I Didn’t Order Closure of University of Education – Judge Clarifies

A Winneba High Court judge, Justice George Atto Mills-Graves, presiding over the case between Supi Kofi Kwayera and the University of Education, Winneba, has expressed his deep displeasure over how proceedings at the court on Tuesday June 13 was reported in the media. He emphatically stated that he did not order the University of Education, … Read more

UTAG Doesn’t Seem Like Ending Strike Now

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has said, it’s members will not return to work until the law suit challenging the legality of the University Governing Council’s is over. The Local President of UTAG at University of Education Winneba Samuel Ofori Bekoe, reiterated that it wasn’t University management that close the school but members … Read more

Police SWAT Team Takes Over Koforidua Court As Somanya Riot Suspects Remanded

There was heavy security presence at the Koforidua Circuit Court ‘B’ as 12 suspects arrested in connection with Somanya riot reappeared in Court Tuesday. About 30 armed police officers mostly from the National Swat team and the Eastern regional Rapid Deployment Force Unit were present and the Anti-riot Water Cannon was also positioned at the … Read more

Why Is the Ghanaian Media Silent On Afoko’s Case?

The spokesman of the Afoko family, Mr. Robert Atong Asekabta, has stated that the media is now dead on Gregory Afoko’s case especially on matters of court proceedings. Gregory Afoko, brother of the suspended National Chairman of the NPP, has been in police detention for two years since he was picked up after a midnight … Read more

Theresa May Praises Tory ‘talent’

Theresa May said the government planned to focus on social issues and “delivering a successful Brexit” as she completed a Cabinet reshuffle. The PM said the new line-up brought in “talent from across the whole of the Conservative party”. Her comments came after Michael Gove, one of the driving forces behind Brexit, returned to the … Read more

Thirty-One Prisoners Granted Bail

Thirty-One Prisoners remanded for years at the Winneba Prison and Ankaful Prison Annex in the Central Region, were on Friday granted bail after three courts had heard their cases under the ‘Justice for All’ programme. Out of the 26 cases heard at the Winneba Prison, 18 applicants were granted bail, four were refused bail application, … Read more

Prosecutors In Major Mahama Trial Urged

Member of Parliament for Effutu is asking investigators behind the murder of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama to build an impeccable docket that will lead to the incarceration of suspects. Alexander Afenyo Markin said given the sensitive nature of the matter and the national interests it has assumed, investigators are likely to appeal more … Read more

Man Threatens Wife

He pleaded not guilty after been charged with two counts of causing harm and threat of life A couple married for 10 years have ended up at the Accra Circuit Court after the man allegedly threatened to kill the wife. Prince Daniels is alleged to have pushed his wife, resulting in an injury to her … Read more

EC Hot Over ROPAA

The High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission (EC) to produce evidence of concrete steps it is taking to implement the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA), Justice Anthony Yeboah gave the order after the EC stated in its defence in a case before the court that it was already in the process of … Read more

I Owe My Success To the Power of Prayer

Mrs Georgina Wood, who retired today as Ghana’s longest serving Chief Justice, has attributed her outstanding stewardship to the power of prayer, and thus urged the leaders of the nation to draw from that divine power to succeed. Addressing a service to mark her 70th Birthday at the Assemblies of God Ringway Gospel Centre in … Read more

Zambia Opposition Leader Moved To Maximum Security Jail

Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema, facing treason charges, said Friday he had been moved from a prison in the capital Lusaka to a maximum security jail in a small town. Hichilema was arrested in April for allegedly failing to give way to President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade and has so far been held in detention for … Read more

NPP MP’s Election Victory Challenged In Court

The defeated Member of Parliament (MP) of Krachi East Constituency in the Volta Region on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress(NDC), Hon. Wisdom Gidisu is in court challenging the election of Hon. Gyato Michael as the Member of Parliament for the area. The former MP is praying the honourable court to cancel at least … Read more

Injunction Slapped On University of Education Governing Council

An order of interlocutory injunction has been issued against the University of Education, Winneba restraining the supposed Principal Officers appointed by the defunct Governing Council from holding themselves out as officers, agents, assigns or lawful representatives of the University until the final determination of the substantive Application before the court. It would be recalled that … Read more

Bloody Clash Looms In Ga Mashie

Information reaching Today newspaper points to a looming chieftaincy clashes in Ga Mashie in the Greater Accra Region today Thursday, June 8, 2017. This development follows the diabolical move by embattled Thomas Okine aka Nii Ayi Bonte and his cohorts to perform the Odadao traditional customary rites to mark the lifting of the one month … Read more

Zambia Opposition Leader Faces High Court Treason Trial

Zambia’s opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema will face a High Court trial over treason charges and remain in police custody, a magistrate ruled on Thursday. Hichilema was arrested in April for allegedly failing to give way to President Edgar Lungu’s motorcade and has so far been held in detention for nearly two months. The incident led … Read more

High Court Orders EC To Produce ROPAA Implementation Evidence

The High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to produce evidence of concrete steps it is taking to implement a law – the ROPAA (Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2006 [Act 699] – allowing Ghanaians abroad to vote in national elections. Justice Anthony Yeboah gave the order after the EC stated in its defence … Read more

Make Land Available For Govt’s One-District One-Factory

He was of the view that there ought to be land available to make it easy for the project to take off The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has ordered all traditional rulers in Asanteman to make land available for the implementation of the government’s One-District One-Factory initiative. He was of the view that there … Read more

Court Grants Aisha Huang Bail

An Accra High Court has granted bail to the Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining Aisha Huan. According to court presided over by the prosecution did not demonstrated and show in anyway that the accused will interfere with investigations . The judge Charles Ekow Baiden also said the facts the state … Read more

Mahama Murder A Waste of Valuable Life – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the killing of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama as a “complete waste of valuable life”. According to him, he is upset with the murder and would ensure those who participated in the killing are punished accordingly. “I was extremely upset to hear about the news of the death of … Read more

JB Danquah Murder Suspects Re-Arraigned

The State has arraigned the two suspects alleged to have murdered the late Member of Parliament for the Abuakwa North Constituency, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu before a magistrate again after their release. The two, Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso, were re-arrested after they were discharged by a High Court following a decision by the Attorney-General to … Read more