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Minority pledges full cooperation with probe into ECG missing containers

The Minority in Parliament has vowed to fully cooperate with investigations into the disappearance of more than 1,300 containers belonging to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) at the Tema Harbour. Former Deputy Energy Minister Collins Adomako Mensah reaffirmed the Minority’s commitment to ensuring accountability and transparency in the matter. Speaking in an interview on Joy FM‘s Newsnight on Tuesday, March 25, ...

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Kofi Bentil criticises Supreme Court decision on Security Heads case

Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has disagreed with the Supreme Court’s ruling on an application seeking to restrain President John Dramani Mahama from removing the immediate past Inspector General of Police (IGP) George Akuffo Dampare and other security agency heads. A five-member panel ruled that the application for an interlocutory injunction does not prevent the President from carrying ...

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Atta Akyea accuses Ayine of ‘press prosecution’ in Adu Boahene case

Lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea, representing former Deputy General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB) Kwabena Adu Boahene, has accused the Attorney General (AG), Dr. Dominic Ayine, of engaging in a “press prosecution” rather than following due forensic legal processes. The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Dominic Ayine, has disclosed that Kwabena Adu Boahene, the former Director-General of the National Signals ...

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Ken Thompson: Ofori-Atta ignored my calls to stop borrowing

Ken Thompson, former Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, has expressed his disappointment in former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta’s management of Ghana’s economy, particularly criticizing the government’s excessive borrowing. In an interview with Umaru Sanda Amadu on Channel One TV’s Face to Face on Tuesday, March 25, Thompson recounted his earlier warnings to Ofori-Atta about the looming economic crisis if ...

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President Mahama consults with Council of State on 3 petitions for removal of Chief Justice Tokornoo

President John D. Mahama has received three petitions from various persons seeking the removal of the Chief Justice Gertrude Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. The president has forwarded the said petitions to the Council of State to commence the consultation process mandated by Article 146 of the 1992 Constitution. This was communicated in a statement signed by Felix Kwakye Ofosu, ...

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IEAG condemns GRA’s public freezing of Richard Armah Quaye’s accounts

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has strongly criticized the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for its handling of tax-related issues involving renowned businessman and founder of Bills Micro-Credit, Mr. Richard Nii Armah Quaye. In a press statement issued on Monday and signed by Samson Asaki Awingobit, the Executive Secretary expressed concern over the GRA’s decision to publicly freeze ...

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Former Chief of Defence Staff General Thomas Oppong-Peprah pulled out of service

The outgoing Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, has formally transferred authority to his successor, Major General William Agyapong. The handover ceremony took place at a guard of honour parade organized by the GAF at Burma Camp, where General Oppong-Peprah was bid a fond farewell and honoured for his distinguished service. The ...

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FIC orders freezing of Richard Nii Armah Quaye’s bank accounts over money laundering probe

The Financial Intelligence Centre (FIC) has ordered the freezing of bank accounts linked to Richard Nii Armah Quaye as part of an investigation into tax liabilities and money laundering allegations. According to a confidential directive intercepted by Classfmonline.com, the FIC has also frozen the accounts of Bills Micro-Credit, Quick Credit and Investment, Richard Nii Armah, and Romeo-Richlove Kweku Seshie. The ...

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I was prevented from interrogating Adu-Boahene, wife – Atta Akyea

Legal counsel for Kwabena Adu-Boahene, former Director-General of the National Signals Bureau (NSB), Samuel Atta Akyea, has claimed that he was denied the opportunity to properly interrogate his client and his wife, Angela Boateng, following their arrest. His concerns follow comments by Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Dr. Dominic Ayine, during a press conference on Monday, March 24, where he ...

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