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Peace in Bawku, healthcare top priorities of Upper East Regional designate
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Peace in Bawku, healthcare top priorities of Upper East Regional designate

Mr Donatus Atanga Akamugri, the Upper East Regional Minister-designate, has outlined four key priority areas he is determined to pursue and leave as legacy at the end of his tenure. Helping to bring permanent peace to Bawku, ensuring the completion and operationalisation of the Pwalugu Multipurpose Dam, the Upper East Regional Airport and the Agenda 111 would be his top priorities to improve the lot of the region. Mr Akamugri made these commitments when he faced Parliament’s Appointment Committee in Accra during his vetting on Monday. He explained that the protracted Bawku chieftaincy conflict had not only led to the lost of many lives and property, but also a major setback to the region’s progress. Currently, more than 40 people have lost their lives to the conflict since it o...
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Opuni Trial: AG withdraws all charges against Dr Opuni, Agongo
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Opuni Trial: AG withdraws all charges against Dr Opuni, Agongo

The Attorney-General (AG) has withdrawn all charges against Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, a former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, and Seidu Agongo, a businessman. Ms. Enam Loh Mensah, State Attorney, told the Court, presided over by Justice Aboagye Tandoh that the AG had instructed that the charges against the accused persons be withdrawn. She said the State has, therefore, filed a notice of withdrawal pursuant to the instructions. Dr Opuni and Mr Agongo are facing 27 charges, including defrauding by false pretences, willfully causing financial loss to the State, money laundering, and corruption by a public officer in contravention of the Public Procurement Act. They have both pleaded not guilty to the charges and are on a GH¢300,000.00 self-recognizance bail each The State Attorne...
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Court to hear Ben Lord’s bail application on February 11
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Court to hear Ben Lord’s bail application on February 11

A High Court in Accra has fixed February 11 to hear a bail application made on behalf of Ben Lord Ababio, the self-acclaimed traditional ruler, accused of murder. When the matter was called on Tuesday, Ben Lord Ababio aka Nana Barima’s lawyers drew the attention of the Court to a formal bail application they had filed. Ababio and Nana Kofi Amo Gyekye aka Nana Fiifi, are standing trial for their involvement in the land dispute that allegedly led to the death one Lance Corporal Michael Danso of the Ghana Armed Forces, Accomplices of the accused, one Oteng and Salisu are said to be at large Ababio and Gyekye have been charged with conspiracy, while Ababio is facing an additional charge of murder. Ababio is currently in lawful custody, while Gyekye is on GHC One million with two...
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CETAG suspends strike, academic work resumes January 27- National President
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CETAG suspends strike, academic work resumes January 27- National President

Mr Maxwell Bunu, the National President of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association (CETAG), has announced the suspension of its three-week strike across the country. He said new students had started registration on Monday, January 27, 2025, to pave the way for academic lessons to start. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency on Tuesday, Mr Bunu said the decision was arrived at during a virtual Council meeting on Friday, January 24, 2025. The motive to suspend the strike, he stated, was due to the goodwill demonstrated by the employer in migrating staff in the Colleges of Education onto the University Salary Structure, in partial fulfilment of the National Labour Commission’s Arbitration Awards given to CETAG. He urged the authorities to address the outstanding issues...
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Three ladies with concealed methamphetamine in suitcases remanded
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Three ladies with concealed methamphetamine in suitcases remanded

An Accra High Court has remanded into lawful custody two South Africans and a Nigerian accused of possessing over 16 kg of methamphetamine, a narcotic drug. This follows their arrest at the Kotoka International Airport on January 20, 2025, by officials of the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC). The accused persons (names withheld) are alleged to have concealed the drugs in two suitcases. The Court presided over by Justice Mrs Kizita Koowa Quarshie remanded the accused, all females, to reappear on February 11, 2025. It, however, did not take their pleas as the fact and charges were also not read out. Additionally, the trial judge asked the accused persons to secure lawyers to defend them in court. However, a Senior State Attorney, Mr Watkins Adamah, prayed the Court to r...
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Gov’t will cater for mental health needs of soldiers, veterans – Defence minister-designate
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Gov’t will cater for mental health needs of soldiers, veterans – Defence minister-designate

The Ministry of Defence will work collaboratively with the Health Ministry to deal with the post-traumatic stress disorders of solders and veterans. The welfare of soldiers and modernisation of the military would be on the front-burner to strengthen the Ghana Armed Forces, upon my approval, Dr Edward Kofi Omane Boamah, the Minister-designate for Defence, said. He gave the assurance when he appeared before the Appointments Committee of Parliament in Accra on Tuesday and pledged to support the provision of befitting accommodation for the solders to give of their best. Asked about measures to protect the country's cyberspace, the nominee said the Ministry would collaborate with other state agencies to detect and prevent cyber attacks on the internet infrastructure. "We'll find an ...
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Abandoned Asonge-Pelungu road will be one of my priorities- UER Minister-designate
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Abandoned Asonge-Pelungu road will be one of my priorities- UER Minister-designate

Mr Donatus Atanga Akamugri, the Upper East Regional Minister-designate, has indicated that the long-abandoned 7.5 km Asonge-Pelungu road in the Nabdam District will be one of his top priorities when approved as a minister. He said the deplorable nature of the road was not only impeding the movement of people but also affecting economic activities and development potentials of the district and the region at large. “Surely, if I become the regional minister, the rehabilitation of the Asonge-Pelungu road would be one of my top priorities because it has a certain connection to the tourist attractions in our region and improving it would boost economic activities and facilitate the movement of people,” he said. Mr Akamugri made the remarks when he appeared before the Parliament’s Appoi...
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Professor Ernest Kofi Davis appointed GES Director-General
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Professor Ernest Kofi Davis appointed GES Director-General

Professor Ernest Kofi Davis, the Provost, College of Education, University of Cape Coast, has been appointed the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES). The appointment of Prof. Davis, who now replaces Dr Eric Nkansah, was announced on the Facebook page of GES. Prof. Davis is expected to bring to bear on the GES his huge experience in education. Profile of Prof. Ernest Kofi Davis: Professor Ernest Kofi Davis’ academic journey began in 1976 at Self-Reliance Kindergarten, marking the humble inception of a remarkable educational voyage. Progressing through various educational institutions, including Presbyterian Primary School in Abowinmu and Aboom AME Zion School in Cape Coast, he exhibited an early aptitude for learning that would define his future trajectory. ...
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Government addresses CETAG migration concerns, urges leadership to end strike
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Government addresses CETAG migration concerns, urges leadership to end strike

The government has migrated the staff of the Colleges of Education onto the university grading structure and urged the leadership of the association to call off its strike. As a result, the Controller and Accountant-General's Department ensured beneficiaries were paid during the January 2025 payment window. A statement from the Public Affairs Unit of the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC), shared with the Ghana News Agency, confirmed that the research allowance top-up had been paid to all Colleges of Education, except Akrokerri College of Education, which is still being processed. The statement reiterated the government's commitment to addressing any post-migration issues that may arise. "We believe that a harmonious and collaborative approach is essential in addressing ...
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Two soldiers jailed 10 years each for robbery and kidnapping  
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Two soldiers jailed 10 years each for robbery and kidnapping  

The Asante Bekwai Circuit Court has sentenced two soldiers to ten years imprisonment each in hard labour for kidnapping and robbing a small-scale miner of GHC96,500.00.  Air-force Lance Corporal (LAC) Alfred Mensah, 33 and LAC Matthew Amoako, 28, both denied conspiring to rob and kidnap Mr Andrews Asante.  They were then taken through a full trial and found culpable.  Meanwhile, three of their accomplices: only named as Frimpong and Francis, both soldiers as well as one Francis Acheampong, 41, driver, are at large.  Detective Chief Inspector Eric Twum, narrating told the Court presided over by Mr Isaac Appeatu that Mr Asante, the Complainant, was a small-scale miner resident at Ametubuom, a suburb of Asiwa, whilst Mensah and Amoako are Air Force officers based in...
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