The Bolgatanga Magistrate Court presided by Mr Osman Abdul-Hakeem, has begun an exercise to prosecute landlords who do not have toilet facilities attached to their buildings. This follows a directive from the Upper East Regional Coordinating Council in February to the Environmental and Sanitation Unit of the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, to strictly enforce the by-laws … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Nsawam Adoagyiri, Frank Annor Dompreh has appealed to President Akufo Addo to compensate victims of the Nsawam Adoagyiri explosion which occurred in December 2016. Close to two thousand residents were displaced, with many left either dead or severely injured in the explosion which was triggered by chemicals and explosives. Following … Read more
The Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) Municipal Assembly, has constituted a committee in collaboration with the Police to investigate the circumstance that led to the alleged embezzlement of a building permit fee paid by Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom. A statement issued by the Municipal Environmental Coordinator, Mr Alex Damptey and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the … Read more
A group calling itself Concerned Youth of NPP at Nkoranza in the Brong-Ahafo Region, have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to appoint a woman as a Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the municipality again. According to the almost all-women group, three women who had headed the Municipal Assembly in previous years did … Read more
The Diare zone of the ruling NPP and its community elders, have expressed their disappointment in some party leaders and some unknown party supporters at Savelugu constituency, who are calling for one Hajia Ayisha Maame to be the Municipal Chief Executive for the Savelugu Nanton Municipality after she was accused of not participating during the … Read more
Airtel Money, Ghana’s most innovative and convenient mobile financial platform and a sub brand of Airtel Ghana is enabling Airtel Money users in the Ledzokuku-krowor Municipal Assembly (LEKMA) area pay their property rates directly from their Airtel Money wallets. The company announced that the development of an electronic revenue mobilization system for LEKMA has been … Read more
Residents of Agbozume and Klikor in the Ketu South municipality of the Volta region have petitioned President Akufo-Addo over the operations of the Kensington Salt factory in the area. This was after they went on a demonstration Wednesday to protest what they said was the adverse effects of the company’s operations on their livelihoods. Clad … Read more
Former Chief Executive of Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal Assembly, Yamoah Afrifa Ponkoh said no party executive is sabotaging former President Mahama from contesting the NDC’s presidential primaries ahead of the 2020 December polls. Earlier, there have been speculations about some NDC bigwigs are scheming to prevent Mr. Mahama from contesting the primaries. This was after Kumasi-based popular … Read more
Former Chief Executive of Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal Assembly, Yamoah Afrifa Ponkoh, has described as Kwaku Ananse story claims by the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Yaw Obimpeh that he did not receive money for the 2016 campaign. Earlier, there were claims that former President Mahama will drop names of functional executive … Read more
Residents of Ejura in the Ashanti Region are demanding immediate action from police to stop armed robbery incidents in the area. According to the Concerned Youth of Ejura, recent armed robbery cases there, some of which have led to the shooting of policemen have left residents in fear. The group says the residents have additionally … Read more
A Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Jones Dotse, has expressed concern over some inadequacies in the judicial service which were affecting the effective administration of the judicial service in the country. According to him, the Judicial Service of Ghana has for several years, experienced an inadequacy in court infrastructures such as court houses and … Read more
Pupils of the Ashaiman Presby A and B basic schools, are appealing to the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly to close down a major refuse damp which is very close to the school. According to the pupils, they have no choice than to go home earlier than the normal closing time due to the smoke that emanates … Read more
Pupils of the Ashaiman Presby A and B basic schools, are appealing to the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly to close down a major refuse damp which is very close to the school. According to the pupils, they have no choice than to go home earlier than the normal closing time due to the smoke that emanates … Read more
DORMAA Municipal Assembly (DMA) in the Brong Ahafo Region has failed to elect a Presiding Member (PM). The position was keenly contested between Nicholas Ntow and Dominic Yeboah. However, both failed to get the required two-third votes to be elected as the Presiding Member after three rounds of voting. The assembly has in the next ten … Read more
“Accra, is very dirty and posing a lot of health hazards to the citizenry. The biggest vision I have got is to see how to tackle this problem,” Greater Accra Regional Minister, Ishmael Ashitey, said when he took his turn at the vetting of regional minister-designates last week. Mr. regional Minister, indeed, Accra is not … Read more
The New Juaben Assembly has sworn in new government appointees at the 7th Assembly today [Tuesday]. The 22 new government appointees, made up of 8 women and 14 men, will complement the work of the 54 elected assembly members. A High Court Judge, His Lordship Richard Marc Kogyapwah, who led the new appointees to take their … Read more
Reports reaching Today from the Ho Central lorry station indicate that drivers at the station are angry at the Ho Municipal Assembly (HMA). The anger of the drivers, Today learnt, stemmed from the reason that the HMA was doing little or nothing to adequately handle the mounds of garbage piling up at the station, despite … Read more
The Chief Korleman, near Amasaman in the Ga West Municipality, has released a five-acre stretch of land for the construction of a school. Nii Korle, the chief, announced the decision at a community durbar held to discuss education development in the area. The land, he said, could be used by the government to build a … Read more
Some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Friday morning besieged the premises of the Ashaiman Municipal Assembly, to disallow the signing of a supposed last minute contract by the Ashaiman MCE, Ibrahim Baidoo. The leadership of the NPP in Ashaiman claims the MCE had summoned a meeting of some prominent committee members of the … Read more
Traders at the Ho Central Market are accusing the Municipal Assembly of unfair allocation of the yet-to-be completed market stores. According the Secretary of the Ho Market Women’s Association, Ben Adjinor, although the Assembly promised an opportunity for a first choice selection to traders whose sheds were demolished during the construction, the recent allocation by … Read more