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OSP helped FBI secure Berko conviction in US Bribery case
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has disclosed that it provided investigative and evidentiary assistance to the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) in the case…
Ghana’s Galamsey crisis linked to years of weak support for Small-Scale Mining — Sammy Gyamfi
Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), Sammy Gyamfi, has linked Ghana’s longstanding illegal mining crisis to years of inadequate formalisation, regulation and state support for…
Bulk Tanker spills 13,500 Litres of diesel on Odumase-Afrancho road
The Ghana National Fire Service has said it contained a diesel spillage involving a bulk tanker at Odumase Afrancho near the Liberty Fuel Station off the Trede Road…
25-year-old arrested over alleged attempted Robbery on Hiakose-Newense Road
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with an alleged attempted armed robbery on the Hiakose-Newense road in the Manso Nkwanta District. The…
Accra: Two brothers arrested over Tuba shooting that left man dead, wife injured
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two brothers in connection with the fatal shooting of a 54-year-old man and the injury of his wife at Tuba, near…
‘Let Ghanaians Talk’ — Kpebu urges Mahama Government to rethink arrests over insults
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has urged the John Mahama administration to adopt a more tolerant approach to offensive public commentary, arguing that arrests should not be used…
Immigration Officer transferred from Airport after viral ‘Breakfast’ Money Video
A female officer of the Ghana Immigration Service has been transferred from the Accra International Airport after a video surfaced showing her allegedly asking a passenger for money,…
NPP Asante Mampong Parliamentary Aspirant Nana Yaa is dead
Beatrice Owarewa Siaw, popularly known as Nana Yaa, an NPP parliamentary aspirant for the Asante Mampong Constituency, has reportedly passed away. According to a report by Asaase News…
Asantehene urges GRA to target informal sector to expand Ghana’s Tax base
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has called on the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to widen its tax collection efforts by bringing more businesses and economic activities within the…
‘Mahama is setting a bad record’ — Martin Kpebu condemns arrests over utterances
Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has criticised the arrest of individuals over comments deemed insulting to President John Dramani Mahama or government officials, arguing that such actions could…