Midday News

The Bono East Regional Minister says he does not know who ordered the Police to shoot and kill when they clashed with the youth of Nkoranza on Tuesday. Kwasi Adu-Gyan said he was not there when the directive was given.

National Security Minister, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has charged Ghanaians to be vigilant, in the wake of increased terrorist attacks in the sub-region. According to him, the activities of terrorists have become prevalent in recent times, and therefore the need for all citizens to pay closer attention to their ‘personal and communal security”.

The School Feeding Caterers Association has said that with immediate effect, provision of meals to the beneficiaries has stopped, due to the lack of funds. According to the aggrieved caterers, government has failed to increase the grants allocated to them to run the programme.

Consumers of water and electricity have asked the utility companies to significantly reduce the percentage they are demanding with regard to the upward adjustment in tariff. The consumers said the increase in utility tariffs is too high.

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

It has emerged the KNUST lecturer, standing trial for kidnapping his missing wife, tried to influence a witness in the case to change his statement to the police. The teaching assistant, Isaac Offei Aduamah, the first witness to be called by state prosecutors, was the embattled lecturer’s subordinate.

Joy FM Afternoon News Bulletin

Police in the Upper East Region have arrested five people in connection with the recent shootings in Bawku, which resulted in the deaths of three persons. Speaking to Joy News, Upper East Regional Police PRO, ASP David Fianko-Okyere who confirmed the arrest said Police officers were quickly dispatched to some areas in the Bawku Municipality after they heard sporadic shootings in the town.

The Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC) will meet with utility service providers today over their proposed tariff increments. The Commission will negotiate with the service providers and develop adjustments it finds acceptable in the current scheme of things.