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Former Attorney General and Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, says Ghana is not a “milking cow” for people to take advantage of and loot from the public purse. Answering questions on how he intends to fight corruption in the country at his vetting Tuesday, Mr. Amidu said he intends to establish “strong institutions” and employ independent investigators to be able succeed. He, however, declined to give details, stating he could not do so because he was not yet approved by the Appointments Committee of Parliament. “I’ve demonstrated it before and I’ll make sure that I’m above suspicion; that is the…

Special Prosecutor (SP) designate Martin Amidu has said Ghana could wean itself from foreign aid if it is able to block slippages and leakages in the system. “I want to put machinery in place to prevent leakages and slippages.In so doing our budget will not need foreign assistance.” Mr. Amidu assured during his vetting by the Appointments Committee of Parliament Tuesday. He noted that upon taking office, he will ensure the office of the Special Prosecutor employs independent investigators who are impartial, while putting in place the best staff culture to tackle corruption. “Crime is crime; I am coming to…

Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, has said he discharged his duties fully and distinguished himself creditably when he was the Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice under the National Democratic Congress. At his vetting Tuesday morning, Mr. Amidu admitted he studied for a certificate from an institution in Ohio in the US, but that did not in any way affect his ministerial duties, indicating he did the course at his private time. Mr. Amidu had stated on his CV that he did a course between 1999 and 2000 in an institution at Ohio at a time that he was…

Traffic on some major roads in parts of Accra came to a standstill Tuesday following an early morning rains in some areas of the city, flooding the roads in the affected areas. The affected areas included the Korle-Bu mortuary road to Obetsebe roundabout, Odorkor-Kaneshie road, Kaneshie first light, and Kasoa – Mallam road. The rains, which started at about 5:30am, lasted about an hour-and -a-half and flooded some major roads causing hundreds of cars to stuck during the morning rush hour. For over four hours, people were stuck in traffic, a situation that forced some passengers to abandon their vehicle…

Accra Hearts of Oak have suspended Frank Nuttal as coach over what the Phobians claim is “unsporting and ethical behavior”. A club statement did not explain what the unsporting and unethical behavior was but claimed Nuttall had admitted to those behaviours in a board meeting. The club said they consider his actions detrimental to their interest. Nuttall’s assistant Henry Lamptey will take charge of training in the meantime as they decide on their next course of action. A three-man investigative body made of Dr. Nyaho Tamakloe, Mrs. Ivy Heward-Mills and Frank Nelson will investigate the allegations and report back on…

The 84 year old former actor, born Asonaba Kwaku Darko, died on Tuesday, February 13 at the Swedru Government Hospital where he had been on admission since Saturday. Until his death, he had been away from the limelight due to ill health and lived in Agona Swedru. Confirming the incident, son of the veteran actor, Simon Darko, said his father complained of not feeling well Saturday and was subsequently taken to hospital. Super OD gained popularity in the Ghanaian entertainment scenes for roles he played in the popular television series Osofo Dadzie and Akan Drama. Last year, TV3 Owusu Worae…

The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCO) has attributed the interruptions in power supply to cuts  in some high tension lines. In a press release dated February 9, 2018, NEDCO said the cut affected power supply, giving an assurance that the situation would be resolved in due time. “There has been a High Tension line cut on Feeder 9 this evening causing outages in several areas including; Russian Bungalows, Regional Administration, Gbewaa Residential, and parts of Vitti,” NEDCO stated in the release. Residents of Tamale in the Northern Region have been experiencing interruptions with power supply for close to two weeks.…

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has reiterated government’s desire to eradicate malaria and other mosquito-transmitted diseases which lead to significant numbers of deaths in Ghana and costs Africa billions of dollars in lost productivity. The Ghana Government will therefore renew discussions with the Government of Cuba for the establishment of a Biolarvicide factory at Savelugu in the Northern Region for the control of pests and mosquito transmitted diseases to serve the country and the West African subregion. Dr Bawumia made the pledge when a high powered Cuban delegation, led by Mrs Mercedes Lopez Acea, Vice President of the Council…

Residents in some parts of Cape Coast have resorted to wells and sachet water for domestic chores due to erratic flow of treated water from the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL). GWCL announced fortnight ago a decision to ration water due to the dry season, which it said was affecting water supply to some parts of the country. Though the company had said the Central regional capital was not going to be part of the rationing as all nine water treatment facilities in the region were adequately operational, checks by 3news have revealed otherwise. Residents in areas like Abease, Aboom,…