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Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu has given an assurance to be diligent in dealing with corruption as the country’s first Special Prosecutor. “I will treat crime as crime and nothing else. I will vindicate the trust that the whole nation [has] put in me,” he said. Mr Amidu made this known on Friday when he was sworn in by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House. Addressing the press at the ceremony, President Akufo-Addo said Ghanaians have collectively expressed their displeasure over issues of corruption. “The Ghanaian people have, in overwhelming numbers, denounced the canker of corruption…

Angry villagers in the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra have set a church ablaze after its pastor conducted a wedding between a man and his teenager sister, the website of privately-owned daily Nigerian Tribune has reported. The local community in Agba, Ekwulobia, termed the siblings’ union as an abomination. “In an apparent reaction to the unusual wedding, Agba Village youths who saw the marriage as an abomination set ablaze the church where the wedlock took place,” the newspaper said. According to the report, the siblings’ older brother conducted the wedding, citing Biblical scriptures to back up his actions. In a…

Angry villagers in the eastern Nigerian state of Anambra have set a church ablaze after its pastor conducted a wedding between a man and his teenager sister, the website of privately-owned daily Nigerian Tribune has reported. The local community in Agba, Ekwulobia, termed the siblings’ union as an abomination. “In an apparent reaction to the unusual wedding, Agba Village youths who saw the marriage as an abomination set ablaze the church where the wedlock took place,” the newspaper said. According to the report, the siblings’ older brother conducted the wedding, citing Biblical scriptures to back up his actions. In a…

Six officers of the University of Education in Winneba, including the suspended Vice Chancelor have been indicted after they were found “culpable” for alleged breaches and misconduct in the performance of the their functions. The six were indicted and pronounced culpable by a fact-finding committee, which was commissioned by the university’s governing council to investigate the alleged breaches. READ: ‘Vital documents’ stolen in financial malfeasance case against 6 UEW officers The Council has consequently resolved to initiate disciplinary proceedings against the six to allow them the opportunity to answer the charges, a statement signed and issued by the Council Chairman…

From the amazing food and drinks that were served, through spectacular music performances and the colourful ambience to the intimate interactive sessions, it was a memorable experience for couples who participated in this year’s ‘Flaunt your Lover’ Valentine’s Day event by Ghanaian musician Okyeame Kwame.With a décor setup that blended tradition into sensuality, the organisers successfully transformed the poolside of Alisa Hotel into an epic ambience that did not only set the mood for a memorable evening, but also signalled to arriving guests the unlimited possibilities they had signed up for.The night, however, would not start without the guests taking…

A tax expert, Dr  Ibrahim Bedi, has advised government to prosecute owners of businesses who will default in paying the Excise Tax Stamp by the March 1 deadline. “They should be prosecuted, they should be jailed, and whatever fine is needed should be collected,” he said. The Finance Ministry has said it will proceed to enforce the Excise Tax Stamp Act, 2013 (Act 873) from March 1 despite some concerns raised by the Food and Beverage Association of Ghana about the tax stamp. Under the Act, companies and importers of cigarettes and other tobacco products, beverages and bottled water who…

There is growing anger among the parents of a group of missing Nigerian schoolgirls following an attack by Boko Haram on Monday night. Parents of pupils who disappeared from their boarding school in Dapchi told the BBC their girls were still missing. The state government has apologised for issuing a statement on Wednesday that said some had been saved by the army. “We have now established that the information we relied on to make the statement was not credible,” it said. The Nigerian activist group, Bring Back Our Girls, has called on the government to release a list of the…

A teacher, who lashed one of his students for allegedly keeping what was considered bushy hair, is to face disciplinary action for his conduct that left the second-year student with bruises over his body. The Cape Coast Metropolitan Directorate of the Ghana Education Service has asked authorities of the Cape Coast Technical Institute to submit an official report on the incident that took place on February 20, for the necessary action to be taken. Daniel Sarpong was said to have been caned by one of the teachers of the school for keeping a bushy hair.Parts of his body – his…

Hearts of Oak have terminated the contract of first team coach Frank Elliot Nuttal for “behaviours which were in direct conflict with the interests of the club”. Nuttal was recently suspended over what the club termed “unsporting and ethical behaviour” to allow probe by a three-member committee. Chaired by former Ghana Football Association Chairman Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, the committee is said to have unanimously recommended the termination of Nuttal’s contract. “According to the committee’s report, coach Nuttal admitted to his involvement in aiding and introducing players of the club to agents and vice versa without the knowledge of the management…

The Corporate Affairs Manager of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Mr. Michael Boadi, is hopeful Ghana would improve in its corruption rating if the Special Prosecutor succeeds in fighting the age-old canker within the public service. According to him, the Special Prosecutor is in good position to reduce the menace, pointing out that he “would help reduce corruption if he does his work well, and within the law”. He also added that the fight against corruption is likely be won if the Right to Information Bill is passed. Ghana has recorded its worst ranking in the Corruption Perception index since…