The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has confirmed receipt of a petition from President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo requesting it to look into breaches of conflict of interest by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Mr Adjenim Boateng Adjei. The President sent the petition to CHRAJ soon after […]
A house and a Land Cruiser vehicle belonging to a former Member of Parliament, Ibrahim Dey Abubakari, has been seized to satisfy a 1.5 million-cedi judgment debt in favour of a former National Security Advisor, Alhaji Baba Kamara. Court officials and auctioneer on Thursday, August 22 went to the house located at Adenta in Accra […]
The chief of Dodou, near Sarpeiman in the Ga West municipality of the Greater Accra Region, has been remanded by a magistrate court in Accra for attempted murder. Nii Ayitey Anumle Oyanka I who shot a 40-year-old man multiple times near his palace, pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, abduction and assault. He is expected again […]
The Chief Executive of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Joseph Boahen Aidoo has sternly cautioned cocoa farmers across the country to desist from child labour practices and from bringing their children to farms even for mundane tasks that can be misconstrued as child labour. He said COCOBOD has taken a stance against the use of […]
The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has invited the suspended Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Agyenim Boateng Adjei for questioning in relation to corruption allegations against him. The embattled PPA boss was handed a suspension by president Akufo-Addo following the airing of investigative piece, ‘Contracts for Sale’ by Manasseh Azure Awuni. The […]
Information available to BestNewsGH.com confirms the suspension of the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) Agyenim Boateng Adjei by Presudent Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. A statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin announcing the suspension of Mr. Agyenim Boateng Adjei read in part that […]
Former member of Parliament for Hohoe North, Patience Esi Pomary was on Tuesday presented with a re-conditioned KIA Sorento Sports Utility Vehicle by former President Jerry John Rawlings at a short ceremony in his office at Ridge in Accra. Describing Madam Pomary as a true patriot who has dedicated most of her life to the […]
For the second time, the Ghana Armed Forces has had a female Brigadier General in the person of Felicia Twum-Barima. Having served in the army for 29 years, Brigadier General Felicia Twum-Barima was promoted by President Akufo-Addo on recommendations of the Armed Forces Council. Brigadier General Felicia Twum-Barima has had a successful career in the […]
The Council of State says Ghana is blessed to have in the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a listening President who takes his advisors seriously, and respects their inputs. This, according to the Council of State, is based, amongst others, on the expeditious manner the President accepted and implemented the recommendation for […]
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has disclosed to the Chairperson and Members of the Council of State that, on Monday, 19th August, 2019, he gave his assent to Minerals and Mining (Amendment) Act, 2019. The Act has amended the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 (Act 703), and has increased the penalties […]
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), a local chapter of Transparency International (TI) has reacted to a media report on a corruption ranking that placed Ghana as the second most corrupt country in Africa. In a statement issued Tuesday, August 20, 2019, GII said it has not released any report and urged the public to disregard […]
Contrary to a false report published by Ghanaweb, Ghana has improved on the world corruption rankings. Ghana placed 78 out of 180 countries on the 2018 global Corruption Perception Index (CPI), according to Transparency International (TI) which was released early 2019. According to the report, in 2018, Ghana scored 41 out of a possible score […]
