The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and four other bodies have condemned last Thursday’s attack on the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court by members of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group aligned to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The four are the Christian Council of Ghana, the National Peace Council, the Ghana Trades Union … Read more
The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and four other entities have condemned last Thursday’s attack on the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court by members of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group aligned to the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The four are the Christian Council of Ghana, the National Peace Council, the Ghana Trades Union … Read more
Kennedy Agyapong, Assin Central Member of Parliament has described the National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah as a ‘disaster’. He said if he had helped members of the Delta Force when they went to him, this issue (storming court) would not have escalated. Kennedy Agyapong was speaking to the incident that occurred at the Kumasi Circuit … Read more
A former deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Ayine, has described the invasion of a court in Kumasi Thursday by members of the dreaded vigilante group, Delta Force, as extremely worrying and disconcerting. “When I got to know it was a true story, I was really shocked and disappointed,” he stated on Morning … Read more
On Thursday, some members of pro – NPP vigilante group, Delta Force stormed Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court to free 13 of their colleagues who were standing trial following their roles in the attack of Ashanti Regional security coordinator. A well crafted cartoon has been made to depict the well-built men who attack and … Read more
The thirteen Delta Force jail breakers have turned themselves in, the Ashanti Regional Police Commander, DCOP Ken Yeboah has confirmed. In a statement issued and signed by the Police Commander on Friday morning, he said all 13 of them are currently in police custody. He stated that in the course of the confusion on Thursday, … Read more
A former Spokesperson for the Ashanti Regional Coordinating Council and past government appointee of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Mr. Francis Dodovi is asking if president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has started sleeping on the job. According to him, current happenings in the country do not in anyway reflect that there is someone in charge … Read more
The maverick Assin Central Member of Parliament, Mr Kennedy Agyapong, who had earlier defended the riotous activities of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group aligned to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has made a U-turn and condemned the group. In a disclaimer on Thursday night on Oman FM, Mr Agyapong admitted that the action … Read more
The 5 police officers stationed at the court were overpowered by the irate group The Ashanti Regional Police Command is on a manhunt for 13 Delta Force members who escaped from custody on Thursday April 6, 2017. The suspects who appeared before the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court presided over by Her Worship Mary … Read more
The maverick Assin Central Member of Parliament, Mr Kennedy Agyapong, who had earlier defended the riotous activities of the Delta Force, a political vigilante group aligned to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has made a U-turn and condemned the group. In a disclaimer on Thursday night on Oman FM’s Boiling Point programme, which was monitored … Read more
Some members of vigilant group Delta Force on Thursday besieged the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) Circuit Court to set free some of their colleagues standing trial. The 13 were standing trial for assaulting a newly appointed regional coordinator for the Ashanti Region. After presiding judge Mary Senkyiri remanded the arrested into prison custody to re-appear … Read more
The Minister of Aviation, Mrs Cecilia Abena Dapaah, has mentioned that government will soon begin Phase-Two of the redevelopment projects of the Kumasi Airport. The redevelopment will see the expansion of the runway, as well as the installation of aeronautic lights to ensure adequate visibility on the tarmac. Addressing the media after a one-day familiarisation … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised market women and kayayei operating in Kumasi markets that his government will clamp down on task-forces that are reportedly harassing them. In a meeting with the leadership of market women and Kayayei at the Kumasi Cultural Centre during his tour of the Ashanti Region, the market women lamented their rampant … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised market women and kayayei operating in Kumasi markets that his government will clamp down on task-forces that are reportedly harassing them. In a meeting with the leadership of market women and Kayayei at the Kumasi Cultural Centre during his tour of the Ashanti Region, the market women lamented their rampant harassment … Read more
President Akufo-Addo is storming the Ashanti region this weekend in a “thank you visit” to the ruling party’s political stronghold. The President has made a number of visits to the region, but this is the biggest encounter with the electorates who contributed immensely to his victory in election 2016. Nana Akufo-Addo is expected to arrive … Read more
There is a clandestine move by some members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to cause mass transfer of some known faces at the Assembly employed during the regime of the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government. The move which mynewsgh.com understand is being championed by the Assembly man of Gyinase Electoral Area, Richard Kusi … Read more
Some residents of Kaase in the Kumasi metropolis got trapped in their homes Thursday morning as a result of flooding from a downpour. The rains submerged about five houses in the area, making it difficult for residents to move from their homes. The residents claim the activity of a private developer, who has reclaimed lands … Read more
President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of metropolitan chief executive, Mohammed Adjei Sowah has received massive endorsement from assembly members of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. He obtained 109 votes representing 100 percent of the total votes cast on Thursday. Although 126 assembly members and government appointees were expected to cast their ballot for the exercise, … Read more
Members of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), have voted overwhelmingly to approve President’s Akufo-Addo’s nominee for Metropolitan Chief Executive, Mohammed Adjei Sowah. He needed at least two-thirds of the votes to be approved, but Mr. Adjei Sowah came out with all 109 assembly members endorsing him. Mr. Adjei Sowah is a former Greater Accra Regional Secretary … Read more
First Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joseph Osei-Owusu has registered his displeasure over the deliberate misuse of public funds by some assemblies in the country. He said most heads of various metropolitan, municipal, and district assemblies (MMDAs) use their Internally Generated Funds (IGFs) for their personal ends on Fridays, a situation which was affecting their assemblies’ … Read more