Accra, Ghana, May 16, 2018//-It’s been 25 years since Ghana returned to democratic rule under the Fourth Republican constitution, which became operational in 1993. The constitution contains elaborate provisions on human rights.
Category: Ghana
Ghana: District Police Headquarters Invaded as Mob Frees Suspects
May 15, 2018//-Two police officers in the Sene West district of the Brong Ahafo of Ghana have been beaten after peeved residents invaded a district police headquarters over an arrest.
Ghana: Chief Justice Angry Over Dilapidated Court Buildings
Sunyani, B.A, Ghana, May 15, 2018//- Ms Sophia Abena Boafoa Akuffo, the Chief Justice of Ghana has taken a swipe at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) over the dilapidated conditions of the District Courts and residential accommodation for Judges and Magistrates in the country.
Ghana: ‘Chairman Wontumi’ Fights MP Over Property
May 15, 2018//-Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako has defied a court order to vacate a residential property which is a subject for litigation between him and a legislator.
Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S Under-pressure to Sanction Deportations of Ghanaians
Accra, Ghana, May 14, 2018//-Ghana’s Ambassador to the U.S. has been caught in a cat and mouse game, with the US authorities piling pressure on him to sanction the deportation of thousands of Ghanaians.
University of Ghana Renaming Brawl: Akufo-Addo Destroying Historical Facts by Exaggerating Uncle JB Role
Accra, May 12, 2018//-Ghana’s President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been criticised for consistently exaggerating his family’s role in history after he claimed his uncle founded the University of Ghana.
Ghana: Catholic Archbishop of Cape Coast Resigns
May 11, 2018//-The Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, Most Rev. Matthias Kobena Nketsiah has resigned as the head of the Catholic Church in Cape Coast in the Central Region.
Ghana Speaker of Parliament: I’d Resign Than Preside Over Gay Debate
Accra, May 11, 2018//- Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, has said that he would rather resign than preside over any debate on the floor of Parliament in relation to same-sex relationships.
Ugandan Busted in Accra for Swallowing 67 pellets of Narcotics
A Ugandan national has been arrested at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra for trafficking narcotics. Accra, Ghana, May 11, 2018//-Officials of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) arrested Frederick Bwogo, aged 53, in Accra when he arrived on board an Ethiopian Air flight ET 921 from Kampala in Uganda on April 25, 2018.
Ghana President in UK for Vacation
May 10, 2018//-Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 9 May, 2018, left Ghana for the United Kingdom on a week-long vacation, his first since being sworn-in as President on 7th January, 2017.