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The assembly member for Kedzikope in the Keta municipality, Joseph Quashigah, has been dragged before the Keta Circuit Court for allegedly diverting and selling 110 student mattresses meant for distribution to victims of the recent tidal waves that hit Keta and its environs. The items are valued at GH¢26,980. Quashigah, who is also a teacher, pleaded not guilty to a ...

Private Commercial Transport Operators in Ghana say they will increase fares by 30% beginning tomorrow, Friday, February 18, 2022. The group says the action has become necessary to save their transport business from collapsing with the frequent upward adjustments in fuel prices. “We, the members of the Private Commercial Transport Operators, wish to inform the commuting public of 30% increase ...

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare has appealed to Ghanaians to dismiss any thought of negative perception they have held against the service. He says, the citizenry should revise their security notes because the police administration has repositioned itself for the better. Speaking at an induction ceremony of some newly registered pharmacists in Accra, Dr. Akuffo Dampare, ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the incidents and actions taken by the Minority group in Parliament before the House went on recess in December 2021 as a “fight for democracy”. Tussle broke out following what the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs say was an unconstitutional action by the First Deputy Speaker and which was also contrary to the ...

The Coalition of Private Transport Operators and the government are holding opposing positions on what should be the appropriate rate for the increment in transport fares expected to take effect in the coming weeks. Whereas the Coalition of Private Transport Operators proposed an increment of not less than 20 percent, the government is pushing for a 10 percent increment. The ...

The Director-General of Public Affairs at the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Kwesi Ofori, has debunked claims that the police are targeting journalists for arrest in a wave of actions to intimidate them. According to him, the police’s actions are purely based on their compliance with the law. Speaking on The Point of View on Citi TV on  Monday, DCOP Kwesi Ofori said ...

Pressure group, OccupyGhana has outlined three conditions that government should strictly adhere to should it successfully introduce the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy). According to the Group, the government must be transparent in its disbursement of the country’s funds. OccupyGhana also demanded that an “accountability regime that requires government, at least, to publish the revenue from the E-Levy and details of ...

A leading member of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has been charged with treason felony. This is an offence provided for in section 182(b) of Ghana’s Criminal offences Act. This provides; “Section 182—Treason Felony. A person is guilty of treason-felony and shall be punishable as for first-degree felony who — b) prepares or endeavours to carry out by unlawful means ...

President Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for Ethiopia to participate in the 35th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union.  He left the country on Friday, February 4, 2022, for the summit taking place from 5th to 6th February. The meeting of the Heads of State will be held on the theme, “Building resilience in nutrition on the African continent: ...

Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has told his colleague Heads of State to work hard to deal with the menace of the coup d’états in the sub-region. Mr Akufo-Addo said the resurgence of coup d’états in the region is a matter of grave concern because it challenges the democratic way of lives chosen. “Your ...