Man convicted for manufacturing fake alcoholic beverages

William Bortey, a 45-year-old self-styled distiller and trader, was on Tuesday convicted to a fine of GH¢1,200 by an Accra Circuit Court  for manufacturing fake alcoholic beverages in his house at Nungua in Accra. Bortey was said to have manufactured Mandingo Bitters, Herb Afrik and Castle Bridge which looked like the products of GIHOC Distilleries Company. He was being held for the offence of forging the said trade mark of the...

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President Mahama hosts emergency ECOWAS meeting Tomorrow

President John Dramani Mahama, in his capacity as the Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States( ECOWAS ), would on Friday, May 30,  host an emergency meeting for leaders of member- states in Accra. Although details of the meeting were not fully disclosed, it is believed to revolve around the activities of Boko Haram in Nigeria where over 200 school children...

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Stop playing games with Ogoni people, activists tell Shell

“Shell has the power to do anything it wants in Nigeria, including having our people killed as it has done in the past.” Environmental activists have warned Shell Petroleum Development Company to stop playing games with the pains and misery of Ogoni people who are suffering due to the non-implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, report on Ogoniland. The warning came following last week’s surprise...

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Aides to Confab delegates insist on protest over allowances

The aides want to be paid by the federal government. Some aides and drivers of the delegates to the National Conference have vowed to go ahead with their planned protest on Monday despite explanation by the conference secretariat that there was no budgetary provision for their allowances. They explained in a statement in Abuja that the allegation that they would disrupt the Confab’s proceeding during the protest was not true and that their...

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‘Missing $20 billion’: Senate clears Alison-Madueke, says no money missing

The Senate committee says suspended CBN Governor Sanusi lied The Nigerian Senate has rejected claims by the suspended governor of the Central Bank, Lamido Sanusi, that at least $20 billion (N3.2 trillion) in oil receipts were not paid into the government treasury by state oil company, the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. The Senate’s finance committee, which probed the allegation, said Wednesday it found no evidence indicating...

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UPDATE: Abuja explosion is “controlled blast” – Army spokesperson

The spokesperson of the Nigerian Army, Olajide Olaleye, has explained to PREMIUM TIMES that the explosion that occurred in the Kurudu area of the Nigerian capital is a “controlled blast.” Mr. Olaleye, a Brigadier General, said a rock had been blocking a new road being constructed from Karishi to Apo, in the Abuja city centre. He said the rock was blasted, with dynamites, to free the road and allow construction to continue. “The situation...

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Boko Haram releases four Chibok schoolgirls – official

The missing Chibok schoolgirls held captive by Boko Haram The Boko Haram insurgent group has released four of the over 250 schoolgirls kidnapped from the Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, an official has said. The Chairman of Chibok Local Government Area, Bana Lawan, said on Wednesday that the four girls were released by their captors on Tuesday after they fell ill; thus bringing to 57 the number of girls accounted...

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Again, Boko Haram Attacks Borno Villages, Kills 48

“These insurgents are gradually taking over most of the villages in that neighbourhood.” Gunmen believed to be members of the Boko Haram yesterday morning attacked the town of Ngurmuji in Marte Local Government Area killing 40 people, a local security official has said. Attacks on villages outside of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have increased in the past few months leading to death of hundreds of people and destruction of property. Apart...

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Explosion in Kurudu Outskirts Of Abuja As residents panic

A loud explosion occurred on Thursday morning in Kurudu, a community on the outskirts of Abuja. The cause of the explosion is still unclear as a resident said it could have been caused by a bomb or dynamites used in blasting rocks in the area. The explosion has caused panic in Kurudu, Jikoyi and other adjoining areas as residents scampered for safety. A resident of an Army Estate in Kurudu, told PREMIUM TIMES that soldiers simply...

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Pro-govt. Crowd Attacks #BringBackOurGirls Campaigners in Abuja

Govt hired violent thugs attacking and disrupting #BringBackOurGirls protests! Photo Credit: Zainab Usman Bottle-wielding thugs said to have arrived in buses owned by supporters of President Goodluck Jonathan attacked the #BringBackOurGirls protesters at the Unity Fountain in Abuja on Wednesday, breaking their seats and forcibly confiscating their phones and cameras while a group of policemen ostensibly deployed to maintain...

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Nigerian Military Announces Arrest of Suspect in Jos Bombings

File Photo: Jos May 20 bomb explosion The Nigerian military has announced the arrest of one suspect in connection with the May 20 bombing in Jos Central Market that killed over 200 people. The Director of Defence Information, Chris Olukolade, announced the arrest in Abuja Wednesday, the News Agency of Nigeria reports. “In respect of this incident, the police has reported that a suspect has been taken into custody while all leads are being...

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Boko Haram takes over Borno villages, kills 9, hoists flag

Boko Haram has become Nigeria’s biggest security challenge The insurgents hoisted their flag in one of local government wards. Gunmen suspected to be members of the Boko Haram terror group on Monday attacked various communities around the rocky mountains of Gwoza town of Borno State killing nine villagers and setting ablaze houses and churches in the area, residents and a public official said. The insurgents also hoisted...

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Akwa Ibom Assembly Passes Gov. Akpabio’s N200m Scandalous Pension Law

Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom Despite public outcry and barrage of criticism across the country, the rubber stamp Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Monday passed a bill, approving a whooping N200 million annual pay for Godswill Akpabio; among other perks. The assembly also approved the construction of a mansion which would serve as Mr. Akpabio’s retirement home; in addition to brand new cars, befitting furniture and other...

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Jonathan Begs Media Owners to Support Him “Write” New Constitution for Nigeria

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has asked a “special favour” from   Nigeria’s media owners. He wants them to generously deploy their newspapers, magazines, radio and television to back his new project of “writing” a brand new constitution for Nigeria, reliable presidency sources and associates of some of the media proprietors have told PREMIUM TIMES. At the April 10 discreet meeting, held at the Banquet...

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Coalition Against Boko Haram - Great Britain Prepares Follow-Up Summit

Photo: Vanguard Terrorism in Nigeria. The British Minister for Africa in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Hon. Mark Simmonds, who was in the country on the invitation of President Paul Biya, said the meeting scheduled for the second week of next month in London, will take place on the fringes of a summit on preventing sexual...

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Angola: President Writes to Chadian Counterpart On CAR Situation

Pretoria — A message from the Angolan Head of State José Eduardo dos Santos to his Chadian counterpart, Idriss Déby, was delivered late Friday in Pretoria, South Africa. The letter was handed over by the Angolan vice president, Manuel Vicente who is in Pretoria to attend on Saturday the inauguration of Jacob Zuma in representation of the head of State. Manuel Vicente said the message is related to the situation in the Central African...

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Malawi: Electoral Commission to Recount Votes Today

Photo: European Union Election Observation Mission Voters in a queue at Kanjedza School in Blantyre. Malawi's electoral commission plans to begin a recount today of all votes cast in last week's presidential, legislative and local elections after discovering voter irregularities in some parts of the country. Officials...

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High Court grants Mec stay order to continue electoral process

The High Court in Blantyre Saturday evening gave Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) the go ahead to continue counting votes and announcing results of the May 20 Tripartite Elections, effectively cancelling President Joyce Banda’s earlier decision to nullify the electoral process. The development came after two sets of lawyers, one...

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Malawi Trade Policy Under Review

Ministry of Industry and Trade is championing a review of the country’s trade policy as one way of helping the country improve competitiveness internationally. The ministry is undertaking...

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UN Secretary General Commends Malawians

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has commended the people of Malawi for turning out in large numbers for the country’s first tripartite elections on 20 May. He noted the preliminary observer statements indicated that the polling process was generally consistent with regional and international standards, notwithstanding...

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High court stops President Joyce Banda

The High Court in Blantyre has gaven the Malawi Electoral Commission (Mec) the go ahead to administer the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Government Elections after granting an order restraining President Joyce Banda from nullifying the elections. The President nullified the elections in a statement she released yesterday,...

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P.V Obeng's family in the US hold one week celebration

On Saturday, exactly one week after the death of the late P.V Obeng, Some of the family members, friends and sympathizers of the Ghanaian Statesman gathered at the residence of his cousin in Alexandria, Virginia to celebrate one week of his passing to Glory. Family members travelled from all over the United States to meet and pay tribute to their cousin, uncle, father and brother. Mr. Joe Agyei -Mensah, his nephew told the Afrikan...

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Three arrested at Biriwa with 25 bags of Indian hemp

The Mfantsiman District Police,  have  arrested three men at Biriwa in the Central Region for possessing  25 compressed  maxi bags,  suspected to be Indian hemp valued at two million Ghana Cedis.They are Kodwo Acquah 42, his nephew, Kweku Acquah 26,  and Kwame Emmanuel 29.The Mfantsiman District Police Commander, DSP David Ashong who made this known to the media on Sunday said he gathered intelligence...

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National Security Adviser Convenes Forum on Cybersecurity

National Seurity Adviser, Sambo Dasuki Concerned with cybersecurity in Nigeria, critical stakeholders will gather at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island Lagos on June 18 and 19 to suggest input into the country’s policy framework on cybersecurity. During the conference, being planned by the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), participants will also build a national consensus on National Cybersecurity Roadmap...

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Insecurity Won’t Stop 2015 Election- Jonathan

The president says Boko Haram insurgency was designed to bring down his government. President Goodluck Jonathan said Sunday that the current spate of insecurity in the country, spearheaded by the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, will not stop the 2015 general elections. President Jonathan said the bloody insurgency by Boko Haram was designed to overthrow his government. Speaking at the 2014 Democracy Day interdenominational...

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