The National Democratic Congress has opened nominations for persons seeking to contest the flagbearship slot of the party ahead of the 2020 elections. The opposition party is, however, cautioning presidential hopefuls against opulence and campaign of insults. General Secretary of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah addressing the media on Thursday, further warned party executives against using party structures to support ...
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KPMG’s key findings on uniBank
The Bank of Ghana has made public what it describes as the “key findings” of KPMG, the Official Administrator of local bank, uniBank, which was recently merged with four other struggling local banks by the central bank, to form The Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited. uniBank has been under KPMG’s administration since March after the central bank intervened to save it ...
Read More »Doctor Ill In Rat-Infested Room As MDC Abandons Him
Ghana’s Medical and Dental Council (MDC) is showing what many have considered a devil-may-care attitude for failing to respond to public calls for the immediate reinstatement of Francis Betonsi Ibrahim, a medical doctor who was “wrongfully dismissed” in 2012 after he exposed a purported wrongdoing at a public hospital. The council tasked its practice committee in April, this year, to ...
Read More »Ameri deal off?
A close confidante to the president, Gabby Asare Otchere Darko is reporting the revised controversial AMERI deal is off. In a tweet Thursday, the lawyer quoted a story by the Statesman newspaper with the headline “New Ameri deal is off.” Gabby Asare Otchere Darko was a former Editor of the Statesman newspaper which is a pro-government newspaper. NEW AMERI DEAL ...
Read More »Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri talks Willian future and club controversy after Arsenal defeat
MAURIZIO SARRI has revealed he intends to sit down with Willian to discuss his Chelsea future as well as his misdemeanour. Willian has been strongly linked with a move away from Stamford Bridge this summer. Manchester United have been closely connected with Jose Mourinho eager to reunite with the Brazilian. Barcelona are also monitoring Willian and have had three bids ...
Read More »Pastors are not to create fear – Christian Council slams Owusu Bempah
The Chairman of the Christian Council of Ghana has slammed popular preacher Prophet Owusu Bempah over his doomsday prophesies. Prophet Bempah has gained fame for his political and death prophesies in recent years, claiming he predicted the death of popular musician Ebony Reigns, who died in a car crash in the Brong Ahafo region in February this year. The Founder ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo was misled, new AMERI deal off’ – Gabby’s Statesman reports
Information from impeccable sources inside the Office of the President leaked to the Daily Statesman in the past few hours suggests that the Energy Ministry’s solo-driven revised deal with the Dubai-based energy equipment provider AMERI will not see the light of day. Information from impeccable sources inside the Office of the President leaked to the Daily Statesman in the past ...
Read More »Some collapsed banks licensed for political purposes – Toma Imihere
Some of the recently collapsed banks only existed to serve political purposes, Financial Analyst, Toma Imihere has said. “These banks were given license as political patronage. It was just political patronage,” he stated plainly on Citi TV’s Point of View. Three of the five banks consolidated under Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited by the Bank of Ghana were found to have ...
Read More »Hot Audio: Ignore Ofori-Atta’s dead opinion on Free SHS
It appears suggestions by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, that parents who have the means should be made to pay their children’s school fees has angered many of his colleagues in government. Mr Ofori-Atta suggested last week that as part of measures to cure the challenges of the Free SHS, the policy should be targeted at persons with genuine need and ...
Read More »Unibank, Others’ Merger Deliberate To Collapse Local Banks – Adongo
The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Isaac Adongo has said the Bank of Ghana’s merger of five local banks is deliberate to collapse huge local banks. The Central Bank on August 1 merged Unibank, The Royal Bank, Sovereign Bank, The Construction Bank and Beige Bank under a new name Consolidated Bank of Ghana Limited. Announcing the move, the governor ...
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