Former President Jerry John Rawlings has expressed worry about the seeming lackadaisical attitude of the Special Prosecutor – Martin Amidu – in prosecuting corrupt government officials and other individuals who have misappropriated state funds. “I wonder what is holding him up. We do not want to see the perpetuation of crime. We don’t want to see crimes being committed with ...

The Akufo-Addo government will not use taxpayers’ money to pay clients whose investments have been locked up with gold-trading firm Menzgold Ghana Limited, a statement issued by Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said. Menzgold has been struggling to pay its tens of thousands of customers after it was asked to stop its gold vault market operations by the Securities ...

As the Central Bank, together with allied state agencies of security and intelligence, chase sneaky Menzgold over scam banking deals involving billions, Free Press can reveal that it is not only ordinary citizens or active and retired security service personnel who were fleeced of their earnings. Insider sources, including some staff of the shady organisation, say several politicians from the ...

Some thirteen (13) Ghanaians have petitioned the office of the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu to investigate a report of alleged thievery of state resources by former appointees of then-President John Mahama, MyNewsGh.com has filed. The Mahama officials named include Mr Kwadwo Twum-Boafo of the Freezones Board, Mr George Ben-Crenstsil of the Ghana Standards Authority, Mr Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko of BOST, ...

The National Peace Council has condemned “the so called prophecies” declaring the deaths of some key statesmen and women in the country. The Council in a press statement issued Friday and signed by Rev Prof Emmanuel Asante has therefore called on all religious leaders to conduct their activities with the highest circumspection, and responsibility to ensure that in the exercise ...

Information reaching MyNewsGh.com indicates that National Security has picked up the Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah. Reverend Owusu Bempah, MyNewsGh.com learnt will be allowed to go home later today with two armed police escort who are expected to be with him for sometime until the matter subsides. The youth who had ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has described his constituents as a bunch of lazy, ungrateful and wicked-minded people who do not want to work in order to fend for their families but are only interested in being dolled with money, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to him, he has consistently made an effort to establish a factory in ...

The President has granted approval for the creation of a Fiscal Responsibility Advisory and Fiscal Stability Advisory Councils. The two major Councils are to offer independent advice on fiscal responsibility and ensure the stability of the entire financial system. Their advice will cover areas such as banking, pensions and fund / asset management, insurance, etc. Both Councils are made up ...

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has lauded the Auditor-General following the recovery of GhC67 million into government chest after the issuance of 112 Surcharge Certificates to individuals and organizations in 2018. “The heart of every Ghanaian would be gladdened at the saving of the net total of GHS 5,445,676,134.53, which some government officials fraudulently claimed was owed on various government contracts, but ...

Mr Iddrissa Ouattara, the Dormaa Central Municipal Chief Executive, has hinted that an investor has expressed interest in the establishment of a gari processing plant in Dormaa-Ahenkro under one district one factory agenda. “When I talked about bringing this project here people started murmuring and complaining. The fact is that I cannot bring a car manufacturing company here when agriculture ...