Some persons suspected to be members of a secessionist group have attacked a State Transport Company bus in the Volta Regional Capital, Ho, and burnt one of its buses. According to a Citi News report, the incident which occurred at midnight on Monday, September 28, involved the members of the group firing gunshots before proceeding to beat up the drivers. There is currently a heavy security presence at the scene. This latest incident comes just days after some 31 suspects alleged to be secessionists were remanded by an Accra Circuit Court into BNI custody for two weeks. They are facing five provisional charges including conspiracy to attend a prohibited meeting, unlawful gathering and rioting. They reportedly pleaded not guilty when they appeared before the Accra Circuit Court Two on Monday September 28. They are being prosecuted on the provisional charges of conspiracy to attend a meeting of a prohibited organization; unlawful gathering; gathering under a prohibited name and organiza...

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has assured President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo, that going into the December 7, polls his record in office “will speak for him”. He made this known on Monday, when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy call on the Asantehene at the Manhyia Palace, at the commencement of a three-day working visit of the Ashanti Region. Addressing a durbar held in honour of the President, the Asantehene thanked the President for his continuous visit to Manhyia, both as leader of the opposition before the 2016 elections and as President of the Republic. To this end, he stated that “Your good works in office will speak for you going forward into the election. We, in Asanteman, remember, we do not forget. Asanteman will, therefore, remember your good works on election day. All I can offer you is prayers and blessings.” Even though Chiefs and traditional rulers are not to engage in partisan politics vote, the Asante noted that “we vote. We will vote based on the good works of...

The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) located at Sapeiman near Amasaman has been gutted by fire. The fire started at about 2:30 am on Friday, August 14, 2020. According to the police, they received the information about the outbreak at that time and immediately informed the Ghana National Fire Service. Four fire tenders from Amasaman, Kotoku, Nsawam and Abelemkpe were brought into the scene to quench the fire and provide security according to a statement from the Ghana Police Service. It was observed that the room that accommodates used electoral materials was on fire. The Greater Accra Regional Director of the Commission Mr. Kwame Amoah informed the Regional Police Commander DCOP Mr. Afful Boakye Yiadom who was at the scene that the fire will not affect the recent registration and the upcoming December 2020 elections. The fire was finally brought under control at about 5:am. The cause of the fire is not immediately known. There was no casualty. Meanwhile, ...

Interpol has issued an arrest warrant for Samuel Adam Foster, also known as Adam Mahama for prosecution over his role in the Airbus bribery scandal. He is being charged with accepting a bribe to influence a public officer and acting in collaboration with a public officer for the public officers private gain. Adam Mahama is facing up to 25 years in prison. The warrant sighted by  Citi News  noted that "extradition will be sought upon the arrest of the person, in conformity with national laws and/or the applicable bilateral and multilateral treaties." On January 31, Ghana was cited as one of five countries in which global aerospace group, Airbus SE, allegedly bribed or promised payments to senior officials in exchange for business favours between 2009 and 2015, according to the UK's Serious Fraud Office. This led to a record £3 billion in settlement by Airbus with France, the United Kingdom and the United States to avoid corporate criminal charges. President Nana Akufo-Addo...

A VIP bus en route to Wulensi in the Northern Region on Thursday morning plunged into River Oti at Dambai in the Krachi East Municipality. The bus with the registration number GT 5313-19 was travelling with passengers from Accra to Wulensi when it plunged into the river while maneuvering to get onto the pontoon to cross to the other side. As at 8 AM when the Ghana News Agency (GNA) got to the scene, the personal effects of passengers and other items such as motorbikes and bicycles had been salvaged from the river. Obed Kagbetor, a passenger onboard said that the driver instructed them to alight from the bus to enable him pack on the pontoon and the next thing was the pandemonium and struggle for safety. He suspected brake failure. There were no casualties but an excavator that was deployed to pull out the bus was unsuccessful until a Winch tractor successfully recovered the bus from the River. The Motor Traffic and Transport Division (MTTD) refused to speak to the GNA as well as the dr...

The headmistress of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology Senior High School (KNUST SHS) has been interdicted after the death of a student at her school on Tuesday evening. The headmistress, Felicia Asamoah Dankwaa, was accused of negligence by her students who went on to demonstrate and vandalise her car. A statement from the Ghana Education Service (GES) said the Regional Director of Education in the Ashanti Region will take over her duties. Meanwhile, academic activities are expected to resume at the school tomorrow following the protests. There is heavy police presence at the school to quell the protests. Officials from the Ashanti Regional Directorate of the GES have been at the school to ensure calm is restored. Speaking to journalists after meeting the management of the school, the Ashanti Regional Director of the GES, Mary Owusu Achiaw, said: "classes will begin tomorrow, by which time we hope the school will have returned to normal." "Everything...

Acting Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu has expressed satisfaction with documents presented by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo challenging the $1m surcharge on him. This comes at a time when the substantive Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Demelevo has been asked to proceed on his accumulated annual leave by the President, Nana Akufo-Addo. Mr. Domelevo had recommended the disallowance of the payment of the US$1million made by the government, through the Ministry of Finance to a private UK firm, Kroll and Associates. He surcharged Mr. Osafo Maafo and four other officials of the Ministry of Finance, following what he said was the persistent failure of the Senior Minister to provide proof of actual work done. A memo from Acting Auditor-General and sighted by  citinewsroom.com  advised both parties to continue the legal tussle given the successful inspection of the documents on the deal. "We wish to state that we are satisfied with the processes and therefore propose ...