Front page stories of Wednesday,22nd January,2014.

The front page stories of Wednesday,22nd January,2014.

 

 

 

 

 

IT’S A HOAX! CROWDS GATHER TO SEE HUMAN HEADS

A large crowd beseiged the Accra Central Police Station yesterday when word round that a female head porter had been arrested with six human heads.

STARS IN QUARTER FINAL BERTH AT CHAN 2014

Ghana reached the knockout stage of the ongoing African Nations Championship after a hard fought 1-0 win over an enterprising Ethiopian side which put up impressive display of ball possession but failed to make it count.

IGP ARRESTS ‘ROBBER’

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan, has arrested a robber when the robber and his accomplice were allegedly unloading stolen goods from a van in the bush near the Kotoka Internaltiona Airport on January 15, 2014.

SWINE FEVER KILLS 600 PIGS

An outbreak of African Swine Fever has hit the Ellembelle District and its environs in the Western Region, resulting in the death of 600 pigs.

BANKERS PLAN MEETING OVER VAT

Bankers are planning to meet next week with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the Ghana Revenue Authority  (GRA) to put across their grievances and seek clarification on the extension of the Value Added Tax (VAT) to financial services.

COCOBOD CONFIDENT OF EXCEEDING TARGET

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) says it is  confident of exceeding its cocoa production target of 850,000 metric tonnes in the ongoing season, due to good weather conditions.

NO PREMIUM, NO COVER; INSURERS WAIT ON NIC FOR DIRECTION

Insurers are awaiting the National Insurance Commission (NIC) to come up with the schedule for implementation of the ‘No premium, no cover’ policy, which is largely seen as a game changer for the industry.

I’LL SLAP SOMEBODY – NPP’s KOFI JUMAH FUMES

Temperamental former Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Maxwell Kofi Jumah has threatened to deal with individuals or groups in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who try to use the names of Nana Akufo-Addo and Alan Kyerematen to run their campaigns.

UDS MEDICAL STUDENT STABBED

Residents of the SSNIT Flats at Foe, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region, are living in fear following a vicious attack on a colleague in Flat 8F on Monday afternoon by some unknown assailants.

KUMASI RAPIST GANG BUSTED

The Police in Kumasi have arrested four persons in connection with the rape of a 33-year-old Thai woman during a robbery operation at her residence at Deduako in the Ashanti Region last Tuesday.

MPs UNDER ATTACK; PROMISES UNFULFILLED

Residents of the Western Region have descended heavily on their Members of Parliament (MPs), accusing them of ineffectiveness and failure to fulfil campaign promises.

358% CONGESTION IN PRISONS

Twenty-eight prisons in the country are over-crowded by as much as 358%, jeopardising the lives of inmates.

Daily Heritage

SUPREME COURT LIFTS DEAD! FOR 34 YRS, STAFF SWEAT TO CARRY VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENTS

At a time when such critical institutions of state as the judicial arm of government are being well resourced in countries across the world for effective delivery of justice, Ghana’s Supreme Court is suffering neglect to deteriorate into pitiable state, much to the displeasure  of some of the staff at the judicial service.

POLICE PROBE ASPIRING NPP MP

An aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Abirem Constituency in the Eastern Region, Christine Antwi Frimpong also known as Nana Akua is being investigated by the Accra-Weija police for allegedly defrauding the sitting MP for Abirem, Esther Obeng Dapaah of almost GHC 200,000.00 (2 billion old cedis).

SEFA KAYI MOURNS ‘NYE BRO’ KOMLA DUMOR

[Host of Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Kwami Sefa Kayi says it is painful and sad that Komla Dumor ‘has gone to be with the fathers at such an early stage’]

PROBE-PHOBIA GRIPS GOV’T AS NDC SEEKS TO PROTECT SINKING IMAGE

Following the confirmation of the massive corruption at the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency, through the release of the report of the ministerial committee that probed the misuse of over GHC203 million public funds to ‘buy’ the 2012  election, President John Dramani Mahama and his functionaries are now refusing to release reports of other probes into alleged malfeasance for fear that “the corruption tag will be deepened.”

30 IN HOT CHASE FOR B/A NPP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS – FORDJOUR STAGES COMEBACK FOR CHAIRMANSHIP FROM ASOMOAH-CHEREMEH

The serene city of Sunyani, capital of the Brong Ahafo Region, will be awashed with the white, red and and blue colours of the oppostion New Patriotic Party on Saturday, as the Sunyani converge at the Sunyani Pastoral Centre for congress to elect regional executives for the party.

 

IT’S A HOAX! CROWDS GATHER TO SEE HUMAN HEADS

A large crowd beseiged the Accra Central Police Station yesterday when word round that a female head porter had been arrested with six human heads.

STARS IN QUARTER FINAL BERTH AT CHAN 2014

Ghana reached the knockout stage of the ongoing African Nations Championship after a hard fought 1-0 win over an enterprising Ethiopian side which put up impressive display of ball possession but failed to make it count.

IGP ARRESTS ‘ROBBER’

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Ahmed Alhassan, has arrested a robber when the robber and his accomplice were allegedly unloading stolen goods from a van in the bush near the Kotoka Internaltiona Airport on January 15, 2014.

SWINE FEVER KILLS 600 PIGS

An outbreak of African Swine Fever has hit the Ellembelle District and its environs in the Western Region, resulting in the death of 600 pigs.

BANKERS PLAN MEETING OVER VAT

Bankers are planning to meet next week with the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning and the Ghana Revenue Authority  (GRA) to put across their grievances and seek clarification on the extension of the Value Added Tax (VAT) to financial services.

COCOBOD CONFIDENT OF EXCEEDING TARGET

Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) says it is  confident of exceeding its cocoa production target of 850,000 metric tonnes in the ongoing season, due to good weather conditions.

NO PREMIUM, NO COVER; INSURERS WAIT ON NIC FOR DIRECTION

Insurers are awaiting the National Insurance Commission (NIC) to come up with the schedule for implementation of the ‘No premium, no cover’ policy, which is largely seen as a game changer for the industry.

I’LL SLAP SOMEBODY – NPP’s KOFI JUMAH FUMES

Temperamental former Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Maxwell Kofi Jumah has threatened to deal with individuals or groups in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who try to use the names of Nana Akufo-Addo and Alan Kyerematen to run their campaigns.

UDS MEDICAL STUDENT STABBED

Residents of the SSNIT Flats at Foe, a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region, are living in fear following a vicious attack on a colleague in Flat 8F on Monday afternoon by some unknown assailants.

KUMASI RAPIST GANG BUSTED

The Police in Kumasi have arrested four persons in connection with the rape of a 33-year-old Thai woman during a robbery operation at her residence at Deduako in the Ashanti Region last Tuesday.

MPs UNDER ATTACK; PROMISES UNFULFILLED

Residents of the Western Region have descended heavily on their Members of Parliament (MPs), accusing them of ineffectiveness and failure to fulfil campaign promises.

358% CONGESTION IN PRISONS

Twenty-eight prisons in the country are over-crowded by as much as 358%, jeopardising the lives of inmates.

Daily Heritage

SUPREME COURT LIFTS DEAD! FOR 34 YRS, STAFF SWEAT TO CARRY VOLUMINOUS DOCUMENTS

At a time when such critical institutions of state as the judicial arm of government are being well resourced in countries across the world for effective delivery of justice, Ghana’s Supreme Court is suffering neglect to deteriorate into pitiable state, much to the displeasure  of some of the staff at the judicial service.

POLICE PROBE ASPIRING NPP MP

An aspiring New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Abirem Constituency in the Eastern Region, Christine Antwi Frimpong also known as Nana Akua is being investigated by the Accra-Weija police for allegedly defrauding the sitting MP for Abirem, Esther Obeng Dapaah of almost GHC 200,000.00 (2 billion old cedis).

SEFA KAYI MOURNS ‘NYE BRO’ KOMLA DUMOR

[Host of Peace FM’s morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Kwami Sefa Kayi says it is painful and sad that Komla Dumor ‘has gone to be with the fathers at such an early stage’]

PROBE-PHOBIA GRIPS GOV’T AS NDC SEEKS TO PROTECT SINKING IMAGE

Following the confirmation of the massive corruption at the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency, through the release of the report of the ministerial committee that probed the misuse of over GHC203 million public funds to ‘buy’ the 2012  election, President John Dramani Mahama and his functionaries are now refusing to release reports of other probes into alleged malfeasance for fear that “the corruption tag will be deepened.”

30 IN HOT CHASE FOR B/A NPP EXECUTIVE POSITIONS – FORDJOUR STAGES COMEBACK FOR CHAIRMANSHIP FROM ASOMOAH-CHEREMEH

The serene city of Sunyani, capital of the Brong Ahafo Region, will be awashed with the white, red and and blue colours of the oppostion New Patriotic Party on Saturday, as the Sunyani converge at the Sunyani Pastoral Centre for congress to elect regional executives for the party.