POLITICS

The acting National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Freddie Blay has described the allegations of corruption and its subsequent altercations against the Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye and Samuel Abu Jinapor by musician Kwame Asare Obeng, also known as A-Plus, as detractive to the feat chalked so far by President Akufo Addo. “It is not helpful, ...

Continuation of the Oral Examination of businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has been cancelled because the sitting judge Justice Ampah Benin is unavailable. Mr Woyome was expected at the Supreme Court today to be scrutinized by the Deputy Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame on how his GHc51.2m judgement debt received from the State could be refunded. Kasapa FM’s court correspondent, Daakyehene ...

The Deputy Minister for Local Government, OB Amoah has charged Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the Northern part of the country not to pay a supposed levy of GH¢5,000 each as a contribution towards President Nana Akufo-Addo’s visit to those areas. According to O.B Amoah, the Ministry has not authorized any such payment as being imposed by the ...

The Economic and Organized Crimes Office (EOCO) is set to prosecute public and civil servants engaged in corrupt acts. This follows pressure mounted on it by the citizenry lead by Adom FM’s morning show, Captain Kwadwo Smart on May 19th, 2017. He led a demonstration dubbed: ‘Y?’gye y? sika‘ and presented a petition to EOCO and demanded some implicated state ...

The leader of All People’s Congress (ACP), Honourable Hassan Ayariga has said that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government’s flagship policy, Free Senior High Programme will produce school drop-outs. According to him, though the policy is a good one, the way it has been executed is likely to fail and thus want the Akufo-Addo administration to re-examine its flagship programme, ...

The former Chief of Staff of former President John Dramani Mahama, Mr. Julius Debrah has denied being banned from entering the United States of America, the United Kingdom, and five other European countries over visa fraud. There have been speculations on social media that Mr Debrah was not only ban from entering the USA but slapped with additional 10-year ban ...

The Minority in Parliament has described as “draconian” fines slapped on defaulting radio stations by the National Communications Authority. In a statement, the group insists the action by the regulator is “troubling” and may have “grave implications for press freedom and media pluralism.” The statement comes a day after the NCA issued its report on a broadcasting audit it conducted ...

Former Chief of Staff in the John Mahama government Mr Julius Debrah has denied ever having anything to do with visa applications for persons in government. This follows allegations being circulated on social media that he has been banned from entering seven countries for visa racketeering. Social media footsoldiers of the ruling New Patriotic Party government have, in the past ...

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has caused the arrest of Nigerian bar and restaurant operator, and her son at Sokoban Wood Village, near Kumasi, Ashanti regional capital. The arrest follows a revelation that the woman, Nkechi, also known as ‘Obolo’ and her son, Emmanuel David, otherwise known as Ndubuisi, have been using their bar as a front to traffic Nigerian ...

The unfolding brouhaha emanating from the corruption allegations levelled by controversial musician, Kwame Asare Obeng popularly called A-Plus against two Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Asenso-Boakye and Abu Jinapor seems not to have an end in sight. After the CID reported that A-Plus’ allegations were unfounded, which minimised attention on the matter, a recently leaked tape in which a Deputy Director ...