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Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has defended her request for additional Supreme Court judges, citing the overwhelming number of cases the apex court handles. Delivering her closing remarks after the hearing of two lawsuits filed by Broadcast Journalist Richard Dela Sky and Researcher Dr. Amanda Odoi against Parliament’s passage of the …

Ghanaian businessman Richard Jakpa has opened up about how he came up with the idea for the government’s ambulance procurement that has landed him in trouble. This transaction has become the centre of controversy in the trial, where the Attorney General is accusing Minority Leader Dr Cassiel Ato Forson of …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released arrears for April, following a strike declaration by scheme personnel. The Concerned National Service Scheme (NSS) Personnel Association of Ghana (CONSPAG) announced a nationwide strike on July 3, 2024, citing unpaid allowances, affecting livelihoods. However, in a swift response, the National Executive Council …

Three people have allegedly been killed at Baniekrom, near Mankransi in the Ahafo-Ano south-west of the Ashanti region. A snippet of information gathered by Uniquenewsgh.com indicates the suspect is a fetish priest who has been hired to protect a concession at a forest reserve at Mpasaaso. The deceased are suspected …

Asokwa has overtaken the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly with the highest HIV prevalence in the Ashanti region. The Asokwa Municipality recorded a prevalence of 3 point two-three per cent. HIV/AIDS remains a significant public health challenge in Ghana, Africa, and globally. While progress has been made in recent years, it is …

Deborah Enam Sogbey, a former Nation Builders Corps (NaBCo) program trainee, demonstrated on the streets of Kumasi to demand her 8-month allowance arrears. In a “one-woman demo,” she protests the government’s failure to pay NaBCo trainees for 8 months in arrears. Deborah Enam Sogbey claims her survival is dependent on …

The Parliamentary Committee, which probed the leaked tape on the plot to remove the Inspector-General of Police from office by some senior police officers, has, in its report, recommended sanctions for the three officers who were caught on the tape. The committee, chaired by Abuakwa South lawmaker Samuel Atta Akyea, …

The National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA) has directed the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to suspend transactions involving the sale of four of its hotels to Minister for Food and Agriculture, Bryan Acheampong. According to the NPRA, the suspension will enable it to investigate further. Please read the …

The management of Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) has announced that the new Terminal building at Prempeh I International Airport, Kumasi, will be operationalized starting Monday, July 1, 2024. The management said there would be a comprehensive series of simulations, including subsystem simulations, followed by two full-scale integrated simulations of …

Six Ghanaian nationals have been reported dead in Mecca due to a heat wave that swept through Saudi Arabia. This tragic development adds to the two deaths reported on June 13, raising the death toll to eight so far. Abdul Rahman Alhassan Gomba, the Spokesperson of the Hajj Board, confirmed …