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Beleaguered Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah has revealed in a leaked conversation that he is prepared to pay off the locked up cash of his clients once he is released from detention. NAM 1 as affectionately called, is currently in detention in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) following his arrest after a deal with a company ...

The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has denied reports that it’s founder and head pastor, Dr Mensa Otabil has referred to some portions of the Bible as “senseless and stupid”. An online report stated that Pastor Otabil while preaching on Sunday, 26 May 2019 claimed some portions of the scripture was “senseless and stupid”. The church, however, in a statement ...

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has assured the public that the examination papers in the ongoing 2019 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have not been leaked. However, WAEC said it has instituted investigations into the reports while beefing up security at examination centres. A deputy director in charge of public affairs of WAEC, Mrs. Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, said ...

A former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, has announced she will contest in the primaries to represent the National Democratic Congress in the Adentan constituency come election 2020. She disclosed her parliamentary ambition after meeting the party’s presidential candidate John Mahama. “Following consultations, I have taken a resolute decision to offer myself as a willing and ...

The Managing Director of GCB Bank, Mr. Anselm Ransford Adzetey Sowah, has revealed that the bank plans to expand its operations into the West Africa sub-region, beginning with the English-speaking countries. The Bank is also exploring with a foreign partner to form a joint venture to provide insurance products to Ghanaians. Speaking at the ‘Facts behind the Figures’ programme organized ...

The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, will on Wednesday, May 29 announce the road map on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) when she takes her turn at the Meet the Press Series. The election of MMDCEs was a major campaign promise by the NPP in the 2016 general elections. Hajia ...

Ghana president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has taken to Twitter to congratulate Asamoah Gyan and Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah following Tuesday’s peace talks in Accra. Gyan, who was stripped of the captaincy last week, launched veil attack on the coach when he announced his decision to retire from the national team with immediate. But Nana-Addo intervened and ordered the ...

The Government through the Attorney General has tabled an amendment to the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act barely two years after its passage. The Office of the Special Prosecutor (Amendment) bill, 2019, is seeking to remove a clause that bars dual citizens from occupying the office. The move according to the deputy Attorney General Joseph Kpemka follows a judgment ...

The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana FA denied claims that they are in possession of the FIFA forensic reports that has cleared former GFA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi of all financial impropriety. Following the unveiling of the Normalization Committee, FIFA revealed that a forensic audit will be conducted into the Kwesi Nyantakyi’s led administration. However, on Monday, May 27, reports emerged ...

Last week, a radio station in Bolgatanga, the Upper East regional capital called A1 Radio produced what, by its standard as a small-budget local station, is an award-winning piece of journalism. The documentary, focusing on government’s One-village, one dam project did two things. One, showing that it is possible for radio stations especially community-based ones, to do good journalism that ...