Dear Presidents of Africa. I pray this letter finds you in great health condition and on high spirit and sense of patriotism for mother Africa. I am aware that you do not have mountain of time reading beyond two-page letter so I would be succinct in my five points-advice as I pray that it make … The post New Year’s Letter to African Leaders appeared first on Ghanaian

 Cape Verde midfielder, Jamiro Mon­teiro, has said his side has more to prove following their qualification to the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Côte d’Ivoire 2023. Jamiro Monteiro put up a man of the match performance to help his country record a slim win over Mauritania. A late Ryan Mendes penalty … The post ‘Cape Verde has more to prove’ appeared first on

Hosts Cote d’Ivoire pulled off a monu­mental upset by defeating defending champions, Senegal, 5-4 on penal­ties after extra time to advance to the TotalEneriges CAF Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals. In front of a raucous home crowd at the Stade Charles Konan Banny in Yamoussoukro, Senegal made a blistering start and took the lead just … The post AFCON 2023: Cote d’Ivoire

 In his very first attempt at contesting as aspiring par­liamentary candidate, Kofi Obiri Yeboah made history in Saturday’s parliamentary pri­maries of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) when he polled an overwhelming 85 per cent of the votes cast to beat his three other contenders, including the established incumbent, for the Subin Seat. The affable … The post New

 The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kings­ford Bagbin, has indicated that since he assumed office as the Speaker and Chair­man of the Parliamentary Service Board, he has prioritised the capacity building of Parliamenta­ry staff. According to him, he firmly believes that enhancing staff competencies is the surest way to effective service delivery and improved productivity. … The post Capacity

The Public Accounts Com­mittee (PAC) of Parliament has raised concern about the increasing rate of the payment of “unearned salaries and unserved bond terms” by staff of the Ghana Health Ser­vice (GHS). The pervasiveness of the infraction, if left unchecked, according to PAC, would deny the country of much-needed funds for other key investments in … The post PAC expresses

 There are growing calls for the scrapping of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for its inability so far to success­fully prosecute just a single case. It seems a very cogent deci­sion to support those making such calls because the public thought the OSP was going to, at least, reduce corruption drastically in the … The post Let’s nurture OSP for expected results appeared first

The Special Prosecutor, Mr Kissi Agyebeng has said calls by a section of the public for the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to be scrapped were ‘unwholesome’ as this could hinder the country’s fight against corruption. According to him, an objec­tive evaluation of the attempts to unfairly and unjustly discredit the OSP and its … The post Fight

The Minerals Com­mission says neither it nor the Ministry of Lands and Nat­ural Resources has received a formal application or request from FGR to put the mine under care and maintenance. The Prestea-Bogoso Mine is currently under the control of FGR Bogoso Prestea Limited (FGR) and its principal sharehold­er Blue International Holdings Limited which is … The post Minerals

 A guard of honour was yesterday held for the out­going Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, to celebrate him for his partnership with security agencies and service to the country. An all-female guard police offi­cers were on parade with support from the Police Central Band. The 96-member guard, including Assistant Superintendents of … The post Police administration honours

The government has disbursed GH¢2.5 billion to some banks under the Ghana Finan­cial Stability Fund (GFSF). Governor of the Bank of Gha­na, Dr Ernest Addison, disclosed this on Monday in response to a question on how much has been disbursed under the GFSF during the first MPC press conference of the year. That was after … The post Govt disburses GH¢2.5bn stability funds to

A 27-year-old man, who had sex with a 14-year-old girl in a church at Sowutuom, Accra, has been sen­tenced to 15 years imprisonment. Appearing before the Gen­der-Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters, Accra, Enoch Mensah, pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement. The court convicted Mensah on his own plea and sentenced him accordingly. … The post Man jailed 15 years for defiling

 The Accra Circuit Court has granted GH¢50,000.00 bail with two sureties to a businessman, accused of defrauding a woman of US$5,000, under the pretext of securing her a German visa. Faisal Moro Mohammed, 31, denied defrauding Madam Mercy Sarfo as well as breaching the trust between the two. Police Chief Inspector Daniel Danku told the … The post Businessman accused of visa

Iddrisu Suka, allegedly involved in GH¢203,000 job scam case has been remanded in police custody by the Circuit Court in Accra. The court presided over by Mrs Samuel Bright Acquah, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Sukaon June 19, 2023. Meanwhile, the first accused, Dorcas Nartey, a 28-year-old unemployed, who had earlier appeared … The post Alleged GH¢203,000 job scam lands man

Benjamin Abo­agye, musician, has been sen­tenced to 35 years imprisonment by the Adentan Cir­cuit Court, for robbing a banker at gunpoint, at Pantang, Accra. This was after Aboagye, 28, was found guilty at the end of the trial on charges of conspiracy to commit robbery and robbery. The court presided over by Mrs Sedinam Awo … The post 2 locked up 45 years for robbing banker at gunpoint