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Committee invites Martin Amidu over Special Prosecutor Bill

The Chairman of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Parliament, Ben Abdallah, has said that they have invited former Attorney General, Martin Amidu to appear before to committee to present his recommendations on the office of the Special Prosecutor Bill 2017. According to him, the move is part of …

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There’s still hope for NDC’s revival – Amidu

Although he believes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has strayed from its socialist ethos, anti-corruption campaigner Martin Amidu feels the NDC is not beyond redemption. Mr. Amidu, who is a foundational member of the NDC, is noted as being a vehement critic of the party and its leadership, to the …

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Scandal at EC: More rot exposed!

More revelations are emerging about the alleged rot at the Electoral Commission (EC) as the Chairperson, Charlotte Osei, is said to have single-handedly awarded contracts running into millions of Ghana cedis without tenders. According to the petitioners, who are calling for her removal from office, she awarded contracts to private …

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Don’t resurrect tow levy, it won’t happen – Nduom

The 2016 flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has said he will oppose attempts by any group of people to resurrect the mandatory tow levy. According to him, he has picked intelligence that “some people are busying themselves behind the scenes to resurrect the mandatory …

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Government is discriminating against Exton Cubic – Inusah Fuseini

Former Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Inusah Fuseini, has stated that government’s decision to revoke Exton Cubic’s mining lease is discriminatory. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu, revoked Exton Cubic’s exploration license for bauxite in the Tano Offin Reserve because they did not have some statutory documents …

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Video: A Plus spits fire after giving ‘evidence’ to police

Controversial musician and lover of Nana Akufo-Addo, Kwame A Plus has presented his evidence to the Criminal Investigative Department division of the Ghana Police Service. A Plus was invited by the CID after the President ordered for an investigation into claims of corruption he made about the two Deputy Chiefs …

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11 Jospong companies single-sourced GHC98m fumigation contract – Report

JOY NEWS’ investigations have revealed, the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development single-sourced a 98-million-cedi spraying contract to eleven companies belonging to the Jospong Group of Companies in 2015. The investigations also uncovered that this contract was awarded at a time government had two spraying contracts with another member …

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Gun attack: Asiedu Nketia lied – Eyewitness

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) ‘lied’ about claims that he was attacked and harassed by some unidentified gun wielding men on the Accra-Kumasi Highway last weekend. The story of the attack as narrated by Johnson Asiedu Nketia, an eyewitness said was a figment of the imagination …

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Rawlings started public insults – Roberts-Mensah

The use of uncouth language by public officials started from the governance of former President Jerry John Rawlings and gradually gained roots over the years, Joseph Roberts-Mensah, Head of Strategic Communication, UN Mission in South Sudan, has said. The veteran broadcaster who was reacting to ill statements by resigned Deputy …

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More names pop up in SSNIT scandal

Some of the faces behind the $72 million Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) scandal that has set tongues wagging are beginning to unravel. In what can be seen as a clear case of conflict of interest, a source has told DAILY GUIDE that the head of the troubled …

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