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The Ashanti Region recorded 434 cases of road crash deaths and 3,110 injuries from January to October this year. The deaths and injuries were recorded from 2,688 crashes. Superintendent Emmanuel Adu Boahen, the Regional MTTD Commander, said the figure is low compared to road crashes that occurred within the same …

The Member of Parliament for the Asawase constituency, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka says he is disappointed and worried by the resignation of the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu. According to Muntaka, he does not think there is any other Ghanaian fit to handle the worries and pains that comes with fighting corruption …

When President Donald Trump learned at the end of last week that his lawyers were dropping their lawsuit seeking a review of ballots in Arizona, the news caught him by surprise. Summoning members of his team to the Oval Office, where he has been spending afternoons and evenings lately when not in …

Ghana’s award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, has started exercising seriously to gain an envious body for December. December is often a period where musicians get booked for lots of deals and hence do not get enough time to relax and exercise. Most times, artistes end up putting on weight which eventually hampers the …

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has revealed why it cancelled the results of some 2,283 candidates who sat for this year’s WASSCE exams. According to the Council, students whose results were cancelled went against regulations and brought foreign materials to the examination hall. The head of Public Affairs for …

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has said although he should not have announced his resignation publicly by himself, the trauma he went through after his report on the Agyapa deal was unbearable. According to him, he felt he was executing an independent work on the Agyapa deal but the interference in is work …

Former president Jacob Zuma doesn’t fear any finding, his legal counsel, advocate Muzi Sikhakhane, told the Zondo commission into state capture. Sikhakhane was arguing as to why the commission’s chairperson, Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, should be recused. The commission’s evidence leader, advocate Paul Pretorius, said it is difficult not …

At least four persons were injured over the weekend when a taxi cab with registration number ER 1152-18 collided head-on with a motorbike with registration number M-20-ER 7428 at New Tafo Akyem- Mangoase area stretch of Tafo to Bunso highway in the Eastern Region. The impact of the crash forced …

The Head Pastor of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim, who has been slapped with criminal charges with three others in the ongoing forgery trial at the Kaneshie District Court is sick. In court on Monday, when the first of the two identified accomplices of the Bishop arrived in …

35 Menu › News Martin Amidu resigned as Special Prosecutor on November 16, 2020 Martin Amidu has announced his resignation as the first Special Prosecutor in the country. This decision follows what he described as intense traumatic experience he endured after the release of a corruption risk assessment conducted on the controversial …

Former President John Mahama on Monday, November 16, 2020 signed the book of condolence opened for the late President Jerry John Rawlings. There were allegations that the NDC Presidential Candidate was being prevented by officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government from signing the book of condolence at the …

This is to inform the public that I resigned from my position as the Special Prosecutor of the Office of the Special Prosecutor with immediate effect upon the submission of my letter of resignation with reference number OSP/2/AM/14 dated 16th November 2020 which was received at the Office of the …

A 40- year-old man, Nicodemus Nomyange, set himself and his girlfriend Shininenge Pam ablaze in Benue State. According to witnesses, their murder-suicide was a clear case of “if I can’t have you, nobody else will.” According to The Nation, Mr Nomyange, a married man with children, had been dating Pam …

Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has disclosed that no attempts were made by the Government to ensure that he was paid since assuming office two years ago. Deputy Special Prosecutor has also not received any payment yet, Amidu disclosed. These revelations were made in a statement issued by Mr. Amidu announcing …

Gyan and jama, two words which do not only sound similar but also connect quite strongly. Asamoah Gyan loves music and it is not surprising that whichever clubs he plays for, his innate love for music becomes part of the story. A ‘part-time’ musician with quite a good number of …

Founding President of policy think tank Imani Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has said the Special Prosecutor, Martin has been overrun by corruption in the Ghanaian political space. His comments follow Martin Amidu’s resignation as the first Special Prosecutor in the country’s history. In a lone Facebook post reacting to the news, November 16, …

GhanaWeb can report that Martin Amidu has resigned from his position as Special Prosecutor. According to Mr Amidu, he is resigning because he does not feel that President Nana Akufo-Addo has done enough to safeguard the independence of his office. He said: “The events of 12/11/20 removed the only protection I …

The South Sudan National Security Service tribunal court in Juba on Tuesday sentenced its officer to four years imprisonment and dismissed him from active service after he was found guilty of murder. In 2017, Captain Robert Benjamin was arrested and detained after he was accused of killing his colleague Daniel …

A BBC Africa Eye investigation has revealed the existence of a secretive but thriving illegal market for babies and young children in Kenya. For over a year, a team of undercover investigators infiltrated a series of child trafficking rings that extend from the slums of Nairobi to one of the …

Last week the Ghana Stock Exchange commemorated its 30th anniversary having commenced trading on November 12, 1990. While there is plenty to celebrate in terms of its achievements as an institution for mobilizing long term capital for business financing and enriching investors in this process, most equity investors on the …

The new National Mortgage and Housing scheme, piloted successfully by the government over the past two years is effectively reducing the applicable interest rates on mortgages in Ghana by over two-thirds. The new scheme is offering mortgages at about 10 percent per annum. Down from the market offered rate of …

He is not yet a Member of Parliament (MP) nor a government official but is now seeking to do so. Nana Kwaku Bonsam, a well known traditionalist at Akomadan-Afrancho, is contesting the Offinso North constituency in the Ashanti Region in the December 7 parliamentary elections as an independent candidate. At …

The Pretoria Magistrates Court has today issued a warrant of arrest for couple fugitives, Shepard Bushiri and his wife, Mary, after they contravened their bail conditions last week. This comes after the two had failed to present themselves at the police station to confirm that they are still in the …

A woman is fighting for her life in hospital after her husband allegedly poured petrol over her and set her and her two children alight, after the couple had a serous argument in Zwelitsha, Nelspruit. According to police, a 43-year-old man went into hiding after he allegedly set his family …

Thomas Partey will likely shape future transfer business at Arsenal, claims Kevin Campbell, with the Gunners needing to decide whether to move for someone like Wilfred Ndidi or a more creative option such as Houssem Aouar. The Gunners invested heavily in midfield reinforcements over the summer, but they left it late …