38 ‘unlicensed’ firms bought contaminated fuel in 2015, 2016

Former BOST Managing Director, Kwame Awuah-Darko

Citi News has laid hands on a document naming at least Thirty Eight (38) companies without a National Petroleum Authority (NPA), license, yet the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST), sold Twenty Million, Five Hundred and Ninety Thousand (20, 590,000) litres of contaminated fuel to them in 2015 and 2016 respectively.

This means the illegality happened under the leadership of the former BOST Managing Director, Kwame Awuah-Darko, who according to some staff of BOST, is seeking to have his rot covered up by the raging brouhaha over contaminated fuel sale under the new MD.

The revelation comes at a time when the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has taken issues with BOST for selling 5 million litres of contaminated fuel to two unlicensed companies, Movepiina and Zup Oil, which were allegedly set up few days before the sale.

Ghanaian deportees were not chain on the flight to Ghana – US Embassy

United States (US) Ambassador Robert Porter Jackson has denied allegations of US authorities mistreatment of Ghanaian deportees. 

“I flatly reject the idea that we treated people inhumanely. On the contrary I think we treated them as best as possible given the fact that they refused to leave the United States voluntarily,” he told the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament Thursday. 

Lordina Mahama's actions made NDC lost - Nii Lantey

Former Sports Minister and Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has revealed that Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama has been cited several times in the report for contributing in various ways towards the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC).

Police deal with Savelugu protesters

The Northern Regional Police Command has said it is on standby to deal ruthlessly with the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members disrupting the work of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Savelugu Nantong, Hajia Ayishetu Seidu.

On Monday, President Akufo Addo charged the Police to arrest his party members, who have prevented the MCE from working, since her confirmation by Assembly members.
They insist Madam Ayishetu must be removed at all cost, claiming she’s an alien to the party in the area.

Welcoming the President’s call, the Northern Regional Police PRO, ASP Muhammed Tanko, said they are already on standby to deal with the trouble makers.

Abdul F. Ismail pleads guilty to making bomb threat at US University

A Ghanaian who was arrested in April after telling his date that he was a terrorist and would blow up her University of Massachusetts dormitory pleaded guilty on Monday to a single charge of threatening to commit a crime.

Abdul F. Ismail entered the plea in Eastern Hampshire Court, admitting to his role in the April 11 incident.

He avoided any jail time as Judge Thomas Estes placed his conviction "on file" for the next 12 months, meaning no sentence will be imposed if he stays out of trouble over that time.

However, Ismail was taken into custody by United State Immigration and Customs Enforcement shortly after the end of the court proceedings, according to Mary Carey, communications director for Northwestern District Attorney David Sullivan.

NPP should learn a Lesson from Kwesi Botchwey report - Obiri Boahen

NPP Deputy General Secretary, Nana Obiri Boahene says it will be advisable for the ruling ‘Elephant’ fraternity to capitalize on the findings of the 13-member committee set up by the opposition NDC to review their defeat.

According to him, the NPP must work harder to find solutions to their little hitches during the 2016 campaign period - this he believes will keep them in power come 2020.

“What lessons are we learning from them [NDC]? Whatever recommendations by their committee will be beneficial to us [NPP],” he said.

The report on why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the December 7, 2016 general election to then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been released with startling revelations.

At the handing over of the 455-page report to the party’s leadership in Accra yesterday, the Chairman of the 13-member committee, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, said it was time for the party to find means of collating its own results from the polling stations to the top ‘independently’.

Justice Sophia Akuffo will meet vetting committee today for CJ job

 Justice Sophia Akuffo

Parliament’s Appointments Committee will today [Friday], June 16, 2017, vet Justice Sophia Akuffo, President Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the position of Chief Justice.

The Appointments Committee had earlier set June 19 for the vetting, but announced on Tuesday, June 13, that it had to reschedule the vetting to this week to avoid keeping the position vacant for long.

The first Deputy Speaker of Parliament and Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu, told pressmen that it was necessary to fast-track the vetting to ensure that Justice Akuffo, when approved, fills in the position ahead of the retirement of the acting Chief Justice, William Atuguba.

“The Chief Justice [Georgina Theodora Wood] has retired already… a vacuum, so to speak, has been created because the next available senior [Justice William Atuguba] is also due to retire in a few days from now. We considered all the circumstances and as a committee, we reviewed the fact that to date, no petition has been brought against the CJ nominee. It may be helpful to abridge the time and do it as quickly as possible.