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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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Transfer of teachers suspended
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Education has suspended with immediate effect, the transfer of all categories of teaching and non-teaching staff across the country. Sector Minister, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who disclosed this last Saturday said a number of teachers have applied … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo donates GH¢50,000 to Maj. Mahama’s Memorial Trust Fund
Posted on | Comment-President promotes him to Major -GH¢500,000 seed money for Trust Fund THE Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Force (GAF), President Akufo-Addo, has promoted Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, who was gruesomely murdered in Denkyira-Obuasi last week, to the rank of Major. … Read more →
12-yr-old boy can’t be tried in Major Mahama’s death – Lawyer
Posted on | CommentPrivate legal practitioner, Kofi Diaba, says the 12-year-old boy arrested in connection with the lynching of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama cannot stand trial. The police in the Ashanti region over the weekend arrested the boy at Manso Nkwanta and eight … Read more →
Ghana’s 2016 gold output increases to 4.13m ounces
Posted on | CommentGhana’s gold output rose 46 percent in 2016 compared to the previous year as new projects came on stream and artisanal mining output expanded, the Ghana Chamber of Mines said in a report on Friday.Total gold output stood at 4.13 … Read more →
Denkyira Chiefs beg gods for forgiveness
Posted on | CommentWomen and children wailed uncontrollably in Denkyira-Oboase where a military commander was lynched a week ago as the chiefs went before the gods to pacify them. Captain Maxwell Mahama was killed in cold blood by the locals of Denkyira-Oboase in … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo confers posthumous promotion on Capt. Mahama
Posted on | CommentThe Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has conferred a posthumous promotion on Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, who was lynched at Denkyira-Obuasi virtually in the line of duty. Captain Mahama was promoted to Major in the … Read more →
Trump administration tightens visa rules
Posted on | Comment-5 years social media checks and 15 years biographical information THE Trump administration has rolled out a new questionnaire for U.S. visa applicants worldwide that asks for social media handles for the last five years and biographical information going back … Read more →
BECE: Invigilators warned against aiding students
Posted on | CommentTeachers supervising the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been warned to avoid aiding pupils in any form during the examination. The Eastern Regional Director of Education, Gertrude Mensah, pointed out that the rules governing all examinations must be abided … Read more →
Rawlings is Bagrepie Naa of Wala Traditional Area
Posted on | CommentFormer President Jerry John Rawlings has been honoured by the chiefs and people of Wa in the Upper West Region for his contributions to the development of the region and its people. The Upper West Region was carved out of … Read more →
34 Arrested over Captain Mahama murder
Posted on | CommentAt least nine people have been arrested in the Ashanti Region over the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama by a mob at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region about a week ago. This brings to 34 the number of suspects … Read more →
Human Rights Lawyer Francis-Xavier Sosu banned from practicing as lawyer
Posted on | CommentThe General Legal Council (GLC) has barred prominent Human Rights lawyer, Francis-Xavier Sosu from practicing as a lawyer for three years. The decision to suspend Mr. Sosu was reached last Thursday after the Council found him guilty of professional misconduct … Read more →
2 years after June 3 tragedy
Posted on | CommentTwo years ago lives were lost in an unprecedented disaster which struck the nation’s capital. For a country which has never witnessed a tragedy of that magnitude, that was stunning. For the families of the deceased, the breadwinning roles of … Read more →
How Captain Mahama was Killed; The inside story
Posted on | CommentPolice investigations have uncovered how residents of Denkyira-Obuasi gruesomely murdered Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, a commander of military detachment stationed at Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region, on May 29, 2017. According to police investigations, … Read more →
Captain Mahama to be buried on Friday June 9
Posted on | CommentThe family of the slain soldier, Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama, has announced that he would be buried on Friday, June 9. Spokespersons for the family, Zakaria Sakara and WOII Ibrahim Samed, said the family would be meeting today and put … Read more →
White House approves social media background checks for visa applicants
Posted on | CommentThe U.S. is buttressing its paperwork walls with new requirements for social media disclosures as part of revised visa applications. Reported by Reuters earlier today, the decision from the U.S. government’s Office of Management and Budget was made over strenuous objections … Read more →
Angry soldiers want to revenge Capt. Mahama’s killing
Posted on | CommentA MEETING meeting of soldiers at Burma Camp on Monday was dominated by calls for retaliation following the lynching of one of their own, Captain Maxwell Mahama at Denkyira-Obuasi. The enraged soldiers demonstrated their anger in the presence of the … Read more →
Denkyira Chiefs purify murder town
Posted on | CommentThe Denkyira Traditional Council in the Central Region has scheduled June 5, 2017 for the purification of the town where the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Adams Mahama took place on Monday. According to the chiefs, the murder has desecrated … Read more →
BECE: 468,053 Candidates sit Monday
Posted on | CommentA TOTAL of 468,053 candidates will commence the writing of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) on Monday. The number comprises 241,148 males and 226,905 females. Data from the Basic Education Division of the Ghana Education Service (GES) indicates that … Read more →
Fresh charges for JB killers
Posted on | CommentOne of the two persons in police grips over the murder of Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu – New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North in the Eastern Region – says he wants to go home, even as … Read more →
Court grants galamsey queen bail
Posted on | CommentThe Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining in Ghana, Aisha Huang, has been granted bail by an Accra High Court. According to the court, the prosecution did not demonstrate how the accused will interfere with investigations … Read more →
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