Former Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation Dr Anthony Akoto Osei has died, Degeniuz Blog has gathered. Dr Akoto Osei died on Monday, March 20 after a short illness. Until his death, the deceased politician was a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He had served the people of Old Tafo Pankrono as their Member of Parliament (MP) until 2020. He served as the Ranking Member of Finance from 2009 to 2013. He was appointed Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation in 2017 when the NPP regained power.

The Adabraka police told The Ghanaian Times on Saturday that Osei had defrauded numerous companies in the name of Mr Anas. The Times gathered that the collected huge sums of money from the companies with the promise to influence Anas to stop investigations into their activities. The Adabraka Crime Officer, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DESP), Ebenezer Nketia, said Osei took advantage of his relationship with the staff of the Tiger Eye Company of Anas and managed to break into the company’s laptop. He also stole the company’s letter head which he (Osei) used in forging documents by fixing names of companies which Anas was investigating. Osei then sent text messages to the companies informing them that Anas was investigating their dealings and offered to help to have the investigations halted. He blackmailed and succeeded in collecting various sums of money from them. DSP Nketia said one of Osei victims said her received several anonymous text messages that if he did not desist from h

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that beginning Monday, March 20, 2023, it shall close down all of its offices across the country as it seeks to embark on a nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise. The power distribution company said the exercise which will last for one month period will take place from Monday, March 20, 2023 and end on Thursday, April 20, 2023. According to the ECG, the exercise shall affect operations at its Head office, Regional and District offices except for Customer Service Centres (CSC) to enable total participation by top Management and Staff. “This massive revenue mobilisation exercise will focus on all categories of customers in arrears including State-Owned Enterprises and will be monitored by special teams who will apprehend and prosecute customers who attempt to interfere with the exercise, and/or undertake illegal self-reconnection after disconnection,” it said in a public notice. The notice further urged all cherished customers of th

Nii Kwashie Gborlor IV, the chief of Ngleshie Amanfrom Thirty sub-chiefs serving under the Ngleshie Amanfrom Divisional Stool have been stripped of their chieftaincy titles. Nii Kwashie Gborlor IV, the chief of Ngleshie Amanfrom made this revelation in a telephone interview with a presenter of a kasoa based radio station Obatanpa Fm which was being monitored by Degeniuz Blog. Giving reasons for the removal of these chiefs, He started emphatically that some of these chiefs are not abiding by the code of conduct governing the stool, as some of the female queens with the titles of Asafo Any3 are into Lesbianism while some of the Asafo Atse also capitalize on their positions and status to be abusive and causing fear and panic amount its natives and above all give no reverence to him and the stool they serve. Names of some of the affected chiefs are Kwadzo Sorgbordzor, Bannor, and one Eto's Father among others. Degeniuz Blog is following this closely and will bring you development on th

Afia Kyeraa, mother of the slain soldier “My son cried for help; he called out to people to save his life; explaining that he wasn’t a criminal, but no one could help my dying son”. Those were the chilling words of Afia Kyeraa, mother of the slain soldier, Sheriff Imoro, when JoyNews visited their family home in Zongo-Lakka, Ashaiman to commiserate with them. A distraught mother, Afia, found it difficult to string words together to describe exactly how she felt when news about the demise of her son got to her. According to her, she was washing on Saturday morning when a friend of Sheriff’s came to the house to ask about him (Sherrif), because he had been called from Burma camp that Sheriff had sought permission to return home due to ill-health. “I told him I haven’t seen him, and he would not sleep anywhere outside of our home because that is not his nature,” she told JoyNews. According to her, it was when one of her brothers and some friends started coming around that she felt, all wa

  Three people, who allegedly faked an Agenda 111 Hospital project contract, have been charged with defrauding by false pretense. They are said to have convinced the Managing Director of the DBS Industries Limited to part with monies worth over GH¢1million in exchange for the government contract and four vehicles – three tipper trucks and one backhoe machine. Two of them were arraigned at the Accra Circuit Court presided over by Afia Owusua Appiah last Monday (February 27, 2023). They are Ebenezer Kwame Boadi and Frank A-Ugidimah-Ananvura Aborigo. The third accused person, only known as Mike is on the run. They have been charged with defrauding by false pretense. They reportedly offered a government contract, which they claimed they had been offered under the Agenda 111 Hospital project, according to the prosecution. They reportedly told the MD of DBS Industries that, they were no longer interested in the contract and were offering it for sale. The Managing Director of DBS, Daniel Boat

Amateur Ghanaian actress, musician and socialite Hajia 4 Real is trending after she was caught with an electronic tracker in a video which later deleted. Though Hajia is facing a fraud case in the UK, she has refused to stay low as she keeps trying to prove evrybody wrong, pretending she has no problem at all. After being spotted with her tracker, more details about her case is popping up! The latest update is that Hajia 4 Real’s daughter, Naila has reportedly been taken away from her. According to reports, Hajia 4 Real had wanted to spend the Christmas holidays with her daughter but as she was being sent to her, the security agencies run an investigation and found out she is a U.S citizen and her mother is involved in a fraud case. Report says Hajia 4 Real’s baby dadddy, Naila’s father is also an ex-convict over the same fraud allegations. Hence, Hajia 4 Real’s daughter was taken to the U.S to be protected as a citizen. There are other reports that the UK authorities are preparing to

Banky W  Nigerian singer, Olubankole Wellington, also known as Banky W, the musician-turned-politician, has unfortunately lost to his opponent Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party(LP). He did not get the results he hoped for, as he lost the seat to the candidate of the Labour Party. On Sunday, 26 February, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mr Thaddeus Attah as the winner of the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. Thaddeus Attah won with 24,075 votes, defeating his opponents, Mr Olubankole Wellington (Banky W) representing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 18,666 votes, and Mr Babjide Obanikoro of the APC, who had 16,901 votes. The INEC Returning Officer, Professor Funmilayo Odukoya, declared Attah the winner at the Collation Centre, Lagos State Model Nursery and Primary School, Marwa, Lekki 1. Nigeria is notable for a two-party system that has dominated for 24 years. The general election is described as the country's mo

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has bemoaned the bellicosity with which some traditional leaders in Kumasi are forcefully snatching lands from its owners over expired lease with impunity. . Addressing the Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) at a meeting in Manhyia Palace, Kumasi, Otumfuo warned Kumasi traditional leaders to stop cheating Kumasi residents with their authority. . “When you ascended to the Amakom stool the old woman was living on the land since 1942 so even if the lease has expired there is a clear law for lease renewal. What money are you looking for and disregarding traditional rules on lease management. Otumfuo further explained “There are clear legal and traditional arrangements for restoring expired leases; you don’t just eject people from their property immediately you hear their lease has expired? That is your job no chief can claim any land or property from its owner when the lease expires because there are clear rules on that Addressing the traditional leaders o

The Ashanti Regional Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Gloria Huze, has picked up nomination forms for former Bank of Ghana Governor, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor. Dr. Duffour joins former President John Dramani Mahama, and Kojo Bonsu Ernest Kobeah, who have all picked their forms to contest. The NDC officially opened nominations on Wednesday ahead of the 2024 elections. Chairman of the Election Committee, Kakra Asamoah, appealed to Dr. Duffuor to bring his expertise in finance to save Ghana’s dwindling economy. “I together with all Ghanaians have been overpowered by the stench of corruption on Akufo-Addo. We know it’s an NDC man who can take us out of this, provided he gets the vote of the delegates,” he said. Meanwhile, the former Finance Minister says he will revive the economy in two years. He said the NDC has a track record of stabilizing the economy and will do it again. Dr. Duffour said before the NDC left office, the public debt was Ghc35 billion, but now it i

Some Women Organizers of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have bought the presidential nomination forms for Dr Kwabena Dufdour to contest the NDC flagbearership race. The Women Organizers, led by Gloria Huze, the Ashanti Regional Women’s Organizer stormed the NDC’s Headquarters in Adabraka to pick the forms, handing a cheque of GH₵‎30, 000 cedis to Lawyer is Kakra Essamoah, the Director of Election of the NDC, who later handed it over to the Accountant of the party. According to Madam Gloria Huze, the Women Organizers are from the branch, constituency and regional levels of the party across the 16 regions of Ghana. Madam Gloria Huze explained that the women organizer decided to contribute to buy the forms for Dr Duffour because they believe in his vision for Ghana, She added that the current state of the Ghanaian economy required someone with a proven track record in economic management to lead the country to the path of recovery, growth and prosperity. She also said,

Reverend Anthony Kwadwo Boakye died at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The man of God who has been incapacitated for sometime now finally succumbed to the icy hands of death. In the press statement confirming and revealing the cause of his death said the popular charismatic preacher died after battling with a stroke since October 23, 2021, which eventually led to his demise. After he was struck by the disease, Rev. Boakye was said to have been undergoing a series of medical treatments to facilitate his recovery including physiotherapy. These treatments, according to the statement had kept him in good shape until it became necessary for him to seek medical Intervention outside the country. Unfortunately, preparations for his travel were afoot when he finally gave up the ghost. “Following this impressive improvement in his health conditions, Rev. Boakye resumed his pastoral activities by giving virtual homilies from his base at an undisclosed locati

Dr. Robert Kuganab-Lem, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Binduri Constituency in the Upper East Region, has claimed that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is involved in the Bawku conflict. The MP claims that the Vice President has stood by unconcernedly as the Overlord of the Mamprugu Kingdom, Nayiri, Naa Bohugu Mahama Abdulai II, has enskinned Bawku Naba, whom he refers to as an   “imposter”   when he already in office. As Dr. Kuganab-Lem notes As the Nayiri’s grandson, Dr. Bawumia should be aware of the Nayiri’s illegality and the fact that, given his stance in the Bawku struggle, he is not qualified to rule the nation. “We are blaming him because he is the Nayiri’s grandson, and we anticipated that the Nayiri would not remain silent about it.”   the former lawmaker declared. “If unrest is brewing in his backyard, he cannot lead this nation as he is aiming to do; he has failed,”   he added. The former Binduri MP asserts that Vice President Bawumia is complicit in the vio

Businessman and Co-Founder of now defunct UT Bank Prince Kofi Amoabeng has endorsed the opposition National Democratic Congress as the only viable option to take over government after 2024 elections. The rerir military officer said though he voted for the governing New Patriotic Party in previous elections, he has resolved to vote for the NDC in the next election. According to him, though he has a strong affiliation with the NPP with his sister being an NPP Member of Parliament, the country needs a change. “I won’t vote for the NPP, I will tell you. I said I won’t vote for NPP. I will vote for NDC. We need a change and the only viable option is NDC”, he responded to a texter during an interview on Ghana Television. Prince Amoabeng recounted his ordeals after the collapse of his Bank in a banking sector clean up exercise in 2017. Though a section of Ghanaians have accused Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta of masterminding the collapse of UT Bank, the CEO of the defunct Bank argued that go

Haruna Iddrisu  Tamale South seat is open, but no challenger will get 2% – Haruna Iddrisu declares Whiles giving hope to would-be aspirants, the Tamale South Member of Parliament assured that he would win re-election by a landslide touting his prowess and growing influence over the years. “The Tamale South seat is free, it is open. When nominations open, you can come in. The only thing I can assure you is that you won’t get more than 5% of the votes or probably 2%. You won’t make more than five percent,” he told Evans Mensah on a Joy News programme. Haruna has been in Parliament since 2008 when he joined the Fourth Parliament, he has since served in the 5th, 6th, 7th and in the current 8th Parliament. He has also held a number of ministerial portfolios over the period, among others Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations and the Ministry of Communications. ‘Powerful’ Haruna Iddrisu may go unopposed in primaries – Asiedu Nketiah NDC National Chairman Johnson Asiedu Nketiah all but e

The Ghana Police Service has interdicted one of its officers who is an Inspector The said officer is alleged to have left his service rifle in a commercial vehicle after allegedly taking a GH¢100 bribe A statement by the service also added that both the inspector and the driver are expected to assist in further investigations PAY ATTENTION: Enjoy reading our stories? Follow us on our Facebook Page at Degeniuz Blog Inspector Sulemana Adam has been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service for negligently leaving behind a service vehicle in a commercial vehicle. The officer stationed with the Rapid Deployment Force in Takoradi in the Western Region is alleged to have forgotten the gun in the trotro after collecting a GH¢100 bribe. A police inspector who forgot his gun in a ‘trotro’ after taking a GH¢100 bribe has been interdicted by the Ghana Police Service The service rifle left behind by the police inspector. Image credit: @KWAMEDO45488351 Source: Twitter "Trotro' Driver Return

The International Monetary Fund is pushing Ghana’s cash-strapped government to stop borrowing from its central bank, according to people familiar with the matter. The IMF wants the two entities to sign a commitment to zero financing, said the people who asked not to be identified because they’re not authorized to speak publicly on the matter. The accord is a condition Ghana is required to meet in order to secure final approval for a $3 billion IMF bailout, one of the people said. An IMF spokesperson didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment. Spokespeople for the Ghanaian finance ministry and the central bank didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment. The decision would bring a halt to central bank loans to the government that amount to about 40 billion cedis ($3.2 billion), according to one of the people. Central-bank lending to Ghana’s government ballooned last year as investor concern about the state of the nation’s public finances depressed demand for its domes

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has published its programme of activities for 2023.The programme outline for the year focused on District level elections. The published programme outline captures the Registration of Voters, Exhibition of the Voters Register, and District level elections. Also, each of the three (3) categorised programme has period (dates), number of days to complete the activities, and the scheduled activities. Some of the dates will be subject to change depending on the exigencies of the time. Got a Story to share with us, Kindly WhatsApp +233 (0) 256651193 or send an email to degeniuzonline@gmail.com

Aremu Timothy Adegboyega, a 56-year-old Nigerian national, has been arrested in Ghana. He was nabbed for allegedly transporting millions of CFA and Naira currencies suspected to be counterfeit. The suspect was arrested by a joint security team as he entered Ghana through Togo using an unapproved route called Beat Zero in Aflao, Volta Region. The Assistant commissioner of the Aflao Division of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Ahmed Majeed Amandi, who disclosed this on Monday, January 23, 2023, said the suspect was arrested last Tuesday. Amandi said personnel found CFA80 million in fresh notes, an additional CFA843,000 in the suspect's waist bag and N110,500 in his wallet. The currencies had the same serial numbers raising a lot of suspicion. Adegboyega allegedly admitted to transporting the “fake” currencies, and this is his second time entering the country with counterfeit money. He told officers that on this trip, he was given the cash by his friend who l

Koku Anyidoho, Director of Atta Mills Institute  The Executive Director of the Atta Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has said the recent change in leadership of the Minority caucus in Parliament, will bring about tribal, religious and ethnic divisions among the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to the Atta Mills’ Institute Executive Director, changing the Minority leader, Haruna Iddrisu and Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, who are both Muslims without replacing them with Muslims but rather non-Muslims, sends a certain signal to Muslims that the party does not want them. Speaking on CTV’s Dwabre Mu, Friday, 27 January 2023, Mr Anyidoho indicated that the NDC party will now become a laughing stock for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). He told co-host of the show, Hajia Bintu Saana that: “We have two Muslims, Haruna and Muntaka, two practicing Muslims. NDC has been mocking NPP, all the time that they don’t like Muslims. “Now you remove the t

The Studios of Asempa FM Ekosii Sen was heated when Member of Parliament for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa walked out after heated exchanges and insults. The  had a heated altercation with Asempa FM Producer, one Ampadu whose image had been posted on Facebook by the MP as part of the JNS Limited Scandal regarding payments from accounts of the National Cathedral. According to Omanhene Kwabena Asante, Okudzeto Ablakwa told Ampadu “he is an ordinary producer” after the producer raised questions about the actions of the MP that mistakenly included his image although he is not part of the JNS Limited. The two engaged in heated exchange of words off air before the MP walked out of the show after advertising his appearance. Omanhene Kwabena Asante, Co-Host of Ekosii Sen accused the North MP of “arrogance” asking him who the hell he was. “Yesterday Ekosii Sen you (Okudzeto) came to stand there  talking anyhow. Saying Ampadu is an ordinary producer. Who the hell are you” he said. “You cal

Okudzeo Ablakwa has returned with even more documents to prove that the secretary of the board of trustees of the National Cathedral has two TINs under his two different IDs The North Tongu MP has published the documents of incorporation of both the National Cathedral and JNS Talent Centre to prove his point on Sunday, January 22, 2022 Okudzeto Ablakwa is championing a campaign that seeks to tell the world that the administrative processes of the cathedral project are inundated with questionable deals and illegal decisions Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is unrelenting in his efforts to prove that Rev Victor Kusi-Boateng has broken the law by having two separate identities. The opposition legislator has published more documents on Sunday, January 22, 2023 to back an earlier claim that apart from a different names and dates of birth, the member of the National Cathedral board of trustees also has two different Tax Identification Numbers (TINs). Ablakwa has published documents to prove that Rev

Over 200 girls of the Wa Senior High Technical school have been left stranded following a fire outbreak that razed portions of the main girls’ dormitory block at the school. The inferno started at about 8:00 pm last night, destroying five rooms and the belongings of the girls in the one-story dormitory block. It took the intervention of personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service to bring the disaster under control, thereby preventing the fire from razing down the entire dormitory block. Assistant Divisional Fire Officer, Iddrisu Imran who led the team of firefighters to the scene disclosed that the immediate cause of the fire was not known but that his outfit had commenced investigations into the disaster that rendered the over 200 girls homeless. “The top floor about five rooms were affected, the fire started burning before we were called, we are trying our best to quench the fire

A police officer, Francis Adetsi from ofoase in the Eastern region stationed at Ayirebi has been caught smoking weed at Akim Etwereso in Akyemansa District. He was caught red-handed by Daasebre Ofosu Kwabi Ayebiahwe, Etweresohene and his entourage who were touring the community. Daasebre Ayebiahwee and his entourage saw a boy emerging from the bush having engaged in open defecation. The Chief asked the boy to lead them to where he defecated presumably to get evidence to punish him but on their way to the bush, the police officer in uniform and others were seen at a ghetto in the bush smoking weed with smoke all over the place. The Chief rebuked the wee smokers in a video taken as evidence. It is not clear if the police officer and other suspects were arrested and handed over to police. The video of the said incident has since been posted on the Facebook wall of Daasebre Ayebiahwee. With the characteristics of the current IGP Dr.George Akufo Dampare, the police officer is likely to be i

A driver of an OA bus is battling for his life after sustaining gunshot wounds during a robbery attack on the Techiman-Kintampo highway. The intercity travel bus was heading towards Burkina Faso from Kumasi when they were stopped by robbers upon getting to Jema, the capital of Kintampo.  The incident reportedly happened at around 12am, Thursday, January 19. The driver, Mohammed Ibrahim, managed to narrate to Adom News that they were greeted by gunshot from the robbers numbering four. He added that he fled for his safety after he was shot multiple times in his arm, while the robbers took over the bus. Other passengers sustained injuries from the shattered windows, as other visibly shaken passengers had their property stolen. The police were alerted, but the robbers were gone before the officers arrived. The driver and other injured passengers were transported to the Wenchi Methodist Hospital for treatment. With the exception of the driver who sustained gunshot wounds, the other victims

A 29-year-old man identified as Richard Boadi Abunya has allegedly committed suicide by hanging at Sehwi Bodi in the Western North Region. According to reports gathered, the deceased was a mobile money vendor and credit card dealer at Sehwi Bodi. In the early hours of Friday, January 13, 2023, one woman went to his house to buy a credit card. She knocked at his door numerously but nobody answered so the deceased sister also knocked and called out to reach him but that proved futile. When they succeeded in breaking into the room, they found the deceased hanging from a crossing bar with a sponge tied to his neck.

Shocked to her marrow, Gladys Koomson is struggling to reconcile herself.  Her husband had an affair with her two daughters through which the girls, 15-year-old Freda Koomson has given birth and 13-year-old Blessing Koomson is currently pregnant. Gladys Koomson, her husband and her children lived in a small wooden kiosk at SCC, a suburb along the Kasoa roadfrustrated Gladys said initially, Freda lied that she was only raped by an anonymous person. “Life was difficult for me so when one of my friends needed someone to cater for her 8-year-old child, I sent Freda to her. While she lived there, my friend called me and told me about my daughter’s protruding stomach because she was suspicious. She made her do a pregnancy test and the result was positive. She added “When I asked her, she said somebody raped her whiles she was sleeping so she didn’t see the person. I went for her from my friend because she did not take my daughter to the hospital for ante-natal care after she asked her to sta

The 2022 VGMA ‘New Artist of the Year’, Mohammed Ismail Sherif Kwaku Frimpong, who is popularly called Black Sherif, has put smiles on the faces of some mothers who were ‘detained’ at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital. The sensational musician has settled all their outstanding debts at the hospital following the successful delivery. Apparently, most of these new mothers could not foot the bills the hospital was demanding after they gave birth. Black Sherif visited the hospital today, January 18, 2023, together with his team to pay these bills and afford these new mothers an opportunity to finally reunite with their families at home. Aside from the payment of the bills, the ‘Second Sermon’ hitmaker provided these mothers with food and toiletries to make their lives back at home easier. After this kind gesture, the mothers who got their bills paid and the hospital administration and staff expressed their sincere gratitude to Black Sherif.

Ghana card holders can enter the United States without a visa. To do this, a Ghanaian citizen must enter the United States on the same flight that their Ghana card holder is on. If they are traveling in first class, they will also be allowed to fly without a visa. If you're trying to enter the United States without a visa and your Ghana card is expired, you'll need to submit an application for a new Ghana card before you get to the airport. For Ghanaian nationals, the Ghana card is a digital identification card that can be used as a travel document. The digital card can also be used to prove your nationality when applying for a job, opening a bank account, or starting a business. It is important to note that the Ghana card does not require a visa when entering the United States, the United Kingdom, and other countries. Finding a visa is as easy as a phone call and a trip to the embassy. For Ghanaians wanting to travel, knowing how to get a Ghana card without visa can be difficu

A 20-year-old man who dresses like a female has been lynched by unknown assailants, Degeniuz Blog reports. According to Bolgatanga-based A1 radio, the young man from Zanlerigu in Nabdam district of the Upper East Region was found at the regional hospital morgue several weeks after he went missing. Assemblyman for the Zanlerigu-Dagliga electoral area, Maxwell‎ Divom who spoke to A1 Radio said “On the 3rd of January, it was reported at his father’s house that he was missing. So, we were looking for him, and later, on the 10th day of January, we heard that someone was allegedly killed at Kongo Nag-boug and so, the uncles went to the morgue to see the body and it was identified that it was him [Bugbil Roger Adaboo Toure].” He indicated that when the body was found in Kongo in the Upper East Region, there were huge stones found around it; an indication that he was stoned to death by some persons. “When the body was found, he was wearing a mini skirt and brassiere which portrayed a lady. Bac