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Contrary to accounts given to the Emile Short Commission on the Ayawaso Waguon by- election by the East Legon Police Commander, DSP George Asare that he was sidelined from the security operations on the day, the Greater Accra Regional Commander, DCOP Adusei Sarpong has disclosed the former was not left in the cold but rather ignored orders. “They were to ...

Former Finance Minister has urged Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia to desist from choosing and picking his economic figures on the country. According to him, Dr. Bawumia, despite knowing that the context and scenarios of the economic comparisons he draws between the NDC government and the current one are not the same, he continues to do them for political expedience. ...

Mr. Andy Appiah-Kubi, the Deputy Minister of Railways Development has expressed disappointment in DSP Samuel Azugu for his performance when he appeared before the Emile Short Commission, Monday. DSP Azugu who led the SWAT team to the La-Bawaleshie electoral area during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election was interrogated for more than 2 hours when he took his turn at the ...

The National Democratic Congress [NDC] Ashanti Regional Secretary, Kwame Zu has been allegedly captured on tape claiming that the party knows the man who pulled the trigger leading to the death of one person and the injuring of another at the Kumasi office of the NDC on Monday afternoon. Kwame Zu was heard in an alleged audio circulating and available ...

The Greater Accra regional Police commander DCOP Patrick Adusei Sarpong has described as falsehood the testimony of the East Legon police commander before the Commission probing the violence which characterized the Ayawaso West-Wuogon by-election. DSP George Asare told the commission last week that he was ordered by his superiors to step aside ahead of the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. DSP ...

There was an unexpected turn of events in the trial of the former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Stephen Opuni and businessman Seidu Agongo, as the defence lawyers clashed with the trial judge. There was ‘heated’ argument between Samuel Codjoe, lawyer for Dr. Opuni; Benson Nutsukpui, lead counsel for Seidu Agongo and the trial judge, ...

Hundreds of aggrieved customers of troubled gold trading firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, on Tuesday thronged the streets of Tarkwa in the Western region to demonstrate over their locked up funds. The customers for months have been demanding payment of their principal investments after the gold dealership company was instructed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to halt operations. Several ...

A joint national taskforce to oversee the export of petroleum products across Ghana’s borders has been inaugurated. In an effort to curb the menace, the National Petroleum Authority in collaboration with other bodies have initiated measures to conduct swoop exercises on trucks suspected to be involved in the dumping of products meant for export into the country. The joint taskforce ...

As part of measures to expand rural electricity infrastructure, thirty two (32) communities in the Ofoase Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region have benefited from an electric extension program. Some of the beneficiary communities include Betenase, Bokor, Arkoh, Nkansah no.1, Amponsah, Sukuran, Pantinpa and Krofom. The rest are Yaw Nkran, Paawudu, Ayeboafo no.1 and 2, Wawase, Nii Quaye and Boatemaa ...

Former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh has revealed he saw the man who pulled the trigger leading to the death of one person and the injuring of another at the Ashanti Regional Headquarters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Monday afternoon. He disclosed to Osei Bonsu on Asempa Fm in an interview monitored by MyNewsGh.com that he ...