STRONG indications emerged, Thursday, that the completion of the official residence of Vice President Namadi Sambo will suffer a major set back as the Senate vowed not to appropriate any kobo for the project. The threat by the Senate came after an inspection of the project as part of the oversight function of the Senator Continue Reading...
Africa: Twelve Countries Rank in Top 75 on Anti-Corruption Index
Twelve African countries are ranked among the 75 least corrupt nations in the world, according to the 2012 index published Wednesday by Transparency International. Published annually, the Corruption Perceptions Index draws upon a range of data sources to determine how corrupt countries’ public sectors are perceived to be. On a scale from 100 (highly clean) Continue Reading...
Ghana: Voting Begins Across Polling Centres in Ghana to Choose a President and Members of Parliament
Voting has begun in the various polling stations throughout Ghana, to elect a president and 275 Members of Parliament. Queues started forming from the wee hours of the morning, indicating that that turnout is likely to be high. In all, voting will take place in 26,000 polling stations nationwide. Voting which began at 7am (7:00GMT), Continue Reading...