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Labianca report is hollow, without mandate & unconstitutional – Martin Amidu backs Col. Damoah

August 22, 2022

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu has given his take on the recently published report by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on alleged corruption and commission of same by Labianca Group of Companies, owned by Council of State member Eunice Jacqueline Asomah-Hinneh. The report issued by Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng on […]Continue Reading

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Raila Odinga files petition to challenge Kenyan election outcome

August 22, 2022

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga has filed an electronic copy of his challenge against the results of this month’s election, a lawyer for his Azimio La Umoja coalition has told a local broadcaster. “What we did this morning is to file the online copy,” lawyer Daniel Maanzo told Kenyan television channel NTV Kenya on Monday. […]Continue Reading

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Bawumia plays blame game with Ghana’s economic problems – US economist

August 22, 2022

A professor of applied economics at Johns Hopkins University has accused the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of playing blame games with Ghana’s economic problems. Steven Hanke said he has noticed that the Veep likes to shift responsibility regarding the country’s economic woes. In a tweet on Monday, he added that based on his assessment […]Continue Reading

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SIM registration: Self-service app still offline 3 weeks after Owusu-Ekuful’s announcement

August 22, 2022

There is growing concern about the self-service application which was promised by government some three weeks ago. Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, on August 2, announced that a self-service SIM re-registration app will be launched to enable the public re-register their SIM cards in the comfort of their homes. This was to reduce long queues at […]Continue Reading

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GUTA to close shops on August 29 to demonstrate against rapid cedi depreciation

August 22, 2022

Members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA), say they will close down all their shops on Monday, August 29, to demonstrate against the persistent depreciation of the Ghana Cedi. According to them, the rapid fall of the Cedi is having a negative impact on their businesses, hence their decision to stage the protest. […]Continue Reading

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FBNBank celebrates 2022 edition of Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week

August 22, 2022

FBNBank has announced that it is will be celebrating this year’s edition of its annual Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability Week (CR&S) from August 22 to 26. It is under the theme, “Making kindness a way of life” with the call for all to “Start Performing Acts of Random Kindness.” The CR&S Week commemoration has become […]Continue Reading

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Decline Your New Contract & Go Home – Teacher Unions Tell Anthony Boateng

August 22, 2022

All is currently not well, within the Ghana Education Service (GES), as teacher unions across the country have issued a firm statement, advising the embattle Deputy Director-General of GES in-charge of (Management Services), Anthony Boateng to respectfully decline the new contract extension offered him by presidency. This was after Mr. Boateng was due for retirement […]Continue Reading

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BoG cautions public against 19 entities engaged in loan services without license

August 22, 2022

The Bank of Ghana is cautioning the public against unlicensed entities engaged in the provision of loans to consumers, in contravention of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016. According to the Central Bank, these illegal entities mostly employ the use of mobile applications and social media in their activities. The entities which are […]Continue Reading

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Labianca case: Appointing Council of State member to GPHA board smacks of elite capture – Former CDD-Ghana boss

August 22, 2022

Former Executive Director of governance think tank, Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), Prof Emmanuel Gyimah Boadi is questioning President Akufo-Addo’s appointment of a Council of State member onto the Ghana Ports of Harbor Authority board. Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh is currently embroiled in a dispute with the Special Prosecutor over Continue Reading

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ECG to pursue people responsible for destroying transformer

August 22, 2022

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced its commitment to finding the persons responsible for the destruction of some of its transformers serving the Krobo enclave. As many as 12 of the Company’s transformers were destroyed by some unknown persons the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo municipalities were disconnected from the national grid. But […]Continue Reading