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Gov’t lifts curfew on Nalerigu

The Ministry of the Interior has lifted the curfew imposed on Nalerigu Township and nearby communities, following advice from the North East Regional Security...

Basis for Torkornoo’s removal was valid – Dafeamekpor

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has defended President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from office. Her...

Minority condemns removal of Chief Justice Torkornoo

The Minority in Parliament has expressed outrage over President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo from office, describing the move...

Akwatia by-election: Chaos erupts after group allegedly removes NDC candidate’s posters [Video]

Tensions flared on Tuesday morning in the Akwatia constituency during the ongoing by-election. Adom FM/TV’s Chief Jerry Forson reported that disturbances broke out after a...

Accra Mayor bans trading on road median near COCOBOD office

Mayor of Accra, Michael Kpakpo Allotey, has directed traders operating along the road median in the Central Business District, particularly in front of the...

Nobody should think this is the end – Dafeamekpor on Torkornoo’s removal

The Majority Chief Whip, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says former Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has every right to contest her removal through the...

Kpando MCE begins inventory of neglected roads ahead of rehabilitation

The Kpando Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Killian Donkor, has begun an inventory of neglected township and adjoining roads in the municipality to pave the...

Husband remanded over wife’s murder in Kumasi

A 45-year-old driver, Albert Cobbina, suspected of killing his wife, has been remanded into police custody by the Asante Akropong District Court in the...

Gertrude Torkornoo was punished for following the rules – Former AG fires back

Former Attorney General and lawyer for the removed Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, Ayikoi Otoo, has strongly criticised President John Mahama’s decision to dismiss her,...

Head pastor of Cornerstone Baptist Church honoured after years in service

In a heartfelt send-off ceremony at the Tesano Baptist Church, congregants, ministers, family, and friends gathered to celebrate the exceptional life and ministry of...

One dead, others injured after Ayalolo bus runs over traders in Accra

A tragic accident in Accra’s Central Business District on Monday claimed the life of an elderly woman and left several others injured after an...

Mahama signs order removing Torkornoo as Chief Justice and Supreme Court Judge

President John Dramani Mahama has formally removed Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo from her position as Chief Justice and as a member of...

Committee ignored key evidence in Torkornoo’s removal – Lawyer

Former Attorney General and counsel for the removed Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, has accused the committee that recommended her dismissal of disregarding crucial evidence,...

President’s power to appoint Chief Justice must be scrapped – Kpebu

Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has renewed calls for constitutional reforms to reinforce judicial independence in Ghana following the dismissal of Chief Justice Gertrude...

Torkornoo took nothing unlawfully – Ayikoi Otoo

Former Attorney General Ayikoi Otoo has dismissed the grounds for the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, insisting there is no evidence of...

Next Chief Justice could be removed with ‘flimsy petition’ – Former Dep. AG. warns

Former Deputy Attorney General Alfred Tuah-Yeboah has expressed sadness, but little surprise, over President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo...

Peace pact between NDC and NPP hits snag ahead of Akwatia by-election

Efforts by the National Peace Council to broker a peace pact between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead...

Lawyer advises Gertrude Torkonoo to retire after removal as Chief Justice

Former Director of the Ghana School of Law, Kwaku Ansa-Asare, has advised Justice Gertrude Torkonoo to consider retiring from the Supreme Court following her...

Torkornoo’s removal a victory for rule of law – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has described the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo as “a victory for...

Two arrested over violence at Omanjor Chief’s Palace during Homowo festival

The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two men in connection with the violence that erupted at the Omanjor Chief’s Palace during the Homowo...

45-year-old farmer shot dead at Pamuruso

A 45-year-old farmer, Samuel Abanga, has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers in Pamuruso, a farming community in the Atwima Mponua District of...

NPP will remove Mahama’s Chief Justice if voted into power – Anyaa-Sowutuom MP [Audio]

The Member of Parliament for Anyaa-Sowutuom, Emmanuel Tobbin, has strongly criticised President John Mahama over the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey...

Mahama would have set a terrible precedent if… – Kwakye Ofosu on Torkornoo’s removal

Minister for Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has dismissed criticisms suggesting that President John Mahama’s decision to remove Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey...

Savannah Minister, Yagbonwura delegation visit Gbeniyiri, 31 deaths confirmed in clashes

Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe Esq., has confirmed that 31 people have so far lost their lives in the recent conflict between Gonjas and...

Torkornoo’s removal adhered to constitutional provisions – Prof Appiagyei-Atua

University of Ghana law lecturer Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, says the process leading to the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo strictly adhered to constitutional...

First petition against Chief Justice: 25 witnesses and 10,000 pages of evidence examined

The Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has revealed that it received extensive evidence regarding the first petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude...

99 double-track SHSs to revert to single-track

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has announced that 99 Senior High Schools (SHSs) will transition from the double-track system back to a single-track calendar...

ChaLoG defends MMDCEs, says Regional Minister’s comments premature

The Chamber for Local Governance (ChaLoG) has criticized the Greater Accra Regional Minister over comments suggesting that some Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives...

GWL MD announces plans to shut down Kwanyaku Water Treatment Plant 

The Acting Managing Director of the Ghana Water Limited (GWL), Adam Mutawakilu, has announced plans to shut down the Kwanyaku Water Treatment Plant due...

Poised and fully prepared for Akwatia by-election tomorrow – EC assures

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission, Benjamin Bano-Bioh, has announced that all arrangements are finalized for the Akwatia by-election, scheduled for...

Mahama sacks Gertrude Torkornoo as Chief Justice

President John Mahama has, with immediate effect, dismissed Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. The announcement was made in a statement issued by the...

Man remanded over stolen police car

A driver, Eric Afful, has been remanded into custody by the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing a Toyota Hilux pick-up vehicle belonging to...

Mahama charges new envoys to advance reset agenda through diplomacy

President John Dramani Mahama has tasked Ghana’s newly appointed envoys to use diplomacy as a tool to advance his government’s reset agenda, aimed at...

DzoloKpuita youth urged to shun drug abuse

The Fiaga of DzoloKpuita, Togbe Fiado VI, has urged the youth in the area to abstain from “Red” and other harmful substances that can...

GTA to clamp down unlicensed hotels in Obuasi

The Ghana Tourism Authority is renewing its efforts to soon clamp down on unlicensed hotels in Obuasi and other communities in the Ashanti Region. The...

It’s not about years, it’s about planning – Nana Yaa Jantuah on presidential term extension

Presidential staffer Nana Yaa Jantuah has rejected proposals to extend Ghana’s presidential term limit. Speaking on Adom FM’s Dwaso Nsem morning show, she insisted that...

Committee probing Chief Justice’s suspension adjourns second petition hearing

The Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has postponed proceedings on the second petition seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo after both the...

Suspended Ghana Water staff petition President Mahama over unfair treatment

More than 140 suspended employees of the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) are appealing to President John Dramani Mahama and Chief of Staff Julius...

SOEs generated GH₵133.7m in 2024 but spent GH₵132.1m – SIGA report

Ghana’s state-owned enterprises (SOEs) recorded a total revenue of GH₵133.68 million in the 2024 financial year, but nearly all of it was absorbed by...

Mahama presented with committee report on suspended Chief Justice Torkornoo petitions

The Chairman of the Article 146 Committee of Inquiry has formally presented its first report on petitions seeking the removal of Chief Justice Gertrude...