it prepares to take him for trial. After submitting the bill of indictment and summary of evidence Continue Reading

Crime

Police secure injunction against Ejura riots anniversary

June 29, 2022

The Ejura District Command of the Ghana Police Service has secured an ex parte injunction against convenors of the commemoration of the deadly Ejura disturbances. Led by #FixTheCountry Movement, the families of victims had scheduled a number of events to mark one year since the deadly incident. They were going to clean the cemetery, where […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Too late to arrest leaders of Arise Ghana demo – Kumadoe tells Police

June 29, 2022

A Security Analyst, Mr Richard Kumadoe has said the Police should have arrested leaders of the Arise Ghana demonstration for the rioting that occurred, by now. In his view, the Police have delayed in arresting them, a situation he said has allowed the leaders to mobilize more people for the second day of the demonstration […]Continue Reading

Business

Komenda Sugar Factory currently undergoing major repair works; it’s 98% complete – Trade Minister

June 29, 2022

Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyeremanteng has intimated to Parliament that the Komenda Sugar Factory is currently undergoing major repair works with the projection to undertake a production test run by the end of July 2022. Responding to a question about the current state of the factory in Parliament on Tuesday June 28, he explained […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Arresting leaders of demo right now will heighten tension, don’t do it – Antwi-Danso tells Police

June 29, 2022

The Dean of the Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFCSC), Professor Vladimir Antwi-Danso, has said any move to arrest the leaders of the Arise Ghana pressure group due to the violence that characterized Day 1 of the demonstration on Tuesday June 28, will rather heighten tension in the system. He said the Police should not make […]Continue Reading

Crime

Man who pulled gun on Givers Herbal boss remanded for two weeks

June 28, 2022

A businessman, Villey Acheampong, has been charged with threat of death at the Circuit Court in Accra. Mr Acheampong has since been remanded by the court presided over by Her Honour Susana Eduful for two weeks after he pleaded not guilty to two charges of “discharging gun in town” and “threat of life.” This was […]Continue Reading

Business

85% revenue has been lost due to E-Levy – African Network of Entrepreneurs CEO

June 28, 2022

The founder and CEO of the African Network of Entrepreneurs, Ekow Mensah, has stated that since the introduction of taxes on electronic money transfers in Ghana, approximately 85 percent of revenue has been lost. In an interview on Prime Morning with Roselyn Felli on JoyPrime, the Business Development Consultant stated that before the implementation of the […]Continue Reading

Business

Former NDA CEO accuses successor of doctoring figures, forging his signature in ¢10m fraud case

June 28, 2022

The former CEO of the Northern Development Authority (NDA) has petitioned the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, over a fraud issue involving him. Dr Sulemana Anamzoya, in the petition, accused his successor, Sumaila Abdul Rahman, of fraudulently falsifying figures and forging his signature to cash in a ¢10,400,000 contract. The two-page petition, which was […]Continue Reading

Crime

A/R: Criminal activities at Meduma on the rise

June 28, 2022

There has been an increase in criminal activities within Meduma in the Kwabre-East District of the Ashanti region. Residents say they come under constant attacks, especially in the evening. In view of this, a community taskforce working with the police has devised strategies to track criminals in the town, including the compilation of names of […]Continue Reading