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Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has revealed that it took his personal effort to get an allocation in the 2019 budget, which was presented to Parliament Thursday, November 15, 2018 by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. According to him, he sole-handedly got people to help him prepare his office's
Millions of children went back to school today in Guinea for their first classes in more than three months after teachers ended strike action, reports AFP news agency. The teachers' union agreed a deal with the government four days ago over pay and work conditions, AFP adds. The strike began at the
Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region Alexander Afenyo-Markin has cautioned all and sundry that the Menzgold saga must be handled with care in order to get something for the aggrieved clients. He has specifically cautioned against criminal prosecution of Nana Appiah
A legal practitioner, Gordon Cudjoe Akpadie has called for the prosecution of persons at state agencies whose actions or inactions led to the Menzgold crisis which has caused thousands of people their fortune. He argued that the various supervising companies in the country had the power to have stop
Lionel Messi scored his 400th La Liga goal as Barcelona beat Eibar at the Nou Camp to regain their five-point lead at the top of the table. Messi, the all-time leading scorer in the Spanish top flight, finished into the bottom corner for Barca's second. The landmark goal comes in the Argentine's 435
The Ghana Highway Authority has stated plans are underway for work to begin on a damaged footbridge near the Nogahill hotel on the George Walker Bush highway. In a statement by the authority, the footbridge was hit by a vehicle on Thursday January 10, 2019, resulting in the displacement of the deck
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea produced a Wembley masterclass as interim manager Ole Gunnaer Solskjaer made it six wins out of six to damage Tottenham's Premier League title ambitions. Marcus Rashford's low finish from Paul Pogba's superb pass on the stroke of half-time stretched Solskjae
Erin Cuthbert scored twice as Chelsea survived a late scare to beat Arsenal and throw the Women's Super League title race wide open. The Scotland midfielder put the title holders ahead with a towering header from Hannah Blundell's pinpoint cross. Chelsea's Beth England had an effort ruled out for of
The southern African regional body Sadc has called for a unity government in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following the disputed presidential election. All political leaders should agree a negotiated settlement, it said. Opposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi was declared winner but another oppo
The government has announced it will terminate the employment of employees of the Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) found to have already been employed in other government programmes. According to the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, it has come to the notice of the government that about 2,105
The death toll from a suspected gas explosion in central Paris has risen to four after rescue workers found the body of a woman in the rubble. Two firefighters and a Spanish tourist were also killed in Saturday's blast at a bakery near a popular area. Dozens more people were injured in the blast, wh
Ghanaian music group, Praye, will soon kick start a tour across the country as a way of solidifying their comeback as a group in the country. The multi award-winning trio parted ways in 2014 after having made several hit songs like 'Shordy,' 'Angelina,' 'Jacket' among others. Several attempts were m
Four people, including two firefighters, have been killed after an explosion caused a huge fire at a bakery in the French capital, Paris, officials say. Cars were wrecked and other buildings were damaged by the blast on Rue de Trévise in the 9th Arrondissement. A gas leak is said to have caused the
Zylofon Music signee, Kumi Guitar, has disclosed he is one of the thousand customers who have their investments locked up in his record label’s sister company, Menzgold. But, unlike the others who doubt whether or not they will get their monies, the “betweener” singer is positive that he will get hi
The ongoing US government shutdown is leaving dozens of official websites insecure or inaccessible. Affected websites include the US Department of Justice, the Court of Appeals and Nasa. The shutdown, over a funding dispute for President Trump's Mexican wall, means 400,000 federal employees are curr
