Newnic Homes Limited, a trailblazer in the real estate industry, is set to revolutionize Ghana’s housing market with its highly anticipated project—Novo Residence. Established in 2020, Newnic Homes has quickly become synonymous with quality, innovation, and sustainability in property development.
The company has already impressed with a string of successful developments, including The Concorde, The Nook, the highly sought-after Newnic Court—a premium gated community—as well as Newton’s Villa. These properties have earned widespread acclaim for their impeccable design, functionality, and environmental consciousness.
Now, with Novo Residence, located in the sought-after School Junction-Adjiringanor area, Newnic Homes is taking things to the next level. This new project promises to set a new standard for modern urban living in Ghana, combining cutting-edge architectural design with luxury features and sustainable living practices. Novo Residence will offer state-of-the-art amenities and a contemporary aesthetic that appeals to today’s savvy homeowners and investors.
Beyond property development, Newnic Homes also offers comprehensive design-build services, covering architectural design, construction, and property sales—making it a one-stop solution for clients seeking a seamless and high-quality real estate experience.
The introduction of Novo Residence marks a bold new chapter in Newnic Homes’ mission to meet the growing demand for innovative, sustainable, and well-crafted residential spaces in Ghana. It is poised to make a significant impact on the country’s property market.
President John Mahama has announced plans to actively involve community leaders including Chiefs in the fight against galamsey
The soon to be rolled out plan, he said will also involve the youth in the reclamation of degraded lands
According to the President, the difficult task to sanitize degraded l forest reserves, water bodies and the environment cannot be successful if it’s left to the security agencies alone
“The whole country is appalled at the extensive environmental degradation that has been caused by the illegal small scale mining popularly known as galamsey.”he said
President John Mahama who was addressing a durbar of Chiefs, clergy and people of the Western Region as part of his Thank You Tour of the region was quick to add that, Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Armah Kofi Boah is already formulating policies and strategies in combating the menace
” Your own son Armah Kofi Boah is formulating strategies for the implementation of our manifesto promise in dealing with this galamsey menace” he intimated
“Our plan will involve the communities including the Chiefs and the youth to take part in protecting their lands, forest and water bodies. We are not going to make it the responsibility of only the security agencies. We will take urgent steps to halt mining in our forest reserves and water bodies” he explained
President John Mahama has invited the contractor working on the Takoradi market expansion to a meeting witb the Finance Minister, Dr Caisel Ato Forson this Friday, 7th February 2025.
This is intended to plan payment terms for outstanding arrears that has stalled the project.
He made the disclosure when he inspected work done so far during his Thank You Tour to the Western region on Wednesday, 5th January, 2025.
” I will convey a meeting with the Finance Minister and the contractor to find ways we can complete the project” he said
The Takoradi market expansion project which begun in 2021 was abandoned a year after. This was largely as a result of the debt exchange programme witb external creditors.
The delay in the completion of the project is seriously affecting traders who were compelled to relocate to a temporary site.
However, President John Mahama has assured them of prompt action which will prioritize the completion of the project.
. He is accompanied by General Secretary of the NDC, Fifi Kwetey, Deputy Chief of Staff in Charge of Operations, Stan Dogbe, Joyce Bawa Mogtari, Presidential Advisor and Special Aide, MPs and party officials .
President Mahama also pledged his commitment to complete other abandoned projects across the country
The National Tripartite Committee begun negotiations to determine the 2025 minimum wage and the base pay for the 2025, in line with the Public Financial Management (PFM) Act.
The Committee, which begun work yesterday, is expected to conclude negotiations by the end of April, to inform the 2025 Budget statement, to be presented to Parliament by the Minister of Finance, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson.
A statement signed by acting Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwkye Ofosu appealed to members of the Committee to work expeditiously to meet the April ending deadline.
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed an eight-member committee chaired by Prof KT Oduro, a former Pro Vice Chancelor of the University of Cape Coast.
The commitee, which includes Professor Joshua Alabi, a seasoned academician and a former Vice Chancelor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra has two weeks to present a plan for a National Education Forum.
A statement signed by the Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu said the committee among other things, is expected to
1. Develop a theme and sub-themes to guide the stakeholder engagement.
2. Identify key stakeholders in the education sector, including students, parents,
teachers, key stakeholders, parliamentary select committee on Education amongst others.
3. Develop a stakeholder activity agenda with time allocation.
It also directed the committee to draft a national education policy framework and propose an action plan for
implementing recommendations within three weeks after the Forum as well as consider any other issue relevant to the organization of the Forum.
Other members of the committee are Professor Goski Alabi, Professor Rosemary Bosu, Samuel Awuku,
Ph.D, and Professor Smile Dzisi.
The rest are Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare, Stephen Owusu and Inusah Shiraz.
President John Mahama has noted that the composition of the Constitution Review Committee is not for political expediency but based on the integrity of members and their commitment to Ghana’s progress.
According to him, the clarion by Ghanaians for reforms, must not be seen as total rejection of the blueprint that has guarded governance under the 4th Republic, but necessary for recommendations to address abuse, ambiguities for the progress of this counry.
“The task before you is critical. You are not just reviewing reports and proposing amendments. You are helping to shape the future of our dear nation Ghana”, he explained
President Mahama admitted the task ahead is huge especially because of the high expectations and urged the Committee, Chaired by Prof H Kwesi Prempeh, Executive Director of the Center for Democratic Development, CDD-Ghana to critically look into the previous work by the Professor Fiadzo Committee report commissioned by the late President, Prof. Evans Atta Mills and the Clara Kassa Tee Constitutional Review Consultative Committee in 2023 under then President Nana Akufo Addo in 2023.
“This process must not become another chapter in the history of unfulfilled reform efforts. It must be a turning point, a moment when Ghana moves decisively from discussions to action” he emphasized.
He advised the Committee to consult widely to ensure the best for Ghana
President Mahama expressed confidence in the committee and pledged his government’s support to help them succeed
“I understand the weight of responsibility that comes with this task. And I assure that your work will not be in vain. This will not be an exercise in futility. We are determined to see this process through and I have every confidence in your ability to deliver results that will serve both the present and future generation of Ghanaians ” he intimated
Adding that “I take great pride in the composition of this committee. You have not been chosen out of political consideration but for your integrity, expertise and commitment to Ghana’s progress ”
The committee is chaired by Professor Kwesi H. Prempeh and Rainer Akumperigeya as secretary. Other Members of the committee include former Chairperson Charlotte Osei, Dr Esi Ansah, Ibrahim Tanko Amidu, Dr. Godwin Djokoto, and Justice Sophia Adinyira.
Maame Efua Houadjeto has been appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority.
She is a former Deputy Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Deputy Director of the party’s International Relations Directorate.
Maame Efua takes over from Akwasi Agyeman who tendered in his resignation about a week ago.
The Ghana Tourism Authority, one of the thirteen agencies under the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, is mandated to make Ghana the preferred sustainable tourism destination. They are committed to the sustainable development of tourism through deployment of the best technology and ICT, effective Regulation and standardization.
They also aim to strengthen partnerships (multi- agency partnerships, public – private partnerships, stakeholder partnerships), aggressive marketing and robust investment promotion, uplifting Industry service, safety and health standards and enhancing accountability and shared responsibility.
The Ghana Tourism Authority is a key player in the area of sustainability and believe in leading in roles that create positive change in society. Its contribution cuts across spears and involve several partners through the platforms and avenues we create.
A delegation from the Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana, led by H.E. Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee, Vanuatu Trade Commissioner to Ghana, paid a courtesy call on Hon. Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, at the Speaker’s Conference Hall.
The meeting focused on strengthening bilateral ties between Ghana and Vanuatu, with discussions centered on trade, technology, and collaborative development initiatives.
Hon. Alban Bagbin commended the delegation for its efforts in fostering global partnerships. He acknowledged the Trade Commissioner’s achievements in attracting investment opportunities to Vanuatu and noted the active participation of Nigerian investors in exploring business activities in Vanuatu as well.
The Speaker described the meeting as an opportunity to deepen relationships between Ghana and Vanuatu and expressed gratitude for the Commission’s efforts in positioning Vanuatu as a premier destination for tourism and investment.
Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee shared updates on key initiatives, including the recent VACONGHA Summit in Accra, which brought together countries like Togo, Côte d’Ivoire, and the Democratic Republic of Congo. He highlighted a partnership with the African Diaspora Central Bank, which aims to train 11 million Africans in AI technology, with 1 million slots allocated to Ghana. Over 20,000 Ghanaians, including Hon. Linda Obenewaa Akweley Ocloo, MP for Shai Osudoku, have already benefited. He also shared details of collaborations with Rwanda to train 3 million Rwandans in AI during the IPADA Carnival Initiative deploying Ghanaian trainers to these countries.H.E Prof. Hugh Aryee also informed the Speaker about allocation of 1million training opportunities to Ghanaians as well.
Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee informed the Speaker about the African Diaspora Central Bank’s (ADCB) financial initiatives, particularly its funding mechanism through the regional currency, AKL Lumi. He emphasized the significant economic opportunities that come with adopting the AKL Lumi, highlighting its potential to drive financial inclusion, support trade, and provide sustainable funding for development projects across Ghana. He urged the government to prioritize the adoption of AKL Lumi to maximize these benefits, stressing that other African nations are already exploring its integration into their economies.
He further elaborated on the AKL Lumi’s role in fostering economic independence within Africa and the global diaspora, noting that it serves as a vehicle for facilitating intra-African trade, digital payments, and cross-border investments. With ADCB’s commitment to funding strategic initiatives, including AI training, infrastructure development, and entrepreneurship programs, he encouraged Ghanaian policymakers to act swiftly in incorporating the currency into the country’s financial ecosystem to unlock these opportunities.
The delegation appealed for Ghana’s support following a recent 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu, which displaced 216 families and claimed 14 lives.
Hon. Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central and Majority Leader, lauded the work of the Vanuatu Trade Commission in creating opportunities for skill development and investment. He emphasized the importance of leveraging partnerships like these to explore transformative technologies such as AI, which could drive socio-economic development across Ghana. He also underscored the need to support Vanuatu in its disaster recovery efforts, encouraging Parliament to take active steps in providing assistance.
Ms. Kate Addo, Coordinating Director of Public Engagement for Ghana’s Parliament, praised the leadership of Hon. Bagbin in fostering international partnerships. She assured the Vanuatu delegation of Ghana’s commitment to strengthening ties and advancing collaborative initiatives in disaster relief, AI training, and tourism promotion.
A special gift showcasing Vanuatu’s renowned tourist attractions and featuring the portrait of H.E. Nikenike Vurobaravu, President of Vanuatu, was presented to Hon. Bagbin during the meeting to cement the relationship between the two nations.
The delegation from the Vanuatu Trade Commission Ghana included Prof. Hugh Keku Aryee, Ms. Belinda Ewoenam Nyamadi, Executive Secretary; Mr. Daniel Glover, Special Advisor; Dr. David King Boison, Maritime and Port Expert and Lead Consultant for AI Training; and Mr. Asiwome Kwame Dzineku, Business Development & Trade Promotion Manager.
The meeting concluded with commitments to strengthen parliamentary collaboration, support Vanuatu’s disaster recovery efforts, and foster partnerships to drive trade, tourism, and technological advancement.
The Oyoko clan of Worawora in the Oti Region is calling on the vice of moral society as a matter of urgency throw in their support in finding lasting peace to the Chieftaincy crisis in the area.
According to them,in the last ten years, since the last legitimate Paramount chief of the Worawora Traditional Area joined his ancestors, some disturbing chieftaincy incidents have taken place. This they said has reached a boiling point, threatening the very fabric of our traditional heritage by bringing violence to the hitherto Worawora peaceful area.
The root cause of this crisis is the illegitimate occupation of the Royal throne which is and must be the strict preserve of the Royal Clan or family,traced to the matrilineal line.
Secretary of The Royal Oyoko Clan (FAMILY) Worawora Traditional Area, Obaasina Nana Ama Anowaa Nyarko in the Oti Region at a news conference called on the Asantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II and the President to come to their aid and find an amicable solution to the issues which has potential of escalating.
“We are, by the petitions and the great oath, appealing to the Otumfour Nana Osei Tutu Ababio to step into this matter to ensure that the illegitimate claimants masquerading as royals and purporting to be chiefs are stopped forthwith in order not to drag the rich culture, tradition and customs of Asanteman in the mud” she said.
President John Mahama has visited Ghana’s High Commission in Kenya, becoming the first by a sitting President since its renovation
He was recieved by the High Commissionner to Kenya H.E. Damptey Bediako Asare who took President Mahama on a guided tour of both the residence and the chancery which have undergone a significant facelift since 1960.
He provided a brief overview of the mission’s history, noting its its closure in the early 1980s.
Though the Mission was reopened in 2008, it had not undergone any major refurbishment.
In a brief remark, President John Mahama said he was impressed by the work done and thanked the staff for their dedication to duty.
President Mahama is in Nairobi, Kenya for the African Union (AU) high level meeting
He is accompanied by government Acting Spokesperson to the President, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who is also the Minister for Communications designate, Deputy Chief of Staff (Operations) Stanisluv Xoese Dogbe and other government officials.
Musician Chris Brown says he’s suing a film studio over a documentary released last year which included accusations of sexual assault.
Chris Brown: A History of Violence was released by Warner Bros in October and featured testimony from an anonymous dancer who claimed he raped her on a yacht in 2020.
In a statement, the Forever singer’s lawyers say the film is “defamatory”, and her claims were “baseless” and “sensationalised”, accusing Warner Bros of “recklessly damaging” his reputation.
As well as Warner Bros, the lawsuit also names production company Ample. Neither firm responded when contacted for comment by BBC Newsbeat.
Chris Brown’s lawyers say he is seeking $500m (£405m), after filing the complaint at a court in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The statement goes on to say that his lawyers had told producers the allegations – which also included evidence tampering – were “misleading” and “discredited” but that Warner Bros proceeded to release the documentary “without regard for Mr Brown, prioritising profits over journalistic integrity”.
In a copy of the complaint, seen by BBC Newsbeat, Chris Brown’s lawyers cast doubt on the dancer’s reliability as a witness and highlight three claims in the documentary which they say are “false”.
These include a comment that he has a “predisposition for punching women in the face”, the dancer’s allegation he raped her and a claim he manipulated or deleted texts between them before sharing them with police.
Lawyers say the documentary “states in every available fashion that he is a serial rapist and sexual abuser”.
The allegations are said to have caused him emotional distress as well as “significant harm to [his] reputation, career and business opportunities”.
The documentary has, they say, “irreparably tarnished [his] career and standing in the public eye”.
Other allegations
Chris Brown first faced allegations from the dancer, known in court and in the documentary as Jane Doe, in 2022 when she sued him for $20m (£14.9m).
Her lawsuit claimed he drugged and raped her during a party on a yacht at a property owned by Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ in Miami, Florida.
But the case was reportedly dismissed by a judge.
The 35-year-old has had a history of well-documented legal troubles.
In 2014, he pleaded guilty to punching a man outside a hotel in Washington DC while he was taking a photo with two women.
Two years later, a model claimed he assaulted her at a Las Vegas casino, however police said there was not enough evidence to bring charges.
A court also ordered him to stay away from ex-girlfriend Karrueche Tran in 2017 after she claimed he threatened to kill her.
Last year’s documentary also examined other allegations against Chris Brown including a rape inquiry in Paris – in which he was released without charge – and assaulting then-girlfriend Rihanna in 2009, which he pleaded guilty to.
His lawyers say he’s “never been found at fault for any type of sexual crime”.
“Their [Warner Bros and Ample’s] actions undermine not only Mr Brown’s decade-long efforts to rebuild his life but also the credibility of true survivors of violence,” his lawyer Levi McCathern says.
Chris Brown says a portion of any damages would be donated to survivors of sexual violence.
US President Donald Trump has ordered officials to make plans to declassify documents related to three of the most consequential assassinations in US history – the killings of John F Kennedy, Robert F Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
“A lot of people are waiting for this for long, for years, for decades,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday. “And everything will be revealed.”
The order directs top administration officials to present a plan to declassify the documents within 15 days.
President John F Kennedy was killed in Dallas in 1963. His brother Robert F Kennedy was assassinated while running for president in California 1968, just two months after King, America’s most famous civil rights leader, was murdered in Memphis, Tennessee.
Many of the documents related to the investigations have been released in the years since, although thousands still remain redacted, particularly related to the sprawling JFK investigation.
President John F Kennedy was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, a Marine veteran who had defected to the Soviet Union and later returned to the United States.
A government commission determined that Oswald acted alone.
However, unanswered questions have long dogged the case, and have given rise to alternative theories about the involvement of government agents, the mafia and other nefarious characters – as well as more outlandish conspiracy theories.
Opinion polls over decades have indicated that most Americans don’t believe Oswald was the sole assassin.
In 1992, Congress passed a law to release all documents related to the investigation within 25 years. Both Trump in his first term and President Joe Biden released piles of JFK-related documents, but thousands – out of a total of millions – still remain partially or fully secret.
Trump promised to declassify all of the files in his first term, but held back on his promise after CIA and FBI officials persuaded him to keep some files secret. Today’s executive order states that continued secrecy “is not consistent with the public interest”.
“As a statement of intention it’s great that the president has put his promise into words on paper. That’s important,” said Jefferson Morley, a former Washington Post journalist, JFK assassination expert and editor of the online newsletter JFK Facts.
“But the details and implementation are everything. This process is just beginning. How exactly this is going to be carried out is not at all clear,” he said.
Recent document releases have revealed new details about the circumstances surrounding the assassination, including about the CIA’s extensive monitoring of Oswald.
In 2023, Paul Landis, an 88-year-old former Secret Service agent who witnessed the assassination at close range, said he took a bullet from the car after Kennedy was shot.
Experts say the detail complicates the official story that a single bullet hit both the president and Texas Governor John Connally, who was riding in the motorcade and survived the shooting.
Mr Morley said new information has cast further doubt on the theory that Oswald acted alone and predicted that a full release of all the redacted documents could add significantly to public knowledge.
But he said that there may not be a “smoking gun”, and that CIA and other security officials will push to maintain some level of secrecy.
“This story is not over,” he said.
During the signing ceremony at the White House on Thursday, Trump asked for the pen he used to sign the order to be given to Robert F Kennedy Jr, who is RFK’s son, JFK’s nephew and the president’s nominee for health secretary.
RFK Jr has long cast doubt on the official narratives about his uncle’s assassination as well as that of his father, Robert F Kennedy.
Kennedy Sr was killed in a Los Angeles ballroom by Sirhan Sirhan, a Palestinian man angry at US support for Israel. RFK Jr has spoken to Sirhan in prison and has stated that he does not believe Sirhan killed his father, although other Kennedy family members reject that claim.
Martin Luther King Jr was shot to death by white nationalist James Earl Ray. Members of the King family have alleged Ray did not act alone and was part of a larger conspiracy.
Source: CNN
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