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US court finds ex-TOR MD Berko guilty of paying millions in bribes in power plant deal

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  • E-levy 1 day ago

    Nana addo incorporated!!!

  • AGBESI KWASI 1 day ago

    The NPP criminals are all now being exposed. Payback time. The chickens have come home to roost.

  • Cooli0 1 day ago

    Fool waa nana in power 2015? Stupid ayigbe fool

  • AGBESI KWASI 1 day ago

    I read it paa. It's a nine day trial. Holy rain was distributed. The distributor is an NPP member. He is now a convict. The rest is history. You can call it a political trial if you want.

  • Bob22 1 day ago

    This animal will never repent

  • Benji 1 day ago

    That Asante guy is NPP. He was MD of TOR under Nana Addo.

  • Nolan. 23 hours ago

    What characterizes the NDC is violence, illiterate supporters, propaganda, and underdevelopment.

  • Kweku Tsin 1 day ago

    Ghana should petition the court for a copy of the transcript. All the bribe takers should be brought to book. If not, all the culprits should be set up and subjected to arrest if they land in a jurisdiction that can hold the ...
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  • Gov 1 17 hours ago

    HMMMMMMMM, will this AG do what you are suggesting knowing that his party people including the president could be in trouble? Who was the energy MINISTER in july 2015.?The record is there. who were his energy advisors? we can ...
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  • Truth Stands 13 hours ago

    NDC is indeed a curse to Ghana and Africa. These thieves are back in power.

  • Paa Kofi 13 hours ago

    2014 and 2015? Am not surprised the nation wreckers ndc was in government. Thy used dumsor to milk the state.

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 day ago

    @ AGBESI: NDCFUO AKROMFUO!

    WHO ARE THE NDC MINISTERS WHO RECEIVED THE BRIBES IN 2015? WHO WAS THE MINISTER OF ENERGY IN 2015? WHY HASN’T THE NPP MINORITY PETITIONED CHRAJ TO INVESTIGATE JOHN CRIBO MAHAMA AND HIS NDC OVE ...
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  • Brian 1 day ago

    Agbesi if you are not disturbed about the impact this bad behaviour of somebody,a whole executive Director or Vice president whose salary, Google and see is having,the damage,reputational wise this terrible behaviour of some ...
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  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 1 day ago

    Holy rain was under Mahama. John Jonapor received his share.

  • Oklemekuku 19 hours ago

    his cut, that's how they call it

  • The only yeripo sensible statement made by Solomon Owusu since he started his NPP Bawumia attack series. Thank God Bawumiaand NPP is not mentioned. 18 hours ago

    In which year ? if you read the story

  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 1 day ago

    EOCO will soon grab NPP members to kill this news.

  • SAEED OSMAN 1 day ago

    I hope the NASTY PEOPLE'S PARTY will go to the US and demonstrate against the US government, and the US court and blame the NDC and president Mahama for this. This is where that village illiterate MP, Afenyo Markins should g ...
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  • The only yeripo sensible statement made by Solomon Owusu since he started his NPP Bawumia attack series. Thank God Bawumiaand NPP is not mentioned. 18 hours ago

    The one insulting Afenyo have been to school before? Was the NPP in power in 2015?

  • Steve Kaye London 1 day ago

    He helped Mahama to sign all the dubious take or pay power purchase agreements to dupe our country. His conviction is about the bribes he took from the criminal NDC ministers of energy when those power purchase agreements we ...
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  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 day ago

    @ Steve Kaye:
    BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS! BREAKING NEWS!

    BOMBSHELL OF ALL TIME CORRUPTION NEWS?

    SAMMY GYAMFI’S GOLD BOARD IS REPORTING AN UNEXPLAINED LOST OF A WHOPPING $ 1.9’BILLION ( GHC 22 BILLION ) IN 2025 ...
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  • Northern Boy 22 hours ago

    If you are in power and refuse those who commit crime against the state then you are a bigger criminal. If you don't have a criminal mindset and actually committing crimes of your own you will never let criminals go unpunishe ...
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  • Baba nuhu 19 hours ago

    Ifiot. Read and understand

  • Talk true 1 day ago

    NDC, what is the problem here, the reading or English
    2015 who was in power?

  • WSamePeople 1 day ago

    Why do you have a problem with reading or comprehension. Daft

  • Noorah 1 day ago

    The NDC was in power in 2015. You must read, analyse and critique the information before commenting. Your post shows a lack of paying attention to detail.

  • The Spear 2 hours ago

    That must be the bribe-taking period for the NDC and parliament!

    It was around the same time they took bribes in that crazy parliament to accept the introduction of toxic agricultural products from the US including weedic ...
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  • Muntum 1 day ago

    Baboon! Was NPP in power back in 2015?

  • Tony 1 day ago

    This is what happens when you refuse to take advantage of free shs, you talk by heart and ignorantly

  • Esi 1 day ago

    Was Nana Addo in power in 2015? It was appoitees of Mahama and NDc pàrty that received the bribes becoausethey eere in power then.

  • Northern Boy 19 hours ago

    Akufo ado was not in power in 2015. But what did he do about the case after he got power? Wasn't it part of his job as president to investigate cases like this and prosecute offendrrs? If he had done his job we won't be here ...
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  • Abrantea 1 day ago

    2015 means that the ministers and the government were all indeed NDC folks. The original Govt official one and his friends.

  • The only yeripo sensible statement made by Solomon Owusu since he started his NPP Bawumia attack series. Thank God Bawumiaand NPP is not mentioned. 18 hours ago

    Illiterate NDC foot soldier who either reads but doesn't understand or just don't read at all as Bawumia will put it. In 2015 which party was in power? Which party was in the majority in parliament? I wonder self.

  • D3 Citizen 17 hours ago

    Foolish guy did u read the story ur self
    Odwan was Npp in power 2015

  • A 1 day ago

    Did you really have an appreciation of what you just read? Was Akkuffo Addo in power in 2015?

  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    Corruption catches up with NDC.
    ORAL MUST IMPRISON THE CORRUPT NDC OFFICIALS IN THE TURKISH POWER PLANT DEAL.

  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    Age-old 2015 corruption deal...NDC. NDC.
    Crime has no expiry date.
    The NDC must use ORAL for action now.
    The EOCO buga buga style very applicable.

  • Gh boy 1 day ago

    @ COMMENT, masa slow down with your comments ok, you will get bp oo ayooo
    Your have seen and read your comments wai, ey3 wai

  • Gh boy 1 day ago

    "We

  • Cooli0 1 day ago

    Monkey. Don't u have common sense to notice that it was ndc that was in power 2015. Mugu

  • Please save me my fellow Ghanaians,i'm a 28 years old Ghanaian lady that was scammed by some Nigerians, i'm currently serving a 2 years jail term in a Nigerian prison,i can be reached on WhatsApp via +2348140725576 to explain what happened 1 day ago

    it all started few years ago when i received a Facebook message that a travel agency in Lagos Nigeria was recruiting Ghanaians and Nigerians for jobs in Canada, i sold everything i had and borrowed money from a lot of people ...
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  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    2015 CORRUPTION SCANDAL CATCHES UP WITH THE NDC MAHAMA GOVERNMENT

    Age-old 2015 corruption in Turkish Power Plant deal....ORAL must arrest now Prosecute now IMPRISON now.

  • Please save me my fellow Ghanaians,i'm a 28 years old Ghanaian lady that was scammed by some Nigerians, i'm currently serving a 2 years jail term in a Nigerian prison,i can be reached on WhatsApp via +2348140725576 to explain what happened 1 day ago

    it all started few years ago when i received a Facebook message that a travel agency in Lagos Nigeria was recruiting Ghanaians and Nigerians for jobs in Canada, i sold everything i had and borrowed money from a lot of people ...
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  • NEWLIGHT 1 day ago

    You can't read or if you do, you can't understand. Was Nana Addo in power in 3015? And did he appoint Dr Keabena Donkor as Minister of Power in 2015? NDC is well known for international corruption.

  • Pgay 22 hours ago

    I don't understand what this case is about and what the USA involvement with this corruption case. Is the US government and courts responsible for prosecuting Ghanaian corrupt officials now?Shouldn't it be a case between the ...
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  • NMG 1 day ago

    NOW COME AND SEE HOW THIS GYIIIMIIIIIIIII WILL SPEND TIME IN THAT AMERICAN CAGE HERE HE WILL SUFFER WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

  • Gbeshele 1 day ago

    Why can't Mahama prosecute Dr Kwabena Donkor and all those NDC senior advisors and parliamentarians who took the bribe?
    Selective Justice>

  • Gh boy 1 day ago

    Ofui ba, go and prosecute him yourself, wizard

  • A Ghanaian. 23 hours ago

    KOFI AMABUA WAS THE ENERGY MINISTER. DR DONKOR WAS POWER MINISTER

  • Asaase Aban 1 day ago

    Why Is The US Court Not Coming After The Recipients Of The Bribery?

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 day ago

    @ NDCFUO AKROMFUO!

    WHO ARE THE NDC MINISTERS WHO RECEIVED THE BRIBES IN 2015? WHO WAS THE MINISTER OF ENERGY IN 2015? WHY HASN’T THE NPP MINORITY PETITIONED CHRAJ TO INVESTIGATE JOHN CRIBO MAHAMA AND HIS NDC OVER THIS D ...
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  • TAKE OR PAY DEMON 1 day ago

    I totally agree with you. Nana Addo did a lot of great harm to Ghana and the NPP will surely suffer for it.

  • HAPPY DAYS 1 day ago

    Agbesi Kwasi,you see your life now? With this stupidity and tribal bigotry you will end up killing your own children one day,wise up,yoooo.

  • Mike Oppong 1 day ago

    NDC and corruption 2015

  • Kofi 1 day ago

    That is a very serious country determined to fight corruption, not this banana Republic. Meanwhile, the recipients of the cash are here driving V8 and drinking palm wine.

  • AK 1 day ago

    Did Akuffo Addo do background check before appointing these people? It's very embarrassing linking these guilty people to NPP. This should serve as a lesson to Dr Bawumia, should he become the next President. If people know t ...
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  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    2015 corruption catches up with the NDC.

  • Test2 1 day ago

    HAHAHA
    THEN HE WILL FINISH GHANA BY SELLING THE REMAINING PIECE OF GHANA LEFT
    BY THE WAY GHANA IS Z 419.COUNTRY NOW LED BY AKAN/ASHANTIS
    WHERE ARE THEIR GOLD THEY ALWAYS BOASTS OF
    SHAMELESS

  • Stephen Donkor, New York. 1 day ago

    @ Test 2.
    NDCFUO AKROMFUO!

    WHO ARE THE NDC MINISTERS WHO RECEIVED THE BRIBES IN 2015? WHO WAS THE MINISTER OF ENERGY IN 2015? WHY HASN’T THE NPP MINORITY PETITIONED CHRAJ TO INVESTIGATE JOHN CRIBO MAHAMA AND HIS NDC O ...
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  • AK 1 day ago

    Did Akuffo Addo do background check before appointing these people? It's very embarrassing linking these guilty people to NPP. This should serve as a lesson to Dr Bawumia, should he become the next President. If people know t ...
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  • HAPPY DAYS 1 day ago

    Agbesi Kwasi,you see your life now? With this stupidity and tribal bigotry you will end up killing your own children one day,wise up,yoooo,meanwhile the diagraceful bribe takers are back to their crime scenes,this is the rea ...
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  • Kb Mensah 1 day ago

    ...No thanks to Ghanaian law enforcement. I assume they hit a stone wall. The bribery discussions continued after 2015. Our problem is both the NDC and the NPP. They are the bane of our collective advancement.

  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    Age-old corruption in 2015 catches up with the NDC Mahama government. The NDC ORAL must work.

  • KBS 1 day ago

    There are some people who don't pay details when reading documents. A lot of people are blaming the New Patriotic Party not knowing it happened when NDC and John Mahama was in power, 2015.
    I pity those who are commenting to ...
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  • Agyengo 1 day ago

    Hmmm this bribery scandal happened in 2015 with government officials involved and till date all the so called government investigative institutions did not pick up any signals. It had to take the US to flag this scandal and w ...
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  • Agyengo 1 day ago

    In 2015, Ghana's energy sector responsibilities were split into separate portfolios. Dr. Kwabena Donkor served as the pioneer Minister for Power throughout 2015 until his resignation at the end of December, while Emmanuel Arm ...
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  • Those bribery acceptance must also be arrested 1 day ago

    Everyone wants to be politicians because it's the shortest way to be billionaires that is why they bribes the deleted for their voting

  • Nobody is nobody 1 day ago

    2015? During Mahama’s first term presidency. Another $1 million bribe to Mahama through his Minister of Power. From Ford - Airbus - Goldman Sachs. Mahama woye bue !!!!!

  • Esa 1 day ago

    NDC John Mahama!!!

  • Mt103 USDT USA loading banks Canada link upTO up with all usa canada banks loading german too fixed crefit Scott mt103 1 day ago

    Black Jesus: Bank wire transfer to all countries
    We are sending wire transfer and direct wasap him hamzaben.d@ hackermail. Com email email me your number I will wasap u or lawyer@presidency.com flashing to any country
    Ch ...
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  • COMMENT 1 day ago

    2015 NDC MAHAMA GOVERNMENT IN POWER
    Turkish Power Plant Deal ...The ORAL must arrest and prosecute and imprison the Corrupt NDC Officials.
    If not forget the selective prosecution of Political Opponents.

  • ERLING OPONG 1 day ago

    IS BERKO NOT AN NPP MEMBER?
    Like Miracles Aboagye?

  • Dzakpata 1 day ago

    It is good to hasten slowly

  • Don Diego De Azambujah 1 day ago

    Osp over to you. Corruption mahama government

  • Josh 1 day ago

    These officials that received the bribes should not remain nameless. They include the members of the negotiation team comprising officials from the Ministry and also ECG.

    It shouldn't be difficult to get them

  • Francis B. 1 day ago

    This is a serious indictment on Ghana government .His imprisonment should not be the end of the case .CHRAC should probe all government officials who received bribes from him in 2015 and refer them to the courts for pro ...
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  • Rusty 1 day ago

    Fine case for the OSP.

  • Yok 1 day ago

    The question is, where are the Ghanaian government officials who received those bribes to aid in this conspiracy and corruption? Are they super humans who are above the law?

  • Good Citizen 1 day ago

    EOCO should investigate and identify the officers who took the bribe in 2015 and bring them to court, period. Whether they are in government or not, they must be exposed. We are watching.

  • Yaw 1 day ago

    So Mohammed was the president back in 2015. Does this mean that Oral is going to locate all the corrupt officials? The minister, the special advisor and parliamentarian who were involved in this corruption and trial them in c ...
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  • Staged 1 day ago

    The president of Ghana then in 2015 was Jhon the great, Mahama
    Bribe was paid to his ministers and his brother ,this was mentioned in the trial by the prosecutors but has been smartly taken out by our bribed jounalist who ...
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  • NANA TRUMU TRUMU ADDO 1 day ago

    ANOTHER DEMO FOR NPP PARTY. SEND YOUR NPP THIEVES TO NEW YORK TO DEMONSTRATE. NKWASEAFO!

  • Kwame Dankyi. 1 day ago

    MATTER COME.
    SO THE APOSTLES OF MODERN DAY DEMOCRACY IS WORKING WERE CORRUPT AS FAR BACK AS 2015. HMMM

  • Kwame Dankyi. 1 day ago

    Could this be the reason why Dr. Kwabena Donkor resigned as Minister of power on 31st December, 2015. EOCO, Work come ooo. Let catch some state looters cos they are all around.

  • Yaw 1 day ago

    So ndc peeps read? Do they brains and storage memories at all? Ei…so who in power in 2015? No wonder a few elites are able to take advantage of them as fool soldiers. I am even ashamed.

  • FunnyGhana 1 day ago

    So what happens to all those named in this successful guilty verdict who chopped the money

  • Don Diego De Azambujah 1 day ago

    Reshuffle to divert attention from mahama 1 corruption

  • Yaw 1 day ago

    https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/former-goldman-sachs-investment-banker-convicted-foreign-bribery-and-money-laundering

  • Ghana must punish the bribed officials too 1 day ago

    This is a very good thing. The government officials right from Municipal Assembly levels to Ministries must face action too. These bribery thing is a canker and must be rooted out. Those officials who took bribes must be name ...
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  • Nuru Abdul 1 day ago

    The current minister for lands and natural resources, Emmanuel Armah-kofi Buah was the minister of energy in 2015, while John jinapor the current minister of energy was his deputy. Bottom line, this was an NDC scheme and the ...
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  • Nana Kofi 1 day ago

    What a shame. Ghana parliament mentioned in a bribery case. What a disgrace.

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  • Achakanapaya 1 day ago

    Ghanaweb journalist are Nokofio Journalist,
    This is a complete mischief by the npp criminals and Nation wreckers to divert attention.
    This Berko Asente guy was appointed by the evil Wicked Akuffo Addo in 2020, how can this ...
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  • . 1 day ago

    Take heart. You have taken this too personal. The bribery scheme took place entirely under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government.The illicit activities occurred between December 2014 and March 2017, a period durin ...
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  • Efo Kofi 1 day ago

    Corruption wicked evil NDC government KWAASHIAAFO so Mahama government is not holy like he claimed criminals wicked evil people KWAASHIAAFO

  • Andropov 1 day ago

    Jail him big time

  • Ga Nyobi 1 day ago

    this sows why majority of our politicians are all now wealthy individuals , these are people that before power didn't have shit

  • Truth 1 day ago

    The same corrupt people are in power now. Mahama government and bribe. He has no credibility in the west. I am not surprise he is moving towards Russia.

  • That's why Mahama can't travel to the U.S 1 day ago

    "Holy rain" indeed herrrr....... Taking bribe from left to right eiiiii masa some people are highly trained criminals oo
    That's why Mahama can't travel to U.S because if he try, he 'll be arrested

  • CK 1 day ago

    MISCHIEF BY NPP AS USUAL
    The first MD of TOR under Nana Addo was Isaac Osei, followed by Fredrick Morrison, Asante Bekoe then Samuel Boateng. Isaac Osei resigned in 2019 and Morrison took over as a stop gap measure. Asante B ...
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  • Sensible looks 23 hours ago

    In fact , most NPPs had ‘bentoa’ in their hand. All the nkwasea things they did to this nation was like infusing liquids from the ‘bentoa’ into our anus. Time will tell. No wonder Bawumia quoted wrong bible verse.

  • The laws must work 22 hours ago

    When the country was in Darkness and the people were crying for DUMSOR to end, leaders in power were lining their pockets with the tax payers money. Sad that we have leaders who will take bribes to get a job done, It is worry ...
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  • Test2 22 hours ago

    EIIII WICKED POLITICIANS
    SO WHO WERE THOSE MPS AND MINISTERS BETWEEN 2014 AND 2015 AND COLLECTED THOSE BRIBES BEFORE AWARDING THOSE CONTRACTS
    AND POOR GHANAIANS CONTINUE TO VITE FOR THESE KILLERS
    ONE IS HIDING IN THE USA ...
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  • The laws must work 22 hours ago

    I’m very convinced that Mr Berko did not have $1000.000.00 ($ 1 million) to bribe the parliamentarians. Someone may have provided the money to bribe the officials. Someone won the bid and executed the contract. Some leaders ...
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  • Npp 22 hours ago

    Am trying hard to choose my words carefully ,there are decent and noble people of asante people but there are also a very rotten bunch of them,the most corrupt on planet earth

  • International storming of the courts 22 hours ago

    I assume either a press conference or a protest at the American Embassy or both are loading. They should hurry up, sentencing will be coming soon.

  • Efo 21 hours ago

    The man was appointed by the John Mahama. Ndc are very corrupt people

  • Sam 21 hours ago

    In 2015/2016 Dr.Kwabena Donkor was the minister of Power and Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah was the minister of petroleum, since President Mahama split the ministry of energy into two(Power and petroleum).Members of parliament at t ...
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  • Frank 21 hours ago

    Such a high profile case that drags the nation's name into mud should be a cause for root and branch approah to identify any persons who are partakers of this criminality and bring them to book just as the gentleman in the ca ...
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  • Mame Ama 21 hours ago

    EOCO.....GO AND DO YOUR JOB

  • Kwame Asante 20 hours ago

    Why did the NPP not go to demonstrate in the US against his trial. The Law is the Law.

  • Nana Boat. 20 hours ago

    Let the NPP people go and demonstrate. When we say they destroyed Ghana in their 8 years, people defend them. That party's license need to be canceled. They are too corrupt. Bribery bribery bribery and money laundering nkoaa.

  • MARY MAVIS GYAMFIWAA 19 hours ago

    it always happen when the NDC is in mpower, and Mahama always is the beneficiary. remember ?

  • Him.now 19 hours ago

    President and hos corrupt brother is involved. Shameful people

  • Francis B. 19 hours ago

    Now Ghanaians know the real criminals in government.
    It is alleged a brother of the president at that time received 1,5 million dollars to bribe the presidency people.Who is that brother?.The minister for power at that ti ...
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  • Jacob 19 hours ago

    He should have pleaded guilty and hand over all the names of the people who asked for bribes and accepted them for a reduced jail term. Now facing 30 years in jail with a lot of money spent on lawyers.

  • Fn 18 hours ago

    God bless America. Trial concluded in 9 days. In Ghana they will adjourn the case needlessly. This is how we should hold people accountable in this country

  • GBAGBLADZA 17 hours ago

    Some of you guys timid both npp and ndc mps went do the inspections in Turkey so what are you talking about?

  • Asea Ho 17 hours ago

    There was $46,000.00 paid to members of parliament from both side of the isle who approved (ratified) the contract. Is not amazing how the NPP, including Afenyo Markin, are silent about the case?

  • BLACK MOSES (USA) 16 hours ago

    HE SHOULD BE KEPT IN THE USA TO SERVE THE JAIL SENTENCE. HE WILL GO SCOT FREE IF HE IS SENT GHANA FOR HIS SENTENCE

  • Koti 15 hours ago

    Corruption is not an offence in Ghana, it is HOLY rain. That should tell anybody how religious corruption is in Ghana. 2015, Kwabena Donkor are you there?