The Ghana National Association of Small-Scale Miners (GNASSM) has called on the government to bring the military in the “Operation Halt” to order.The association said after seven days, if all efforts to get government to bring the military to order fails, it would resort to legal action against the government. At a press conference by the GNASSM at the John Benedict Ventures, a small-scale mining site at Twifo Ntafrewaso in the Twifo Atti Mokwa District in the Central Region last Monday, the Communications Director of the association, Mr Abdulai Razak Alhassan, said the association wanted the government to, as a…
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The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has condemned National Security operatives for besieging the premises of Citi FM/Citi TV in a bid to arrest a journalist, Zoe Abu-Baidoo, after arresting her colleague, Caleb Kudah. Mr. Ablakwa insists the move by the security agency is outmoded and must be condemned by all well-meaning Ghanaians. According to him, this has “not only exposed the growing intolerance, dwindling respect for human rights and wanton abuse of power by government officials; it has also brought to the fore the lack of sophistication and the…
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has condemned National Security operatives’ arrest of Citi FM journalist, Caleb Kudah, and the subsequent invasion of the premises of the media house on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. The NDC insists the action by the security operatives is “unlawful and preposterous”. A team of seven heavily-armed police officers besieged the premises of Citi FM and Citi TV in an attempt to arrest one of the station’s journalists, Zoe Abu-Baidoo. Zoe was targeted in the raid after the police accused her of electronically receiving some video files from her colleague, Caleb Kudah. Mr. Kudah, also…
As reported on the last adjourned date, the court was to deliberate on written addresses on the substantive case from both Counsels today.However, counsel for Hon James Joe Quayson filed an appeal and followed it up with a Stay of Proceedings for the court to deal with jurisdictional issues raised earlier and after legal arguments from Counsels from both parties, the trial Judge adjourned proceedings to 18th May 2021 for hearing of the motion for Stay of Proceedings.Lawyer Amaliba again moved for the trial judge to recuse himself for making biased statements in open court on the last adjourned date,…
Some members and founder of the disbanded pro-NPP vigilante group Delta Force have been arrested for attempting to forcefully remove the Ashanti regional security coordinator from office Tuesday. Mohammed Seidu allegedly led his gang to invade the office of DCOP retired Ayensu Opare Addo in the effort to remove him. The gang which claimed to be officials of the National Security stormed the premises of the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council for their illegal operation. However, the regional minister Simon Osei Mensah who had picked intel on the plans of the group made security arrangement to thwart their actions. Currently, all…
Ghana has been ranked 95th in the just released 2021 World Happiness Report. This indicates a drop by 30 places from Ghana’s 65th position last year, 2020. Ghana trails Mauritius at the 50th position, Libya at the 80th position, Ivory Coast at the 85th position, the Republic of Congo at the 83rd position, and Cameroon at the 91st position, according to the UN-sponsored report. Neighbouring Nigeria has also witnessed a significant drop on the ranking list following a fall by 57 places to rank 116th. They ranked 59th in the 2020 Report. Meanwhile, Finland has managed to retain the title…
Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday, May 10, 2021 urged Muslims to use the Holy Month of Ramadan to pray for peace and tranquility in the Country. All Ghanaians should also contribute their quota towards peace to aid nation-building. She made the remarks when she donated assorted food items to Muslims in the Central Region especially the less privileged and the vulnerable, to mark this year’s holy month of Ramadan. Accompanied by Mr Samuel Okujeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Prof Opoku-Agyemang made her first stop at Komenda…
The Ghana Armed Forces have destroyed excavators, changfans, and other heavy equipment used for illegal mining activities in some regions. Dominic Nitiwul, the Minister for Defence, who disclosed this at a press briefing said the destruction forms part of the government’s effort at ending illegal mining, popularly referred to as galamsey. The equipment and excavators were seized in Twifo Praso and River Pra, according to the Minister. “At the end of the day, within the specified period, the Armed Forces destroyed 28 excavators and 267 changfan machines.” He indicated that some illegal miners had gone into hiding with their machines…
The Savannah Regional Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Malik Basintale, has backed the demands of the #FixTheCountry campaigners. According to him, the demands of the group are “legitimate and justified”. A group of Ghanaians who are unhappy with the economic challenges in the country have taken to social media to express their grievances. Using the hashtag #FixTheCountry on social media, members of the movement expressed displeasure over successive governments’ failure to improve the living standards of Ghanaians. The campaigners have largely decried the country’s inadequate or non-existent amenities, deplorable infrastructure, poor sanitary conditions, a housing deficit…
There is no doubt that this country needs urgent fixing, and anyone who doesn’t think so is obviously benefiting from lapses in the system. This country is sick, and unless something is done to salvage it, we might descend into a hole from which we cannot emerge. Every country has problems but Ghana’s problems are almost self-inflicted and most of them defy logical explanation. It’s almost as if we have been bewitched never to do well. Ghana’s unemployment rate is perhaps one of the worst in the world. Wages and salaries in Ghana are some of the worst in the…