Mr. Ato Essien, the founder of the now-defunct Capital Bank, has consented to pay the state a refund of GHS90 million in lieu of a prison term. Additionally, he has switched from a not guilty to a guilty plea. As a result, the top court did not rule on his …
Read More »Minority vowed to vote against approving of 2023 budget if Ministers do not come to Parliament
If the sector ministers do not come before the House, the minority in parliament has vowed to vote against approving the 2023 budget. They claim that the ministers’ absence indicates that they do not take the work of Parliament seriously. On Thursday, Haruna Iddrisu, the caucus leader, announced this on …
Read More »2022 WASSCE results out!
The results of all 518 candidates who took the 2022 West Africa Senior Schools Certificate Examination have been cancelled, according to the West Africa Examinations Council (WAEC) (WASSCE). This year’s examination was taken by a total of 422,883 applicants, including 219,130 girls and 203,753 boys. In a statement announcing the …
Read More »Ejura and its environs is ‘no go zone’ for nomadic herdsmen – Ejurahene
A no-go area for nomadic herders has been declared in Ejura and its surroundings by Barima Osei Hwedie II, the chief of the Ejura Traditional Area. The chief stated that the decision was made to safeguard the thousands of farmers who lose their crops to the merciless actions of these …
Read More »Patients stranded at Manhyia Hospital over Nurses’ strike
After nurses at the hospital went on strike, patients at the Manhyia Government Hospital in the Ashanti Region were left stranded. On Friday, December 2, 2022, the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association GRNMA in the Ashanti Region went on strike in opposition to the government’s refusal to fire Alex …
Read More »Ejura-Nkoranza highway declared security zone by Police
The Ejura-Nkoranza high has been designated a security zone by the Ashanti North Regional Police Command. The announcement follows a series of persistent armed robberies in the neighborhood that resulted in the murder of a police officer on that roadway. The police confirmed that on the specified day, around 15 …
Read More »MTN Ghana Foundation rewards Covid Heroes
The top 10 finalists for the MTN Heroes of Change awards were honored in an event hosted by the MTN Ghana Foundation. These were the nominees that were thought to have carried out the most significant activities that made a significant contribution to the management of Covid 19. The season’s …
Read More »Nurses at Manhyia Hospital begin strike today over gov’t failure to sack NSS Director
Nurses at the Manhyia government hospital will start a sit-down strike starting today, Friday, December 2, in protest of the failure to fire the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Service Scheme (NSS). The strike will intensify on December 6 if the NSS regional director, Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah, is still …
Read More »Ghana celebrates 38th National Farmers’ Day
Ghana is celebrating its 38th National Farmers Day today December 2, 2022. With the theme “Accelerating Agricultural Development Through Value Addition – is instructive and an eye opener in the wake of prevailing global challenges,” this year’s event is being hosted in the Eastern Region. Since the Ministry of Food …
Read More »Ghanaians arrested for reselling World Cup tickets in Qatar
In Qatar, several Ghanaian football supporters were detained for attempting to resell World Cup tickets. This was revealed by the Minister for Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif, on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, when he visited the Ghanaian contingent that had traveled to Qatar to support the Black stars in the …
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