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The Economic and Organised Crime Office, EOCO, has asked lawyers for embattled Deputy Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Georgina Opoku Amankwah, to give them two weeks to come up with their findings on their client. This was among the major issues discussed at a meeting between officials of the EOCO and Madam Amankwaah’s lawyers after a near clash on Monday. ...

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has described the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) as a ‘bogus’ entity. According to him, EOCOs decision to storm the offices of the Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commissioner, Mrs Georgina Opoku Amankwaah on Monday is a disgrace to the organization. EOCO has been given 14 days to provide the embattled ...

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) Sulemana Braimah has criticized the governing board of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation over the TV license saga that has resulted in the ‘proceed on leave’ directive given to the director general. The board of the GBC, according to highly placed sources, directed Dr. Anoff-Ntow  to proceed on leave Monday ...

Ghana is tipped to lead Africa as the fastest growing economy in 2018 with a growth rate of eight per cent as a result of increased oil and gas production, which boosts exports and domestic electricity production. In its latest report dubbed: “Global Economic Prospects: Sub-Saharan Africa,” the World Bank has forecasted that growth in Sub-Saharan Africa will pick up ...

The usual euphoria that greets political campaigns came up yesterday when President Akufo-Addo arrived at the Mensah-Sarbah Hall of the University of Ghana, Legon. That was when he attended the 8th Annual Salon Academy of the National Association of Beauticians and Hairdressers (NABH-Ghana) as the special guest of honour. It was under the theme, ‘creating the best learning environment in ...

The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Commander, DCOP Techie-Poku, a Divisional Commander, Superintendent Lugu Yari and one Sergeant Samuel Naawerebagr who went to the Catholic Hospital at Duayaw Nkwanta to visit Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC, who is alleged to have been assaulted by some New Patriotic Party supporters at Atebubu were snubbed by the victim. The Regional Commander and his ...

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued a high alert to citizens on food poisoning following the outbreak of listeriosis in South Africa. Listeriosis is a type of food poisoning caused by eating foods contaminated with listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is the species of bacteria that causes the infection listeriosis. The bacteria are capable of surviving in the presence or ...

The Chief Executive officer of Public Sector Reforms, Mr. Kusi Boafo, has insisted he is in possession of sleazy dossier to prove his claim that the Mahama government bought cars at expensive prices and later sold them back to the suppliers at low cost. The issue of the number of vehicles bequeathed to the Akufo-Addo government by the Mahama administration ...

Ghana’s economy increased from 3.7% in 2016 to an estimated 7.9% in 2017, Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated. According to the Vice President, this is the best annual real GDP growth for the first year of any new government since 1992. Speaking at the opening of the 69th annual New Year School and Conference in Accra, Vice President ...

The Minority Spokesperson on Energy, Adams Mutawakilu, has accused the government of usurping the powers of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission [PURC], by announcing a 14 percent average reduction in electricity tariffs for non-residential users in the country. The announment was made by President Nana Akufo-Addo, but Mr. Mutawakilu contends that “announcing the reduction when PURC hasn’t even done the ...