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New Patriotic Party parliamentary candidate for Gusheigu and CEO of National Petroleum Authority, Hassan Tampuli, has said he is confident of winning the Gushegu seat come December 7, 2020. According to him, his achievements so far within a period of four months in the constituency shows he has done better than the NDC and that will make the constituents choose ...

The Eastern Regional Secretariat of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has criticized President Akufo Addo for embarking on deceptive sod -cuttings in the Eastern Region. The NDC has catalogued eight-hospital projects which sod-cutting ceremonies were done by the President in the region but till date, none of the contractors is on-site to commence the project many months after the ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a stern warning to the general public especially investors against the operations of an entity called PBAY Limited. According to the commission, the said entity is “purporting to be able to facilitate the payment of customers locked-up funds with some SEC regulated market operators whose licenses have been revoked in return for ...

A total of 12 senior high schools have been shortlisted for the next round of the maiden edition of the Inter-School Public Speaking Competition 2020. After scrutinizing a dozen of thoroughly exciting entries received, the panel of judges- Rita Benewah Yali, Deputy Director Administration and HR, Ghana Peace Council, George Tawia Tata, Director of Data Collection and monitoring GES, Ga Central and ...

Daniel Asiedu, key suspect standing trial in the killing of slain MP, J.B Danquah Adu has told the Criminal Divison of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Lydia Osei Marfo that he has been subjected to torture while in custody. “I have been prevented from exercising and being constantly monitored. I do not know why I ‘ve been ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched an engagement series dubbed, “Time with the Commission” to drive closer partnerships with the investing public and other market operators in the capital market. The initiative forms part of the Commission’s mandate of regulating, innovating, and promoting the growth and development of an efficient, fair, and transparent securities market in which investors ...

Kofi Adjei Fosu is the best graduating student of Law of Taxation from the Faculty of Law in the University of Cape Coast (UCC) after three years of selling sachet water in a tricycle before and after attending lectures to support his expenses. From Takoradi, he gained admission into the Faculty of Law at UCC as one of sixty-three successful ...

President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister to take the Agyapa deal back to Parliament following the completion of the corruption risk assessment by Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu, Starr News has learnt. Starr News sources say the president’s directive follows some loose ends Mr. Amidu detected with the current state of the mineral royalties deal. Mr Amidu in a statement ...

The Apostle General of Royalhouse Chapel International, Rev Sam Korankye Ankrah, has said Mr John Dramani Mahama, as president, stabilised the erratic power situation (dumsor) that bedevilled the country during his first term of office. “You say John Mahama hasn’t done anything for this nation? That’s a lie. He was able to stabilise electricity and power before he left office”, Rev ...

Martin Amidu, the Special Prosecutor has given notice of completion of corruption risk assessment by his office into the controversial Agyapa Royalties deal. Amidu announced in a press release that in line with standard practice, his outfit has served the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta copies of their observations and conclusions on the matter. The ...