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The Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency in the Greater Accra region, Ernest Henry Norgbey, has disclosed that the Ghana Police Service has arrested a suspected girlfriend of the military personnel killed in Ashaiman.Speaking in an interview on Peace FM’s Midday news on March 7, 2023, the lawmaker explained that, the arrest forms part of the police investigations to find the perpetrators of the murdered military personnel.“As I speak, I think one person has been arrested for questioning, a female who might have had a relationship with the victim, and so they’re doing very well (Police) they’re doing their best…
Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, an associate professor at the School of Law at the University of Ghana, has posited that the actions of the Ghana Armed Forces regarding the murder of one of its officers undermine the authority of the Inspector General of Ghana Police (IGP), George Akuffo Dampare.In a statement sighted by GhanaWeb, Prof. Appiagyei-Atua said that the military has no power when it comes to dealing with issues of law enforcement, and they only come to play when invited by the IGP to do so.According to him, the IGP and the Ghana Police Service should be the ones issuing…
A man who says he was the informant who helped the Ghana Police Service with intelligence in the arrest of a gold scam syndicate, in March 2022, at Adjen Kotoku, a suburb of Accra, says his life is now in danger.The supposed informant said that despite him providing the police evidence that the scammers killed one of their victims and buried the person in a shallow grave, the accused persons we released by the police immediately after they were arrested.Speaking to the media in Accra, the police informant, whose name has been withheld, said that his life has been in…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo presented the 2023 State of the Nation’s Address (SoNA) on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday, March 8, 2023.One of the eye-catching moments at the SoNA was when Akufo-Addo met his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama.This will be the first time the two men have been seen in public together.The two men, with broad smiles, could be seen shaking hands as they exchanged pleasantries.Meanwhile, ex-President Mahama has been taking swipes at President Akufo-Addo and his government over the current economic difficulties in the country in the past few days.The State of the Nation’s Address is in…
President Akufo-Addo has attributed the declining prices of petroleum products in recent times to the introduction of the Gold for oil programme(G4O) by his government to ameliorate the surging prices of petroleum products in the country. In his 2023 State of the Nation Address (SONA ) in Parliament on March 8, he outlined the impact the programme has had on the prices of petroleum products since its introduction. “The average price of petrol at the pump, which had risen to twenty (20) cedis a litre, in the middle of December 2022, is now thirteen cedis and eighty pesewas (GH¢13.80) a…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says the freedom of speech in Ghana is at an all-time high. According to the president, this has enabled some foreign diplomats in Ghana to contribute to issues that Ghanaian diplomats in foreign countries are not allowed to comment on. He made this known while delivering the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in parliament on Wednesday, March 8, 2023. “Indeed, freedom of speech has now reached such heights that even members of the diplomatic corps feel able to join in our national discourse and pronounce on matters that would be problematic for Ghanaian diplomats…
President Nana Akufo-Addo has rejected claims that the government misused Covid-19 funds. The Minority in Parliament and some critics have called for accountability concerning the expenditure to curb the pandemic. However, President Akufo-Addo has reiterated that the government was prudent in using the funds. Delivering a State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, he said: “Mr Speaker, it is precisely because the economic fallout from the pandemic is so widespread and long-lasting that it is important to show clearly that the Covid-19 funds were not misused.” The president added that nothing dishonourable was done with the…
President Nana Akufo-Addo has maintained that his administration has not been reckless in borrowing and spending. Presenting the State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament on Wednesday, March 8, the president stressed that money has only been spent on things that his administration considered urgent. He listed roads, bridges, and schools as part of the government’s massive projects that required urgent attention. “Considering the amount of work that still needs to be done on the state of our roads, the bridges that have to be built, the classrooms that need to be built, the furniture and equipment needs at…
A 35-year-old man has been electrocuted to death at Mallam, a suburb of Accra, after heavy rains on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. A disconnected electrical cable fell into a pool of water at the entrance of the room of the deceased, and the live wires touched the door of the man’s building. Unknowingly, he grabbed the door knob to open his door and got electrocuted, leading to his death. The police have conveyed the body to the mortuary. But no relative of the deceased had shown up at the time this report was filed. This brings fatalities related to the…
A 28-year-old woman identified as Esi Aya has been arrested for sucking the penis of a 5-month-old baby at Ekumfi Narkwa in the Central Region. It is unclear what the woman’s motivation was for engaging in such reprehensible conduct which has been roundly condemned by residents. The woman is reported to be married and a mother of three. In a video circulating on social media, Esi was sucking the penis of the baby for about two minutes while he lay innocently on a mat. Shockingly, some other women who witnessed the act looked on while she was sucking on the…
