Author Archives: larryehu

EOCO investigates Ibrahim Mahama

The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) has opened formal investigations into activities of Ibrahim Mahama, a brother to former President John Mahama. Ibrahim Mahama, who heads Engineers and Planners was on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, picked up by EOCO after it emerged that he had issued dud cheques to the Customs Unit of the Ghana Revenue Authority. He was ...

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Anti-galamsey fight: China allegedly hitting back at Ghanaian businesses

Some Ghanaian businessmen in China have complained about harassment from Chinese officials in what is seen as retaliation to the clampdown on illegal mining in Ghana. Chinese nationals are heavily involved in illegal mining activities (galamsey) in Ghana and the Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has given a three-week ultimatum to illegal miners to cease their operations or risk confiscation ...

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Daddy Lumba is a spirit; he possesses me when I sing like him – Ghanaian Musician

Kwame Anokye bears a striking resemblance to Ghanaians highlife artiste Daddy Lumba. He is also a Ghanaian musician with the stage name, “Daddy Lumba Jnr” Anokye says Daddy Lumba is a “spirit” that has possessed him. You probably haven’t meet Daddy Lumba’s doppelganger…but he has met himself and the young man, Kwame Anokye thinks his celebrity lookalike is a spiritual. ...

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Photos: Top 10 best dressed male icons at 2017 VGMA

It is an annual event but one many look forward to largely because it provides a perfect avenue for Ghana’s fashion icons to prove one more time that they are still in the game. The 2017 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards certainly lived up to the hype as the most celebrated red carpet in the country. Movie, music and fashion icons ...

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Flagstaff House to probe VRA; over $1.5m boat deal

It is emerging that copies of the GHS3.5 million Dodi Princess Boat contract signed between Volta River Authority (VRA) and Onur Makina, a Turkish based Marine Engineering firm in 2013 for the latter to construct a 176-seater pleasure boat for use by Akosombo Hotels Limited (AHL) a subsidiary of VRA cannot be traced. Officials of the VRA and the General ...

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Finance Minister must resign over “smelly deal” – Minority

The Minority in Parliament is demanding the resignation of Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta over alleged conflict of interest. The opposition MPs claim a close associate of Mr. Ofori Atta was offered a deal to buy more than 90 percent of the country’s $2.25 billion bond. The investor, Trevor Tref-game is also the chairman of the Enterprise Group, a company ...

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Akufo-Addo, former presidents meeting fruitful – Flagstaff House

President Akufo-Addo Wednesday April 18, 2017 had a fruitful meeting with the three former presidents of the republic —Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama, the presidency said in a communiqué. The purpose of the meeting was to offer the president the opportunity to seek their views on some governance-enhancing measures his administration intends to take. In ...

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Change is here, just embrace it – Bagbin tells NDC

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has had a strong message from one of its leading members, Alban Bagbin. The second deputy speaker of parliament is admonishing party members to refrain from not believing the fact that their main political rival – New Patriotic Party (NPP) – has won political power. “It is important to take advantage of that change ...

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It could take years to find missing Chibok girls – Nigerian minister

Lagos – Nigeria’s defence minister has reportedly warned that it could take years to find all the Chibok girls who were abducted by the Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram about three years ago. According to Voice of America, General Manir Dan Ali said that the west African country’s defence forces were searching the insurgent group’s hideout at the Sambisa Forest, ...

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