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Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has been released by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. Chairman Wontumi, as he is popularly known, left the premises of the security agency accompanied by his lawyers. The party official told …
Read More »SkyTrain case: Prof Ameyaw-Akumfi pleads not guilty, granted million bail
Professor Christopher Ameyaw-Akumfi, a former Board Chairperson of the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund (GIIF), was this morning hauled before the High Court in Accra in a wheelchair for his plea to be taken in the case in which he has been accused of conspiring with the fund’s CEO to cause …
Read More »Anti-galamsey swoop in Samreboi nabs 17, including 7 Chinese nationals
17 Suspects, including 7 Chinese nationals, were arrested in the Samreboi anti-galamsey operation The Ghana Police Service has confirmed the arrest of 17 individuals, including seven Chinese nationals and ten Ghanaians, in connection with illegal mining activities (galamsey) in Samreboi, located in the Western Region. The arrests were made …
Read More »Supreme Court throws out another injunction against CJ’s impeachment process
The Supreme Court has thrown out another injunction application that sought to halt the impeachment process against the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo. In a 4-1 majority decision today, the court presided over by the Acting Chief Justice, Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, held that the application by the Centre for …
Read More »Two toddlers drown in an abandoned pit in the Central Region
In a heartbreaking incident, two toddler siblings, 4-year-old Kwame Cobbinah and 2-year-old Kwame Essiam, have met their untimely deaths after drowning in an abandoned water-filled pit at Assin Yaw Boamah, near Assin Homaho in the Assin South District of the Central Region. According to their grandmother, Agnes Baidoo, …
Read More »A Ghanaian scholar spearheads a new era of maternal healthcare communication in the United States
Mss Wendy Adjeley Adjei, a Ghanaian scholar and health communication expert, is currently influencing how maternal healthcare is perceived and practiced in the United States. Her journey from the classrooms of La St. Paul’s Anglican JSS and Ningo Secondary School in Ghana to the forefront of US health research …
Read More »KMA MAYOR PROMISES TO REKINDLE KOTOKO’S FAN BASE
The Mayor of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, Mr Richard Ofori Agyemang, also known as King Zuba, paid a surprise visit to the Asante Kotoko dressing room after their 4-1 victory over Dreams FC at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. He expressed his heartfelt gratitude to the players and technical team …
Read More »Cattle owners in Kumasi fined for allowing animals to roam the city
In an effort towards environmental protection, seven cattle owners have been prosecuted for engaging in noxious trade after dumping waste from their cattle operations into the Moshie Zongo stream in Kumasi Metropolis in the Ashanti Region. Despite several warnings to stop the practice, they failed to comply, leading to their …
Read More »A/R: Notorious armed robber jailed 120 years
Kumasi High Court, presided over by Justice Abdul Razak, has convicted and sentenced Dominic Afriyie, 36, also known as GH, to 120 years’ imprisonment with hard labor for two counts of robbery and life imprisonment for murder. On 20th November 2021, the convict attacked the residence of the late Michael …
Read More »Over 14,000 Teenage Girls Impregnated in Bono Region In 4 Years – Health Directorate
The Bono Region recorded 14,877 teenage pregnancies between 2021 and 2024, according to Rita Adjoa Ansong, Deputy Director of Nursing Services (Public Health) at the Bono Regional Directorate of Health. She noted that the region also recorded 1,188 cases of abortion within the same period, involving girls aged between 15 …
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