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Dirty oil saga: Calls for BOST MD interdiction unwarranted – Majority

The Majority in Parliament has described as ridiculous calls for the interdiction of the MD of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) company, Alfred Obeng, following disclosures that he sanctioned the sale of contaminated fuel to two companies operating illegally in Ghana. They are Movenpiina and Zup Oil. The Minority at a press conference called for the interdiction of ...

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NLA ‘bribery’ shame on parliament – Kennedy Agyapong

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said it was disgraceful for the Finance Committee of the previous parliament to have accepted sponsorship from the National Lottery Authority (NLA) to deliberate on the amendment of the National Lottery Act, 2006 (Act 722). It has emerged that the committee that did the deliberations was funded by the NLA. The ...

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NDC ceded bauxite contract Dec 29 to Ibrahim Mahama – Bawumia’s Economic Advisor

The deposed National Democratic Congress (NDC) government has been accused of virtually ceding the country’s bauxite deposits to Ibrahim Mahama, younger brother of former President John Dramani Mahama. Gideon Boako, an Economic Advisor at the Office of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, made the astonishing allegation to the effect that 58% of Ghana’s bauxite reserves was sold to Ibrahim Mahama before ...

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Awuah Darko sold ‘dirty fuel’ too – Majority

The Majority in Parliament has waded into the BOST scandal which has generated intense public interest and has accused the Minority of playing mischief with the case. This comes on the heels of accusations against Managing Director Alfred Obeng Boateng that he superintended the sale of five million litres of contaminated fuel to Movenpiina, who in turn sold it to ...

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Martyrs’ Day: We’ve forgiven killers of Judges – Agyepong

A son of one of the three High Court judges and a military officer, who were murdered in cold blood three decades ago, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, said the families who suffered the lost have forgiven the killers. Speaking to journalists after a short wreath laying ceremony at the forecourt of the Supreme Court Complex in commemoration of the 35th Anniversary ...

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I have a better relationship with Nana Addo – GHAMRO Chair

Board Chairman of the Ghana Music Right Organization (GHAMRO), Rex Owusu Marfo, has taken a swipe at critics making claims that his affiliation to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), will make it difficult for him to succeed. Answering a question at a workshop held for some selected journalists at the Copyright Office here in Accra, Wednesday June 29, 2017, ...

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‘Mahama presidency bagged over ¢22m BOST cash’ – Majority lists former CEO’s ‘sins’

The Majority in Parliament has called for a forensic, ‘high-profile’ investigations into the operations of BOST as the 5million litres of contaminated fuel saga spirals into partisan proportions. At a press conference Friday, the MP for Odotobri, Emmanuel Akwasi Gyamfi, justified the NPP’s demand for an investigations by reading out a list of ‘scandalous’ transactions at BOST under the tenure ...

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I didn’t over dress – Adisco Headmaster

Headmaster of Adisadel College, William Kusi-Yeboah says his costume for the grand finale of the 2017 National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) at the National Theatre Thursday was perfect for the occasion. “I saw some trolling on social media about my attire for the occasion but they don’t expect a whole headmaster like myself to be in T- Shirt for ...

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My boys are not thieves – Adisco headmaster

The headmaster of Adisadel College, William Kusi-Yeboah has debunked rumours on social media that students from his school ‘stole’ the handbag of the quiz mistress. “Yes we managed to get the third position but we don’t need a handbag. My Santaclausian boys will never steal,” he said. In the midst of jubilation after Prempeh College was declared winners of the ...

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Teacher abuses 13-year-old girl

A teacher at Dimona Divine Junior High School at Santa Maria in the Greater Region, Pious Ocloo has been accused of abusing a 13-year old girl of the school, Weekend Today can report. Pius Ocloo who teaches Information Technology and Communication (ICT), Weekend Today gathered took advantage of the meekness of the little girl when she was only 11-years-old, and ...

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