The Appointments Committee of Parliament will today [Friday], January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will this Friday, January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
The Appointments Committee of Parliament will this Friday, January 20th 2017, begin vetting minister nominees appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Osafo Maafo, senior Minister nominee, will be the first to appear before the committee, which is also popularly referred to as Vetting Committee, followed by Kan Dapaah, who will head the Security Ministry. … Read more
‘IMANI’ Centre for Policy and Education, an African think tank, has described the additional ministries by the President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo as questionable. In an interview with Ekourba Gyasi on Atinka AM Drive, the President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe mentioned that the creation of Interior Ministry, Defence … Read more
The release of the first batch of ministers announced yesterday by President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo should signal to Ghanaians that the new occupant of Government House means business. It has taken the new President only two days of work to name his first batch of ministers. We commend him for that. The calibre of personalities … Read more
The Interior Minister nominee, Ambrose Dery has clarified that ministries and agencies considered as having security duties have distinct roles and would not duplicate each other’s work. Ambrose Dery and twelve others were nominated on Tuesday by President Akufo-Addo for various ministerial positions, pending parliamentary approval. If approved, Albert Kan Dapaah will be the National … Read more
The Interior Minister nominee, Ambrose Dery has clarified that ministries and agencies considered as having security duties have distinct roles and would not duplicate each other’s work. Ambrose Dery and twelve others were nominated on Tuesday by President Akufo-Addo for various ministerial positions, pending parliamentary approval. If approved, Albert Kan Dapaah will be the National … Read more
Iraqi forces will resume their push against Islamic State inside Mosul in the coming days, a U. S. battlefield commander said, in a new phase of the two-month-old operation that will see American troops deployed closer to the front line in the city. The battle for Mosul, involving 100,000 Iraqi troops, members of the Kurdish … Read more
An Al Jazeera news producer has been arrested in Egypt over accusations of attempting to overthrow the government and being a member of the banned Muslim Brotherhood. Mahmoud Hussein was arrested at his Cairo home on Friday, Al Jazeera Media Network said, but it was not known where he was being held. “Al Jazeera holds … Read more
It all started on the 6th of March 2014 after the Independence Parade, when it was announced by the Police administration that COP Patrick Timbilla had been put under house arrest for allegedly taking part in a police recruitment scam. Over hundreds of victims had paid money in anticipation of entering into the Police Service … Read more
The woman was said to have posed naked on the fifth floor of the interior ministry A woman working for the Belgian interior ministry has been suspended because of pornographic pictures of her taken in the office and ministry lifts. The woman has worked for the ministry for six years, and insists the pictures are … Read more
A train carrying liquid petroleum gas has derailed and exploded in Bulgaria, killing at least four people. More than 20 people are being treated in hospital with burns and other injuries after the incident in the village of Hitrino, local media say. The authorities ordered an evacuation as firefighters battled the blaze. At least 20 … Read more
Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome says that former Attorney General, Martin Amidu has health problems that was why he has been ranting and chasing him to refund the GHC51.2million he received as judgement debt from the state. According to him, Mr Amidu was being “used by unseen forces as a weapon against innocent people and people … Read more
Islamic State has summarily killed 21 civilians in Mosul it accused of collaborating with U. S.-backed security forces, which said their offensive to recapture the city from the jihadists had made further advances. The killings, reported on Tuesday by a medical source, indicate that the ultra-hardline group has maintained its ability to police Mosul, more … Read more
Many workers in Ghana went to work on Monday with so much energy, looking forward to a holiday on Friday, November 4. This year’s Farmer’s Day was to be marked on Friday due to the elections. But the Interior Ministry burst their bubbles when it released a statement saying the Farmer’s Day would be observed … Read more
The Minister of the Interior, Mr Prosper Douglas Bani, has called on pastors to stop predicting the results of the December 7 polls, since that action can pose security threats. He explained that such public declarations of election results could stir controversy and violence among supporters of the political parties. Taking his turn at the … Read more
Nayele Ametefe, the Ghanaian lady who was sentenced in the UK for drug trafficking, has written to the Ghanaian government to renounce her citizenship, StarrFMonline.com has learnt. In a letter addressed to the Interior Ministry some weeks a ago, Ametefe who holds both Ghanaian and Austrian passports is asking the Ghanaian authorities to spike her … Read more
Nayele Ametefe, the Ghanaian lady who was sentenced in the UK for drug trafficking, has written to the Ghanaian government to renounce her citizenship, StarrFMonline.com has learnt. In a letter addressed to the Interior Ministry some weeks a ago, Ametefe who holds both Ghanaian and Austrian passports is asking the Ghanaian authorities to spike her … Read more
In the editorial of yesterday, we did mention that Ghanaians are yet to see more stunning moves from the government. The president, who has never been so cornered, is implementing odious policies as the crucial elections beckon. The economic downturn, the worst in two decades, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its latest … Read more
Interior Minister, Prosper Bani has declared Ghana safe after a successful registration of almost 1,800 illicit weapons across the country. A little fewer than 1.1 million illegal weapons in the hands of civilians remain unregistered in Ghana after the Interior Ministry’s weapons amnesty. Mr. Bani, however, warned that anyone found to have possession of any … Read more