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CID has concluded investigations on Nyantakyi – Government reveals

The government has revealed that the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service has concluded investigations on embattled former Ghana Football Association (GFA) boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi. In a statement signed by the Deputy Information Minister, Puis Enam Hadzide on Thursday, the government expects the docket to be presented to the state’s chief prosecutor soon. “Criminal investigations have been ...

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Obed Asamoah cautions NDC against opposing Oti Region

A former Attorney General in the erstwhile Rawlings administration, Dr Obed Asamoah, has cautioned the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against any attempt to oppose ongoing processes for the creation of new regions in the country. He said it would be politically suicidal for the biggest opposition party to be seen as the source of recent agitations against the constitutional processes ...

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FIFA relied on government’s work to ban ex-GFA boss – Deputy Attorney-General

Government has rejected allegations that it has done nothing about a sports corruption scandal that has attracted a FIFA ban on former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi. Deputy Attorney-General Godfred Dame told Myjoyonline that the world football governing body, FIFA, relied on government’s work before it announced the lifetime ban Tuesday. Kwesi Nyantakyi is not allowed any involvement ...

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Ghanaians troll Nyantakyi after FIFA’s lifetime ban

The Federation of International Football Association on Tuesday, October 30 brought finality to its investigations of Kwesi Nyantakyi, imposing a lifetime ban on the embattled lawyer. FIFA on Tuesday announced that Kwesi Nyantakyi has been banned for life from all football-related activities. The development comes four months after the renowned administrator was captured in an investigative documentary engaging in corrupt ...

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Nyantakyi ban: Akufo-Addo must subject himself to credible investigations – NDC

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) wants President Nana Akufo-Addo investigated for corruption after former Ghana Football Association boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi was banned for life by FIFA. The world football governing body found Mr. Nyantakyi guilty of bribery and corruption after months of investigations into a video documentary where he was caught engaging in corrupt act. In the said video ...

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The €12.9M renovated Adomi Bridge at at Atimpoku which links the Eastern and Volta Regions may soon become a death trap following an unhealthy habit of people making away with bolts and nuts that have been used to brace the bridge. The bridge was in December 2015 reopened to the public after being closed for 22 months for some major ...

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Ghana Elections Election 2016 Election 2012 Election 2008 r/o Election 2008 Election 2004 Election 2000 r/o Election 2000 Election 1996 MPs Should Speak Local Languages In Parliament – Linguist

A senior lecturer and coordinator of the Chinese section at the University of Ghana Department of linguistics, Dr Clement Appah has observed that the plurality of the Ghanaian culture should make it possible for members of Parliament to express themselves in their local languages at parliamentary sittings. He said although English is Ghana’s official language, it is somewhat limited in ...

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Employ more Ghanaians from local communities – Bawumia to oil firms

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has asked companies within the oil and gas sector to employ more local people in the communities they operate. According to him, oil and gas companies in the Western Region, must first consider people from the region before bringing labour from elsewhere. Speaking at this year’s Kundum festival in the Western Region, Dr. Bawumia stressed ...

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God is punishing Ghanaians for voting against NDC – Alhaji Limuna

A former Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), Alhaji Mohammed Muniru-Limuna has told MyNewsGh.com in an exclusive interview that God has already started punishing Ghanaians for rejecting the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The upsurge in vigilantism in his view is an indication of the wrath of the God who is punishing Ghanaians for failing to show appreciation for the good ...

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