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Parliament suspended Tuesday’s sitting for a determination to be made on an application brought before the house by embattled Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, on whether or not he should honour an invitation to appear in court Tuesday. The legislator has been dragged to court by the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, standing trial for alleged tax evasion and procurement of some ambulances. However, Mr. Ayariga, in a letter dated June 2, responded to the Special Prosecutor indicating that he cannot be present in court on Tuesday since he is an MP and will be in Parliament. When…

The Attorney General’s (AG) Department has described as false, reports of missing files on a case being built against waste management giant, Zoonlion Ghana Limited, adding the said evidence are not sufficient to warrant prosecution. Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni was said to have reported that two reports of CHRAJ submitted to the AG’s Department had gone missing, apparently alleging a cover up. But a statement issued Monday, June 3 by the Department Monday asked the public to disregard such claims on grounds of falsehood, saying “the report is false and should be disregarded”. “Two CHRAJ reports were received by…

The Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference has said it does not subscribe to the proposal by some Members of Parliament (MPs) to  “control self-styled pastors, pastors and churches”, accusing the house of being biased against the Christian faith. “We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishops’ Conference, will like to state that we do not support any idea of legislating or controlling beliefs, faiths or religious beliefs of our citizens”, a statement by the General Secretary of the Conference, Rev. Kwasi Deh indicated. “The Government cannot legislate to regulate a person’s Christian belief. It would be a glaring bias against the Christian faith and…

Kasapreko Company Limited has donated one of it’s latest innovations, Smart Choice flavoured water and other brands including Awake Purified Drinking Water, Storm Energy drink, Chocomalt, Kiddy Pack drinks to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Usamanu Nuhu Sharabutu to mark this year’s Eid-UI-Fitr. Presenting the donation at the office of the National Chief Imam in Accra, Mr. Chris Addo – Sarkodie, Marketing Manager at Kasapreko said the donation was in line with their social responsibility and given the reverence and stature of the National Chief Iman, the company felt it proper to undertake this exercise. He also maintained…

Kasapreko Company Limited has donated one of it’s latest innovations, Smart Choice flavoured water and other brands including Awake Purified Drinking Water, Storm Energy drink, Chocomalt, Kiddy Pack drinks to the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr. Usamanu Nuhu Sharabutu to mark this year’s Eid-UI-Fitr. Presenting the donation at the office of the National Chief Imam in Accra, Mr. Chris Addo – Sarkodie, Marketing Manager at Kasapreko said the donation was in line with their social responsibility and given the reverence and stature of the National Chief Iman, the company felt it proper to undertake this exercise. He also maintained…

Apple has announced that iTunes is to be replaced by Apple Music, Apple Podcasts and Apple TV. There had been speculation that the tech giant was planning to shutter the music service it launched in 2001. The firm also revealed a number of new privacy measures at its annual developer conference in San Jose. A new sign-in will be an alternative to logging into apps using social media accounts, hiding the user’s email address and data. iTunes will remain unchanged on Windows platforms. The announcements were made at the WWDC conference, where the tech giant outlines its software plans for…

Winner of Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs) New Artist of the Year, Wendy Shay, has dedicated her award to the Media General group. According to her, the media group which operates TV3, 3FM, Onua FM, 3news.com, Akoma FM, Connect FM and Adesa Productions Limited, has been instrumental in her music career by playing and showing her music on all channels. The Ghanaian Afro pop artistes said this when she paid a courtesy call on management of Media General on Monday, June 3. She expressed appreciation to TV3 and all it affiliate networks for giving her airplay on radio and on…

Gold-dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, has appealed to government to take steps towards the “immediate release” of its embattled chief executive, Nana Appiah Mensah, from Emirati custody. The company in a latest statement asked Ghana government to either revoke the Interpol arrest warrant on Mr Mensah, popularly referred to as NAM1, or agree to a bail bond for the man who has been in a United Arab Emirates jail since December last year. Official: NAM1 in Dubai police custody This, the company explained, will enable the once business mogul NAM1 to facilitate the retrieval of some 39 million dollars from…

Gold-dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, has appealed to government to take steps towards the “immediate release” of its embattled chief executive, Nana Appiah Mensah, from Emirati custody. The company in a latest statement asked Ghana government to either revoke the Interpol arrest warrant on Mr Mensah, popularly referred to as NAM1, or agree to a bail bond for the man who has been in a United Arab Emirates jail since December last year. Official: NAM1 in Dubai police custody This, the company explained, will enable the once business mogul NAM1 to facilitate the retrieval of some 39 million dollars from…

I can’t honour your ‘inappropriate’ court invitation – Ayariga to Amidu Ayariga fires shot: Speaker can’t release me to face trial; go to Supreme Court if…