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Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo has revealed that due to the high interest the public has in the banking sector crisis, special investigators have been assigned to the various cases. According to her, the office has interest in ensuring that these cases are treated “expeditiously”. The minister was speaking to the media after she officially charged four former directors of the defunct Capital Bank with 26 charges including stealing. Founder of the collapsed bank William Ato Essien, its Managing Director, Fitzgerald Odonkor, CEO Tettey Nettey and CEO of Reroy Cables, Kate Quartey-Papafio have pleaded not guilty and…

The National Democratic Congress will this Saturday hold parliamentary primaries in 25 more constituencies in four regions in a second batch of elections to elect candidates for next year’s general election. The decision to hold the primaries in these constituencies was taken on Tuesday by the party’s Functional Executive Committee. The main and first batch of parliamentary primaries of the party was held on Saturday, August 24, which had 524 persons contesting for 157 seats across the country. Which constituencies vote on Oct. 19? In the Eastern Region, primaries will  be conducted in seven constituencies; Achiase, Asene Manso Akroso, Ofoase…

A man who the Police have described as “known criminal” in the Wa West District of the Upper West Region, has been handed a 20-year jail term for armed robbery. The 23-year-old Wakilu Adams, who is a farmer at Siriyiri, was found in someone’s room with offensive weapons searching through bags at about 2:00 a.m. on September 21. According to the police, Adams engaged the victim in a fierce struggle and in the process inflicted several cutlass wounds on him. The victim, who became helpless at a point, shouted for help, attracting neighbours to the scene who helped in arresting…

Nominations for the historic first edition of Ghana Cocoa Awards (GCA) have opened from 20th September till 31st October, 2019. The GCA is a cocoa industry excellence motivation initiative organised by VC Media with support from strategic industry partners. “With over 30 Awards, the GCA would be honouring the true heroes behind Ghana’s economic backbone”, a statement signed by Founder and Events Director, Kojo Hayford noted. Mr. Hayford added, “honouring the hardworking actors and true heroes of Ghana’s economic backbone is very relevant in appreciating their contribution to the economy and national development, and to spur them on for even greater…

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to partner the Republic of Ghana in building the Capacity of Judges across the country. The Foreign Minister made the call at a meeting with the President of the ICC, Chile Eboe-Osuji in Accra. “I’m hoping that your being here will start some kind of a relationship not just with government but also with the Judiciary. Some form of deepened cooperation I’m hoping so that they will also have a more definite understanding of the direct role of the International Criminal Court…

The Acting Executive Director of International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA-GHANA) Susan Aryeetey, has highlighted the impact of sexual harassment on victims. “The impact is very serious. It leads to depression. Ladies cannot learn because they see lecturers and start panting”. Lawyer Aryeetey made the observation on Onua FM’s Yen Sempa while speaking on sexual harassment in schools and offices on Tuesday. She mentioned that touching someone can even amount to sexual harassment. The Director of FIDA pointed out that some women have had their dignity bruised with others “committing suicide as a result of sexual harassment”. Culture Lawyer Aryeetey…

Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says government will exhaust all diplomatic avenues to get Nigeria to re-open its western borders for the free flow of goods from Ghana to the sub-region. Nigeria partially closed its borders with Benin in August this year to curb the spate of rice smuggling which Africa’s most populous country said is threatening its attempt to boost local production. The move, according to Nigeria’s High Commission to Ghana, Olufemi Michael Abikoye also aims at stopping the movement of illicit weapons and other smuggled goods through the various entry points. The closure however, has affected the…

Ghana’s Foreign Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey says government will exhaust all diplomatic avenues to get Nigeria to re-open its western borders for the free flow of goods from Ghana to the sub-region. Nigeria partially closed its borders with Benin in August this year to curb the spate of rice smuggling which Africa’s most populous country said is threatening its attempt to boost local production. The move, according to Nigeria’s High Commission to Ghana, Olufemi Michael Abikoye also aims at stopping the movement of illicit weapons and other smuggled goods through the various entry points. The closure however, has affected the…

Pharrell Williams says the controversy surrounding Blurred Lines made him realise some of his songs “catered” to a sexist culture. The singer says at first he didn’t understand why some people saw the lyrics as “rapey”. But he later realised that “there are men who use the same language when taking advantage of a woman”. Blurred Lines was criticised by some who claimed the lyrics referred to non-consensual sex. It was banned at several universities and an advert featuring the song and models from the video was also banned from daytime TV in 2013. In an interview with GQ magazine,…