Author Archives: larryehu

Nana Addo’s 6-month budget for Presidency surpasses Mahama’s four years’ – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is alleging that budget allocated for the office of the president in the first six months of President Nana Akufo-Addo, represents that of former President Mahama’s four year term when he was in office. Addressing the press at the party’s headquarters on Thursday, Kofi Porturphy lambasted the president for spending lavishly on parties, gold ties ...

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Linkin Park lead singer Bennington commits suicide

Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington has died aged 41, LA County Coroner says. The coroner said Bennington apparently hanged himself. His body was found at a private home in the county at 09:00 local time (17:00 GMT) on Thursday. Bennington was said to be close to Soundgarden vocalist Chris Cornell, who took his own life in May. Formed in ...

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Dismiss frivolous and baseless petition – Charlotte Osei

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei has described a petition by some unidentified persons of the EC asking for her removal as “frivolous, baseless” and actuated by “malice and ill will”. Some aggrieved staff of the commission on Wednesday July 19, 2017 in a petition to president Akufo-Addo called for the removal of Mrs. Osei because she ...

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‘Allegations against me bogus, frivolous, lies’ – Charlotte Osei

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, has said allegations of fraud and financial malfeasance levelled against her by a group of staff of the commission through a petition to the president, are “bogus”, “frivolous”, “lies” and “baseless”. The petition by the staff was filed with President Nana Akufo-Addo and asked for investigations into allegations of fraud and ...

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Huge dark web drug sites shut down

Two of the largest dark web marketplaces have been shut down following a “landmark” international law enforcement investigation. The AlphaBay and Hansa sites had been associated with the trade in illicit items such as drugs, weapons, malware and stolen data. According to Europol, there were more than 250,000 listings for illegal drugs and toxic chemicals on AlphaBay. Hansa was seized ...

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Gyan earns praise from Drogba for Accra Aca astro-turf project

African football legend Didier Drogba has lauded Asamoah Gyan for his charitable works following the unveiling of Ghana captain’s Sports center on the campus of his alma mater, Accra Academy. Former President, Jerry John Rawlings and Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah were special guests as Asamoah Gyan commissioned the $250,000 worth multipurpose facility last tuesday. The stunning edifice include a turf, with ...

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Jose Mourinho and Ed Woodward set for crunch meeting as concerns over transfer plans grow

United recently signed Romelu Lukaku for £75million but Mourinho feels a lot more still needs to be done. Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is set to have crunch talks executive vice chairman Ed Woodward as concerns regarding the club’s transfer activity grow. United recently signed Romelu Lukaku for £75million but Mourinho feels a lot more still needs to be done. ...

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Judicial Service tops corruption list

The Judicial Service has been ranked the most corrupt public institution in the Atwima-Nwabiagya District by the people in the area. Fifty-six (56) percent of respondents of a survey conducted by the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) Consortium, grouping the GII, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) and SEND Ghana, said the service was corrupt. The survey is part of the four-year United ...

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CAF expands AFCON to 24 teams

The Africa Cup of Nations will be contested by 24 teams when the next tournament takes place in 2019, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced. Caf’s Executive Committee rubber-stamped the proposal on Thursday at a meeting in the Moroccan capital Rabat. Africa’s flagship sporting event has featured 16 teams since 1996. A decision on whether the finals will ...

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