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A Koforidua-based journalist, Joseph Ofosu, who was arrested for allegedly posing as the communication director at the Presidency has been granted a 10,000-cedi bail. He has been accused of duping unsuspecting individuals. Mr Owusu allegedly impersonated and misrepresented the Communication Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin and obtained a sum of 2,500 cedis from one Yusif Shafeu under the pretext of nominating him as district chief executive for Sene West. He is further accused of using Eugene Arhin’s name to obtain 100,000 cedis from one Alhaji Musah Mohammed and 2,000 cedis from one Osei Adiyiah under the pretext of allocating…

Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei has dispelled suggestions that his ministry is not living up to its mandate, therefore failing to police and whip other sector ministries and agencies in line to deliver on government’s promises. According to Dr Akoto Osei, who was speaking at the launch of the ‘Results Fair’ in Accra, his work is to diagnose and propose solutions confronting the various MDA’s in executing government policies. “Contrary to public perception, my ministry’s role is not to name and shame. Rather, we work in tangent with the MDAs to determine what is wrong, what…

UBA Ghana Foundation has embarked on a social impact programme to help communities by teaching them various skills. The programmed dubbed Each-one, Teach-one (E1T1) took place at across the country in the various regions where UBA Ghana operates. It was held to commemorate the 2019 edition of its annual Each-One-Teach-One initiative in Ghana and across other subsidiaries in Africa. Among the activities engaged in by the staff included reading clinics, donation of books, entrepreneurship skill development, decorations, creative drawing, talks on career guidance among others. Mr. Isong Udom Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of UBA Ghana was full of…

The Auditor-General on Wednesday outlined moves to tighten the noose around audit for the 2019 financial year to include the declaration of assets and liabilities of public office holders in line with the 1992 Constitution. In a statement, the Auditor-General said the move was to ensure the compliance of all public institutions with the provisions of Article 286 of the Constitution and Public Office Holders (Declaration of Assets and Disqualification) Act,1998 (Act 550). “A person who holds a public office as listed below shall submit to the Auditor-General a written declaration of all properties or assets owned by, or liabilities…

Two persons have been confirmed dead at Mujipe in the North East Gonja District of the Savannah region over payment of royalties on New Year day. The deceased – Alhassan Karim 40 and Ambri Attah 35 – died on the spot from gunshot wounds, Wednesday. Information gathered indicates, some youth from Kpalbusi went to Mujipe which is a farming community to demand royalties from them after the farming season. According to the Salaga District Police Commander, DSP David Kofi-Kumah, the leader of the community Mujipewura Ibrahim allegedly threatened the youth and ordered them to leave the community. They left and…

The late Bobbi Kristina Brown’s ex-fiancée Nick Gordon has died from a suspected drugs overdose, DailyMail.com can exclusively reveal.  Sources said Gordon, 30, had a series of heart attacks after he was rushed into intensive care in Florida amid New Year’s celebrations. DailyMail.com understands his loved ones were informed of his death early today after doctors were unable to revive the prolific drug abuser. ‘God why did I have to lose my brother on New Year,’ his brother Junior Walker wrote on Facebook. In a further post Walker indicated he was by his ailing brother’s side during his final moments…

Ugandan authorities have deported legendary South African musician Yvonne Chaka Chaka. She was slated to perform at the Enkuuka yo Omwaka (end of year concert) in the capital Kampala. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga on Tuesday said that the artiste did not have a work permit. “A security task team in close coordination with immigration has today afternoon escorted Ms Mhinga commonly known as Yvonne Chaka Chaka to Entebbe international airport where she boarded her next immediate flight to South Africa through Kigali Rwanda after her ordinary visa was cancelled by immigration officials after realising that she had come to perform…

Former government advisor on corruption and one time Executive Director of the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), Daniel Batidam has died. According to a family source, the anti-corruption campaigner died on Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at Mampong in the Eastern Region. The former advisor under the John Mahama administration was said to have been battling cancer and was receiving treatment at a health facility in Mampong. Mr Batidam also served as representative for Ghana on the AU Advisory Board on Corruption. He resigned from that position citing deep-seated corruption, lack of accountability among others at the secretariat at the AU Commission.…

There are many who have for a long time thought of the Right to Information (RTI) Act, Act 989, as the law that will give Ghanaians the right to access information in public institutions, thereby holding public officers accountable. Several others have also understood it to mean that it will give journalists and the media an unfettered access to information they require from public offices for their reportage.  But is that really what the RTI is? Much as these understandings of the RTI are not entirely way off, they are either inadequate or too simplistic in capturing the actual crux…

The premier of the Australian state of New South Wales has declared a week-long state of emergency in response to the escalating bushfire threat. High temperatures and strong winds are forecast for the weekend, leading to “widespread extreme fire danger” in the eastern Australian state. Since September, bushfires have killed 18 people and destroyed more than 1,200 homes across NSW and Victoria. At least 17 people remain missing after fires this week alone. Thousands of people are already fleeing a vast “tourist leave zone” in NSW, with supplies running low in some cut-off towns. It’s been called “the largest relocation…