News of Wednesday, 19 May 2021

Special Prosecutor Office not independent – Justice Appau

Bureau of Public Safety condemns recruitment of members of vigilante groups into National Security

Attend IPAC meetings or submit to EC’s reforms – CPP to NDC

We are coming after you – Nitiwul warns nocturnal galamseyers

I have not granted a single mining license or lease – Abu Jinapor

National Chief Imam calls for peace-building utterances among religious leaders

National Security Minister, Coordinator must sit up - COP Bright Oduro

First Lady calls for immediate actions to tackle malnutrition in children

No need to be combative against #FixTheCountry conveners – Okoe Boye

How can systems work in a country where it’s a crime to be right? - Avram Moshe

Ghana fully recognizes the freedom of all religions - AG to Imam

National Chief Imam presents food items to schools for the deaf and blind

Church of Pentecost to plant 1 million trees nationwide

We’ll deal with ‘All Night’ phenomenon of mining operations – Abu Jinapor

Okuapeman holds historic durbar in honour of National Chief Imam

Repeal vagrancy laws - Advocates appeal

DCOP Opare Addo saga: Statements by Maj. Gen. Amanfo are without merit – Adib Saani

’Make Accra Work Again’ campaign not witch-hunt – Regional Minister

Religious rights in SHSs: NPC to integrate 2015 recommendations in draft document

Elizabeth Ohene trends on social media after ‘disappointing’ write up on Caleb Kudah assault

National Security expected to provide economic security - Bureau of Public Safety

Galamsey operations have stopped in some places, rivers recovering – Abu Jinapor

Burning of NPP bigwig Kate Gyamfua’s excavators: What we know so far

Jean Mensa doesn’t care about the lives lost during 2020 elections – Peter Otokunor

Coronavirus vaccine: Don't go for second dose if your date is not due - Dr DaCosta

Anglogold mining pit caves in, one feared dead

I ordered the removal of DCOP Opare Addo – National Security Boss

Blame Akufo-Addo for brazen attacks by National Security operatives - Peter Otokunor

National Security Coordinator Maj. Gen. Amanfo speaks out of ‘ignorance’ - DCOP Ayensu

How to get your Ghana Card for SIM registration – NIA Boss details

Galamsey fight: Nobody will be spared, don’t cross the line – Minister

Kan Dapaah is superintending over an illegality – Adam Bonaa

She was the best in her class – School owner pays tribute to student who committed suicide

Military task force returns to Kate Gyamfua’s site; burns other equipment

School owner gives account of how student who committed suicide was found

#TrendingGh: Dumsor cost us a lot – Business owners express worry

Sekondi-Takoradi Mayor warns traders who are back on walkways

Increasing transport fares will not help – Drivers lament

He must have had a nightmare - Elizabeth Ohene on Caleb Kudah's tribal claims against National Security

Galamsey: You are not bigger than the law – Security analyst to party and government officials

Strike: Negotiations with SSA-UoG not stalled – Fair Wages and Salaries Commission

IMF’s public debt figure for Ghana same as government’s – Finance Ministry

Abu Jinapor must be sacked – Small-scale miners scribe

Angry Gomoa chiefs want government to demolish Liberia camp

All unregistered SIM cards will be blocked by December 2021 – Ursula

Demolish Liberian Camp, it is now a den for criminals - Chiefs

Assin North case: Amaliba files motion to withdraw as lawyer for MP, accuses judge of bias

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DCOP Opare Addo ‘fights’ National Security Coordinator over his removal

DCOP Opare Addo was engaged in criminal activities – National Security boss alleges

Akufo-Addo hates lawlessness and vigilantism - Kamal Deen

Adwoa Safo sacks School Feeding Programme boss

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Observe coronavirus safety protocols after taking second jab - GHS

Galamsey: There was no attempt to gag Otumfuo – Ashanti Regional Minister

Anti-galamsey group presents petition to National Chief Imam over galamsey activities

DCOP Opare Addo’s removal: Captain Budu Koomson’s name pops up

'I’ve not been removed as the Ashanti Regional Security Liaison Officer' – DCOP Opare Addo

My daughter was killed, she did not commit suicide - Mother of final year Miracle student claims

Illegal miners could retaliate, we’ve to be careful - Analyst

GAF and NMTC commences sale of online admission forms

Let’s celebrate the absence of long queues in 2020 election - EC

DCOP Opare Addo engaged in criminal conducts – National Security Coordinator

Ghana Library Authority shortlisted for London Book Fair Awards

GES urged to create support system for teachers

Leadership of Ghana Police Service needs reforms – Retired police officer

Lots of unhappy police officers desire to retire – Retired police officer

Kwesi Pratt scolds African Presidents attending summit in France

Senior Staff of public universities resume strike

Discard disbanded Delta Force members from NPP – Ayeh-Paye

Galamsey menace: Stop all mining operations for six months - Kwesi Pratt suggests

Kate Gyamfua's burnt excavators: Govt must conduct thorough investigations - Nana Akomea

Opare Addo’s contract was not renewed because of non-performance – National Security Coordinator

46-year-old driver fined GH¢960 for destroying Akufo-Addo’s fence wall

Prof Benneh’s killer faces committals on June 9

Kasoa murder: Court adjourns case to June 2 after judge didn’t show up

GHS accountant in forgery stealing of over GH¢500,000 to be arraigned before court

Driver convicted for destroying Akufo-Addo’s fence wall

Four Nigerians weep uncontrollably as court orders their repatriation

Maj. Mahama trial: Statement was not imposed on accused person - Witness

Family of murdered Ofankor tenant pleads with public to assist in finding taxi driver

Electoral Commission is not responsible for election security - Jean Mensa 

NDC suspends Salaga South chairman, two others

Okoe-Boye explains why Mahama beat Akufo-Addo in Ledzokuku in 2020 polls

NDC suspends three Salaga South Constituency executives

God gave Akufo-Addo to Ghana in hard times for a reason - Kofi Ofosu

Delta Force attack on DCOP Opare Addo due to unemployment – NPP Communicator

Nobody can sack me from NDC - Koku Anyidoho

NPP does not deserve third term – Former MP

‘No work, no chop’ – Navrongo NPP chairman prompts aspirants

Ghanaians living in fear under Akufo-Addo - Peter Otokunor

Operation Halt soldiers not licence inspectors, they're to destroy galamsey equipment – Nitiwul

Blame Akufo-Addo for brazen attacks by National Security operatives - Peter Otokunor

Kate Gyamfua is victimized because she is seen as a soft target - Sammy Gyamfi

Ashanti Region NPP communicators on sit-down strike

Make loyal Bawumia NPP’s next flagbearer – Prof Mike Oquaye to NPP

Assessment of 2020 election: 'We tend to gloss over our achievements' - Jean Mensa

Gov't financed 2020 election without donor funds – Jean Mensa

EC wants system of periodic nationwide registration exercises scrapped

EC worried about rejected ballots, minors and registration of foreigners – Chairperson

NUGS calls for investigation into alleged suicide of final year JHS student

Support children’s education for their lives to be better than ours – Abla Dzifa Gomashie

DVLA cautions tricycle owners not to engage minors

Adolescents need sexual and reproductive health education-Network - SRHR

Weija is a ticking time bomb - MP to file urgent question in parliament

Arm yourselves with the principles and objectives of the 1992 constitution - Irene Mawusi Klu

Minister breaks ground for rehabilitation of 670km of feeder roads in Upper West

Upper East Regional Minister reiterates commitment to ensure compliance to mining laws

Muslim communites in Akatsi North encouraged to educate children

Burnt excavators: Abu Jinapor 'swerves' aggrieved small-scale miners

Coronavirus: More than 6,000 people to take second dose in Kpone

OSIWA partners CCF to end criminalization of poverty

Speed up dredging works in Owabi River - Otumfuo urges government

Leaving desks to rot indictment on regional minister – Volta NDC

Sunyani: Stop the lies, Miracle school warns family of suicide student

Cocoa purchasing clerk accuses Operation Halt 2 team of embezzling his GH¢35k in their operations

Larval Source Management crucial to malaria control and prevention

Imperial General Assurance donates Coronavirus preventive items to basic schools in Accra

Buipewura redeems pledge of GH¢20,000 to 'greening' Savannah Region project

Take advantage of government’s agriculture programme - Savannah Regional Minister

Let’s maintain the lasting peace between Lobi's and Gonja's - Bolewura

Angry NDC youth threaten more mayhem

Lands Minister embarks on aerial tour of River Pra

Ga residents bemoan poor school infrastructure

Former NPP Organiser urges President to maintain current MMDCEs

Bible Believers Church hands over classroom block to Duunyin community

Stakeholders urged to work towards project sustainability

Dormass '91 Year Group presents mono-desks to alma mater

Bolgatanga Technical University outdoors 10-year development planning committee

Mothers encouraged to patronize health services

Lawyer for Gyakye Quayson withdraws from dual citizenship trial

Coronavirus: Rotary Club of Accra-Airport donates to Akoma Memorial SDA Hospital

Farmers told to join farmer groups for assistance

AMA joins campaign for maximum speed of 30km/h on urban streets

Ablekuma Central Assembly warns against building without permits

No MMDCE has been ordered to hand over - Dan Botwe

Ghanaian-American navy sailor awarded for dedication to duty in Japan

Ghanaian wins overall best midwife in UK

The most sought after commodity in the world now is coronavirus vaccine - Okoe-Boye

Ghana kick-starts second phase of Coronavirus vaccination

Coronavirus: Drones to deploy vaccines to remote areas

Coronavirus vaccine: Ghana Health Service to issue second dose reminders via telcos

Coronavirus vaccination phase two: 360,000 persons qualify for second dose

Compu Ghana’s Saiid Masri awarded CEO of the Year in Retail Sector

ZEN Petroleum supports Police Service with expansion, renovation of Odorkor Divisional Police Headquarters

CEO Of Vodafone wins Women Leadership Excellence Award

2021 Africa Wiki Challenge: Open Foundation West Africa calls for submission on Wikipedia

Dubawa inducts 26 fact-checkers for 2021 West Africa-wide fellowship

Kenneth Ize, nmbello Studio partners African Fashion Foundation for Kenneth Ize Loom Exhibition in Accra

MTN Group’s president Ralph Mupita, pays courtesy visit to the Ghana stock exchange

Fidelity Bank affirms its commitment to the development of Ghana’s financial, capital markets

Alleged Delta Force raid: Opare Addo ‘lied’, my men didn’t handcuff him – Security Chief