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A driver has been confirmed dead in a fatal accident involving a container Truck transporting alcoholic beverages belonging to Joy Dadi company on the Apirede to Somanya road in the Eastern Region. Two others sustained various degrees of injuries. The deceased, identified as Samuel Adu Gyan, 28, was trapped under the vehicle for eight hours before his body was removed. ...

The secessionist, Charles Komi Kudzordzi, aka Papavi Kudzordzi, is on the run as security agents go after him following his so-called declaration on Saturday of independence of an imaginary country called Western Togoland. Technically on bail after he was arrested earlier, alongside other members of his political grouping, the Homeland Study Group, Papavi made an appearance before a judge before ...

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says government is working to set up special courts to deal with some of the legal challenges encountered in revenue mobilization in the country. Speaking at the KPMG post-budget forum in Accra on Monday, he said, “Maybe part of the Achilles heel is also the issue of prosecution if you do something wrong and ...

Dubai’s non-oil trade with Africa will exceed $272, 271,800,000 for the period extending from 2011 until the end of 2019. This was revealed by Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce, noting that it had already reached $252,123,686,800 in the 2011-2018 period. Al Ghurair made the announcement in his opening speech at the fifth edition of the Global Business Forum ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released provisional results of private candidates who sat for the 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). Per a release issued by WAEC, some 102, 278 candidates comprising of 51, 935 males and 55, 488 females registered for the exams. Out of the total number, 5, 145 absentees were recorded. Results of ...

There was excitement especially among Majority MPs in Parliament on Monday when the now popular Ekumfi Fruit Juice product known as “Eku Juice” popped up in the law-making chamber during the 2020 budget debate. The Minister for Information and MP for Ofoase Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah displayed the nicely well-packaged juice while contributing to the budget debate focusing on the ...

The constitutionality of allocations from the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) to Ghana’s Members of Parliament has once again been challenged, with a call on National Association of Local Authorities of Ghana (NALAG) to seek interpretation and declaration at the Supreme Court ostensibly to stop the allocation to the MPs Common Fund. Speaking during a sensitization and stakeholder Engagement jointly ...

President Akufo-Addo has withdrawn the appointment of Dr Baffour Awuah as Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) MyNewsGH has been authoritatively informed. The termination follows information forwarded to the seat of government by a Medical Team loyal to the New Patriotic Party that revealed the new GHS boss is an opposition NDC loyalist since 1992 but managed to warm ...

Former Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative has described the ongoing feud between the Economic and Organised Crimes Office and the Auditor General as unfortunate. According to Vitus Azeem, a clash between the two anti-corruption offices is unhealthy for the fight against corruption. Speaking on JoyNews’ PM Express with Evans Mensah on Tuesday he said “it is very unfortunate, ...

Construction works on the 88 kilometres Hohoe-Jasikan to Dodo Pepesu stretch of the Eastern Corridor Road has commenced. The Jasikan-Dodo Pepesu Project forms part of Phase 1 of the $2billion Government of Ghana/Sinohydro Master Project Agreement. Accompanied by the Minister for Roads and Highways, Hon Kwesi Amoako Atta and the traditional rulers of Oti Region, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu ...