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The five-member Adhoc Committee probing the alleged levies collected by the Ministry of Trade & Industry of the cedi equivalent of various sums up to US$100,000.00, has told the sector Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen that no matter how smart he is, he can never outsmart the committee. A member of the Committee, Dr. Dominic Ayeni, had sought to find out ...

Former deputy Attorney General Dominic Ayine says he is prepared for a face off with Martin Amidu in court if the opportunity avails itself. In his view, even though the Special Prosecutor nominee has an impeccable reputation, he would still have to prove the superiority of his cases in court in order to achieve results. “The criminal standard is, prove ...

Railways Development Minister Joe Ghartey on Wednesday sent a clear signal to staff of his abhorrent to lateness to work when he sent home 14 staff who reported to work late. They comprise nine permanent staff and five national service personnel. The action demonstrate that workers should be disciplined in the discharge of their duties. The Minister did not take ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has served notice it will not congratulate one of its own, Martin Amidu, who has been nominated as the first independent Special Prosecutor in Ghana. The General Secretary of the main opposition NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, confirmed the former attorney general is still a member of the party, but does not deserve a pat on ...

Long before the issue of the fraudulent payment of large sums of money in legal judgement debts by the government to businesses and individuals came to public notice, I had recounted in previous articles elsewhere, how there was one thing former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Martin Amidu hated with a passion as a child: School. I recounted how the ...

Gunmen at Bimbilla in the Northern Region Thursday night killed three and injured at least seven more in what is widely suspected to be renewal of a raging violence linked to chieftaincy dispute. Police confirmed the three were pronounced dead on arrival at the heavily constrained Bimbilla Hospital and seven were transferred to the Tamale Teaching Hospital. It is unclear ...

The West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) scheduled for February will be delayed by a month, a Deputy Education Minister in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has disclosed. With effect from next year, candidates, he added, will be expected to sit for their examination in June. According to him, the move is to give ...

The Trades Ministry will today, Friday, January 12, 2018, appear at the ongoing Parliamentary probe investigating allegations of extortion during the recently held Ghana Excellency Business Awards (GEBA). The Ministry is alleged to have charged expatriates up to $100,000 for access to President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during the awards event. Although the Presidency has said the Trade Ministry did no ...

The Center for Progressive Governance (CenProG) received the announcement of the nomination of Martin Alamisi Amidu as Special Prosecutor with utmost shock and will like to call on Parliament to reject the president’s nominee because he is too bitter, vengeful and does not in any way reflect the independence of the office he will be holding in the event parliament ...

The government of Ghana should consider extending the stay of the two ex-inmates of Guantanamo Bay in Ghana by 10 years after the expiration of the initial two years agreement, security consultant, Irbard Ibrahim has suggested. “From the look of things, they are comfortable in Ghana, so, we can extend their stay by 10 more years. Where else can they ...