Author: the1957news

Pope Francis has expressed his condolences to the victims of a terrorist attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria’s southwestern Ondo State, which led to the death of fifty(50) people, including several children. After learning of the unfortunate attack at the Saint Francis Catholic Church in Owo, Nigeria, Pope Saint Francis demonstrated his awfulness in a tweet on Monday, June 7, 2022. In the tweet, Pope Francis prayed for the victims of the atrocious violence as well as for the transformation of the hearts of the terrorist gang members who perpetrated the atrocious act on innocent Christians. “I was deeply…

Togbe Afede XIV, Paramount Chief and Agbogbomefia of Asogli, has explained why he returned an inappropriate sum of GHC 365,000 paid to him as ex-gratia for his four-year term on the Council of State. According to him, his refusal to accept the sum of GHC365,392.67 paid to him as ex-gratia results from his abhorrence of the payment of large sums of money and outrageous privileges to people who on their own free will, offer to perform certain duties for their country. “my rejection of the payment was consistent with my general abhorrence of the payment of huge Ex Gratia and…

According to the Ghana police service, the broken-down truck that caused a heavy vehicular jam on the Spintex Road has been removed, and free flow of vehicular movements have been restored. The police service, in the late hours of Monday, June 6, 2022, announced a swift solution to the traffic situation on Spintex Road on their Facebook page. “The broken-down truck which was causing heavy vehicular traffic on the Spintex Road has been removed and normal traffic flow has been restored.” The police announced. Prior to the above announcement, the police service had advised drivers and motorists on the Spintex road…

Miss Audrey Abakah, the Head of small-to-medium enterprise and Partnership at ABSA, speaking at the Citi Business Festival urged heads of SMEs to take insurance schemes seriously to sustain their businesses. Giving a talk about the theme, ‘Practical Finance Tips for SMEs’ on the Accra-based Citi FM’s Business Festival, on-air series. on Tuesday, June 7, 2022, monitored by the1957news, Miss Abakah added that insuring our businesses as owners is a pivotal means of reviving them and as such should not be toiled with. “When you want to sustain your business after it has gone through hard times, you should take…

The Ghana Police Service(GPS) has asked religious organizations to constantly train its security wardens to widen the church’s eye watch on its members. The advise comes at the back of recent hikes in terrorist attacks within the sub region. During a media interview on joy fm, an Accra based radio station this morning, June 7, 2022, Director General of Police Public Affairs Unit, DCOP Kwesi Ofori said the training is very important to enable the church monitor and track the activities of its members. This he said will easily help detect infiltrators who disguised themselves as worshippers. He said sitting…

Story by: Kouyo Moses Desire (Student Journalist) The Executive Director for the West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE), Mutaru Mumuni Muqthar has warned Ghanaians against creating fear and panic among themselves with threats of terror attacks. Although he clamored for extra vigilance to prevent any possible attack, he said it is essential to have a conversation about not creating panic within the system. While speaking on the New Day show on TV3, an Accra-based TV station on Monday, June 6, 2022, he explained that many countries are dealing with terror attacks but they do not allow that to interfere with…

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Institute for Security, Disaster and Emergency Studies, Dr. Ishmael Norman, has proclaimed that security agencies in Ghana are strong enough to deal with any terrorist attack in the country. Mr. Norman, however, advised the government to increase its efforts in equipping all the state security agencies with modern equipment and technology to enable them to stay ahead of the attackers at all times. “Our Army is very strong, our Police are very strong even though sometimes we doubt them but they are very strong, our Navy, our other military agencies and we the…

The Ghana Police Service has arrested three alleged suspects in connection with the shooting incident on a contentious piece of land in Accra’s Zammrama Line. In a press release issued on Monday, June 6, 2022, the police service revealed that it had in custody Sergeant Isaac Abbey, a soldier, and two others, Godfred Amegbor and Darko Ofei, the alleged perpetrators of the above offense. “Police have arrested and taken into custody, a soldier, Sergeant Isaac Abbey, and two other persons, Godfred Amegbor and Ofei Darko for their alleged involvement in a shooting incident on a disputed piece of land at…

Ghanaian presenter, Delay in a video cited by @the1957news has disclosed that she is tired of everything that is going on between herself and her erstwhile best friend, Afia Schwarzenegger. In a quick response to Delay’s video, Afia Schwarzenegger is also captured in a video mimicking Delay, ‘I am tired of everything,’ Afia Schwar indicated at the end of the video that Delay should expect more because they’re now in the early stages of their feud. Delay and Afia Schwarzenegger had been feuding for some time now, but the dispute was reignited when Delay accepted a position as a radio…

The Office of the Special ProsecutorOSP) has issued a warrant of arrest for a member of the communications team for the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), Dela Coffie. The warrant of arrest was indicated in a public notice signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng Today, June 3, 2022. According to the notice by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, Dela Coffie is wanted for Corruption and corruption related offenses. The OSP said he forged official documents and have been charged accordingly. Below is the notice of wanted person by the Office of the Special Prosecutor.