GENERAL NEWS

Man who ‘shot himself’ and another near KNUST both confirmed dead

The Ashanti Regional Police Command of the Ghana Police Service has confirmed the death of suspect Samson Zabanga, who was reported to have shot himself on Tuesday, November 17. A spokesperson for the Command, Godwin Ahianyo confirmed to 3news.com that “at about 17:30 hours on Tuesday Samson Zabanga died moments …

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Breaking News: Pedestrian Shopping Mall At Circle On Fire

Information in indicates that a pedestrian shopping mall at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra is on fire. The cause of the fire which reportedly started at 1am, Wednesday, is not yet known. Personnel from the Ghana Fire Service are currently trying to douse the fire. Some of the traders are …

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FULL DOCUMENT: Read Akufo Addo’s Reply to Martin Amidu

The presidency has finally released an 8 pages documents in response to concerns raised by the embattled Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu. The Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu took Ghana by surprise when he submitted his letter of resignation citing interference on the side of government and other activities by government and …

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Odawna market gutted by fire

The Odawna market near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle has been gutted by fire at Wednesday dawn. Personnel from the fire service were able to bring the fire under control. John Ofori, an eyewitness told Citi News that “We saw the smoke from afar, so we thought it was the [GCB] …

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Martin Amidu returns all sitting allowances since 2018

Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has reportedly directed his accountant to return an amount of GH¢12,696 paid to him as sitting allowances from 2018. The directive according to a report by CitiNews was issued Tuesday, November 17, 2020. Per details of the report, the amount to be returned was from …

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WATCH: Asiedu Nketia narrates how Rawlings’s cousin was executed to demonstrate equality before the law

WATCH VIDEO Below NDC’s National Secretary has recounted a period under ‘the Rawlings regime’ where the former president’s cousin was executed for mistakenly firing a gun at someone. Mr. Asiedu Nketia said the late JJ Rawlings’s cousin was a security officer watching over a particular center where food was being sold during …

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Akufo-Addo handed me copy of Ofori-Atta’s comments to infuse into Agyapa report but I refused – Amidu

In his resignation letter to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, directly told the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces that he could not direct him about as far as his handling of the corruption and anti-corruption assessment report of the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal was …

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Akufo-Addo orders payment of Amidu’s held up salary

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Chief of Staff to ensure that emolument and benefits due the resigned Special Prosecutor is paid. The directive was contained in a letter acknowledging the President’s acceptance of Mr Amidu’s resignation as Special Prosecutor. The Presidency also noted it will respond to the claims by …

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I’ll respond to your claims – Akufo-Addo to Amidu

President Akufo-Addo says he will, in due course, respond to accusations of interference against him by the ex-Special Prosecutor in his resignation letter. Martin Amidu resigned from his post as Special Prosecutor citing interference by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in his work. “The reaction I received for daring to produce the Agyapa …

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Here are the five likely to succeed Amidu as Special Prosecutor

The Special Prosecutor position has become vacant following the resignation of Martin Amidu on Monday, November 16. This means that the President must, in accordance with the Office of Special Prosecutor Act 2017, Act 959, nominate a new person to be vetted by Parliament for the post. Mr Ampaw has …

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