Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Bribery saga: Osei-Owusu lied against me – Ablakwa

The former deputy Minister for Education, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has strongly dismissed claims by Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei Owusu, that he (Ablakwa) confessed that a bribery allegation made against the leadership...

Don’t fund free SHS with Heritage fund – ACEP

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has condemned moves by the Akufo-Addo government to fund the much touted free Senior High School (SHS) policy from the Heritage Fund.According to ACEP, depleting the fund...

Boris Johnson pledges more UK investment in Ghana

The Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has pledged to work assiduously to get more British firms to invest in Ghana to help boost the economy.Addressing the press after holding private talks...

E/R: Suspect dies in Police custody

A suspect identified as Kofi Francis has reportedly died in the custody of the Akuapem-Adawso Police in the Eastern region.The suspect believed to be in his 30's was arrested some days ago by the...

Inflation drops to 13.3%

Ghana begins 2017 with an inflation rate of 13.3%. The figure is a drop from the 15.4% recorded in December 2016.The acting Government Statistician Baah Wadieh in announcing the figure said the inflation rate...

Ghartey C’ttee: I was visibly angry – Osei Owusu

The chairman of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu, has told the five-member adhoc committee probing the bribery scandal that hit his committee that the damning allegation has rendered him "visibly livid".Appearing...

Bribery scandal: Suhuyini laments over ‘snub’ by Ghartey C’ttee 

One of the witnesses in the bribery allegation against the appointments Committee of Parliament Alhassan Suhuyini is lamenting over a seeming snub by the Joe Ghartey-led committee.According to the Tamale North MP, he has...

Free SHS: Don’t use Heritage Fund – ISODEC warns

A policy analyst at the Integrated Social Development Center (ISODEC), Dr. Steve Manteaw has kicked against government’s move to fund the free Senior High School policy from the Heritage Fund.He argued that it is...

Probe KTI police brutality – Sosu tells IGP

Human Rights Lawyer, Francis Xavier Sosu has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Apeatu to launch full-scale investigation into circumstances leading to the barbaric brutality meted out to students of the...

Chaos at KTI: 20 students hospitalised after clash with Police

Over twenty  students of the Kumasi Technical Institute (KTI)  have been hospitalized after a standoff with some police officers Tuesday night.The officers were  called in to ward off  jubilant students who were said to...