Nigeria: Toll gate company: We did not remove CCTV cameras
The firm that manages the toll gate in Lagos, where protesters were shot at on Tuesday night, has said surveillance cameras mounted at the facility are still intact. There had been allegations that the CCTV cameras at the Lekki toll gate had been removed. In a statement, the Lekki Concession Company Limited (LCC) said that […]
Covid -19: GFA to start testing of Ghana Premier league players and officials today
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will begin testing of players, coaching staff, and officials of the 18 Premier League clubs on Thursday, October 22, 2020. This forms part of preparations towards the 2020/2021 football season set to kick start on Friday, November 13, 2020. The first club to undergo the tests is Dawu based Dreams […]
Lagos high court set ablaze
Reports of vandalism and destruction continue to flood in. The high court in Lagos island, the city’s oldest neighbourhood, was set ablaze. Residents said the building was looted by vandals who took away goods that had been confiscated by the court, and that the fire lasted long into the night. On Lagos mainland, a BBC […]
Minister of Lands denies sale of Aviation lands to private developers
Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh has denied the sale of Aviation Lands to private developers. Giving a detailed explanation on the status of State Lands, he said part of the said lands especially those at La-TS where the AU village is located, La Nkwantanang and La Wireless have been divided into […]
93 parliamentary candidates file nominations in Eastern Region
Ninety-three Parliamentary candidates made up of 81 males and 12 females have filed their nomination to contest this year’s parliamentary election in the Eastern Region. The Eastern Regional Director of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs. Faith Amedzake disclosed this in an interview with our Correspondent in Koforidua. According to her, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) […]
Church building collapse attributed to structural defects
Experts in construction have attributed the collapse of the Church of Prosperity building at Akyem Batabi in the Eastern Region to structural defects and weak or poor monitoring by regulatory institutions. Speaking to GBC’s Radio Ghana, the Technical Lead on Built Environment at the Bureau of Public Safety (BPS), Samson Deklu, tasked the building inspectorate […]
2020 victory is assured – Shai-Osudoku MP
The Member of Parliament for Shai-Osudoku Constituency in The Greater Accra Region has assured her Constituents that victory is smiling at them come December 7 Presidential and parliamentary elections. According to Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo ‘‘NDC have always won this seat since 1992 and we shall do it again this year, as we are the […]
Gov’t gets 81 Million Euro Loan for Sekondi-Takoradi Water Project
Parliament has approved two separate loans to the tune of over 81 Million Euros to finance the Sekondi-Takoradi Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. The loans are: Oeke-Backed agreement amounting to €70,733,432.00 and commercial loan amounting to €10,500,000.00 between Ghana represented by the Ministry of Finance and Commerzbank Aktingesellschaft. The credit facility is to secure […]
Pension scheme for cocoa farmers ready — COCOBOD boss
A pension scheme for cocoa, coffee and shea farmers has been finalised and would be launched before the end of the year, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, has said. He said all the necessary arrangements and documentations had been completed, paving the way for the scheme to […]
27 alleged secessionists charged with treason
Nene Kwaku Agblorm II, a traditional ruler and 26 others alleged secessionists, have now been charged with treason felony. The accused are said to have on September 25, this year in the Volta Region, prepared to carry out an unlawful means and enterprise to usurp the executive powers of the Republic. In an amended charge […]
