Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, responsible for Lands and Forestry, Benito Owusu-Bio has assured Ghanaians that all land documents at the Lands Commission Accra Regional office are safe and intact. He said this in contrast to a news report circulating on social media that rains have destroyed all Read more…
A man says he lost millions, and then was arrested for trying to talk to crypto boss Do Kwon. Source: BBC
Stays in China made up only 1% of Airbnb’s revenue for the last few years, a source said. Source: BBC
Why hydrogen might be one route for Germany to move away from dependence on Russian imports. Source: BBC
OccupyGhana, a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has demanded the suspension of the operation of Executive Instrument (E.I) 144 by government. In a letter dated May 23, 2022, the CSO said, “We write to demand that you revoke or suspend the operation of the Forests (Cessation of Forest Reserve) Instrument, 2022 Read more…
Popular Ghanaian highlife singer and songwriter, Eugene Marfo, popularly known as Kuami Eugene says he is not perturbed about not winning any awards at the recently-held VGMAs. Speaking to Sammy Forson on Daybreak Hitz, the “Show Body” singer likened the awards to someone granting a loan to an individual in Read more…
It is difficult to make ends meet on a low salary when the prices of products and services are skyrocketing. The situation gets worse when payment of allowance delays. Unfortunately, this is the reality for some National Service Personnel (NSP), whose salaries are in 3 months’ arrears. The personnel say Read more…
Co-Chair of Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Edem Senanu, has asked the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry to suspend the de-classification of the Achimota Forest Reserve. The Anti-Corrpution campaigner added his voice to calls for an independent investigation. “The whole idea of de-classifying the forest reserve should be suspended and I Read more…
Tonight on PM Express, host, Evans Mensah and his panel will be discussing the threat of terrorism in Ghana and the government’s response. Source: JoyOnline
The Spokesperson of the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu, has, on the advice of the Chief Imam, urged the various Mosque Management Committees to install Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) at various mosques as a means of ensuring safety. Speaking on Top Story on Monday, Sheikh Aremeyaw Shaibu also called on Read more…
Senegal and Chelsea goalkeeper, Edouard Mendy, says football has the power to transmit and instil values in young people. According to the shot-stopper, the sport brings lots of people together at a given time more than any other sport. Mendy was speaking during a panel session at the World Economic Read more…
A private legal practitioner, Dennis Adjei Dwomoh, has said many by-laws in the country are implemented against poor people, although it is the rich who mostly violate the laws. He observed that “the people who are building or violating the zoning policy are not the poor; the people who are Read more…
The Dean of Ghana Armed Forces Command and Staff College (GAFSC), Dr. Vladimir Antwi-Danso is advocating for government to intensify awareness creation on the dangers of terrorism in the country. He contended that 90 percent of countries that have been able to detect and fight terrorist attacks have done so Read more…
Some Ghanaians on social media are earnestly looking for a certain ‘Michael Owusu’. This is because his name has popped up in a document, purported to be the will of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie; popularly, known as ‘Sir John’. An excerpt of the document, Read more…
Hundreds of documents, computers, and scanners at the Head Office of the Lands Commission in Cantonments, Accra, have been destroyed by floodwaters. The basement of the new building was heavily submerged in water after Saturday night’s downpour, leading to the flooding of the Records Room, Files Room, and I.T. Unit Read more…
Musician Kuami Eugene has revealed that the quest to draw attention to his upcoming EP influenced the decision to wear the ‘Rags to Riches’ suit at the 2022 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, on Monday, Kuami Eugene said that the outfit depicts his journey Read more…
MP for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has opined that the acquisition of environmental assets, by private individuals is ‘criminal’ and ‘reprehensible”. Citing the case of the Achimota Forest in a Facebook post on Monday, the NDC lawmaker, indicated that there is the need for the country to protect its ecological Read more…
One person is reportedly dead in a renewed clash between Doba and Kandiga in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal and Kassena-Nankana West District in the Upper East Region. His death followed sporadic gunshots between the two communities last night. The clash is also said to have threatened the safety of road users Read more…
Singer and songwriter Kuami Eugene shared a story of how a guy who was richer than him, snatched his girlfriend away from him, about five years ago. According to the ‘Take Away’ singer, he was poor when he was not in the mainstream music space and did not have a Read more…
A criminologist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has expressed dissatisfaction with the way investigations are conducted by the Ghana Police Service over the years. Dr. Jones Opoku-Ware says the clandestine investigations conducted by the Police have caused integrity deficit between the state security agency and Read more…