US to return $23 million looted by late dictator Abacha to Nigeria – officials
Africa News Story by Reuters and CNN Updated 11:15 PM ET, Wed August 24, 2022 Former Nigerian dictator, General Sani Abacha pictured in 1993. (CNN)The United States will turn over to Nigeria $23 million taken by former military ruler Sani Abacha, officials said at an event to sign the agreement on Tuesday. Nigeria has reached several agreements... Read More
Angola’s Governing MPLA Party Claims Victory, Opposition Rejects Results
Africa News credit: Aljazeera The governing party in Angola has claimed victory in this week’s election after the electoral commission put its vote at 51 percent, but the leader of the main opposition coalition rejected the results. Fewer than half of Angola’s registered voters turned out for Wednesday’s election, which appears certain to give President Joao... Read More
“MY SON DID NOT COMMIT FRAUD”- FORMER NDC MP LAMENTS”.
Accra, Ghana (GS) A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central in the erstwhile NDC government, Inusah Fuseini, has broken his long silence following the arrest of his son in the US state of West Virginia by Federal Agents and his subsequent indictment for committing several offenses against citizens of the United States and... Read More
GHANA RECORDS OVER 23,000 NEW HIV/AIDS CASES IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2022
Accra, Ghana (GS) The infection rate of the HIV/AIDS disease among Ghanaians continues to increase in spite of efforts by the Ghana Aids Commission, {GAC). to educate the public about the dangers of the disease and measures that can be taken to reduce the spread. In an interview with the Daily Graphic newspaper in Accra,... Read More
‘GTV DID NOT GIVE US VALUE FOR OUR MONEY’-NLA EXPLAINS THE DECISION TO TERMINATE THE CONTRACT
The management of Ghana’s National Lottery Authority, (NLA), has issued a response to allegations made against the Authority by a popular Ghanaian broadcaster, Mr. Kwasi Kyei-Darkwa, (a.k.a. KKD), concerning the abrogation of a contract between the NLA and Ghana Television (GTV), which is operated by the state-owned Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), and the State Insurance... Read More
GHANA’S SPECIAL PROSECUTOR LAUNCHES PROBE INTO ALLEGED CORRUPTION AT THE CUSTOMS DIVISION OF THE GHANA REVENUE SERVICE
Accra, Ghana (GS) Ghana’s corruption problem has reached a crescendo with the nation’s Special Prosecutor determined to smoke out and prosecute corrupt officials in government who have been causing huge financial losses to the state through dubious waivers and tax exemptions, especially at the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority, GRA. Consequently, the Office... Read More