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Seasoned Journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has hinted the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will soon lay off several Presidential appointees. Kweku Baako made this shocking revelation on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’, Wednesday. According to him, some of the Presidential appointees lacked discretion and would have their issues dissected in the media when there are proper avenues for ...

  The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia graced the launch of PaySwitch Company Limited. In HE. Dr. Bawumia’s key note address, he lauded the Ghanaian own Fintech Company, PaySwitch, for their initiatives and effort to also contribute to the objectives of government to enhance the ease of doing business in the country using technology.   ...

The battle to freeze the accounts of the former COCOBOD boss Dr Stephen Opuni continues unabated with lawyers of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) justifying why the assets must remain under confiscation. Jacqueline Avotri, who is counsel for Crime Office told the court they are simply being proactive to ensure that proceeds of crime are not dissipated before ...

Experts predict fuel costs will rise three percent in May’s second pricing window, according to the Institute of Energy Security. Reports of the increase come after three consecutive pricing windows, where rates remained steady. The slight surge could stem from a 1.33 percent depreciation of the Ghana cedi against the U.S. dollar, the IES report shows. Recent U.S. sanctions against ...

Police officers within the Tamale metropolis in the Northern region have abandoned their posts following violent attacks on some Cops by some soldiers in the area. The Police officers are demanding that their armoury is opened so they can get access to guns and other weapons to face the armed soldiers. The attack on the police officers occurred Wednesday after ...

A prosecution witness in the trial of Gregory Afoko, who has been accused of murdering the Eastern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama, has told the court that the accused person, upon his arrest, threatened to “show” the deceased if he attempted to interfere in the activities of his group. DSP Thomas Yaw Agbanyo, who was ...

The deputy Special Prosecutor-nominee Cynthia Naa Koshie Lamptey has said she is prepared to undertake all roles assigned to her by her boss Martin Amidu in order to ensure the success of the office if she is approved by Parliament. According to her, her knowledge of Mr. Amidu’s work ethics makes it easy for her to be able to work ...

The Director of the Ghana School of Law, Henry Kwasi Prempeh-Eck, has said all students who would sit for the law school entrance exams this year will be admitted once candidates score 50% and above, regardless of the number who attain this mark. Speaking as the special guest of honour at a symposium organized by the Law Students and Associates ...

A Ghanaian man is leading a campaign to bring The Gambia’s ex-ruler Yahya Jammeh to justice over the murder of 56 migrants who were mistaken for coup plotters, writes the BBC’s Alex Duval Smith. Martin Kyere leapt from the pick-up truck into the darkness. Bullets whistled around him as he ran for his life through the thick Gambian forest. He ...

The deputy Special Prosecutor-nominee, Cynthia Lamptey, will appear before the Appointments Committee of Parliament, who will assess her suitability for the position, at a public hearing today [Wednesday] May 16, 2018. If approved, Cynthia Lamptey will assist Martin Amidu, who was sworn in as the Special Prosecutor in February. Ahead of the vetting, the Minority Chief Whip and Deputy Ranking ...