Former Attorney General, Martin Amidu, has said businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, is exhibiting symptoms of “mental exhaustion and frustration” hence his constant and unrestrained outbursts in the media. In his recent Citi News interview, Mr. Woyome, who is at the center of the 51 million Cedis judgment debt, accused Mr. Amidu, the former AG, of ordering … Read more
“A leader should always be open to criticism, not silencing dissent. Any leader who does not tolerate criticism from the public is afraid of their dirty hands to be revealed under heavy light. And such a leader is dangerous, because they only feel secure in the darkness.” Suzy Kassem: “Rise Up and Salute the Sun” … Read more
In the previous periodical, I concluded that due to President Mahama’s inability to improve upon the fairly good economic foundation left by both President Kufuor and President Mills, it will, however, be devilishly suicidal to retain President Mahama and his NDC government in office for another four years. This periodical, on the other hand, discusses … Read more
The Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has dismissed a longstanding public view that the recruitments of its labour force have always favoured only job applicants for whom the district directors of the agency have personal preference. Job discrimination at the YEA is a strong claim the public has maintained, with informed critics warning that a biased … Read more
Capital Bank has opened an ultra-modern branch on the Harper Road in Kumasi, as it seeks to increase its offering to the public in the Ashanti regional capital. “The new branch is part of Capital Bank’s strategy of rolling out world class branches with a strong African identity in line with the Bank’s vision of … Read more
Capital Bank has opened an ultra-modern branch on the Harper Road in Kumasi, as it seeks to increase its offering to the public in the Ashanti regional capital. ‘’The new branch is part of Capital Bank’s strategy of rolling out world class branches with a strong African identity in line with the Bank’s vision of … Read more
I don’t know what he wanted his audience and the rest of the Ghanaian citizenry to make of his rather lame electioneering campaign argument that, somehow, the leaders of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), who are also founders of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), are being hypocritical in claiming that since the … Read more
“When public money is stolen for private gain, it means fewer resources to build schools, hospitals, roads and water treatment facilities. When foreign aid is diverted into private bank accounts, major infrastructure projects come to a halt. Corruption enables fake or substandard medicines to be dumped on the market, and hazardous waste to be dumped … Read more
Patience Jonathan’s husband was voted out of office last year Nigeria’s former First Lady Patience Jonathan is suing the anti-corruption agency for freezing some of her bank accounts, the private Vanguard newspaper reports. She has filed court papers, demanding that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) unfreeze the accounts and pay her $200m (£160m) … Read more
The Supreme Court has ordered Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome, a Ghanaian businessman, and a judgement debtor, to appear before it on Thursday, November 10, at 9.00 am. According to an affidavit filed by Mrs. Stella Badu, Chief State Attorney at the Attorney-General’s Department (Civil Division), Mr. Woyome is to be examined orally on oath by … Read more
I do have a question for you. Is the use of Mobile Phone Banking making significant efforts in bridging the gap to universal financial inclusion? Come to think of it! Mobile banking is simply the act of performing financial transactions on a mobile device like a cell phone or a tablet to send remittances, pay … Read more
Dummkopf! is the word that comes to mind when seeing Frau Merkel, Germany’s Chancellor sharing the stage with the Ethiopian Prime Minister while that same PM’s death squad’s were opening fire on unarmed demonstrators in Oromia, killing 23 and wounding over 100. As foreigners flee Ethiopia en masse after furious Ethiopians burn their factories and … Read more
It is quite bizarre that President Mahama does not seem to be fretted over the numerous bribery and corruption allegations that have been levelled against him. Apparently, the idiosyncratic allegations include, inter alia, ‘the furtive gift (the Ford Expedition)by the Burkinabe Contractor, Djibril Kanazoe; the Embraer 190 scandal; Armajaro; the STX Housing deal ; SADA; … Read more
In 2009, Kosmos Energy, a small oil exploration company in Texas, wished to cash in on its discovery of an oil field off the coast of Ghana — one of the largest found in West Africa in a decade. The company had an eager buyer in ExxonMobil. But some in Ghana believed the firm had … Read more
The US has put sanctions on a Chinese firm and four executives over allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions. Dandong Hongxiang is accused of acting on behalf of a North Korean bank that is on a UN sanctions list to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The sanctions come after North Korea sparked … Read more
The Bank of Ghana is to soon come out with revised regulations on Ghana’s mobile financial service sector. It follows what the central bank views as the significant contribution of the current Electronic Money Issuers Guidelines passed in 2015. According to the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Johnson Asiamah, the revised … Read more
The total cash float from the various mobile money platforms to the banks reached GHC703.64million in July this year, representing a 48.3 per cent jump from July last year. Head of Payment Systems Department at the Bank Of Ghana (BOG),Dr Settor Amediku disclosed this at the launch of a mobile banking service by Pan-African Saving … Read more
Nigeria’s anti-corruption agency has confirmed to the BBC that former first lady Patience Jonathan is taking the agency to court following an investigation into the four of her bank accounts. But the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) refused to confirm whether it had blocked any of her funds. A letter from her lawyers, published … Read more
South Sudan’s political and military elite have made themselves rich while the country has struggled under a civil war of their making, a report says. Commissioned by actor George Clooney, the document accuses President Salva Kiir, opposition leader Riek Machar, and top generals of profiteering. It follows the trail of money with links to the … Read more
Teachers in all thirty eight (38) Public Colleges of Education have declared an indefinite strike effective Monday September 12 over what they describe as “unduly delayed migration” to be able to draw salaries as tutors from other tertiary institution. The National Executives Committee of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana took the decision … Read more