The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso Boakye, has told Parliament that current occupants of the UNDP Flats at Cantonments in Accra are squatters who do not pay any rent whatsoever to the state. The squatters, he added, took advantage and occupied the UNDP Flats when the staff of foreign missions in Ghana, the […]
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Akufo-Addo commissions dredgers; charges MMDCEs to remove structures on waterways
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 25th May 2022, commissioned four (4) dredging machines, which, he said, will help curb the perennial flooding that affects some parts of the nation, historically, always at this time of the year.
Starga was the man of the people – JFK writes to console bereaved family
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary hopeful, Lawyer Justin Frimpong Kodua (JFK), has described the late Central Regional Communications Officer of the party, Robert Amissah, as the man of the people who worked hard with humility and cordiality.
20 million trees to be planted this year – Akufo-Addo declares
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 1st March 2022, launched the 2022 edition of “Green Ghana Day”, with a commitment to planting some twenty million trees this year, as part of Government’s aggressive afforestation and reforestation programme.
Have courage to relocate markets along highways – Joe Wise
The First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Hon. Joseph Osei Owusu, has told the Ministry of Roads and Highways and the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) to have the courage to relocate markets cited along highways and urban roads if he don’t consider introducing embankments at those locations to protect lives and properties.
Akufo-Addo secures €230m to construct 3.0km bridge over Afram River
The construction of a 3.0km long bridge that will link Kwahu to the Afram Plains has been given a major boost following the approval by Parliament, of an agreement for an amount of €230million Atradius credit facility to finance the project.
Speak up against driver misbehavior – Transport Minister urges passengers
The Minister of Transport, Hon. Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, has urged passengers onboard a vehicle not to entertain any bad driving whiles on the road but rather, speak up against such driver misbehavior in order to save lives and property.
Man in military uniform in Buipe car snatching syndicate not a solder – GAF
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) say there was no soldier was among the five car snatching syndicate who were arrested at Buipe in the Savannah Region following a robbery in Tamale.
No one found guilty in Apiate explosion will be spared – Jinapor
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has said that investigations into the Apiate explosion disaster has started in earnest, cautioning that anyone found to have breached any aspect of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703) and the Minerals and Mining (Explosives) Regulations, 2012 (L.1.2177) would not be spared.
Policeman stabbed to death; his assailant shot dead
A Police officer, General Sergeant Bright Annobil, of Berekum Station was on Saturday, January 15, 2022, stabbed to death by Yaw Peprah, a suspect in a case being investigated by the Police.
Former Accra Mayor Ofei Darko passes on
A former Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Mr. Solomon Ofei Darko, has passed on, his family has said in a statement sighted by www.politicoghana.com.
Discharging firearm man at A&C mall on New Year’s Eve arrested
A collaboration between the Police and the Military Police has led to the arrest of Flt. Sergeant Nicholas Owusu Frimpong, in connection with the discharge of a firearm at A&C Mall, East Legon, on Friday, December 31, 2021.