An Accra High Court’s order for undercover investigator Anas Aremeyaw Anas to reveal his identity to former Ghana Football Association President, Kwasi Nyantakyi in chambers before testifying in open court wearing a face mask has been declined. Anas cites concerns about his security and safety. Tiger Eye PI, an investigative …
Read More »PDP wants African leaders to boycott Nigeria’s inaugural ceremony
African leaders have been advised by Nigeria’s major opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to abstain from the country’s impending inauguration ceremony, which will see President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu take the oath of office. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Statesman, the spokesperson for PDP Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar, Otunba Segun Showunmi, …
Read More »Water tariffs to go up from June 1
The cost of water services will see an increment following review and approval by the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) effective June 1, 2023. PURC in a statement for the review for the second quarter of 2023 also announced increased tariffs for electricity and natural gas by 18.36% across the …
Read More »Brace yourselves, consequences of IMF deal about to ‘bite’ hard – Minority to Ghanaians
The Minority Caucus in parliament has said that Ghanaians are yet to face the full consequences of the IMF deal in the coming days. Their comments come following the approval of the $3 billion-dollar loan request by the IMF board on Wednesday, May 17, 2023. The Minority believes that Ghanaians …
Read More »Anas steps down from testifying against Kwesi Nyantakyi over court order to show his face
Undercover journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has decided to withdraw from testifying as a witness in the case against former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi, following a recent ruling by the High Court in Accra. The court had granted permission for Anas to testify wearing a mask in open court, with the condition that …
Read More »There is no rush to go to the international capital market – Ofori-Atta
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, has stated that Ghana is not in a rush to go to the international capital market. Ghana has been shut out of the international capital market after its debt levels reached unsustainable levels. It had to embark on a debt restructuring programme for both domestic …
Read More »Court grants Nigerian police request to detain Seun Kuti for another four days
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos has granted an application for an extension of remand of Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti for additional four days. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs Adeola Olatubosun, extended Kuti’s remand until May 22, 2023. Simon Lough (SAN), who led a police legal team to the court, …
Read More »82 police officers sue IGP for failing to promote them after study leave
Some aggrieved police officers, numbering a total of eighty-two (82), have sued the Attorney General (1st Defendant), the Ghana Police Service (2nd Defendant), and the Inspector General of Police (3rd Defendant) for acting unfairly and capriciously with respect to the failure of the Ghana Police Service to promote them after …
Read More »Ghetto boys beat man to death for failing to render account for ‘wee’ sold
A 30-year-old man has met his untimely death after he was beaten to death over his failure to render accounts of wee sold to his boss. The deceased, identified as Kwadwo Afful is said to have been given ‘wee’ by his boss to sell but failed to give accounts of …
Read More »‘You didn’t shout ‘aduru me so’ when we needed someone to mount the witness box’– NPP MP takes swipe at Alan
Dr. Kwame Ayew Afriyie, the Member of Parliament for Afiduase-Asokore in the Ashanti Region, has taken a swipe at the campaign team of former Trade and Industry Minister, John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen. According to the MP, individuals like Mr. Kyerematen, contrary to his campaign mantra of ‘aduru me so’ (it …
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