A South Africa – based Ghanaian pastor has blamed Ghanaian churches and Religious leaders for the West African country’s widespread corruption, which has crippled the economy. Head Pastor of Prince Emmanuel Church at Free State in South Africa, Pastor Isaac Yeboah said corrupt practices and immoral values are seems to …
Read More »Nigerians hail ‘brilliant’ Bawumia; wish he was their Veep
A section of Nigerian have hailed the economic prowess and brilliance of Ghana’s Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and wish he was theirs in the oil rich country. An article sighted on punchng.com a Nigerian online portal observes that Nigerian has no popular economist and sound economic theory with which …
Read More »Special Prosecutor summons two over alleged corruption
The Office of the Special Prosecutor has invited the Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat and the Administrator of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Secretariat to help with investigations to ascertain whether or not either of them or both have used their positions for private benefit. The two officials — …
Read More »GJA boycotts NDC events following attack on Adom TV reporter
The Volta Region branch of the Ghana Journalist Association has directed its members to “stay away” from covering functions organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South Constituency. This follows an attack on the Oti Regional Correspondent for Adom TV, Benjamin Owusu, by the party’s Constituency Secretary, Prince Succeed …
Read More »Sports Minister ‘fingered’ in Ghana FA election meddling, FIFA frowns
Ghana’s Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah is set to incur the wrath of FIFA as he is neck-deep in masterminding the banning of candidates for the Ghana FA presidential elections in favour of Nana Yaw Amponsah, insiders close to the government official have told Ghanasoccernet.com. Sources say a government-leaning candidate Cudjoe …
Read More »Seven suspected Chinese illegal miners arrested
Seven Chinese nationals suspected of mining illegally in the Western region have been arrested. The Operation Vanguard team picked up the seven in a day-long patrol conducted Monday in the general area of Aniamote in the Wassa Akropong District. Li Jiaming, 45, Qin Weida, 45, Yang Rong, 37, Lixu Rong, …
Read More »Samira Bawumia’s brother speaks after ‘flogging’ Oye Lithur
Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur lost in the just ended primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, Senior brother of Second Lady, Samira Bawumia. Nana Oye lost to Adamu Ramadan in the Adentan constituency of the Greater Accra Region. …
Read More »Father, 33, allegedly kills baby hours after birth
A 33-year-old man has been arrested by the Police in Akatsi at a village called Bekpo located in the Akatsi South District of the Volta Region for allegedly killing a baby girl hours after she was given birth to, by his wife. Amidu Ibrahim was arrested after the wife and …
Read More »PPA boss to be hauled before GIPS Ethics and Professional Standards Committee
The Ghana Institute of Procurement and Supply (GIPS) says they will cause the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) boss to appear before the Institute’s Ethics and Professional Standards committee. President, Collins Agyeman Sarpong who disclosed this on Joy News’ PM Express programme said a letter has already been prepared and will be …
Read More »[VIDEO]: Raped, impregnated: 19-year-old still fighting to secure justice
A 19-year-old girl who was raped by two men in Bawku in 2016 is still fighting to get justice three years on. According to the victim, one of the perpetrators proposed love to her and she refused. Days later he and his friend ganged up to rape her to teach …
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