GENERAL NEWS

A Cape Coast High Court has sentenced a police officer to ten years imprisonment for extorting an amount of GH₵2,000.00 from innocent civilians in Assin Fosu. G/Sgt Augustine Owusu Ansah, No. 45533, based in Assin Fosu was caught on camera negotiating the amount with some civilians he had arrested for …

Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly together with the Military and other State Security apparatus in the Ashanti Region have stormed and commenced markings of structures and buildings that have been in line and fallen within 500 metres buffer zones of Quarries and the Military shooting range at Krobo, Hemang, Ntribuoho …

A 19-year-old Patrick Nyarkoh, an SHS 2 student is in the grips of the Assin Fosu Police Command for defiling twins sisters, both Attaa Kakra and Attaa Panin at Assin Nsuta in the Assin South District of the Central region. Information gathered by Rich Fm and Peace FM news reporter …

Government through the Afigya Kwabre South District Assembly has cut sod for the construction of a Multi Complex Court Hall and Magistrate’s Bungalow at Kodie in the Ashanti Region, with the assurance that Government would continue to support the Judiciary to operate in peace and justice. Speaking at the ceremony, …

Family of a boy barred from beginning the academic year at Achimota Senior High School because of his dreadlocks intends to sue the school over discrimination. The father of the 16-year-old boy, Raswad Menkrabea, is upset that the school is acting contrary to the constitution. “Once the school goes against …

The Minister for Roads Highway, Hon. Kwesi Amoako Attah has pledged that roads in Ashanti Region will be constructed under the second term of president Nana Addo Danquah Akuffo Addo to ease traffic. According to him, Ashanti Region has a total road network size of about 9,700km of which about …

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor has held a consultative meeting with the management of Lands Commission to familiarize himself with their operations and gunner support for the ministry to deliver on its mandate. He indicated that, land plays a vital role and knowing that everything …

The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, says the government is committed to completing the 1502 units of the controversial Saglemi affordable housing project. According to Francis Asenso-Boakye, investors and engineers on the project will be engaged before government arrives at a completion date for the project. Addressing the …

President of the Student’s Representative Council (SRC) of the Ghana School of Law, Philemon Laar has resigned. Mr. Laar attributes his resignation to the school management’s withdrawal of its recognition of his Presidency, with further threats to withhold funding support to the SRC should he remain at post. In February …

The Ghana Water Company Limited has admitted to distribution challenges that have led to some communities being without water. Its Managing Director, Clifford Braimah, said the company is currently struggling with the combined factors of the dry season and high demand. “Demand has increased, and you have the same quantity …