Former Director General of the National Communications Authority William Tevie has denied admitting to the BNI that he illegally received part of the alleged squandered $4 million meant for the purchase of some listening equipment for the national security. Reports suggest Mr Tevie and other board members of the NCA shared the monies among themselves … Read more
Executive Director of the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr Emmanuel Akwetey has admonished ministers meddling in investigative processes of criminal cases and emerging scandals to desist. This comes on the back of Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid’s revelation of a $4m embezzlement scandal involving three Mahama ex-appointees who are said to have siphoned monies for … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Adenta says it’s time the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) are engaged to investigate the recent scandals at two state institutions. Yaw Buabeng Asamoah says to avoid any doubt regarding the scandals at the National Communications Authority (NCA) and Ghana Standard Authority (GSA), … Read more
The man believed to be the brain behind the National Communications Authority (NCA) $8 million contract that brought in ‘spying and phone tapping’ gadgets for the National Security Secretariat (NSS) from Israel is said to be at large. According to the Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid, the Deputy National Security Coordinator during the John Mahama-led … Read more
Co-chair of Citizens Movement against Corruption (CMaC), Edem Senanu is asking government to immediately prosecute four former government appointees who allegedly colluded, collected and shared 4 million dollars belonging to the National Communications Authority. As at Wednesday May 24, 2017, the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has been able to retrieve one million dollars from … Read more
Co-chair of Citizens Movement against Corruption (CMaC), Edem Senanu is asking government to immediately prosecute four former government appointees who allegedly colluded, collected and shared 4 million dollars belonging to the National Communications Authority. As at Wednesday May 24, 2017, the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has been able to retrieve one million dollars from … Read more
The Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid has said investigations are currently ongoing to enable possible prosecution of individuals complicit in the money siphoning scandal at the National Communications Authority (NCA). Mr. Hamid, on Eyewitness News said government is awaiting the outcome of the Bureau of National Investigation’s (BNI) investigations into the matter to take a … Read more
The Minister of Information, Mustapha Hamid has said investigations are currently ongoing to enable possible prosecution of individuals complicit in the money siphoning scandal at the National Communications Authority (NCA). Mr. Hamid, on Eyewitness News said government is awaiting the outcome of the Bureau of National Investigation’s (BNI) probe into the matter to take a decision on … Read more
Three former officials of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and a former deputy national security coordinator are being investigated by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) for an US$8 million murky deal they had with an Israeli company. The BNI has described the deal as a scam after the equipment was traced to a private residence. … Read more
The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) is investigating some top officials of the John Mahama administration for allegedly taking $4 million from the accounts of the National Communications Authority (NCA) and failing to account for it. Disclosing this in an exclusive interview with Joy FM’s Super Morning Show host Kojo Yankson, Information Minister, Mustapha Hamid … Read more
Former Deputy Ashanti Regional Minister Joseph Yamin is skeptical about efforts to convict 31-year-old ‘galamsey Queen’, Aisha Huang. In his view, investigations by the police will be an exercise in futility it does not collaborate with the Bureau of National Investigations. Aisha Huang, believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining in Ghana, was arrested … Read more
The Director of Public Relations for the Public Utility Regulatory Commission (PURC), Nana Yaa Jantuah has resigned following recent allegations of financial misappropriation by the leadership of the utilities regulator. Her resignation comes a day after she and the Executive Secretary of the PURC, Samuel Sarpong were invited by the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) … Read more
The Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has served notice that he would sue anyone who links him to galamsey henceforth. The warning came after a leaked BNI report mentioned his palace as having links with galamsey dealings. Speaking during a visit by members of the Council of State to the Eastern region on Friday, … Read more
The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has sought to discredit a supposed Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) report, implicating the military, the Minerals Commission, and some chiefs in illegal mining activities. Some critics have asked why the Minister, John Peter Amewu, has not acted on it. In a Citi News interview however, he insisted that … Read more
The Lands and Natural Resources Ministry has sought to discredit a supposed Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) report, implicating the military, the Minerals Commission, and some chiefs in illegal mining activities. Some critics have asked why the Minister, John Peter Amewu, has not acted on it. In a Citi News interview however, he insisted that there … Read more
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has threatened to sue the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) the next time it impugns his name to the activities of illegal mining. “I have told my lawyers and family members that anybody that they hear impugn my name to this activity [galamsey] will have to meet us … Read more
The Okyehene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has voiced out his displeasure to members of the Council of State over ploy to consistently associate him and his Palace to the activities of illegal mining in the country. An angry Okyehene told members of the Council of State when they paid a courtesy call on him … Read more
The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has voiced out his displeasure to members of the Council of State over ploy to consistently associate him and his Palace to the activities of illegal mining in the country. An angry Okyenhene told members of the Council of State when they paid a courtesy call on him … Read more
The Okyehene has threatened to sue any individual or institution that mentions his name in any galamsey discussion. The warning comes on the back of a BNI report that fingered the paramount chief in the illegal mining trade. Addressing members of the Council of State, who are touring galamsey affected towns, the Okyenhene said it … Read more
Twum Boafo, a lecturer at the Valley View University has stated that he and three fellow lecturers will petition the Inspector General of Police (IGP) and the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) over statements made by the New patriotic party’s (NPP) Northern Regional Chairman, Mr. Daniel Bugri Naabu. In a telephone conversation on Ahotor FM’s … Read more