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The staff of the National Identification Authority (NIA),Timothy Wuni who was arrested for attempting to register two Nigeriens to obtain Ghana cards in the ongoing registration exercise was yesterday granted police enquiry bail to a sum of GH¢10,000 with two sureties. The Kaneshie Divisional Police Commander, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Edward Faakyi-Kumi told the Ghanaian Times in Accra yesterday. ...

President Akufo-Addo has approved the Public Holidays (Amendment) Act 2019, (Act), on 16th April 2019. In December 2018 a bill was laid before parliament to amend the Public Holiday Act 2001 to provide for three different holidays. These new holidays were 7th of January which will be observed as the Constitution Day, the 4th of August will be described as ...

The Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP) will soon publish the cases it is working on, the Board Chairman of the OSP, Linda Ofori Kwafo, has revealed. Doing this, she said, would be in line with SECTION 3(3) of the OSP Act 2017 (Act 959) which mandates the office to on a quarterly basis; publish in at least two daily newspapers ...

Security has been an issue in Ghana within the last two years and that has put the police administration under the spotlight. However, reports are rife that the IGP is set to retire in three months. As to who becomes the next IGP, several top names have been circulating in the media on who will be the successor to David ...

A constituency chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper West region, Mr. Poulabong Bayiilela Richard aka Chairman Water, has been shot dead by unknown assailants. Starrfm.com.gh understands the chairman for the Dafiama Bussie Issa Constituency, was shot on the Wa-Tumu Road in the Upper West region while returning from a funeral. His body has since been deposited at ...

The May 9 Foundation has marked 18 years of the stadium disaster with Ramadan prayers and donations at the Kumasi Central Mosque. Herbert Mensah, former chairman of Asante Kotoko and founder of the May 9 Remembered Annual Charity Events joined Moslems and chiefs to pray for the souls of the over 126 football fans who died during the stadium stampede ...

Outspoken Broadcast Journalist with Accra-based Adom FM, Captain Godsbrain Blessed Smart popularly called Captain Smart has lashed out at the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) for failing woefully in the corruption fight after promising to jail corrupt officials of the erstwhile administration. Captain Smart said tough actions are needed to prosecute corrupt government officials and public servants to serve as ...

Sudanese protest leaders on Wednesday accused the generals of trying to delay the transition from power to civilian life, and threatened to launch a national movement of “disobedience”. The development follows the demands by Sudan’s military rulers, on Tuesday (May 7) that the constitution of the interim government be guided by Sharia law. Though the generals agreed generally on the ...

The ongoing Ghana Card registration exercise being undertaken by the National Identification Authority (NIA) will end up destabilising Ghana because it will not capture most Ghanaians, Mr Peter Boamah Otokunor, a Deputy General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has said. He said at a press conference at the NDC’s headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, 8 May ...

Aide to former President John Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari has described as unrealistic, government’s latest indication to complete 181 projects under the one district one factory policy by the end of the year. According to her, government has failed to measure up to its own timelines under this policy on a number occasions; a situation that makes it difficult for ...