The Sixth accused person in the theft of monies belonging to former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has been granted a GHC300,000 bail with three sureties by the Accra Circuit Court State Prosecutors on Tuesday, August 22, 2023, prayed for a two-week adjournment from the court to mop up investigations …
Read More »GHS60.8bn wasn’t money lost by BoG through its operations in 2022 – Governor
Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Ernest Addison, has said the GHS60.8billion loss reported was a technical loss arising from the haircut and the application of accounting standards to estimate expected credit losses over the tenor of the Government debt held by the Bank. “It is not money …
Read More »BoG issues becoming albatross around neck of NPP & Gov’t; they must explain things better – Bempah
A of Director of Communication of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ernest Owusu-Bempah has charged the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to provide a detailed and better explanation of the issues surrounding the new headquarters that it is building and also the GH60.8billion loss it incurred last year. In the view …
Read More »Niger coup: West Africa army chiefs await ECOWAS order to deploy military
Military leaders from across West Africa are on standby, awaiting the activation of the ECOWAS order to deploy forces into Niger. The objective of this anticipated deployment is to compel the coup-makers to relinquish control and reinstate the ousted President. This formed a crucial part of the resolutions of the …
Read More »District level elections to take place on Dec 19 – Jean Mensa
This was announced by Chair of the Electoral Commission (EC) Jean Mensa at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, August 17. The elections are going to place in 6,252 electoral areas and with 38,672 polling stations nationwide. She assured that details of the elections will be made to the …
Read More »Coups: Be loyal to your heads of state and to ECOWAS – Nitiwul tells W/A army chiefs
Ghana’s Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul has told army chiefs of West African countries to be loyal to their heads of state and also to the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) as measures are put in place to restore democracy in Niger. He asked the army chiefs to …
Read More »Gyakye Quayson petitions GLC against Godfred Dame for ‘“professional misconduct”
Assin North Member of Parliament James Gyakye has petitioned the General Legal Council (GLC) against Attorney-General Godfred Yeboah Dame for “professional misconduct”. He accused Mr Dame of using insulting language against him on 16 June 2023, when his lawyer was drawing the attention of the court that he was …
Read More »Court sets Aug. 31 to rule on OSP-Cecilia Dapaah account freeze case
The Financial Division of the Accra High Court has set Thursday, August 31 as the date to give its ruling on the case brought before it by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), seeking confirmation of the order to freeze the bank accounts of former Sanitation Minister Cecilia Abena …
Read More »Ghanaians descend on government over 10% tax on bet winnings
Betting punters in Ghana have been expressing their displeasure over the new implementation of a 10% tax on all winnings from sports betting and lotteries which commenced on Tuesday, 2023. Although the government intends for this move to increase revenue streams, there has been a significant amount of protests. The government’s …
Read More »Ahmed Suale’s own deeds caused his death not me; he was a bad man – Kennedy Agyapong
Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has said investigative journalist Ahmed Suale was a bad man. He said Sual’s own deeds caused his death. Speaking with Roland Walker on TV3’s New Day Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Ken Agyapong who is also a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic …
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