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Mr Abdul-Kudus Hussein, Communication Officer of the Ghana Anti-corruption Coalition (GACC) has indicated thatmechanisms would be put in place to reward citizens who report on corrupt practices. He said corruption related activities must be reported and investigated by appropriate authorities, which would help eradicate the canker in Ghana. Mr Abdul-Kudus was speaking in Tamale on the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) forum in collaboration with the Ghana Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) with funding from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA). He stated that, the Whistle blowers Act offered protection against victimisation as well as financial reward to citizens who reported acts of corruption without fear. He said, the main objective of the forum was to educate Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), Private sector players, the Media, Ministries, Departments and Agencies, Religious groups, Political parties and other relevant s...

A banker has been arrested in connection to allegations of drugging, raping and impregnating a 13 year old orphan in SSS quaters Jikwoyi, Abuja. According to reports, the teenager is a maid to an Abuja based pastor and was drugged,raped and impregnated by the banker who is the in law of the pastor. It was gathered that drama started after a neighbor noticed the protruding stomach of the teenager Upon investigation, the teen explained how ‘Uncle Chidi gave her something to drink only for her to sleep off and wake up with blood all over her privates. A family member explained that the teenager is an orphan who was left in his care but was given to the pastor and his wife as a maid. He explined that: “I was approached by a member of my church that the pastor’s wife needed someone to help her around the house. He asked me to give them my niece and promised to take care of her. “I released her to the pastor and his family took care of her as they promised. But Chidi (Agu), who is the...