A second crash involving a train at Sekondi in the Western Region, in the space of four days, has left residents puzzled.
Tuesday’s incident saw a tipper truck collide with a manganese haulage train around 7:30 pm, leaving at least three persons injured, according to eyewitnesses.
Reports indicate that the driver of the tipper truck attempted to speed through the railroad...
Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu, has apologized to Ghanaians for the scuffle between Members of Parliament on Monday night during voting on the controversial E-levy bill.
Mr. Iddrisu, speaking on Eyewitness News, said although the brawl was uncalled for, it was inevitable given the controversy surrounding the E-levy.
“We do apologise to our followers for how we have turned Parliament...
The Ghana Police Service has explained why it refrained from visiting Parliament to enforce the law during a scuffle between Members of Parliament on Monday night.
The Service has been widely criticized by some Ghanaians for failing to show up in the House and call MPs to order during the brawl.
However, it explained in a statement that such a responsibility...
The Minster for Youth and Sports and Member of Parliament for Yagaba-Kubori, Mustapha Ussif was rushed to the Parliament Clinic last night after the infamous brawl among Majority and Minority legislators during the voting on the E-levy bill.
According to the First Deputy Majority Chief Whip and MP for Tolon, Iddrisu Habib, the Sports Minister who bled profusely from a...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has temporarily placed travel restrictions on persons from Isreal from visiting Ghana due to the spread of the Omicron variant.
In a press release dated Friday, December 17, 2021, the Ministry stated that the restriction is for a 14-day period and takes effect from Monday, December 20.
The statement added that exceptional humanitarian...
The General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has appealed to Ghanaians to maintain the party in power in the next general elections to enable them to continue with the implementation of good policies that inure to the benefit of the people of Ghana.
According to Mr. Boadu, the NPP has over the years implemented pro-poor...
Member of Parliament for Akim Swedru constituency, Kennedy Nyarko Osei has suggested that Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery, “as a matter of urgency, take all the necessary steps” to “provide substantial and tough security arrangements in parliament going forward to deal ruthlessly with any unruly MPs within the chamber”.
The former deputy minister of agriculture wrote on Facebook: “We...
Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has indicated that, ahead of proceedings on Monday evening, he and his colleagues in the Majority have no idea about the whereabouts of the Speaker of Parliament.
Addressing the press, Mr. Afenyo-Markin indicated that, the unavailability of the Speaker may cripple the business of government if he does not show up.
Reacting...
The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, NDC, Sammy Gyamfi, and three other persons, have sued the Attorney General and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) over the government’s mandatory covid-19 vaccination policy.
As part of efforts to get more Ghanaians to vaccinate against COVID-19, government has introduced new measures at the Kotoka International Airport.
It has also announced plans...
Some MPs exchanged blows in parliament on Monday night during voting on the controversial E-levy bill.
While taking votes on whether the E-levy bill should be taken under a certificate of urgency, the minority got infuriated over an attempt by the presiding Speaker, Joe Osei-Owusu to leave the chair to cast his vote.
The minority had earlier contended that the per...
