The Right to Information (RTI) Commission has warned that some public institutions risk facing sanctions for failing to file annual reports detailing their activities under the RTI Act, 2019 (Act 989), for the preceding year. The commission maintained that although a mandatory requirement, many public institutions and private firms that received public resources or provided […]
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Four students of Comboni Vocational Technical School have been arrested by the Sogakofe District Police Command for allegedly vandalizing the main gate of Sogakope Senior High School (SOGASCO) in the South Tongu District of the Volta region. The incident reportedly occurred on Sunday, March 10, 2024, around 1:00 AM. Sliding glasses of the main entrance
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The Electoral Commission (EC) will now use the guarantor system as part of the voter registration process after abandoning the attempt to introduce a new Constitutional Instrument (CI) for the December 7, 2024 Elections. This means that the Ghana Card will not be the only document for establishing the eligibility of prospective voters who qualify
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The widow of John Kumah, the late deputy Finance Minister and New Patriotic Party (NPP) member of Parliament for Ejisu in the Ashanti Region, has emphatically stated that her husband did not die from food poisoning, contrary to circulating reports in sections of mainstream media and social media. Instead, she clarified that he courageously battled
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Amnesty International, a Non-governmental Organisation (NGO) has called for a swift Presidential assent to the Anti-Witchcraft Bill, to protect especially vulnerable women, who are unjustly accused of witchcraft and subjected to inhumane treatment. Miss Genevieve Partington, the Country Director of Amnesty International, who made the call said, “By enacting this Bill into law, we send
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Prince Hardi Adams, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Youth for Peace and Development, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly defrauding a woman of GHC225,999.94 and $1,800. Adam, also businessman, is said to have collected the money from Charity Atiim under the pretext of supplying her with 1,000 bags of 50 kg rice, 50
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The High Court in Accra has overruled an objection raised by Lawyer for CEO of Defunct Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, popularly known as NAM1, over the tendering of some exhibits by DSP Charles Nyarko, a prosecution witness. The said exhibits include documents from the Bank of Ghana and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The lawyer, Kwame
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The Attorney General has told the High Court in Accra that it intends to file nolle prosequi to discontinue charges against Dr. Sylvester Anemana, a former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health. Dr Anemana, who is currently out of the country for medical treatment, is the second accused person in the trial involving Dr.
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The ECOWAS Court of Justice has commenced a two-day orientation programme for newly recruited staff members at the seat of the Court in Abuja. Speaking at the opening of the orientation programme, Dr Yaouza Ouro-Sama, Chief Registrar of the Court, charged the newly recruited staff members to quickly familiarise themselves with the structure, processes and
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The Ashaiman District Court has remanded Gideon Oduro, a sales boy, into police custody for allegedly stealing an amount of Gh₵30,000 belonging to his employer. Oduro, who pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing, was remanded by the court presided over by Mr Derick Eshun Parden to reappear on March 8, 2024. Prosecuting the case,
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