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As part of the annual stakeholder engagements for the Volta River Authority’s (VRA) emergency preparedness plan, officials from the VRA, led by Deputy Chief Executive in charge of services, Ing. Ken Arthur, met with the Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey, and representatives from various security agencies.

A 38-year-old soldier has been sentenced to one and a half years imprisonment by the Gender-Based Violence Court for beating up his wife over a message.

President Akufo-Addo has designated the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources and Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency, Samuel A. Jinapor, to have Cabinet oversight responsibility over the Energy Ministry.

Here are the front pages of some of Ghana’s newspapers today.

Justice Afia Serwah Asare-Botwe has ordered all lawyers and parties in the Ato Forson trial to desist from commenting and offering analysis in the media or in written form on the evidence offered during the trial.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested six persons who were declared wanted in connection with the attack and destruction of some properties at the Ayawaso West Wuogon office of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Sunday, July 7, 2024.

The Ghana Police Service has stated the cause of death of 24-year-old Lois Abena Koranteng, who was found dead at a hotel in Takoradi in the Western Region on June 8, 2024.

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will carry out emergency maintenance on the Nuri Kamstrup Prepayment Server.

About 1,300 cases of mental health disorders have been recorded within the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) each year since 2021.

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has urged police officers to work closely with other security agencies to provide a peaceful, secure, and orderly environment for the 2024 general election.

Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has launched a 485 paged book titled “Contemporary and Evolving Issues in Civil Procedure and Ligation” at Law Court Complex in Accra.

A 27-year-old driver who had sex with a 14-year-old girl in the office of a church in Sowutuom has been sentenced to 15 years in jail.

Parliament has approved Herbert Krapa as the Minister of State-designate for the Energy Ministry.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), held an event for widows in Bunkpurugu in the North East Region on Wednesday, July 10.

The Forestry Commission (FC) last Friday arrested a 49-year-old Chinese man, for allegedly engaging in illegal mining ‘Galamsey’ at the Anhwiaso East Forest Reserve in Bibiani in the Western North Region.