Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has called on Presidential spokesperson Eugene Arhin to desist from downplaying his analysis on the Agyapa Royalties deal. According to him, the statement from the presidency following his work on the royalties deal appeared to patronise his office and the job they have done. In a statement Tuesday, Mr. Amidu said he declined an offer by ...
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I will win Gushegu seat by 60% – Hassan Tampuli
New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for Gusheigu and CEO of National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, has said he is confident of winning the Gushegu seat come December 7, 2020. According to him, his achievements so far within a period of four months in the constituency shows he has done better than the NDC and that will make the constituents choose ...
Read More »E/R: No contractor on site for your promised hospitals – NDC to Akufo-Addo
The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticized President Akufo Addo for embarking on deceptive sod -cuttings in the Eastern Region. The NDC has catalogued eight-hospital projects which sod-cutting ceremonies were done by the President in the region but till date, none of the contractors is on-site to commence the project many months after the ...
Read More »SEC warns investors over activities of PBAY Limited
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a stern warning to the general public especially investors against the operations of an entity called PBAY Limited. According to the commission, the said entity is “purporting to be able to facilitate the payment of customers locked-up funds with some SEC regulated market operators whose licenses have been revoked in return for ...
Read More »Adisco, Motown, 10 others make it to Round One of Inter School Public Speaking Competition
A total of 12 senior high schools have been shortlisted for the next round of the maiden edition of the Inter-School Public Speaking Competition 2020. After scrutinizing a dozen of thoroughly exciting entries received, the panel of judges- Rita Benewah Yali, Deputy Director Administration and HR, Ghana Peace Council, George Tawia Tata, Director of Data Collection and monitoring GES, Ga Central and ...
Read More »JB’s murder: I’m being tortured – Daniel Asiedu tells court
Daniel Asiedu, key suspect standing trial in the killing of slain MP, J.B Danquah Adu has told the Criminal Divison of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo that he has been subjected to torture while in custody. “I have been prevented from exercising and being constantly monitored. I do not know why I ‘ve been ...
Read More »I wanted to be a lawyer – Shatta Wale
Ghanaian dancehall artiste Charles Nii Armah Mensah, popularly known as Shatta Wale, has stated that he wanted to be a lawyer while growing up. He said this on Monday, November 2 when speaking on 3FM’s mid-morning show Urban Blend. “After school, I wanted to be a lawyer,” he said, adding: “My dad also wanted me to be a lawyer. After ...
Read More »Former NDC chairman joins first lady to campaign for #4More4Nana
A former chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya West Constituency of the Central Region, Simon Duodu, has hailed president Akufo-Addo for his unprecedented achievements, calling on Ghanaians to vote for him on 7 December. He said it will be “hypocritical on my part” not to support president Akufo-Addo’s bid for another term in office as ...
Read More »SEC launches ‘Time with the Commission’ Series to improve Investor Protection
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an engagement series dubbed, “Time with the Commission” to drive closer partnerships with the investing public and other market operators in the capital market. The initiative forms part of the Commission’s mandate of regulating, innovating, and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in which investors ...
Read More »AB Adjei: Confiscate monies from contracts sale – Avedzi
The Chairman for the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) James Klutse Avedzi has asked the state to confiscate the proceeds from the sale of contracts by the dismissed Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Dr. Adjenim Boateng Adjei. Mr. Avedzi also wants all sole-sourced contracts awarded under Dr. Adjei audited. President Akufo-Addo dismissed the PPA boss following the ...
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