The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has revealed that its inspection has revealed that oil funded projects in the three Northern Regions in 2016 are nonexistent. Chairman of PIAC, Dr Steve Manteaw addressing a news conference in Accra Tuesday said PIAC is compiling what he described as list of ‘Ghost projects’ and will soon call upon the Auditor General ...

A former Chief Executive Director of the now-defunct Capital Bank, Rev. Fitzgerald Odonkor, has been detained by the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) over the collapse of the bank. According to Citi News sources, Rev. Odonkor was detained after honouring an invitation by the criminal investigation office. It is unclear the reason for his dentition, but Rev. Odonkor and ...

The Minority is accusing government of acting through the Police CID to witch hunt appointees who served under the John Mahama-led administration. They say reports that they took double salaries while in office are untrue, describing it as a fabrication by the government, Joy News’ Joseph Ackah-Blay reported on Tuesday. Speaking at a press conference in Accra Tuesday, the Minority ...

The UN World Tourism Organization said Monday it has appointed FC Barcelona‘s Argentine star Lionel Messi as an ambassador to promote responsible tourism. “During my travels I have had the opportunity to know other cultures and societies as well as other ways to see the world and this is very enriching,” Messi said in a statement released by the Madrid-based ...

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who used to be a “fresh boy” prior to his current status as Ghana’s Vice President has suddenly become an Oldman, Ghanaian musician Belinda Nana Akua Amoah popularly known as Mzbel has said. According to Mzbel, the load of work at the presidency, coupled with the pressure on the NPP government to fulfill their numerous campaign promises ...

An aspiring National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B), has said he will win the polls to become the next National Youth Organiser of the party. According to him, he has all the skills and competencies needed to lead the youth front of the NPP and help the government succeed. The NPP ...

The Chinese ambassador to Ghana Madam Sun Boahong has disclosed that the volume of trade between Ghana and China has hit US$6.67billion by the end of 2017. This is an 11.67 percent increase over the 5.98 billion recorded in 2016. According to a 2017 third quarter report by the Ghana Investment promotion Centre (GIPC), China was the leading source of ...

Standard Bank Group is seeking a banking license in Senegal after opening in Ivory Coast as the lender expands in West Africa’s French-speaking countries. Africa’s largest lender, which opened in the world’s biggest cocoa producer on Monday, will focus on corporate and investment-banking clients after obtaining the license in 2016, Sola David-Borha, the Johannesburg-based company’s chief executive officer for Africa, ...

The Minority in Parliament has served notice it will sue the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police and some newspapers following allegations that former government appointees took double salaries while in office. The Minority believes the government is resorting to intimidating tactics on its members to prevent them from criticizing the Akufo-Addo administration. “Last week, twenty-five of us received ...

An estimated number of three million out of the 29 million Ghanaians are using the Ghanapost GPS, management of the address system has revealed. According to Ghanapost, their expectation of 100,000 downloads in the first three months was oversubscribed as about 400,000 people downloaded the App within the period. Realistically, just about 700,000 households have downloaded the address system. Many ...