The Economic and Organized Crimes Office [EOCO], has completed its investigations into the controversial $72 million digitization project executed by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). According to the Acting Chief Executive Officer of EOCO, ACP K. K. Amoah, the docket has been forwarded to the Attorney-General for scrutiny and advice. EOCO started ... The post EOCO
An Accra High Court has convicted the former National Coordinator of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency [GYEEDA], Abuga Pele, for willfully causing financial loss to the state. His accomplice, Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill International Group, Philip Assibit, has also been convicted of defrauding by false pretence and dishonestly causing financial loss. According ... The post Abuga
Children in South Sudan have been forced to watch their mothers being raped and killed, the UN says. A report by UN human rights investigators says that 40 officials may be individually responsible for war crimes and crimes against humanity. It says civilians have been tortured and mutilated, and villages destroyed on an industrial scale. ... The post Children ‘forced to watch rape’
Parliament will soon pass a law that will track all VAT issued at various retail centers across the country. The Fiscal Electronic Device Bill is expected to connect all Point of Sale (PoS) devices with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA)’s systems. The move is to ensure that VAT issuing companies do not under declare their ... The post New law to track VAT electronically in the offing
Ghanaian international footballer Andre Ayew joined Premier league strugglers Swansea City on deadline day from West Ham United and made his debut for the Welsh side as a substitute in Swansea’s 1-0 win over Burnley two weeks ago. Citi Sports Daniel Koranteng looks at the 28 year old’s positional evolution and discusses why his return ... The post Andre Ayew: A
Deputy Minority Spokesperson on Health, Dr. Robert Kuganab-Lem, has advised that discussions on the National Health Insurance Scheme, NHIS, must not be politicized. This he said would ensure that the Scheme is put on the right footing to deliver quality healthcare to Ghanaians. “National Health Insurance Scheme was instituted to resolve the issues of families ... The post Don’t politicize
I have no doubt in my mind that history will ultimately judge Lt. Gen. Emmanuel Kwasi Kotoka, Brigadier Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa, and the others who spearheaded the removal of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah Nkrumah as Ghanaian patriots. Much as their action opened the floodgates of further military interventions, which most of us today condemn, it cannot ... The post 24th February, 1966: Ghana’s
Government has hinted of plans to create a credible mortgage system from the current pension schemes in the country. According to Works and Housing Minister, Samuel Atta Akyea, the policy is intended to ring-fence about 30 percent of pension funds as capital for real estate developers to build houses for workers which will be purchased ... The post Credible mortgage
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said his side were complacent as they survived a huge scare against Swedish minnows Ostersunds FK to claim a place in the last 16 of the Europa League. The Gunners won the first leg 3-0 but one of football’s great shocks looked possible at half-time after the visitors struck two goals ... The post ‘Complacent’ Arsenal through despite
A Local Governance Expert and Lead Consultant of Popular Participation Roll out Workshops, Edem Senanu, has advocated for transparency, participation by citizens and systems control as core pillars of good governance and effective decentralization at the assemblies. He noted that the country over the years has been scoring high marks in systems control, but low ... The post NALAG schools members
A Deputy Minority Chief Whip, Ahmed Ibrahim, is asking President Akufo-Addo to ensure the passage of the Right to Information Bill if he is indeed committed to fight corruption. Ahmed Ibrahim says although the President has set up the Special Prosecutor Office, the institution will be ineffective without the passage of the Right to Information ... The post Pass RTI
Harvey Weinstein has apologised to Meryl Streep and Jennifer Lawrence after his lawyers used their names in his defence against a legal action. His lawyers want a class action lawsuit dismissed for being too broad and used favourable quotes from the two stars. But Ms Streep described the way they used the fact he did ... The post Weinstein sorry for using Streep’s name appeared first
AirBnB is offering new services aimed at wealthier travellers as it seeks to compete in the luxury travel market. The accommodation site will offer a dedicated section for boutique hotels, bed and breakfasts and more unusual locations such as treehouses and boats. The firm also announced ‘AirBnB Plus’, a stamp of approval for locations it ... The post AirBnB introduces new service
The Kumasi Technical University in the Ashanti Region has been summoned before the Public Accounts Committee in Accra over a contract the institution awarded without following due process. The technical university is said to have entered into a joint venture agreement with private firm, SONTECT for the procurement of some facilities to help students in ... The post PAC
The BBC is seeking a rising star of African journalism for the BBC World News Komla Dumor Award, now in its fourth year. Journalists from across the continent are invited to apply for the award, which aims to uncover and promote fresh talent from Africa. The winner will spend three months at the BBC headquarters ... The post BBC launches 2018 Komla Dumor Award appeared first on
A 52-year-old woman believed to be mentally challenged has stabbed her 32-year son to death at Kuli near Dzodze in the Volta Region. The suspect, Gladys Kporkporvi Tegah, was said to be home fetching water from a well, when her son [the deceased] came in with a nurse to give her mother a monthly prescribed ... The post ‘Mentally challenged’ woman stabs 32-yr old son
A joint team from the Ghana National Fire Service [GNFS] and the Ghana Police Service, on Thursday February 22, rescued a 30-year-old man who got trapped while working in a well of 3o-35 feet at Asuyeboah, a suburb of Kumasi. Hamidu Alidu Ibrahim and two of his co-workers were contracted by a Landlord to work ... The post Man rescued after being trapped in 30ft well in Kumasi
The Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, has backed calls for an enquiry into the recent mass failure of students at the Bar exams. Her comments follow a 30-day ultimatum issued to the Independent Examination Board (IEB) by the SRC of the Ghana School of Law to re-mark the scripts of students who failed the exams. Only ... The post AG backs calls for probe into mass Law School failure
The Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, has backed calls for an enquiry into the recent mass failure of students at the Bar exams. Her comments follow a 30-day ultimatum issued to the Independent Examination Board (IEB) by the SRC of the Ghana School of Law to re-mark the scripts of students who failed the exams. Only ... The post AG backs calls for investigation into mass Law
An Accra High Court will today [Friday], deliver its judgment in the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) case involving former national Coordinator Abuga Pele and Philip Assibit, Chief Executive Officer of Goodwill International Group. This follows four years of legal battle where state prosecutors and defense lawyers have been putting forward evidence ... The post Court
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