As it gets ready to introduce thorough social media screening for all foreign applicants, the Trump administration has directed US embassies across the world to immediately cease doing visa interviews for overseas students. Within days, consular sections are instructed by ...
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Chairman Wontumi was hospitalised following his detention; his attorney said that questioning has been suspended.
Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also known as Chairman Wontumi, the legal representative for the beleaguered Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has verified that his client has been admitted to the hospital. This followed his apprehension and ...
Read More »The suspended CJ claims that she was “treated worse than a traitor” and that the impeachment process was a parody of justice.
The Supreme Court received a devastating supplemental affidavit from suspended Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo on Monday, May 26. She calls the abuse she had during the ongoing impeachment investigation “a mockery of justice, an assault on judicial ...
Read More »Following CID interrogation, Chairman Wontumi was given bail.
The Ghana Police Service’s Criminal Investigations Department (CID) has freed Bernard Antwi Boasiako, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). Just moments ago, Chairman Wontumi, as he is commonly known, and his solicitors departed the security ...
Read More »Catholic bishops support reorganising the appointment procedures for the Electoral Commission.
In order to guarantee the independence of the Electoral Commission (EC), the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) has pushed for a reconstitution of its appointment procedures. The request was made by Reverend Matthew Gyamfi, the president of the GCBC and ...
Read More »Bryan Acheampong to run for president of the NPP, Appiah-Kubi suggests
Andy Appiah-Kubi, the former MP for Asante Akim North, has made it clear that Dr. Bryan Acheampong, the MP for Abetifi, will run for president of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In an interview with the media, Mr. Appiah-Kubi said ...
Read More »A woman was placed under detention for allegedly possessing 17.92 kg of cannabis.
An Accra Circuit Court has placed 22-year-old British national Browne-Frater Chyna Jada on detention for allegedly trying to export 17.92 kg of suspected cannabis, worth $232,960. She is accused of attempting to export illegal narcotics, conspiring to commit a crime, ...
Read More »President Mahama is urged by Catholic bishops to proclaim a state of emergency in Galamsey.
President John Mahama has been urged by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference to impose a targeted state of emergency in the galamsey, or areas most severely impacted by illegal mining. The conference’s president, Most Rev. Matthew Gyamfi, made a number ...
Read More »When a vanished UEW lecturer is discovered buried in his house, one gets arrested.
After going missing for weeks, the remains of Prof. Amedeke, a lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), have been recovered in appalling conditions. A few weeks ago, the family was unable to locate the university professor, which led ...
Read More »“Principalities will be disappointed if they wish you the worst.” Once fully recovered, Mahama welcomes the vice president.
Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang returned to Ghana on Friday after receiving medical treatment overseas, and President John Dramani Mahama welcomed her back with open arms, calling her recovery a victory over well-wishers and a moment of national relief. ...
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