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The Municipal Chief Executive Hon. Boye Laryea has lauded the positive impact of government flagship programs on the economic activities of awardees of the 36th edition of the National Farmers Day. The municipal event, held at Achimota in Accra was under the theme “Ensuring Agribusiness Development under Covid-19, Opportunities and Challenges.” Hon. Laryea highly commended the municipal awardees of the ...

In his resignation letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, directly told the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces that he could not direct him about as far as his handling of the corruption and anti-corruption assessment report of the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal was concerned, and refused to “bargain” with the President, who insisted ...

The Chairperson, Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Parliament Ben Abdallah says Martin Amidu’s claim of political interference in his job is vague. Mr. Amidu resigned from his post as Special Prosecutor citing interference by President Akufo-Addo in his work. “The reaction I received for daring to produce the Agyapa Royalties Limited Transactions anti-corruption report convinces me beyond any ...

Hundreds of investors are expected to take part in the maiden edition of the First National Bank’s virtual housing fair in Ghana which starts Wednesday November 18 and ends on November 19. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, the organisers will heavily rely on new media and YouTube channels to reach out to the participants to enable them to ...

Popular anti-corruption crusader Paul Collins Appiah Ofori has appealed to Martin Amidu to rescind his decision to resign as the Special Prosecutor in the interest of Ghana and not any political party. PC Appiah Ofori, as he is popularly called, said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo must, as a matter of urgency, invite the Special Prosecutor and listen to the ...

Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas Dr Steve Manteaw has said Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu was set up to fail. His comments come on the heels of Mr Amidu’s resignation on Monday, November 16. Reacting to the news of the Special Prosecutor’s resignation on his Facebook page, Dr Manteaw wrote: “Have you revised your notes? There ...

Women engaged in various agri-businesses in Africa have been urged to research the needs of consumers in order to identify and meet their evolving demands. This, according to the Director of Women in Agriculture Development at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Paulina Addy, would help them drive up sales and become resilient in the sector. Building sustainable agri-businesses, she ...

Assin Central lawmaker Kennedy Agyapong has said he warned the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) against the appointment of Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor but the party did not listen to him. According to him, Mr Amidu was the wrong choice for that position. “Nobody should be scared or worried about Martin Amidu’s resignation if he has resigned so ...

The ruling New Patriotic Party ( NPP) says it is shocked at the resignation of Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu. According to the party, President Akufo-Addo provided Mr Amidu the necessary space and resources to establish an exemplary anti-corruption office in the country. Mr Amidu resigned as Special Prosecutor on Monday, November 16, citing interference by President Akufo-Addo. In a statement, ...

About thirteen (13) shops have been gutted by fire at Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region. The shops located opposite the Kwahu West Municipal Assembly were consumed by the inferno Monday dawn. The shops include mobile phones and fashion shops. The relatively swift intervention by personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service helped to extinguish the fire from spreading to other ...