Crime

Dram Oil takes on Deloitte for failing to file defence

June 21, 2022

An oil trading company, Dram Oil and Trading Limited, is asking an Accra High Court to allow it prove why it should be paid more than $187,595,000 by auditing firm, Deloitte and Touche. The company argues that it deserves the payment because the audit firm failed to respond to a suit filed against it. Documents […]Continue Reading

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We don’t receive ex-gratia – Judges and Magistrates

June 21, 2022

The Association of Magistrates and Judges of Ghana (AMJG) has denied claims that Superior Court Judges receive ex-gratia every four years. According to the judges, they rather take back pay when their actual salary is computed and back-dated. “It is this arrears of salary or back pay which is mischievously being described as ex-gratia in […]Continue Reading

Business

Admit the economy is not in good shape – Boakye Agyarko tells Akufo-Addo

June 21, 2022

A former Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, says the country’s current economy is not in a good place. Mr. Agyarko, as a result, wants the government led by the President to admit this to Ghanaians so the citizens can come on board to implement measures that will rectify the situation. According to him, no institution or […]Continue Reading

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Attorney-General inducts new OSP Board members

June 21, 2022

The Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame has sworn a nine-member Board for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). Since Kissi Agyebeng was sworn into office nine months ago, the OSP has been without a Board. The absence of the Board members has been a thorny issue for many civil society organisations who have lamented the […]Continue Reading

Business

Industrialization is Ghana’s only way of withstanding market volatilities – Ahomka-Lindsay

June 21, 2022

A former Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Robert Ahomka-Lindsay says Ghana must take seriously its industrialisation drive to ensure that its economy is able to withstand volatilities on the international market. According to him, the current structure of the country’s economy overly exposes it to changes in western markets and makes it vulnerable. Speaking […]Continue Reading

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our police officers working in the police control room monitoring CCTV

June 21, 2022

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is increasing the level of poverty in Africa. Nana Akufo-Addo says statistics available indicate that over 430 million people in Africa have been rendered poor by the war. Speaking at the 2022 European Union Development Days Conference in Brussels, Belgium, Nana Akufo-Addo urged all to […]Continue Reading

Crime

Islamic SHS: We’re confident IGP will handle anti-Muslim comments case professionally – Chief Imam

June 21, 2022

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu is confident in the ability of the Inspector General of Police to address the issue of anti-Muslim comments passed by some police officers relating to the recent chaos at the Islamic Senior High School in the Ashanti Region. According to the Chief Imam’s spokesperson, Aremeyaw Shaibu, they […]Continue Reading

Crime

Court remands two soldiers alleged to have gang-raped woman

June 21, 2022

A Tamale District court has remanded into prison custody two military officers who allegedly gang-raped an old student of the Damongo nursing and midwifery college on June 12, 2022. The two were charged with rape and conspiracy to commit crime. According to the prosecution statement, the suspects, who were both residing in Damongo at the […]Continue Reading

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Judges must resolve cases involving attacks on media quickly – Oppong Nkrumah

June 21, 2022

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged judges not to spare persons who assault journalists, especially in their line of duty. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah indicated that the assaults on journalists embarrass the nation, for which a motion has to be taken immediately towards such acts. He was speaking in Ho within the Volta Region during […]Continue Reading

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Kintampo South MP returns double salary

June 21, 2022

The Member of Parliament for Kintampo South, Alexander Gyan, has returned the GH¢119,004.45 paid to him as salary for his tenure as DCE, which he vacated in 2021, according to a memo at the Controller and Accountant General’s Department. Mr. Gyan was cited alongside fellow first-time MPs; Sylvester Tetteh of Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro who has […]Continue Reading