President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 30th April, 2019, visited the home of the family of the late Major General Francis Vib-Sanziri, Ghanaian Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) who passed on recently. The President was in the company of the Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul, Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayokor ...

At least five people including a Senior Pastor have died following an attack on a protestant church in Burkina Faso, Sunday. Security and local reports say the attack took place in Silgadji, 60 km from Djibo, the capital of Soum province in the north of the country. “Unidentified armed individuals attacked the Silgadji Protestant Church, killing four worshippers and the ...

The Director of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) Rasheed Seidu Inussah has been relieved of his post. He’s been replaced by his deputy Dumfeh. Government sources say Ambassador Inussah has been axed following the wake of recent security lapses and lack of coordination between the police and the BNI. It is believed that his dismissal is also as a ...

President Akufo-Addo has condemned the leakage of part of the Emile Short Commission report of the Awayaso Wuogon by-election describing it as irresponsible. He said the government will rather err on the side of caution rather than make any hasty decisions. President Akufo-Addo said until the government is satisfied with response that is up to it’s sense of responsibilities, the ...

President Akufo-Addo has broken his silence on the surge in kidnappings in the country, assuring that government is working to stamp out the menace. At least 20 cases of kidnappings have been recorded in parts of the country in 2019 alone, with that of the Takoradi girls gaining currency in the country. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who expressed grave concern over ...

Former Chief Executive Officer of the Venture Capital Trust Fund (VCTF), Daniel Duku, and former National Democratic Congress ( NDC), Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta, Richard Lassey Agbenyefia, along with four others have been charged with eighty six (86) counts of Stealing and Causing Financial Loss to the State of up to about Forty Two Million Ghana Cedis (GHc ...

A Minister of State at the Presidency, Rockson Bukari, has resigned after a tape recording captured him attempting to stop a Starr FM journalist from publishing a damaging story about Shaanxi Mining company leaked. The former Upper East Regional Minister had earlier denied claims he attempted to bribe the journalist to kill the story against a judge and the Shaanxi ...

The Electoral Commission (EC) has said it has plans to create new constituencies ahead of the 2020 general elections. It has, however, denied reports that a decision has been taken for 25 additional constituencies, describing the reports as lies and inaccurate. The National Democratic Congress(NDC) Minority in Parliament has cautioned the Electoral Commission against the creation of new constituencies. According to ...

A Takoradi District Magistrate Court has sentenced the Nigerian Kidnapper, Samuel Wills, who has refused to open up about the kidnapped girls, into 36 months imprisonment. The jail term was handed over to the accused Monday Morning, Empire FM’s Emmanuel Ohene Gyan reported from court. The accused who was charged initially on three counts: Escaping from lawful custody, causing damage ...

Parliament will this morning reconvene for an emergency sitting after a two-week break. This comes after the Speaker of Parliament directed that the House reconvenes from today to Friday, May, 03,2019 to consider an urgent Parliamentary business including the completion of work on and passing of the Companies Bill among others.” This is in accordance with the power conferred on ...