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A private legal practitioner and a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Godwin Edudzi Tameklo has said the Special Prosecutor resigned from office following the bad Agyapa deal which was introduced by the government. “I think it is about saving the public from the naked, endemic and pervasive corruption that is ongoing. “The end result is that the Agyapa deal forced Amidu out of office. Beyond any doubt our president was comfortable with everything the Special Prosecutor was doing until the Special Prosecutor indicted his office then the problem started,” he said on the New Day show with Johnnie…

The 2020/21 Ghana Premier League season kicked off just two weeks ago and already coaches are dissatisfied with officiating, blaming the referees for poor and bad decisions that affect the outcome of the matches. The buzz and excitement is beginning to grow even though it is just Matchweek 2. This is not the first time and certainly not going to be the last time we hear of coaches complain of how referees decide match outcomes for reasons best known to them but looking at the work done by the RFA and the Ghana Football Association to sanitize the refereeing system…

Asante Kotoko’s goalkeeper Felix Annan will be out for 4 weeks after his injury incident in Berekum on Matchday 2. The goalkeeper had been Maxwell Konadu’s preferred option as number 1 this season after some good performances in pre-season and on Matchday 1. Although Kotoko signed Razak Abalora in the off-season, they still stuck with their man. His injury means the doors are open for Kwame Baah, Abalora and Danlad Ibrahim to fight for a place in the team. Annan’s injury came in the closing embers of the game against Berekum Chelsea after he tried to reach a ball but…

The Electoral Commission (EC) has justified the publication of the 2020 voter register on Google Drive. The elections management body said it published the register in the spirit of transparency ahead of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections. The EC published the Special Voting list for individuals who will vote early on Tuesday, December 1 as a result of their duties on Election Day. The Special Voting covers security personnel, media personnel and election officials who will be unable to vote at the polling stations where they registered on the day of the general election. It also captures polling…

Bawku Central lawmaker, Mahama Ayariga has said Martin Amudu-led Office of the Special Prosecutor sat on strong evidence that exonerated him in the case in which he was charged with fraudulent evasion of taxes, fraudulent evasion of customs duties and dealing in foreign exchange without a license. Martin Amidu charged him in the matter of the importation of three Toyota Land Cruiser vehicles in 2017, partly funded by a loan facility guaranteed by Parliament and accessible for all MPs. But speaking in interview with TV3’s Komla Klutse on Tuesday November 23 following the resignation of Mr Amidu, Mahama Ayariga expressed…

Of the total debt stock, domestic debt was GH¢135.3 billion, 35.1% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), of which the financial sector bailout accounts for 4 per cent of GDP, while external debt was GH¢138.5 billion (35.9% of GDP), Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison has said. The government spend over GH¢21 billion of the tax payers money to clean up the financial sector. Dr Addison said the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) press conference in Accra on Monday November 23 that budget implementation through September 2020 was broadly in line with the revised mid-year Budget estimates following the…

Traders at Odowna Shopping Mall at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra are up against the Klottey Korle Municipal Assembly over the decision to demarcate the pavement in front of the burnt Mall for them to sell their wares as the government prepares to put up a befitting market for them. The traders said the pavement is too small and cannot contain all of them hence, the assembly should rather open the ground zero for them for them in the interim to trade there. Hundreds of stalls at the Odawna Market at Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra were burnt on…

The Ghana Football Association today met with CEOs of various Ghana Premier League Clubs and agreed on allowing them to film their league games, 3Sports can exclusively report. Today’s meeting was expected to address recent confusion surrounding Kumasi Asante Kotoko’s usage of their player data collection technology – VEO – at match venues. A consensus was reached that clubs can film their games but only after they have paid the stipulated fee. While the all-clear has been given for teams including Kotoko to film, there are some grey areas to be sorted out so far as Kotoko’s usage of the…

Asante Kotoko head coach Maxwell Konadu has been referred to the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association for his comments against Daniel Laryea. Konadu blamed his side’s inability to pick maximum points at Berekum in matchday two on officiating. Earlier, Ebusua Dwarfs head coach Ernest Thompson also made similar comments after his side’s 2-0 loss to Eleven Wonders and will also appear before the Committee to explain his comments. The Ghana Football Association have however disclosed that before the start of the season, stakeholders were given procedures to channel their grievances. Stakeholders were asked to fill referee complaint forms…

The Music Maestro, Kojo Antwi has mankind will need to give thanks to God every single day for the gift of life and not just on the occasion of their birthday. November 24 marks the birthday of Africa’s finest musician but he claims he does not know of the day because he gives glory to God everyday of his life. Speaking in an interview with Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Tuesday during a prank call to wish and celebrate the Maestro on his birthday, Kojo jokingly said “I don’t know today is my birthday”. “I see the blessings of God…