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Betta Edu probe: Nigeria recovers $24m in poverty minister investigation – EFCC
Nigeria has recovered 30bn naira ($24m; £19m) as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says. The funds were traced to more than 50 bank accounts, it said. Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was initially suspended in January over the alleged diversion of $640,000 of public […]
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NPP primaries: You can’t impose COP Alex Mensah on us – Bekwai delegates to Joe Wise
Some New Patriotic Party delegates in the Bekwai constituency in the Ashanti Region have asked the outgoing Member of Parliament, Joseph Osei-Owusu, to stay away from the upcoming primaries since they will not fall for his overtures to vote for his preferred candidate. The delegates expressed hope that the MP would opt for an aspirant […]
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Forestry Commission destroys mining equipment in Wassa Forest reserve
The Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Forest Service Division has confiscated and set ablaze 29 chamfines, ten pumping machines and three motorbikes in the upper Wassa Forest, near Ampontenkrom. Mr. Baiden, who assumed office barely a week ago, set ablaze the confiscated equipment in the forest reserves, as part of his working visit to familiarise himself with issues on […]
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NPP primaries: I’ll win over 60% votes in Bekwai – COP Alex Mensah
Retired Commissioner of Police, George Alex Mensah, has expressed strong confidence in winning the Bekwai seat after successfully going through the New Patriotic Party (NPP) vetting process. Following the First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Owusu-Osei’s decision not to seek re-election in the upcoming NPP primaries, it has opened the floodgates for four persons to […]
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