When Nigeria’s then-head of state Sani Abacha stole billions of dollars and died before spending his loot, it prompted an international treasure hunt spread over decades. The man hired to get the money back tells the BBC’s Clare Spencer how the search took over his life. In September 1999, Swiss lawyer Enrico Monfrini answered a phone call that would change ...

Sir (Dr) Sam Jonah, the renowned businessman, has advocated for strict laws to be enforced in order to deter people from engaging in corruption. Speaking at the 9th joint graduation ceremony at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) in Accra, Sir Sam Jonah said: “It is critical to our security and development that we insist on the proper conduct and productivity ...

President of the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), Dr. Frank Ankobea says they are very scared of the increasing number of positive COVID-19 cases being recorded in the country presently. He noted that these overwhelming numbers are comparable to cases recorded between June and July 2020 when the virus was at its peak. “We are scared of the figures being recorded now and ...

The Special Mothers Project (SMP), an advocacy and awareness creation programme on cerebral palsy issues, on Tuesday donated a television set and other educational items to the Special Unit of the Madina Demonstration School. The project adopted the Special unit of the Madina Demonstration School to draw public attention to it and help improve the facility for children with special ...

The UN Secretary-General has called for urgent scaling up of funds for climate change adaptation and resilience building programmes, so they can offer real and lasting protection against the impact of major events such as droughts, floods and rising sea-levels.  “Adaptation cannot be the neglected half of the climate equation”, Secretary-General António Guterres said at the Climate Adaptation Summit.  The need is all the ...

job losses or reduced working hours due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic cost the world the equivalent of 255 million jobs in 2020, the UN International Labour Organization (ILO) said on Monday, noting that the “massive impact” was nearly four times the number lost during the 2009 global financial crisis.  According to the ILO Monitor: COVID-19 and the world ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo will on Thursday submit to Parliament the list of his proposed Ministers and Regional Ministers to the Speaker of Parliament. In a communique from the Presidency Thursday, Eugene Arhin, head of Communication said the total number of Ministers to be appointed by President will not exceed 85. This is different from 126 ministerial appointments that characterised his ...

The United Nations Secretary-General on Wednesday welcomed the announcement by President Joe Biden that the United States will re-engage with the World Health Organization (WHO) and play a full role in advancing global health and health security.  In a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Secretary-General António Guterres said that supporting the UN health agency “is absolutely critical” to the world’s effort for a better coordinated ...

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association is asking managers of health institutions across the country to step up their COVID-19 preventive measures in their institutions. The Association says a visit to some health facilities show a breakdown of the protocols, a situation they describe as extremely worrying. According to the president of the association, Perpetual Ofori Ampofo, the blatant ...

The Supreme Court has outlined five key issues it will make a determination on, in the ongoing Presidential Election Petition brought before it by the presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 Presidential Election, John Dramani Mahama. This was announced after parties to the case filed their memoranda of issues. The 2nd Respondent Akufo-Addo for instances filed 3 issues which ...