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Ardeyman murder suspect was not at the scene - lawyer

Lawyers for one of the men suspected of being behind the murder of Ardeyman chief Nii Tettey Saban Henry Crentsil have filed a notice of alibi claiming he was not at the scene at the time of the incident.  Moving a bail application in court today, lawyer Stephen Asante Bekoe said the police have started investigating the notice and is yielding positive results for them. The lawyer pleaded with the court to grant Henry Crentsil bail pending investigations into their notice. Henry Crentsil is one of 25 accused persons standing trial for the muder of Nii Tettey Saban at family stool house at Ardeyman on June 8, 2017. But his lawyers claim he was not at the scene and pushing for his discharge as a result. Even though lawyer Asante Bekoe says investigations into his client’s alibi are far advanced, he argues that his continuous detention unfair. He argued that the longer Henry Crentsil stays in police custody, the longer his liberty is lost and his business will...

salt mining in Keta Lagoon unconstitutional - Anlo Youth

The Anlo Youth Council has dragged the Minerals Commission, Director of Wildlife Division of the Forestry Commission and Water Resources Commission to court for licensing two companies Kensington Industries Limited and Seven Seas Salt Limited to exploit and mine salt in the Keta Lagoon without parliamentary approval.    Article 268 (1) of the 1992 constitution states: “ Any transaction, contract or undertaking involving the grant of a right or concession by or on behalf of any person including the Government of Ghana, to any other person or body of persons howsoever described, for the exploitation of any mineral, water or other natural resource of Ghana made or entered into after the coming into force of this Constitution shall be subject to ratification by Parliament” In the suit filed at the Supreme Court yesterday, the Anlo Youth Council claims the state failed to get parliamentary approval before granting licensing the two companies to exploit and mine salt...

A Good Quip: Ntomtom or Nwansena?

When will this buzzing sound stop? Aaba! Should I call them ntomtom (Twi word for ‘mosquitoes’) or nwansena (Twi word for ‘flies’)? In the Ga dialect, the mosquito is referred to as tonton and the fly adidon. Yet another day dawns in which we are supposed to share love, peace and laughter … yet again the buzzing sound is on … distracting all from the joy that the day brings. They say he booms … I say he buzzes … like an agitated mosquito … looking for his next victim. Again, he heads for other Heads of State … describing their governance as riddled with corruption. Is he trying to say that his reign was unblemished or that his twin brother’s (President Akufo-Addo) reign is unsullied? Really? Who born dog … in fact … who born monkey? BOST sells 5 million litres of contaminated fuel to a non-registered non-licensed company, Movinpinaa Energy, under questionable circumstances and he has not seen or heard? Indeed, the matter is before the High Court … Suit No....