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The Accra High Court has ruled that the charge of assault on a public officer filed against the National Chairman of the NDC, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, is right in law. Lawyers for Mr Ofosu Ampofo had filed an application with a case that the charges were defective because the prosecution failed to provide any particulars on them. They, therefore, wanted the court to strike out the two counts of assault on a public officer against the NDC National Chairman. But in a ruling Friday, the court, presided over by Justice Samuel Asiedu, held that the said defects argued by the…

The recent rains being experienced in the country has caused the Weija Dam to exceed its safety operating level, threatening the dam that supplies treatment water to most parts of Accra and Central region. The current water level, according to the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL), now stands at 47.5ft instead of the safety level of 47ft. Communications Manager of the company, Stanley Martey, told Onua FM Friday that the situation has necessitated the spilling of excess water to safeguard the dam. “We can’t wait any longer and so we may have to start the spillage.  So today at 10:00am…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received strong backing from some female appointees under his administration over his gender dynamism comments to women. At a recent conference in Canada, the president suggested that not enough movement is being made by women to take up key positions in governance; and that although 30 per cent of his cabinet are women, they are not seeing enough dynamism and activism from the women. But the comment has received criticism by his political opponents and some women activists who feel the president presented a negative picture about women. At a news briefing in Accra,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has received strong backing from some female appointees under his administration over his gender dynamism comments to women. At a recent conference in Canada, the president suggested that not enough movement is being made by women to take up key positions in governance; and that although 30 per cent of his cabinet are women, they are not seeing enough dynamism and activism from the women. But the comment has received criticism by his political opponents and some women activists who feel the president presented a negative picture about women. At a news briefing in Accra,…

Ten 20-footer containers being escorted by the national security from one terminal to another within the Tema port enclave have gone missing. The confiscated containers full of canned tomatoes were being moved from the Tema Container Terminal (TCT) to Atlas in a distance of about 9.9 kilometers. The containers classified as overstayed cargos were being transferred to Atlas for “examination and necessary action”. Interestingly, two customs officers from the preventive department who were following the containers had filed a report on May 30, 2019 indicating that the containers had been delivered. It was later discovered that the ten containers did…

Some luxury car owners and dealers have threatened they will hand over their vehicles to the government in protest of the luxury vehicle tax if their demonstrations do not yield the desired results. They say, the introduction of the luxury vehicle tax by the government is having a toll on their businesses as well as their daily lives. Read:Luxury vehicles slapped with levy beginning August 1 The group has at least staged one demonstration to put pressure on the government to scrap the tax and has scheduled another in the coming days. Read:Coalition stages demo against Luxury Vehicle Tax They…

Some luxury car owners and dealers have threatened they will hand over their vehicles to the government in protest of the luxury vehicle tax if their demonstrations do not yield the desired results. They say, the introduction of the luxury vehicle tax by the government is having a toll on their businesses as well as their daily lives. Read:Luxury vehicles slapped with levy beginning August 1 The group has at least staged one demonstration to put pressure on the government to scrap the tax and has scheduled another in the coming days. Read:Coalition stages demo against Luxury Vehicle Tax They…

The National Union of Ghana Students on Tuesday, June 4 distributed mathematical sets to candidates of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from Ampeyoo-Krofrom D/A JHS, Akrofrom D/A JHS and Apagya D/A JHS, all in the Ashanti region. The mathematical sets were given to the candidates at the end of a two-day visit, which included a full day’s Face to Face Inspirational Encounter with them. The Encounter was organized by Nsoroma Publications in partnership with NUGS. The mother student union was represented by Kobby Otchere Marfo, the Press and Information Secretary, Eric Guggisberg Asante, Financial Controller, and Eric Osei Akoto,…

The case of a decorated Indian army veteran who was hauled off to a detention camp after being declared a “foreigner” under a controversial measure is due to be taken up by a higher court on Friday. BBC Hindi’s Vineet Khare reports on how this has outraged India. It was the evening of 27 May and Mohd Sanaullah, 52, had just reached his home in Guwahati in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, when he got a call from the local police superintendent’s office. The man on the other end of the line told Mr Sanaullah that the state’s foreigners…

Mohd Sanaullah was a decorated army veteran photo: SANAULLAH FAMILY[/caption] The case of a decorated Indian army veteran who was hauled off to a detention camp after being declared a “foreigner” under a controversial measure is due to be taken up by a higher court on Friday. BBC Hindi’s Vineet Khare reports on how this has outraged India. It was the evening of 27 May and Mohd Sanaullah, 52, had just reached his home in Guwahati in the north-eastern Indian state of Assam, when he got a call from the local police superintendent’s office. The man on the other end…