Author Archives: larryehu

Akufo-Addo nominates Anin Yeboah as new Chief Justice

President Akufo-Addo has nominated Justice Anin Yeboah, a Justice of the Supreme Court, as the new Chief Justice. The nomination was announced to MPs by the first Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei Owusu Thursday December 12,2019. He will be vetted for the post. Article 144 Clause One stipulates: “The Chief Justice shall be appointed by the President, acting in ...

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Over 15,000 security personnel deployed to ‘deal with criminals’ – IGP

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) James Oppong-Boanuh, says the service has deployed over 15, 000 uniform and non-uniform personnel across the country to clamp down on criminal activities and maintain law and order during the Christmas holidays. He said it had also put in place a number of operational strategies to increase Police visibility, protect lives and property, and ensure ...

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Asantehene honoured for his role in mining industry

The Ghana Mine Workers Union (GMWU) of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has honoured the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, for his role in reviving the mining industry in the country. The Union particularly singled out the intervention of Otumfuo Osei Tutu, in bringing back AngloGold Ashanti mine at Obuasi to life after its closure due to low production ...

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‘Power-drunk’ Mahama doing everything to win power – Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah

Minister for Information and Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayerebi constituency, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, wants President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo lauded for his fight against corruption. According to him, though the fight has not been won entirely, he believes that the strides he has chalked in the corruption fight are unprecedented. Speaking on Okay FM’s ‘Ade Akye Abia’ program, he intimated that ...

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Mankessim herbal centre attracts long queues

The Odopee Herbal Research and Learning Centre in Mankessim in the Central Region is recording a surge in patient consultation for its herbal eye treatment. More than 300 patients, an average of about 50 a day, visited the facility between December 7 and 10, after the Daily Graphic had first reported on the centre’s unique herbal treatment for various eye ...

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Akuapem North: Hydrogeologists discover toxic chemicals in groundwater

Hydrogeologists at Community Water and Sanitation Agency (CWSA) in the Eastern Region are alarmed at the high proportion of heavy metals found in groundwater in Akuapem North and Okere Districts. Groundwater samples collected from different farming communities for water quality laboratory test conducted by the Water Resources Institute for the CWSA identified the high presence of cyanide, iron, ammonia, and ...

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Meet and Greet wasn’t in my contract – Cardi B

AMERICAN rapper Cardi B who has come under fire for ignoring some Ghanaian celebrities on Sunday has stated that there was no Meet and Greet in her contract. A tall list of Ghanaian celebrities including Wendy Shay, Hajia 4Real, Victoria Lebene, Sandra Ankobiah, Deborah Vanessa, Afia Schwarzenegger, Moesha Boduong, Becca and Lydia Forson were reportedly invited for a Meet and ...

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Give us Film Authority now – Industry players demand

PLAYERS in the Ghanaian film industry are demanding the immediate establishment of the National Film Authority (NFA) after three years of what they say has been promise and fail on the part of the government. The players picketed at the premises of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture on Tuesday, December 10, to express their displeasure at the delays ...

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Music producer nabbed for narcotics possession

A 296-year-old music producer, Ola Adanakan Kabiru, has been arrested for transporting dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp. The suspect, who was arrested in a joint operation by the Aflao District police and the mobilisation taskforce of the Ketu South Municipal assembly attempted crossing into Togo with a 28kg gas cylinder. Volta Regional Police Public Affairs officer, Corporal Prince ...

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