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June 12, 2024June 12, 2024

€2.37m Ambulance Case: Court To Decide On Jakpa’s Secret Tape

A High Court in Accra has set June 13, 2024 to decide whether or not to admit into evidence a secretly recorded conversation between the Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame and businessman, Richard Jakpa, who is standing trial in the €2.37

June 11, 2024June 11, 2024

President Akufo-Addo Rejects Mahama ‘Clearing Agent’ Accusations

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has unequivocally rejected claims labelling him as a “clearing agent” in response to allegations of exonerating people involving in corruption. This firm rebuttal comes in the wake of persistent accusations levelled against the President by former

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

BREAKING: Judge Recuses AG Godfred Dame From Ambulance Trial, Cites Professional and Prosecutorial Misconduct

High Court Judge in the ambulance case, involving Hon. Ato Forson and Mr. Jakpa, has directed Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame to stay away from the trial on grounds of professional and prosecutorial misconduct. This is after the court declined jurisdiction to

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Supreme Court Puts EC Chair Impeachment Case On Hold, To Reconstitute Panel

The Supreme Court has postponed the case involving the Electoral Commission (EC) and Oliver Barker-Vormawor, convenor of #FixTheCountry, to reconstitute the panel. Barker-Vormawor had petitioned President Akufo-Addo to remove the EC Chair and deputies over their handling of the SALL issue,

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

Election 2024: 38.9% Of Voters Prefer Bawumia As President – Survey

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr Mahamudu Bawumia leads as the preferred Presidential Candidate with 38.9% in the 2024 general elections, according to a survey by the Director of Research and Innovation, Kumasi Technical University, Professor Smart Sarpong.

June 6, 2024June 6, 2024

NPP Refutes Allegations Of illegal Voter Transfer Of Soldiers To Effutu

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Effutu constituency in the Central region has denied allegations by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that Majority Leader and incumbent MP Alexander Afenyo-Markin has brought in 71 soldiers from outside the constituency to transfer

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Winning Corruption Fight Will Be Difficult Under Current Economic Challenges – FABAG

The Food and Beverage Association of Ghana (FABAG) has expressed concerns about the country’s deteriorating economic conditions, saying it could undermine the government’s efforts to combat corruption. This follows the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s announcement of an increase in electricity and

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Ato Forson Case: Judge To Decide On Whether To Halt Prosecution On Thursday

The judge hearing the controversial ambulance case has set Thursday, June 6 to deliver a ruling on whether to halt the prosecution of the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson and the other accused person in the case, Richard Jakpa. The two

June 5, 2024June 5, 2024

Ambulance Case: I’ll Flee From Traps Set For Me – Dame Breaks Silence

Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has broken his silence days after the opposition National Democratic Congress released a supposed damning audio conversation between him and Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the controversial defective ambulance case. After

June 4, 2024June 4, 2024

EC Convenes Emergency IPAC Meeting Amidst Kasoa Violent Incident

Tensions have escalated in the Awutu Senya East District of the Central Region following a violent clash between supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the ongoing vote transfer exercise. The incident on Sunday,