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Janet Nabla slams ORAL committee, calls it a political revenge tool

The Chairperson of the People's National Party (PNP), Janet Asana Nabla, has criticized the establishment of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee. She described...

Oti Minister urges delegates to elect competent Council of State representative

The Oti Regional Minister, John Gyapong Kudjo, has urged delegates participating in the Council of State election to elect a competent representative. Speaking in an...

OSP should handle ORAL cases – Mussa Dankwa

The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwa, stated that to ensure investigations and prosecutions remain depoliticized, the report from Operation Recover All Loots...

Investigation into Oral report must not target only NPP members – Manasseh

Investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure has urged the Mahama-led administration not to target political opponents in the probe into the report by the Operation...

Martin Kpebu calls for urgent reforms to the OSP law, labels it ‘unfit for purpose’

A member of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) committee, Martin Kpebu, has strongly advocated for amendments to the Office of the Special Prosecutor...

Political fanfare won’t solve passport issues – Former Deputy Foreign Minister

Former Deputy Foreign Minister Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong has dismissed Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa’s proposal to introduce a 24-hour passport processing system, calling it unnecessary and misleading. According...

ORAL report: Bright Simons explains why recovering 12.5% of $21bn ‘loots’ will be difficult

It will be a difficult task for the Attorney-General, Dr Dominic Ayine to recover 12.5% of the $21 billion-plus that the Operation Recover All...

Kwakye Ofosu defends A-G’s dropped prosecutions

Minister of State for Government Communication, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has mounted a spirited defence of the Attorney General’s decision to discontinue certain high-profile cases. The...

Police deploy 120 personnel for Council of State election in Central Region

The Central Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has deployed 120 security personnel to ensure law and order during the Council of State...

Akufo-Addo was a clearing agent; we must demand accountability – Shamima Muslim

A Deputy Presidential Spokesperson has accused the Akufo-Addo administration of shielding officials involved in major corruption scandals and failing to hold political actors accountable...

For 32 years, judiciary has consistently ruled against NDC – Kwakye Ofosu

Minister of State in charge of Government Communications, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has accused the judiciary of being unfair to the National Democratic Congress (NDC)...

8 years was enough to prove your case – Shamima Muslim on dropped prosecutions

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has dismissed suggestions that the discontinuation of prosecutions against some pro-NDC members undermines President John Mahama’s commitment to fighting...

NPP had 8 years to secure convictions; why blame Mahama? – Shamima Muslim quizzes

Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Shamima Muslim has hit back at criticisms aimed at President John Mahama over the discontinuation of certain prosecutions. She argued that the...

Eastern Regional Minister assures swift intervention for Asuokaw river crossing

The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Adjei Awatey, has assured residents of Asuokaw of a swift intervention following a viral video showing a student carrying...

You can’t be Defence Minister without the President’s trust – Nitiwul [Listen]

Former Defence Minister Dominic Nitiwul has stated that no one can be appointed as Minister of Defence unless the President fully trusts them. Speaking in...

Ablakwa says Ghana could recover $21.19 billion in looted assets

The immediate past Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that the...

Political patronage undermines development – Prof. Agyeman-Duah

Former United Nations Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has expressed concerns over Ghana’s political appointment system, arguing that it undermines professionalism and national development. Speaking...

Mahama orders A-G to immediately probe ORAL report

President John Mahama has instructed the Minister of Justice and Attorney-General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, to immediately commence investigations into corruption cases captured in the...

Ghana is no more a safe haven for corruption – Mahama

President John Mahama has reaffirmed his administration's commitment to fighting corruption and protecting the public purse. According to him, Ghana is no longer a safe...

Vetting Chaos: Minority deliberately disrupted gov’t business – Sampson Ahi

Member of Parliament for Bodi, Sampson Ahi, has accused the Minority of deliberately disrupting proceedings during the chaotic vetting session on Thursday, January 30,...

Ablakwa touts 10 success stories of ORAL

The Chairman of the Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed joy over the work done in the past 53...

ORAL Committee presents report to Mahama

The Operation Recover All Loots (ORAL) Committee has submitted its report on suspected corruption cases to President John Mahama. During a brief ceremony at the...

ORAL Committee receives over 2,400 complaints on looted public funds

The Operation Recover All Loot (ORAL) Committee has received 2,417 complaints from individuals and civil society organisations (CSOs) concerning corruption and misappropriated public resources. Chairman...

I take responsibility – Dafeamekpor on vetting chaos

The Majority Chief Whip and South Dayi Member of Parliament (MP), Nelson-Rockson Dafeamekpor, has accepted responsibility for the chaos that disrupted the Appointments Committee...

‘Chief Clearing Agent’ title now belongs to Mahama – Manasseh Azure

Renowned investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure has accused former President John Dramani Mahama of shielding government officials accused of corruption, following his administration’s mass...

Mahama’s discontinuation of court cases undermines anti-corruption fight – Manasseh Azure

Investigative journalist Manasseh Awuni Azure has raised concerns over the Mahama administration's decision to discontinue several court cases involving officials from the previous government. Azure...

Vetting Chaos: I didn’t fight, I wanted to restore order – Dafeamekpor

Majority Chief Whip Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has denied allegations of engaging in a physical altercation during the recent vetting chaos, asserting that his actions were...

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang called me on phone to be her secretary – Ama Pratt

Ama Pratt, the press secretary and spokesperson to Ghana’s Vice President, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has disclosed how she gained her role at the...

Vetting Chaos: Minority formally seeks removal of Ad-Hoc Committee chairman

The Minority in Parliament has formally requested the removal of Ho West MP, Emmanuel Bedzrah, as Chairman of the Ad-Hoc Committee probing the chaos...

Vetting Chaos Committee: We’ll withdraw until Speaker intervenes – Minority

The Minority Caucus in Parliament has announced its temporary withdrawal from the Ad-hoc Committee investigating the disruption of the Appointments Committee’s proceedings on Thursday,...

Konkomba NDC youth divided over Nkwanta North DCE appointment, exchange blows

The race for the District Chief Executive position in the Nkwanta North District took an interesting twist when Konkomba youth clashed in a scuffle...

Ewurabena Aubynn vows to defend Ablekuma North election victory

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidate for Ablekuma North, Ewurabena Aubynn, has firmly stated her determination to safeguard her electoral victory. She insists that...

Aowin Traditional Council performs rituals to banish MP [Video]

The Aowin Traditional Council in the Western North Region has performed rituals to banish Member of Parliament (MP) Oscar Ofori Larbi from stepping foot...

NPP’s Election Defeat: Akwatia MP condemns early internal campaigning

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Akwatia Constituency, Ernest Yaw Kumi, has criticized some New Patriotic Party (NPP) members for launching internal campaigns despite...

Battor chief wades into ‘daughter of a murderer’ remark

The Mankrado of Battor, Togbe Borbordzi Xevi VII, has charged the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, to swiftly identify and punish the Member of...

We’ll do everything possible to protect Ablekuma North seat – NDC

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Greater Accra Regional Youth Organiser has urged its supporters in the Ablekuma North Constituency to regard members of the...

Mahama working to ensure Niger, Mali, others return to ECOWAS – Ablakwa

Minister for Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has disclosed that President John Dramani Mahama is spearheading efforts to bring Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso...

Mustapha Gbande’s appointment sparks excitement among NDC’s grassroot

The grassroots of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have erupted with excitement following the appointment of the party’s Deputy General Secretary, Mustapha Gbande, as...

Don’t vote for any NPP element to represent V/R on Council of State – Group advises

A democratic-oriented public interest interventionist group, New Voter Forum, has advised members of the electoral college in the Volta Region not to vote for...

Ignore attacks from NPP, remain resolute in new role – Volta NDC Youth to Dr Asiamah

The Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region has urged Dr. Johnson Asiamah to ignore the attacks and political...