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The police have arrested a man who they say delivered the “final blow” that killed Captain Mahama when he was killed by a mob last Monday. Police say the man, Kwame Tufour, used a cement block to hit the army officer, resulting in his death. The man is said to have run away after the act, but residents of the ...

Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul says Police report on the murder of Major Mahama is accurate insisting that there is no twist to the investigations conducted so far by the Police. “The military High Command is not hiding anything, the Ministry is not hiding anything, and the family is not hiding anything. I just feel we should allow the Police to ...

Three candidates taking part in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination in Sissala East have been reported dead. Nine others have also failed to take part in the ongoing exams for unknown reasons. This was disclosed by the Director of Education in the Sissala East district Leonard Ananobalong during a tour of the exam center in Tumu by the District ...

Government has indicated that it will ensure the Right to Information Bill is passed by parliament by the end of this year, 2017. According to the Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful speaking at the launch of the open data conference in Accra told the media, “some progress has been made in this area and there is still a long way to ...

There was sporadic gunfire Monday, June 5, 2017 at troubled Sayeegu and Sambrik communities near Nakpanduri in the Northern region where a chief and his heir were killed over land dispute. The two communities were just recovering from a fresh violence in April where many people were killed and several properties destroyed. According to the Assembly member for Nakpanduri South, ...

A market woman in Accra has expressed great shock at the gruesome murder of Captain Maxwell Mahama of the 5th Infantry Battalion of the Ghana Armed Forces, which took place at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. The woman who was part of some angry traders in the Accra Metropolis Monday stormed the premises of ...

Spokesperson for the family of Major Maxwell Mahama has said they were astonished when the President announced that government has set up a fund for the wife and children of Major Mahama. President Akufo-Addo on Monday 5th June, 2017 announced that government has set up a memorial trust fund with GHC500,000 to support the wife and children of late Major ...

A stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Alhaji Mohammed Sani has launched a scathing attack at former President Jerry John Rawlings for accusing some elements within the party of being greedy, selfish and corrupt. Mr. Rawlings who has come under a barrage of attacks over comments revealing circumstances that led to the disgraceful defeat of the NDC at the ...

Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho has denied publications suggesting that he (Koku Anyidoho) “fired” back at former President Jerry Rawlings for saying greed and corruption caused the defeat of the NDC in the 2016 elections. The New Crusading Guide Newspaper owned by veteran journalist, Kweku Baako Junior, on Tuesday June 6, 2017, published ...

The family of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama says it is yet to inform the only two sons of the late soldier about the death of their father. The late Major Mahama left behind two young children and a widow, Barbara Mahama. Speaking Tuesday on the Gold Power Drive with Samuel Eshun, spokesperson of the family, Douri Bennin Haji ...