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The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings has announced the institution of the Annual Revolutionary Lecture Series aimed at promoting good governance and enhancing contemporary democracy. The maiden event is scheduled for Friday, June 2, 2017 at the Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons Conference Hall, off the Independence Avenue at Ridge in Accra, Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Director of Communications at the former President’s office said in a statement. The theme for the lecture is “Restoring the values of Probity, Accountability, and Truth in Contemporary Governance.” Speakers for the occasion are: Dr. Benjamin Kumbuor, a former Minister and past Member of…

Co-chair of Citizens Movement against Corruption (CMaC), Edem Senanu is asking government to immediately prosecute four former government appointees who allegedly colluded, collected and shared 4 million dollars belonging to the National Communications Authority. As at Wednesday May 24, 2017, the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has been able to retrieve one million dollars from them. But Edem Senanu TV3’s News@10 on Wednesday that the government is treating the four with kids gloves, accusing it of “talking casually” about an issue that has criminal elements. In the “murky’ deal described by the BNI as a “scam”, the four are alleged…

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for Baby Cash Records, Cynthia Mireku, aka Baby Cash, has observed that the brand image of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale is not strong enough on the international stage. According to her, Shatta Wale needs to work extra hard if he wants his name and brand to be registered on the international scene. Speaking in an interview with classfmonline.com, the CEO of Baby Cash Records disclosed that her outfit has plans of taking over the management of the artiste to further project him on the international scene. The Belgium-based Ghanaian entertainment personality mentioned that although the ‘Kakai’…

The Executive Director of the Center for Budget Advocacy Ghana Mr. Vitus Azeem says Africa loses as much as 50 billion dollars each year through illicit financial flow. According to him corporate commercial activity in particular stands out as the biggest culprit accounting for as much as 65% of all illicit outflows. He said this at the launch of the stop the bleeding campaign which aims to end illicit financial flows in Africa. According to the Global Financial Integrity (GFI), trade misinvoicing accounted for 68.8% of all illicit outflows from sub-Saharan African between 2003 and 2012: Trade misinvoicing is a method for…

Five forest and wildlife reserves, which serves as tourist attraction centers in the Sefwi Wiawso area in Western Region, continue to be under threat due to illegal farming, chainsaw operations among others. The threat persist despite the joint military and police timber monitoring team formed to curtail the menace. The five forest reserves, which continue to be at the mercy of the human illegal activities are the Sui River North, Suhuma North, Tano Suhien North, Muro North and Santo Mang North in the Wiawso District Forest. The depleted forest and wildlife reserves are about 21.917 hectares. Some farmers in Ahibenso…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has stated unequivocally that he will not shield any public official found to be engaged in acts of corruption or malfeasance, but will ensure that the laws of the land are applied fully, without fear or favour. According to President Akufo-Addo, the recent news of the arrest of some Customs officials responsible for the loss of some GH¢1.2 billion in revenue to the state is part of the efforts his government is making to block revenue leakages at the country’s ports. “That money was going, not into the government’s coffers, but…

Chairman of the Hajj Board Sheikh I.C Quaye has revealed that six flights will take off from the Tamale International Airport at the 2017 Hajj Pilgrimage while a total of 6,200 pilgrims will be allowed to perform the 2017 Hajj. Four flights flew directly from the airport to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia to perform the hajj last year. The additional two flights, according to the Chairman, has become necessary considering the proximity of the region to surrounding regions that includes the Brong Ahafo, Upper East and Upper West Regions with large Muslim population. Members of the Hajj Board were in…

When the Diabetes Youth Care, a non-governmental organisation which caters for children with diabetes, visited little Pamela Wayor at Osu, in the Greater Accra region, she met us wearing a broad infectious smile. The Diabetes Youth Care had read a feature I wrote about the plight of the 13 year old girl and with the swiftness of a duiker, they contacted to offer an assistance. “Hello, my name is Dr. Nana Ama Barnes, I came across your article on the news and I wanted to know if I could help out. I have a diabetes support network for young ones…

Some Ga youth ostensibly from the Gbawe Mantse Palace in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region last night stormed the Winners Chapel International branch at Gbawe during the evening church service and destroyed their equipment. The youth who were holding machetes, sticks and other offensive weapons were against the church’s playing of musical instruments and singing due to the ban on drumming and noise making in some Ga communities. Canopies, musical instruments, chairs, and tables are some of the church’s items that were destroyed. The congregation and onlookers had to run helter-skelter for their lives as the…