[ad_1] Uganda’s military chief, who is also the president’s son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did “not believe in a free press”. Muhoozi Kainerugaba said the Daily Monitor – Uganda’s largest independent daily newspaper – and NTV Uganda, one of the country’s largest private…
[ad_1] The Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti region has ordered the arrest of the owner of an abandoned mine pit that caused the death of a woman and her child, highlighting the ongoing concerns surrounding the Mine pit tragedy. The woman, with her child strapped to her back, is said to have slipped…
[ad_1] Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has ordered an investigation into a video showing immigration officers assaulting a woman at the Aflao border in the Ketu South Municipality. The incident was brought to the floor by the MP for the area, Abla Dzifa Gomashie, who expressed concerns about the service’s training protocols and the culture…
[ad_1] The National Labour Commission has ordered the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) to call off its strike. This follows Thursday’s hearing where the commission informed CETAG of its decision to sue the government for enforcement of its arbitral award orders for CETAG. CETAG has been on strike since Friday, June 14,…
[ad_1] The Ministry of Transport has taken a firm stance against commercial drivers who have hiked transport fares outside the approved rates, leading to added financial strain on commuters. In a directive issued on Sunday, April 14, 2024, the Ministry called upon the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to apprehend any driver…
[ad_1] The Nigerian government says it has demanded almost $10bn (£8bn) in compensation from the cryptocurrency firm, Binance. It says Binance manipulated foreign exchange rates through currency speculation and rate-fixing, which have seen the naira lose nearly 70% of its value in recent months. Two Binance executives were arrested in Nigeria earlier in the week….
[ad_1] Parliament has directed the arrest of the Northern Regional Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA) for failing to lodge over GH¢160,000 internally generated funds in the designated Consolidated Fund Transit account of the Authority. The 2022 Auditor General’s report cites the Northern Regional Management of the Sports Authority for spending the money in…
[ad_1] The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has ordered the Western Regional Director of the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to refund an amount of GH¢32,620 with interest to the state for failing to recover the said amount after overpaying pension gratuity to a retired fire officer. In 2017, Elijah Ankrah, a Station Officer 1…
[ad_1] Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has suspended the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu, from office with immediate effect. The suspension was revealed in a statement issued by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale. He said it was in line with Tinubu’s avowed commitment to…
[ad_1] Israeli air strikes have intensified in the south, including Khan Younis, since the collapse of a truce last Friday Israel’s military has ordered the evacuation of a fifth of the main city in southern Gaza, as it expands its ground offensive against Hamas. A map showed six northern and central areas of Khan Younis…
