
Prof. Oquaye Blocks Special Prosecutor’s Attempt to Arrest MP
The former Speaker of Parliament explained how he intervened to protect Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga’s constitutional rights during his tenure.
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The former Speaker of Parliament explained how he intervened to protect Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga’s constitutional rights during his tenure.

Former Speaker Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye says the use of state institutions to silence opposition erodes constitutional balance and parliamentary privilege.

Speaker Alban Bagbin has called for a swift investigation by the Office of the Special Prosecutor into claims that Deputy Minority Leader Patricia Appiagyei received a GH¢70,000 advance for vetting ministerial and Supreme Court nominees.

The Deputy Minority Leader said she has not been formally contacted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor but will cooperate if summoned to discuss alleged payments linked to Parliament’s vetting process.

Patricia Appiagyei says the memorandum is a fabricated attempt to split the caucus and confirms she neither authored nor authorised it.

Marking five years as Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng named Donkor and four others in the Ghanaian side of the case that saw Asante Kwaku Berko, a former Tema Oil Refinery MD and Goldman Sachs executive, convicted in Brooklyn for bribes tied to a 370MW Tema fuel oil plant deal with Turkish firm Aksa Enerji.

The central bank will require all banks, savings and loans, finance houses and financial holding firms to adopt enhanced credit risk frameworks, aiming to strengthen the resilience of regulated financial institutions.

The charity marks two decades of work in Eastern Region schools and health facilities with a year‑long campaign that will unveil new education, scholarship and community projects.

Medeama’s victory pushes them three points ahead of Hearts of Oak, while Bechem United stages a dramatic comeback on Matchday Six.

The central bank has warned regulated financial institutions to tighten policies on foreign currency exposure and country risk ahead of a July 2027 implementation deadline.

Black Starlets coach Kassim Ocansey praised the win but said the team could have been more clinical after creating several chances.

Former Palace coach Oliver Glasner’s first game back in the Premier League ends in defeat as Crystal Palace overturn a 1‑0 deficit to win at Nottingham Forest.
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