POLITICS

The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga is being investigated by the Special Prosecutor on suspicion of corruption and abusing his office. This is after he is said to have imported three Toyota Land Cruiser V8s into the country, according to a statement by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, sighted by citinewsroom.com. “After undertaking preliminary investigations into the suspected commission of ...

The Energy Ministry has said President Akufo-Addo was not misled into approving the controversial Novation and Amendment Ameri deal as being claimed by some people. The novation and amendment agreement, seeking to buy out the $510million deal Ameri Energy has with the government and be handed over to a third party Mytilineos for 15 years, received an executive approval from ...

A US-based Ghanaian law professor, Kwaku Asare, has waded into the controversies surrounding the Ameri deal renegotiation. In a Facebook post on Monday, 6 August 2018, Prof Asare wrote: “I want to know what happened in the renegotiated AMERI. Who was on our team? Did our team lack the knowledge, preparation, expertise? Did AMERI mislead or bribe our team? Was ...

Head of Communication and Public Affairs at the Ministry of Energy, Nana Kofi Oppong Damoah has alleged a presidential staffer is plotting to kill him. His only crime, he explained is defending the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko over the revised AMERI deal. Nana Damoah who revealed this on Adom News Monday, said the suspect is government’s spokesperson on Governance ...

A former Vice-Chancellor of the University for Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), Professor Joshua Alabi has officially written to the leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to announce his intention to run for president on the party’s ticket. Some party stalwarts have already thrown their weight behind Prof Alabi. Ambassador James Victor Gbeho, former Deputy Speaker Ken Dzirasah and Keta ...

Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has been sacked from office by President Akufo-Addo with immediate effect. A statement from the Presidency announcing the action said the President has directed Mr. Agyarko to hand over to the lands and natural resources minister John Peter Amewu. The dismisal of Mr. Agyarko comes after the President was allegedly misled into approving the new AMERI ...

The Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has been asked to resign by President Nana Akufo-Addo over the controversial Novation and amendment AMERI deal, Starrfmonline.com has gathered. Sources within the Jubilee House have told Starrfmonline.com that the Energy Minister has been given a week to quit his post or will be forced out. However, indications are that he is likely to resign ...

A group calling itself, Concerned Youth of Western Region (CYWR) have expressed worries over how the Region has been neglected by the NPP administration led by President Akufo-Addo. Western Region is one of the best Regions in Ghana and is blessed with many natural resources such as gold, cocoa, timber, manganese, bauxite rubber and oil and gas but the Region ...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Public Sector Reforms Mr. Kusi Boafo has revealed that Rwanda is far ahead of Ghana in terms of common sense and national development. Recounting his experience during his visit to Rwanda to witness how the country reformed after the genocide in 1994 which claimed the lives of 800,000 people in the bloody war between the ...

The next time you try to get closer to the President of Ghana, look carefully to ensure that all his bodyguards do not have their overprotective cloaks on before you venture. Whether he is in a heavily guarded car or trotting on his feet to a destination, there is clearly no safe space for those who want a closer look. ...