Monthly Archives: May 2020

New Voter register: Boakye Gyan’s possible ‘civil war’ comment senseless – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has described as “senseless”, a statement made by former military officer Major Osahene Boakye Gyan (rtd) on a possible “civil war” should the Electoral Commission goes ahead with the new voters’ register compilation. The lawmaker said the former coup plotter is ignorant of the electoral process of the country and ...

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We’ll beat anyone who disrupts voters’ register compilation – Obiri Boahen

The Deputy General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Obiri Boahen has warned that anyone who attempts to disrupt the upcoming compilation of the new Voter’s register would be beaten mercilessly. According to Nana Obiri Boahen, the violence that happened during the Ayawaso West Wuogon bye-election was just a tip of the iceberg, warning of more grievous ...

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John Mahama fingered in British newspaper over Airbus scandal

Former President John Dramani Mahama has been reported by the British media as being complicit in the £5million Airbus bribery scandal. The Sun newspaper, in its latest edition on Tuesday, also reports that an international arrest warrant has been issued by Ghanaian authorities for the arrest of four people, including John Mahama’s brother for questioning. The four British nationals, including ...

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10 previous govt appointees jailed for causing financial loss to the state

Corruption in Ghana has been common since independence. There is a growing perception in Ghana that government-related corruption is on the rise. Even though corruption in Ghana is relatively low when compared to other countries in Africa, businesses frequently quote corruption as an obstacle for doing business in the country. Corruption occurs often in locally funded contracts, companies are subject ...

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NCA trial: Freeze assets of Baffoe Bonnie; two others – Court to Attorney General

An Accra High Court has ordered the Attorney General to seize assets of a former board chair of the National Communications Authority (NCA), Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and two others who have, on Tuesday May 12, been sentenced to sixteen years imprisonment. The assets convicts amount to the tune of three million dollars. The Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour, ...

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NCA trial: Baffoe-Bonnie, William Tevie, one other jailed 16 years

An Accra Commercial High Court presided over by Justice Eric Kyei Baffour has convicted three (3) out of the five (5) accused persons who have been on trial in the case of “The Republic versus Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie and four others”. The trial of the five accused persons, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie, the former Board Chair of the National Communication Authority (NCA); William ...

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Court finds Auditor-General guilty of contempt

The Financial and Economic High Court presided over by Justice Afia Serwaa Asare Botwe, has found the Auditor-General, Daniel Domlevo, to be in contempt of court over his failure to respond within time to an appeal by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo. The Auditor-General was supposed to respond to a petition against a surcharge asking Osafo-Maafo to pay back to ...

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CK Akonnor to consult GFA over Kevin-Prince Boateng return

Ghana coach CK Akonnor has revealed he would have to consult the Football Association (GFA) about a potential call-up for Besiktas attacker Kevin-Prince Boateng. The former Barcelona and AC Milan man has been out of the West Africans’ set-up since copping an indefinite suspension during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. He was punished for insulting then head coach James ...

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