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A youth-oriented group has accused the Akufo-Addo government of having committed an illegality in contracting the 2.25 billion-dollar bond, and given the President 15 days to form the board of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the matter. According to the group, the SEC which supervises the securities market, was dysfunctional at the time the Finance Ministry announced the 2.25 dollar bond in that the board of SEC had not been formed by President Akufo-Addo. Citing the Securities Industry Law 2016 (Act 929) the group, Dynamic Youth Movement Ghana (DYMOG), said “SEC should have supervised the processes leading…

Next week Thursday, May 25 has been declared a statutory public holiday, the Interior Ministry has announced. Known as Africa Union Day, it set aside to celebrate the achievements of the African Union, formerly Organisation of African Union, and how far its member states have come since colonialism. Of the 54 member states, only six – Ghana, Namibia, Mali, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Lesotho- observe the day annually as a public holiday while the others hold events to commemorate it.The African Union is committed to strengthening a people centered union through active communication of the programmes of the African Union, the…

Tullow Oil says plans are underway to resume drilling next year to boost output at its Tweneboa, Enyenra, Ntomme (TEN) field once the maritime dispute between Ghana and The Cote d’Ivoire is resolved. Mr Charles Darku, the Tullow Ghana Managing Director, told shareholders on Wednesday that the drilling of the new wells would help increase production to 80,000 barrels a day from the current expected level of 50,000 barrels for 2017. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea is set to rule on the maritime border dispute in late 2017. “We are looking to the Ghana government to…

The constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party in Binduri in the Upper East Region Yakubu Abagre Ayinga has been approved as the District Chief Executive for the Binduri District Assembly. He secured 100 per cent endorsement from all the 17 assembly members who voted in the confirmation election supervised by the Electoral Commission in Bawku Wednesday. Mr Ayinga who was also an officer at Savanna Agric Research Institute at Manga, Bawku, commended President Akufo-Addo for nominating him, the overlord of Kusaug, Zugraana Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II and his divisional chiefs as well as the assembly members for the…

The Regent of Dagbon in the Northern Region, Kampakuya Naa Andani Yakubu, has asked the Aviation Ministry to take steps to protect the 6,000 acres land earmarked for the construction of airdrome in the Yendi Municipality. He particularly wants a fence constructed on the land to protect it from encroachers to avoid any people from encroaching on the land like the previous ones given the Ghana Airports Company. The 6,000 acre-land located on the Yendi-Zabzugu road is the third land awarded the Ghana Airports Company for the construction of an airdrome to serve as an emergency landing site in the…

Gunmen from a Christian sect have stormed a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, freeing their leader and about 50 other inmates, a government spokesman says. Shots were fired and vehicles torched as Ne Muanda Nsemi was freed from the jail in Kinshasa, witnesses said. Police are suspected to have shot dead several prisoners, witnesses added. Mr Nsemi is a self-styled prophet and the leader of an outlawed group seeking to revive the ancient Kongo kingdom. He was arrested, along with his three wives and son, in March following clashes between his supporters and police. Mr Nsemi leads…

Circumstances leading to the discharge of eight members of pro-New Patriotic Party vigilante group, Delta Force, by the Kumasi Circuit Court has triggered investigations by the Attorney General’s Department. The eight who were being tried for allegedly raiding a Court and assisting 13 of their members to escape from lawful custody were Wednesday morning freed after a principal State Attorney told the court they lacked evidence. READ: Delta Force 8 freed for lack of evidence The State prosecutor from the AG’s Department in Kumasi consequently prayed the court presided over by Ms Patricia Amponsah to discontinue the case which grabbed headlines…

The ultra-modern Greater Accra Regional Hospital, formerly Ridge Hospital, in Accra has opened to the public, five months after its commissioning by former president John Mahama. The 420-bed facility has a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment block with a 24-hour surgical theatre, accident and emergency unit, neonatal intensive care unit, intensive care unit, delivery unit, pharmacy among others. Already, the facility which is the first of a two-phase project, and financed with 250 million dollars from Exim USA and HSBC UK with support from US and French governments, is admitting patients. One key concern at the opening of the facility was…

Eight persons believed to be drug peddlers and behind crimes in Cape Coast and its catchment area, have been rounded up at Nstin, a “no go area” for Police and residents within the metropolis. A total of 123 pieces of wrapped plant and quantity of seeds suspected to be narcotic drugs, 10 knives, 24 scissors, a hammer and television were retrieved from the suspected criminals in the Tuesday morning swoop. They are Ekow Bentil, 18; Kweku Frimpong, 40; Kojo Mbiri, 18; Saeed Sam 25; Baliy Thomas, 18; Agbovie Mensah, 22, Emmanuel Amoah, 21 and Mustapha Mohammed, 53. The Police are currently…