Author Archives: larryehu

unibank collapse: Court grants Duffuor, others bail

Former Finance Minister and Shareholder of unibank Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Former Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Johnson Pandit Asiama and seven others who have been charged by the state with sixty-eight (68) counts of Fraudulent Breach of Trust, Money Laundering, Dishonestly Receiving and Falsification of Accounts have pleaded not guilty to all charges levelled against them. All nine ...

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You don’t think, fools! – Shatta Wale spits venom on Charterhouse

On the back of Charterhouse Ghana’s statement that the indefinite ban placed on Shatta Wale holds until the newly constituted board overturns it, the dancehall artiste has barked, describing staff of the firm as ‘fools’. At a press engagement ahead of the 21st edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs), Theresah Ayoade, Chief Executive Officer of Charterhouse said the ...

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GSS postpones 2020 Population and Housing census to June 28

The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has postponed the 2020 Population and Housing Census scheduled for March 15, 2020, to June 28, 2020. According to the Government Statistician, Prof Samuel Kobina Anim, said the decision was to allow the Service conduct mapping process and build quality data for the main census exercise. “The reasons we rescheduled the 2020 population and housing ...

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Sammy Gyamfi ‘breaks’ Twitter after responding to Bawumia’s claims at Town Hall meeting

NDC National Communicator, Sammy Gyamfi became the talk of social media, particularly Twitter after he descended on Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia over his submissions during the government’s Town Hall meeting held at the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi. Sammy Gyamfi among other things sought to punch holes in the statements made by the Vice President. Speaking on Metro TV’s Good Evening ...

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Minority to boycott State of the Nation address over Common Fund

The Minority in Parliament has threatened to boycott President Akufo-Addo’s final state of the nation address over failure to release the MPs Common Fund. Speaking to Starr News, MP for Bodi Sampson Ahi gave government up to Friday to release the funds or will face their wrath. “The minority members met and we have realized that the government has taken ...

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Cardi B shows Shatta Wale love on social media

The name Shatta Wale is a name on Cardi B’s lips because she has shown Ghanaian dancehall act, random love, on social media. Cardi B visited Ghana in December last year and though her less than 48hrs stay in the country was marred by her ‘meet and greet’ brouhaha, one of the few things she picked from the West African ...

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Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Johnson Asiamah make court appearance

A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and former second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama have appeared before the Accra High Court to answer accusations of being complicit in the collapse of certain banks. Dr Duffuor, who was also a shareholder of the defunct unibank, is in court with his son, Dr Kwabena Duffuor ...

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Poverty will end if leaders think outside the box – Oti Boateng

The Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area Daasebre Professor Emeritus Oti Boateng says poverty will end if traditional rulers in the country unite to fight for the welfare of the people. He explained that there is no justification for Ghanaians to be poor considering the abundance of natural resource in the country but blames the current predicament of the country ...

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All your monies will be paid this year – Bawumia to collapsed Savings & loans customers

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s promise to pay customers of the collapsed Savings and Loans companies in full this year. Speaking at the Townhall Meeting and Results Fair in Kumasi Tuesday Dr. Bawumia said the payment will be extended to victims of the DKM scandal. “Employees whose salaries and employee benefits had been unpaid by the defunct institutions ...

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Sammy Gyamfi is corrupt, Kumasi market women are looking for him – NPP’s Ian Ohemeng

A member of the communication team of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) Ian Ohemeng has alleged that there is a manhunt for Communication Director of the Opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) Sammy Gyamfi by Market Women in Kumasi over corruption issues. Sammy Gyamfi, Commenting on the missing 500 excavators seized from illegal miners, at a press conference in Accra, Thursday, February ...

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