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Manchester City’s Benjamin Mendy refused bail at court hearing
As reported by Manchester Evening News, the 27-year-old was refused bail at a behind-closed-door hearing on Monday. The French international has been charged with four counts of rape and one of sexual assault and has been remanded in custody since first appearing in court on August 27. Today’s hearing that excluded…
Read More »Obiri Boahene surprised NPP MPs aren’t openly supporting Anti LGBTQ+ bill; asks Akoto Ampaw and co to drop memo
Deputy General Secretary of the governing NPP Nana Obiri Boahene is worried over the silence of the majority of NPP MPs over the bill criminalizing activities of homosexuals. According to him, apart from NPP MP, John Ntim Fordjour, every other name mentioned when the issue comes up, is that of…
Read More »Police on a manhunt for 4 suspected armed robbers who shot and stole money from a man in Cape Coast
The Central Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for four armed robbers who shot a man at the Coronation Junction in Cape Coast. The armed robbers were said to have trailed a 73-year-old man who had withdrawn an unspecified amount of money from a bank, shot him and bolted…
Read More »UTAG to resume strike from October 8 after government failed to address concerns
The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has directed its members to resume the suspended strike action from Friday, October 8, 2021. The decision follows the failure of the government to meet demands made by the lecturers concerning their conditions of service. The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) embarked…
Read More »Deal With illegal Mining And Deforestation – Yaa Naa To Lands Minister
The Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abubakar Mahama II, has pledged his absolute support for the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Hon. A. Jinapor in the fight against illegal mining and deforestation particularly in Northern Ghana. The Overlord of Dagbon stated this to 4th October 2021, when the Minister for…
Read More »Separate Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau from Police Service – Lawyer
Private legal practitioner, Justin Pawvra Terwaja has recommended the separation of the Police Intelligence and Professional Standards Bureau from the Ghana Police Service to enable it effectively check police indiscipline. According to him, having an independent body to monitor the Police and their activities will help address some concerns of…
Read More »Buduburam Demolition: Protect our legally acquired land – Ghanaian residents plead
Ghanaian residents of the Budumburam Camp in the Central Region have appealed to the government to protect their legally acquired lands in the area ahead of the demolition of the Camp. They claimed that portions of the area earmarked for demolition by the Local Assembly belongs to them and must…
Read More »“We feel disrespected about the way our allowances are paid” – Judges
The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) has appealed to the government to pay allowances due to members on time. “We feel disrespected about the way our allowances are paid as if it is a favor being done to us,” Justice Senyo Dzamefe, the President of AMJG, said…
Read More »Seven illegal miners caged as Deputy Minister, taskforce storm galamsey sites
The government’s onslaught on illegal mining continues with the Deputy Minister in charge of mines, Hon. George Mireku Duker leading a security task force to shut down an illegal mining site in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region on Thursday, September 30, 2021. Hon. George Mireku Duker who…
Read More »‘We feel disrespected about the way our allowances are paid’ – Magistrates and Judges
The president of the Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has decried the manner in which their allowances are being paid. He said the piecemeal approach in dealing with their allowances leaves much to be desired. Justice Dzamefe, therefore, called on government to better their conditions…
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