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The trial of Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Benjamin Agordzo, Dr Frederick Yao Mac Palm, and eight others accused of plotting to topple the Akufo-Addo government is set to start on January 21, 2021. The Commercial Division of the Accra High Court presided over by Justice Samuel Asiedu set the trial date on Friday, November 20. The Court also set January 13, 14 and 15, 2021 for the Case Management Conference (CMC) before the trial commences to help identify the essential issues in the litigation and to avoid unnecessary, burdensome or duplicative discovery. Justice Asiedu, a Court of Appeal judge…

The Government of Ghana must focus on ensuring macro-economic establish post-coronavirus, the World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Pierre Frank Laporte. He explained that macroeconomic stability protects nations from overspending and also slows debt loans maintenance. Mr Laporte further stated that this will further put Ghana on the international market with a positive perception. “When you have macro-economic stability, you don’t only protect yourself, in terms of overspending, it also allows in maintaining debt loan, putting Ghana on the international market with a positive perception,” he said. “They will say this is a country with good macro stability, the economy…

The daughter of billionaire business mogul Femi Otedola, Temi Otedola, who played Moremi in popular movie ‘Citation’, has described Adjetey Annan as a natural actor. Temi had her debut in acting through the movie ‘Citation’, which is doing well because it addresses the issues of sex for grades in universities across the world and highlights avenues on how these issues can be handled. In an interview with MzGee on the entertainment segment on New Day on TV3 Friday, November 20, the young actress said: “I really look up to him, he is an amazing person and has such good morals”.…

Highlife artiste and Zylofon Music signee Kumi Guitar has said Ghanaians should embrace pure “High life” music and not fuse it with Afro beats. The ‘Betweener’ hit singer said in an interview with Miriam Osei Agyemang on the Urban Blend mid-morning show on 3FM that some Ghanaians are trying to fuse Afro music into highlife music, which he believes isn’t right. “Let’s pay attention to high life,” he insists. He added that other genres of music are welcomed but “we as Ghanaians shouldn’t forget ours”. He expressed hope that Ghanaians will come to love highlife music like they did back…

Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has noted that the establishment of car assembly plant in Ghana under the Akufo-Addo administration threatens the local automotive industry. He said this development is unacceptable. Automotive giants Volkswagen (VW) launched their first batch of cars assembled in Ghana following a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of Ghana and Volkswagen in 2018 to establish a vehicle assembly plant in the country. Toyota Tsusho Corporation, the largest car manufacturer in the world by volume also signed a deal with the Ghanaian government allowing it to establish an assembly…

A Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has noted that the Free Senior High School Programme introduced by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will definitely better the future of all Ghanaian kids. He said President Akufo-Addo should therefore be voted for in the December 7 elections. “Yesterday, I paid separate visits to three Senior High Schools in the Bantama Constituency: Kumasi Girls’ Senior High; Islamic Senior High and Adventist Senior High. “The tour afforded me the opportunity to fraternize with management, teachers and students of these schools as part of my plans to engage with all relevant stakeholders within the…

The presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has resumed his campaign in the Ashanti Region after a week’s break following the death of the party founder. John Mahama suspended the campaign November 12 immediately after the death of the former president, Jerry John Rawlings. He however resumes his campaign Friday, November 20, from where he left off and he is expected to campaign in about 10 constituencies over the next two days. Earlier before he truncated the tour, he was in the Suame constituency where in interacted with the constituents. John mahama is seeking a comeback to be…

Arsenal have confirmed that Ghanaian International Thomas Partey will miss their Premier League game against Leeds this weekend as he continues his recovery from an injury he sustained against Aston Villa. The midfielder missed Ghana’s double header against Sudan in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier and is set to miss Arsenal’s game against Leeds United on Sunday. The Gunners say the former Atletico Madrid man sustained a strain to his left thigh and will continue to assess him. As a result of this, he will miss the trip to Leeds to continue his rehabilitation. Partey joins four other…

There is no need for Mr Martin Amidu to continue revealing details of what led to his resignation as Special Prosecutor, Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas, has said. He said Mr Amidu has done enough damage to the government in his resignation letter which he made public. “Somebody should please, tell Martin not to wash anymore dirty linens in public. He has done enough damage with his corruption risk assessment report. “We now want to focus on making sure Agyapa is not smuggled back in the middle of the night. The vigil…

Bawku Central lawmaker, Mahama Ayariga has denied discussing the health issues of Mr Martin Amidu with Kennedy Agyapong who is also the Member of Parliament for Assin Central. “I don’t recall having discussions with Hon Kennedy in which I made reservations about medical condition and treatment in Germany, etc. “It is unfortunate that the issues are turning around to medical records but I don’t have any medical record of my uncle, Martin Amidu,” he said. Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong dared the immediate past Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu to produce his health records for assessment. He explained that the nomination and…