24-year-old Kwame Adjei has been sentenced to a term of twenty-five years in imprisonment in hard labour on his own plea. The accused was a welder at Jasikan in the Oti region. The complainant, age 28 years, is a farmer and a part-time Okada rider resident at Dai-Konda in the republic of Togo. On the 22nd of June 2024 at …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has called for preemptive measures to avert the replication of Kenya’s violent protests in Ghana as the nation goes to the polls on December 7, this year. Addressing the media at a press soiree in Kumasi, he said Kenya’s demonstration has been reproduced in Tanzania and “it could be in Ghana” and for that …

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the general public against the food they consume amidst a recent surge in food adulteration by some individuals. This follows Channel One News’ engagement with some traders at the Agbobloshie market which led to shocking discoveries about several additives people add to foods and oils that they sell. For instance, a staple like palm oil …

The 19-page document covering findings of the Parliamentary investigation into the leaked tape regarding plans by some senior officers to remove the Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare made no adverse findings against the IGP. The committee, instead, described the actions of the officers head on the tape as dangerous to Ghana’s democracy. The officers among other things accused …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has revealed that it has halted negotiations leading to the sale of a 60 per cent stake in some six hotels. This is in line with a directive from the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA). The Director General of SSNIT, Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo disclosed this at a media engagement on the operations …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has issued a strong warning against any potential move to oust the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare. Reports had emerged that the IGP had been asked to proceed on forced leave and hand over duties to his deputy, Christian Tetteh Yohuno, allegedly linked to the 2023 leaked tape scandal. The Ghana Police Service …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has announced the payment for its free dialysis coverage for certain vulnerable patient categories for the month of June. The Authority confirmed that a total of GH¢587,236.00 has been allocated for this coverage.  In a press statement issued on Sunday, June 30, and signed by the CEO, Dr. Da-Costa Aboagye, the NHIA assured that …

Professor Francis Nkrumah, the eldest son of Ghana’s first president, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, has passed on. The cause of death is not immediately known. But Indian author and editor Vijay Prashad announced his demise in a post on X on Sunday, June 30, 2024. He was 89 years old. https://twitter.com/vijayprashad/status/1807501307806126444 Taking to Facebook, his brother Sekou Nkrumah shared a …

The Finance Minister has expressed his appreciation to Ghanaians as the country navigates the conditionalities in securing the results of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) bailout. According to Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, this process would not have been possible without support from various stakeholders, including the general public. “Let me also take advantage of this opportunity to thank the people …

Former CEO of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Mawuena Adzo Dumor Trebarh, will be laid to rest today, Saturday, 29 June,2024. The burial service is scheduled to take place at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Adabraka, Accra, at 7 am. The dress code for the service is black. A thanksgiving service for Mrs. Trebarh, who passed away on April …