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Former UN senior advisor on governance Prof Baffour Agyemang-Duah has urged President Akufo-Addo to replace the resigned Special Prosecutor as early as possible. Martin Amidu resigned from his position as Special Prosecutor citing interventions and interference by the President in the conduct of his functions. In a nine-page letter responding to the citizen vigilante, the presidency has denied the allegation ...

The Presidential Candidate for the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG) Kofi Akpaloo has described former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu as selfish. Mr Amidu’s sudden resignation has generated massive public discourse as some fear that Ghana’s quest to win the fight against corruption is in jeopardy. But speaking in with Empire Fm’s Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan as part of his eight-day campaign tour ...

Opambour Agya Badu Nkansah, the second accused person in connection with the murder of Professor Yaw Benneh, is scheduled to receive a “particular treatment at Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital on November 25, 2020”, the prosecution has told the court. At the last court date, lawyer for the accused persons, Emmanuel Larbi demanded from the court for his client to be transferred ...

TECNO Mobile, one of the leading mobile phone brands proved its dominance in the technology space by winning the best “Phone Brand of the decade” at the 10th edition of the just ended Ghana Information Technology & Telecom (GITTA) 2020 Awards. Over the years, TECNO has been at the forefront of exemplifying its focus on product quality and driving major innovations. ...

President Akufo-Addo has dismissed claims by Martin Amidu that he asked him to shelve his report in the Agyapa Royalties deal while he served as Special Prosecutor. In a statement, the Presidency said “At no point did the President ask you to shelve the report, so he could “handle the matter”. It is difficult to see in what way and ...

Honorary Vice President of Imani Africa Bright Simons says funds allotted to the office of the Special Prosecutor was locked after he refused to budge over the establishment of his office. It comes after government claims adequate resources were made available for the Office to operate independently. “In 2019, your Office submitted a Budget Proposal of GHC360 million out of ...

Fire has gutted the Odawna market at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. According to Starr News’ Ibraham Alhassan, over 100 containers have been burnt in the fire. Reports say the fire started around 1 am Wednesday dawn. Personnel of the Fire Service are at the scene bringing the situation under control. Source:Starrfm.com.gh Share on: WhatsApp

Educationists in the country are lamenting over what they call the over-generosity of government’s tax incentives given to foreign investors, noting that these monies lost could provide education for over 950,000 basic school pupils. A study by ActionAid Ghana on financing education in Ghana, revealed that Ghana has lost $901.1 million as tax incentives through parliamentary tax waivers alone to ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) says government has authorized a partial bailout for customers of Blackshield, formerly Gold Coast, and other fund management companies who are yet to be paid following the collapse of the firms. Government had excluded customers of Blackshield from payments to affected customers over claims owners of the firm are challenging the revocation of their ...

A Koforidua Circuit Court in the Eastern Region has convicted a farmer to five years imprisonment for inflicting cutlass wounds on his friend over a Ghc5 worth of bread. The convict – Richard Aku alias Dadabi was convicted on his own plea of guilty when arraigned before court and charges read to him. The incident occurred in the evening of ...