Tag Archives: SPECIAL

Abu Jinapor appoints sacked deputy minister as Advisor on Special Projects

The Minister for Land and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has appointed former deputy minister Benito Owusu-Bio as Advisor to the Minister on Special Projects within the same ministry. According to a letter dated February 15, the appointee has been designated as Advisor to the Minister for Lands and Natural …

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When Cecilia Dapaah was making money, you were probably not born – Cousin tells Special Prosecutor

Baffour Ampong, cousin of embattled former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Dapaah, has asserted that her wealth and properties were acquired through legitimate means. Amid ongoing investigations by the Special Prosecutor into allegations of corruption, Ampong has come forward to dispel rumors surrounding Dapaah’s financial success. Speaking in an …

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Return Cecilia Dapaah’s seized money within seven days – Court orders Special Prosecutor

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has been directed by an Accra High Court to return cash amounts seized from the residence of the former Minister of Sanitation, Cecilia Dapaah within seven days. According to a Citi News report, the development comes after the OSP seized the monies found to have been …

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Nigerian pastor sets lady on fire during special prayer

Pastor Taiwo Odebiyi of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Maberu Parish located in Offin in the Sagamu area of Ogun State, has been arrested by the police for setting 21-year-old Sukura Owodunni on fire during special prayer. As reported by The Punch, the incident happened on August 17, 2023. It …

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Here is why the Asantehene’s Golden Stool cannot move without this special item; Dwetɛkuduo

Among all the regalia items of the Ashanti Kingdom stands tall the ‘Sika Dwa Kofi’, that is, the Golden stool and the Dwetɛkuduo. Kuduo refers to a special container where precious items are kept, while Dwetɛ is the Twi word for silver. Hence Dwetɛkuduo means a special container made of …

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LIVESTREAMING: Special Prosecutor ‘tackles’ Prof. Frimpong-Boateng on Newsfile

In the face of recent issues surrounding the alleged involvement of persons in illegal mining and controversies surrounding the work of the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining, Special Prosecutor; Kissi Agyebeng will be on Newsfile on Joynews. Issues regarding the alleged ‘arrests’ of Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng and other issues are also …

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FICAC Holds Special Cocktail

    A spectacular cocktail function for World Federation of Honorary Consuls (FICAC) for Pan African Conference delegates has been held in Accra.   The event, which was hosted by the Dean Emeritus, Amarkai Amarteifio, the Dean,Hon. Dimitrios Avraam and the Executive Secretary of HCCGH, Hon. Kwame Acquah, offered a …

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LIVESTREAMED: Kennedy Agyapong makes special announcement on NPP flagbearer contest

New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong is delivering a televised address to the nation. The address by the flagbearer hopeful comes after the NPP officially opened nominations for the selection of a flagbearer ahead of the 2024 general election. Kennedy Agyapong, the current Member of Parliament for Assin Central, is a leading …

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Special Prosecutor summons ‘money spraying’ MP Aspirant

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary aspirant, who was captured in a viral video throwing out money on the day of the presidential and parliamentary primaries, has been invited by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) for alleged corruption. This was contained in a letter reported by myjoyonline.com. The said letter …

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SMC Contractors Call On Special Prosecutor To Investigate Roads And Highways Minister

  SMC contractors and their employees of the Ghana Highways Authority across the country numbering over four thousand seven hundred have urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe Road Minister Hon. Kwasi Amoakoh Attah, Chief Director, Ministry of Highways, Ing Dr Abass, as well as the Chief …

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