Filling Station development halted on Parks and Gardens Land in Wa

The land in contention Advertisement The Ministry of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development has taken immediate action to halt the development of a filling station on the Parks and Gardens land in Wa, following concerns raised by Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. A letter has been issued by the Ministry, directing the Lands … Read more

Teachers at Tuanikope Basic School don’t go to school on Tuesdays and Fridays due to transportation challenges

A deserted school on a Friday Advertisement A recent visit to Tuanikope Basic School, located on one of the Ada East Islands, revealed that there are no school activities for pupils and students, including those preparing for the BECE, on Tuesdays and Fridays. This visit, conducted on Friday, July 5, 2024, around 10:00am, found the … Read more

Oxygen services at Tamale Teaching Hospital disrupted – Management

Tamale Teaching Hospital Advertisement The Management of Tamale Teaching Hospital has announced that its oxygen services have been disrupted. The managers have assured that while plans are afoot to restore services, alternative plans have been made for clients “Management… wishes to inform our cherished clients and the general public about the disruption in the supply … Read more

Ghana Highways Authority to begin repair works on Kojo Ashong, Afienya steel bridges

The Ministry of Roads and Highways through the Ghana Highways Authority, has announced the imminent commencement of repair works on two key bridges in the Greater Accra Region – the Kojo Ashong and the Afienya Steel Bridge. These bridges have been a cause for concern due to their deteriorating condition, leading to significant traffic congestion … Read more

NAPO is a discredited running mate – Benjamin Quashie

Benjamin Kofi Quashie, Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) South Africa Council of Elders, has raised several concerns about Energy Minister, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh’s past controversies and negative attributes. He has questioned the suitability of Opoku Prempeh commonly referred to as NAPO for the running mate position. In an interview after the official … Read more

Supreme court petitioned to declare powers of Office of Special Prosecutor unlawful

Advertisement After discontinuing his quest to remove the Special Prosecutor from office, former NPP member Ken Kuranchie has filed a fresh writ at the Supreme Court. He seeks to have the creation of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and its powers declared unlawful. Kuranchie had previously withdrawn an earlier writ shortly after a … Read more

GHC1.50 grant will be paid from 2nd term of 2023/2024 academic year – School Feeding Programme Secretariat

School feeding caterers at work Advertisement The Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), has clarified that the increment of the grant to GHC1.50 will take effect from second term of the 2023/2024 academic year. The GSFP said this position is captured in the government’s 2024 budget. “…wishes to announce to its cherished caterers and all stakeholders … Read more

Create specialised courts if the Supreme Court is overwhelmed with cases – Ohene Ntow

Supreme Court of Ghana Advertisement Nana Ohene Ntow, a special advisor to independent presidential aspirant Alan Kyerematen, has suggested to the Chief Justice to set up specialized courts to handle specific cases without those cases necessarily traveling all the way to the Supreme Court. It was his view that the creation of specialized courts would … Read more

Concern against CJ’s request for more justices isn’t about competence but timing & procedure – Kpebu

Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo Advertisement Private legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu, has said that the concerns raised against Justice Gertrude Araba Esaba Torkonoo to President Akufo-Addo requesting for the addition of five more justices are not about the competence of the names that have come up. He says the concerns are about the timing and the … Read more

Akufo-Addo can’t go ahead with Chief Justice’s request for additional justices if…- Kpebu

Advertisement For the president to appoint Supreme Court justices there has to be a recommendation from the Judicial Council to that effect, Private legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu, has said. Without a recommendation from the Judicial Council, the president cannot proceed with the process of appointing new justices of the apex court, he said. Regarding a … Read more