Police alarmed by darkness in Bolgatanga Municipality
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Police Service in the Upper East Region, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) David Fianko Okyere has called on the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly to fix the street lighting system within the Municipality. He said the malfunctioning street lights along major streets plunged the Municipality into darkness which affected […]
Residents of flood-prone areas urged to relocate
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA), has implored residents of flood-prone areas in the Bibiani Municipality to relocate to higher grounds until after the rainy season. Mr Christian Nii Ayi, Western North Regional Director of the GMA, said the move would keep residents of such areas safe ahead of the expected heavy rains in July. Mr […]
Parents urged to ensure wards avoid sugary products
The District Chief Executive (DCE), for Bia East in the Western North Region, Mr John Koah, has advised parents to prepare hot meals for their wards to avoid excessive intake of sweets and other sugary products. He said such products did not help in the proper nutrition of the child. The DCE was speaking at […]
National Road Safety Authority engages Haulage Drivers
The Regulations, Inspections and Compliance Directorate of the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA), has stepped up efforts to engage stakeholders to promote good road user behaviour. Head of the Directorate, Mr Kwame Koduah Atuahene, said the objective was to improve institutional compliance towards motor-traffic issues. Education for good road user behaviour, engineering for safer roads […]
Police arrest five over fake currencies, firearm
The Dansoman Police has arrested five persons for allegedly possessing fake currencies and a firearm. They are Akwasi Boateng alias ‘Honourable’, Michael Marfo Ohene, alias “Ghost’, Bismarck Tawiah, Richard Walker and Prince Nketia. However, Nketia has been granted police enquiry bail. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Effia Tenge, Head of the Accra Regional Police Command’s […]
‘Channel rent issues to Rent Control offices’
The Bono Regional Manager of the Rent Control Department, Mr. Ebenezer Awusi-Wilson, has urged tenants and house owners to restrain themselves and report rent issues to the Department for amicable settlement. He said misunderstandings between landlords/landladies and tenants derailed the peace of other occupants and people in adjoining houses in communities and sometimes generates into […]
Ugandans start paying new internet tax
Ugandan internet users will from Thursday start paying a 12% excise duty on mobile data. The levy replaces the infamous “social media tax” – an over-the-top (OTT) services daily tax introduced in 2018 on use of social media. The new excise duty comes into effect as the new financial year begins. It was introduced earlier […]
Suspected killers of slain Mfantseman MP jailed 20 years
Four persons suspected to be involved in the murder of the late Member of Parliament for Mfantseman, Ekow Quansah Hayford, have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each specifically for robbery. The four were convicted for a separate robbery incident they were involved in weeks after the killing of the former late MP. According to […]
Canadian High Commissioner visits Lands Minister
Her Excellency Kati Csaba, Canadian High Commissioner to Ghana, has paid a courtesy call on Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, to discuss Ghana’s mining industry. The visit on Tuesday was to build a valuable friendship and collaboration among the mining agencies in Ghana to build a robust sector value chain. […]
Mentally deranged woman kills 53-year-old relative at Twifo-Kayireku
A suspected mentally deranged woman, identified as Gloria Yeboah, on Tuesday allegedly killed a 53-year-old relative at Twifo-Kayireku in the Twifo Atti-Morkwa District of the Central Region. The deceased, Adwoa Kesewa, 53, farmer, left behind seven children and several grandchildren under her care. The 43-year-old suspected murderer has been known to be mentally unstable for […]
