General
Kente weaver found dead near home
The discovery was made in the early hours of Friday, October 25, with his lifeless body found where a mango tree stood behind his home in Agortorme-Vekorfe, a suburb of Agbozume.
GNA
Results for "Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development"
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Africa
Gambian MPs to debate bill seeking to reverse FGM ban
If the legislators agree to consider it, the bill will be taken through a committee for further scrutiny.
BBC
Africa
Niger junta refuses to free ex-leader and have sanctions dropped
His relatives say they have had no information about him since he tried and failed to escape from detention on 19 October.
BBC
Europe
Burkina Faso unrest: Suspected jihadists abduct 50 women
Residents in Arbinda said two groups of women were taken as they were out gathering leaves and wild fruits because of a severe food shortage.
BBC
Africa
Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead
Paul Gicheru had pleaded not guilty earlier this year to all eight counts of interfering with witnesses in the case against William Ruto, who had been charged with involvement in violence after Kenya’s 2007 election that left more than 1,00...
AP News
Africa
Nigerian Fintech, Flutterwave, others accounts frozen over alleged money laundering in Kenya
The firms have been accused of being used as conduits for money laundering in the guise of providing merchant services.
Gifty Danso
General
Attorney-General’s Office to give final directive on missing fish observer
Mr Essien went missing on a Chinese fishing vessel, Meng Xin, on July 5, 2019 when he was on fishing observer duty and has since not been found.
DENNISLAW NEWS
Asia
Amnesty to close Hong Kong offices over National Security Law
Amnesty has had a presence in Hong Kong for more than 40 years, and now runs two offices there – one focused on the city and another on the wider region.
BBC
General
Legon Cities hit with transfer ban over GH¢29K debt to former player
The club was previously instructed by the GFA’s Players’ Status Committee, and later its Disciplinary Committee, to clear salary arrears covering October 2021 to October 2022
DL News
General
Lands Commission to map the country, conduct systematic titling-Exec Sec
Speaking at an Editors’ Forum in Accra yesterday, Mr. Dadson bemoaned the continuous multiple sales of lands by chiefs and the role of ‘goro’ boys which he said hampers its work
DL News
Europe
YouTube chef arrested on suspicion of murdering and dismembering man on Thai island
Daniel Sancho Bronchalo has been charged with premeditated murder, which carries a possible death penalty
Sky News
Crime
Human trafficking : 831 rescued, 32 prosecuted, 13 convicted in 2021
In all, about 70 security personnel drawn from Ghana Police Service, Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and welfare officers from the Volta Region participated in the w...
DL News
Africa
South Africa’s president calls for lifting of Omicron travel bans
Mr Ramaphosa described the emergence of the Omicron variant as a wake-up call for the world regarding vaccine inequality – warning that until everyone was vaccinated, more variants were inevitable.
DL News
Business
Cassius Mining’s potential suit against GoG : Minister moves to resolve amicably
There had been wide reports about the operations of Cassius Mining Limited in Ghana and the alleged trespass on their concession by Shaanxi Mining Limited which Cassius accuses the Government of looking on while its concessions trespassed.
DL News
Business
Beware of fraudulent sales of our lands-University of Ghana
In a notice issued by the Public Affairs Directorate, the University expressed deep concern over recent reports of individuals—believed to be from Osu—falsely claiming government approval to sell parts of its land.
Richard Osei Boateng
Business
Rethinking Ghana’s resource deals: Former CJ calls for Constitutional review
In a media interview in Accra, she challenged the policies governing mineral extraction and the distribution of revenue between the government and foreign investors.
DL News
Africa
South African government wants lawyers to do mandatory community service
South African government wants lawyers to do mandatory community service
BusinessTech
Asia
Japan death row inmates sue over same-day executions
The prisoners filed a suit in district court in the city of Osaka on Thursday, in what is believed to be a first, arguing the short notice doesn’t give them time to file an objection.
DL News
Crime
UK says there will be justice over Kenyan woman's death
The body of Agnes Wanjiru, 21, was found in a septic tank at a hotel in central Kenya in 2012, nearly three months after she had spent an evening partying with soldiers.
BBC
Africa
Hushpuppi - Nigeria Court dismisses request for suspended Cop Abba Kyari's extradition to US
The U.S. had applied to the Nigerian government for Mr Kyari's extradition in relation to his alleged link with suspected international fraudster, Hushpuppi.
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