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BNI probes rot at YEA as over GH¢20m fraudulent payments uncovered

The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is currently investigating supposedly fraudulent payments at the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) to beneficiaries in 216 districts, Chief Executive Officer Justine Frimpong has disclosed. The payments amount to over GH¢20 million, the Acting CEO said on Wednesday while addressing journalists. Mr Frimpong said some 2,716 beneficiaries, who had no official appointment letters, have been ...

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Mahama’s promotion to Major fulfilling – Father

Captain (Rtd) Dennis Mahama – father of the late Major Maxwell Mahama – has said he was really pleased with his son’s posthumous promotion by President Akufo-Addo. Retired Captain Dennis Mahama told Francis Abban on Morning Starr that he was very hurt his son died without going beyond a Captain. “I personally thought that my son having taken the same ...

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Kingsley Sarfo chooses Sweden over Ghana

IK Sirius midfielder Kingsley Sarfo has turned his back on Ghana and will play international football for Sweden, according to national Under-21 coach Hakan Ericson. Sarfo was born in Ghana’s second largest city, Kumasi but moved to the Scandinavian country only three years ago. The 22-year-old was part was handed a debut call-up by Ghana ahead of the 2019 Africa ...

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Rawlings’ corruption sermon is like having morality lessons at a brothel – Kweku Baako

Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper has said former President Jerry Rawlings is unfit to give sermons on corruption. According to Kweku Baako, the ex-president presided over stinking corruption scandals including the famous British construction firm Mabey and Johnson scandal which cited key officials of the Rawlings administration for taking bribes. He also mocked at the ex-president for suggesting ...

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WHO IS CHRISTOPHER WRAY? DONALD TRUMP NOMINATES FORMER DOJ OFFICIAL AS FBI DIRECTOR TO REPLACE JAMES COMEY

President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is nominating Christopher A. Wray, a former United States Department of Justice official, to serve as FBI director. If the Senate confirms the nomination, Wray will replace James Comey, whom the president fired on May 9. “I will be nominating Christopher A. Wray, a man of impeccable credentials, to be the new Director of ...

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High Court orders EC to produce ROPAA implementation evidence

The High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to produce evidence of concrete steps it is taking to implement a law – the ROPAA (Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2006 [Act 699] – allowing Ghanaians abroad to vote in national elections. Justice Anthony Yeboah gave the order after the EC stated in its defence in a case before the ...

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Muhammad Ali Jr.: I’m nearly homeless

Shortly after Muhammad Ali died last June, a story surfaced about his estranged son, Muhammad Ali Jr., living in poverty in Chicago’s South Side. Although a subsequent report claimed that Ali Jr. received his portion of the $80 million inheritance that the late boxing great and global sports icon left to his children and widow, the 45-year-old claims that he ...

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Dumelo lauds Akufo-Addo for promoting Captain Mahama

Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has hailed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for posthumously promoting the military officer who was murdered in broad daylight at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. The President Akufo-Addo who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces on Monday announced the promotion of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama from the rank of Captain to Major, during the ...

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Support Police with evidence on Mahama’s killers – Family

Douri Bennin Haji, family spokesperson for Major Maxwell Adam Mahama is calling on the public to volunteer information that could possibly lead to more evidence to aid in the prosecution of suspects in connection with his gruesome murder. On Accra-based Peace Fm, he thanked the media and citizenry for showing concern towards the unfortunate incident but urged them to volunteer ...

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