The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has arrested Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the immediate past Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources. The arrest is in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money and other valuable items reportedly stolen from her residence by two househelps in 2022. A press statement issued by the OSP said she was placed under arrest at 11:55 GMT on Monday, July 24, 2023. Mrs Dapaah resigned from the position of Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources on Saturday, July 22, 2023. The OSP explained that she was placed under arrest in respect of suspected corruption and corruption-related offences regarding large amounts of money and other valuable items reportedly stolen from her residence. "Ms. Dapaah is being

Observers have questioned the credibility of the results of the most violent election since the civil war. The opposition has said it will not participate in parliamentary proceedings, which means the body will lack the two-thirds majority needed to pass statutory instruments July 10, 2023 by Pavan Kulkarni Voters exercise their franchise in Sierra Leone on June 24. Photo: Photo by Kargbo/Xinhua Uncertainty looms over the viability of the parliament and the functioning of local councils in Sierra Leone following disputes around the June 24 national elections which were officially won by the incumbent President Julius Maada Bio and his Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). The elections were marred by political violence unparalleled since the decade-long civil war in the 90s. Alleging fraud, elected officials of

Ghana Cocoa Board A financial analyst and Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance, Joe Jackson, has slammed the Ghana Cocoa Board for badly managing its affairs to the extent of defaulting on its cocoa bills.COCOBOD on July 14, invited holders of its short-term cocoa bills to exchange them for longer-term securities.The debt exchange will mean that holders of the short-term securities which will mature in August will have to exchange them for new ones that will begin maturity in 2024.Joe Jackson noted that this indicates that the government together with COCOBOD is unable to pay its bills.“This is truly a COCOBOD problem. COCOBOD has badly managed its affairs, and it hasn’t even published its accounts since 2020, and it is

In a recent development by the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), fuel pump price has been increased from N537 to an astonishing N617 per litre. This decision has sparked widespread discontent among Nigerians, who have already been burdened with a myriad of economic challenges. Chidi, a frustrated Lagos resident, said: “This fuel pump price increase is outrageous! It’s just another blow to our already burdened lives. How are we supposed to survive amidst increasing prices for basic necessities?” “What kind of country punishes its citizens continually? This is more than just a temporal pain; it’s a permanent burden that keeps getting heavier!” – Funmilayo, a dismayed civil servant in Abuja. For Umar, a disheartened driver in Kano, “The government seems to enjoy tormenting us. How can

The agencies have been summoned to appear in court to show course why records relating to a Nigerian president were deemed unusual to be released to the public. resident Bola Tinubu’s criminal and immigration records in possession of the United States won’t be released until 2026, authorities said in court documents seen by Peoples Gazette.  The U.S. State Department and Federal Bureau of Investigation cited ‘unusual circumstances’ for denying to release the records to the public. Following a freedom of information request, the U.S. authorities said even if they were to release the records, it would be at least until January 2026 before they could do so.  A civil lawsuit has now been filed over the matter before Judge Beryl Howell of the United States

Former Minister of Railways Development and New Patriotic Party Presidential aspirant for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hon. Joe Ghartey, emphatically denies having paid any money to AI Sky or authorizing the payment of US$2 million to fund the Accra Sky Train Project. Contrary to the propaganda aimed at tarnishing his hard-won reputation, Hon. Ghartey, who has served Ghana with a high degree of integrity for several years, clarifies that the Auditor-General's Report clearly indicates that it was the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund that acquired shares in the foreign company that approached the Ministry of Railways Development with an offer to develop an elevated metro tram system for Accra, envisaged to cost US$2.6 billion. In an interview, Joe Ghartey stated that he made it clear

Martin Amidu Former Special Prosecutor, Martin A. B. K. Amidu has said the recently leaked tape concerning discussions to persuade the President to terminate the appointment of the Inspector General of Police on grounds of disloyalty to the incumbent Government and the NPP was staged.He described it as a deliberate ploy to divert the attention of the opposition political parties, particularly the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to render it embarrassing for them to complain should the Ghana Police Service fail to supervise the security aspect of the 2024 elections fairly and impartially.According to him he knows as a fact that Dr. George Akuffo Dampare was handpicked for the position of IGP on grounds of proven loyalty to this Government."The discussion for

By Abena Osegu Boateng Is it difficult to explain why Volodymyr Zelenskyy is growing so fat at a time his recklessness has putthe people of Ukraine in the firing line of Russian heavy weapons? As buildings in Ukraine collapse, people die and the general state of insecurity mounts, Zelenskyy’spot belly keeps expanding and his belligerent rhetoric rings hollow across the waves.Is Zelenskyy having a good time in the wake of the mass suffering his people are going through?Of course yes! He is having the time of his life traveling everywhere and wining and dining with celebrities and dogsof war whose anti-Russia hysteria he shares.If Zelenskyy and his NATO controllers had kept their side of the bargain what the Russians call aspecial military operation