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• COCOBOD envisages increasing production levels to 1.5 million tons - Joseph Aidoo (2018-11-13)
• COCOBOD saga: Opuni's lawyer bites hard, accuses prosecution witness of lying under oath (2018-11-12)
• AfDB set to approve $600m loan for COCOBOD (2018-11-09)
• COCOBOD signs pact with chinese firm (2018-11-08)
• Second tranche of $1.3bn cocoa loan ready (2018-11-07)
• Stephen Opuni exposed (2018-10-30)
• Court admits controversial Opuni fertilizer as evidence despite objections (2018-10-29)
• Ghana, Ivory Coast close to adopting single cocoa trading system (2018-10-25)
• Opuni trial witness in marathon grilling (2018-10-24)
• Attorney-General’s witness runs from his claim against Opuni (2018-10-24)
• Opuni’s trial: Lawyer questions integrity of witness (2018-10-23)
• Mahama questions gov’t for selling ‘free fertilizer’ to cocoa farmers (2018-10-22)
• Opuni Case: Farmers prefer Lithovit fertiliser – Agongo’s lawyer (2018-10-22)
• HBD eyes Ghana as ready chocolate market (2018-10-21)
• Government lauded for maintaining Cocoa producer price (2018-10-16)
• I am unaware of green light for ‘Opuni’s fertiliser’ - Witness (2018-10-16)
• Opuni Trial: CRIG duly tested Agongo fertiliser - AG's witness (2018-10-15)
• CRIG did multiple tests for Agongo fertiliser – Witness tells court (2018-10-13)
• Cocoa farmers asked to pay attention to on-farm health and safety (2018-10-13)
• GIFNeT takes steps to attract youth into cocoa production (2018-10-13)
• Opuni’s lawyer, witness ‘clash’ over form of fertilizer (2018-10-11)
• Liberalize Ghana's cocoa sector (2018-10-10)
• Opuni trial resumes (2018-10-09)
• Opuni's lawyer grills witness over salary (2018-10-09)
• Fertilizer purchased is liquid not powder -Witness (2018-10-09)
• Government commits GH¢50 million to coffee production (2018-10-08)
• Chinese investors eye cocoa processing factory in Western Region (2018-10-08)
• COCOBOD CEO salary slashed by 30% - Government rejects Minority overspending claim (2018-10-05)
• 'Don’t use cocoa support funds for personal use’ - Samuel Adimado (2018-10-05)
• 'Agric minister will never ask for COCOBOD bungalow' - Deputy dismisses (2018-10-04)
• Government is robbing cocoa farmers – Ato Forson (2018-10-04)
• Cocoa Marketing MD accuses Ato Forson of ‘conjuring’ figures on cocoa prices (2018-10-04)
• Cocoa farmers threaten to halt production (2018-10-04)
• Maintaining cocoa price will prevent cocoa smuggling - Deputy Minister (2018-10-03)
• I'll pay cocoa farmers world's best price – Alabi (2018-10-02)
• Cocoa prices remain at GHC7,600 per tonne (2018-10-02)
• I'll pay cocoa farmers world's best price – Alabi (2018-10-02)
• COCOBOD to announce new cocoa prices today (2018-10-01)
• COCOBOD maintains Producer Price of cocoa at GHC 475 per bag (2018-10-01)
• COCOBOD confident of 1 million metric tonnes (2018-09-28)
• Cocoa Marketing Company engages partners to fix freight charges (2018-09-27)
• COCOBOD seals $1.3bn cocoa syndicated loan agreement (2018-09-21)
• Government to compensate cocoa farmers (2018-09-20)
• COCOBOD finalizes $1.3 billion loan for next cocoa season (2018-09-20)
• Cocoa farmers to receive financial support (2018-09-18)
• Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire agree on actions for production, sale of cocoa (2018-09-14)
• Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire pursue joint cocoa sector reforms (2018-09-12)
• COCOBOD to start commercial shea farming in 2019 (2018-09-10)
• Cargill pays GHC4m to cocoa farmers (2018-09-08)
• Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire launch CSSVD control programme (2018-08-28)
• 40% of Ghana’s unproductive cocoa trees to be cut down (2018-08-28)
• COCOBOD to rehabilitate 780, 000 hectares of diseased cocoa farms (2018-08-25)
• COCOBOD boss cautions purchasing clerks against cheating poor farmers (2018-08-20)
• Cocoa workers urged to be ambassadors of cocoa consumption (2018-08-20)
• COCOBOD to undertake massive irrigation projects in cocoa growing areas (2018-08-09)
• COCOBOD Chief Executive tours Ashanti, Brong Ahafo, Northern Regions (2018-08-07)
• COCOBOD approved what CRIG recommended - Witness (2018-07-25)
• Opuni’s lawyers accuse Cocoa Research Institute boss of deceit (2018-07-24)
• Opuni instructed fertilizer testing period cut down – Witness (2018-07-24)
• Opuni’s lawyers accuse Cocoa Research Institute boss of deceit (2018-07-23)
• Supreme Court frees Opuni’s ‘tainted’ accounts (2018-07-18)
• Cocobod Scandal: Opuni trial begins (2018-07-17)
• Opuni regains frozen assets (2018-07-17)
• Supreme Court orders release of Opuni’s accounts (2018-07-17)
• Supreme Court orders banks to unfreeze Opuni’s accounts (2018-07-17)
• Opuni bought untested fertilisers - Witness (2018-07-17)
• Opuni bought untested fertilisers - Witness (2018-07-17)
• Opuni trial begins (2018-07-16)
• COCOBOD to cut down diseased, moribund trees (2018-07-12)
• COCOBOD to cut down diseased, moribund trees (2018-07-12)
• Court orders investigators look for documents for Opuni (2018-07-10)
• Look for documents for Opuni — High Court orders (2018-07-10)
• COCOBOD to boost cocoa production to one million tonnes (2018-07-10)
• Give Opuni documents by 13 July - Court to AG (2018-07-09)
• Court orders investigators to release all documents to Opuni’s lawyers (2018-07-09)
• Give Opuni missing documents – Court orders investigator (2018-07-09)
• Ghana Cocoa Platform to boost cocoa production (2018-07-08)
• Give Opuni all documents – Court orders AG (2018-07-04)
• Release all prosecution documents to Opuni – Court orders AG (2018-07-04)
• COCOBOD to meet its 850,000 target despite concerns (2018-07-04)
• Furnish Opuni with documents from EOCO – Court orders AG (2018-07-04)
• Release all prosecution documents to Opuni – Court orders AG (2018-07-04)
• Court orders Attorney General to assist Dr Opuni with more documents (2018-07-04)
• COCOBOD keeps cocoa price unchanged in light crop season (2018-07-02)
• Cocoa light crop season opened, price unchanged (2018-06-30)
• State ordered to furnish Opuni, Agongo with documents (2018-06-15)
• Opuni floors Attorney General in court over pretrial disclosure demands (2018-06-13)
• Give Opuni documents in 7 days - Court orders AG (2018-06-13)
• Opuni trial adjourned to July 4; AG ordered to furnish lawyers with documents (2018-06-13)
• Court orders Attorney General to furnish Dr. Opuni with documents (2018-06-13)
• Cocoa prices tumble (2018-06-12)
• Opuni’s case adjourned to June 13 (2018-06-12)
• COCOBOD reviews forward market pricing (2018-06-06)
• My Cocoa industry paradigm shift vision puts the farmer first - COCOBOD CEO (2018-06-06)
• Court dismisses application to unfreeze Opuni’s accounts (2018-05-21)
• Parliament gives MoFA a month to present report on fake cocoa pesticide (2018-05-21)
• Court dismisses application to unfreeze Opuni’s accounts (2018-05-21)
• COCOBOD gets $1.3bn for 2018/2019 crop season (2018-05-21)
• Court to rule on EOCO, Opuni bank account tussle (2018-05-21)
• MoFA: Rockstar cocoa insecticide not approved (2018-05-18)
• Deal with specific tainted bank accounts of Opuni – Afenyo Markin to EOCO (2018-05-18)
• Speaker summons Agric Minister over fake cocoa insecticide (2018-05-18)
• Open letter to Mr. president – Hackman and the spoilt children at COCOBOD (1) (2018-05-17)
• ‘We froze Opuni’s accounts to safeguard its content’- EOCO (2018-05-17)
• EOCO justifies freezing Opuni’s accounts (2018-05-17)
• Ghana’s forest cover ‘almost gone’ - Proforest Africa Director (2018-05-17)
• Cocoa export to boost trade balance (2018-05-17)
• EOCO wants Opuni’s lawyer punished over ‘monster’ comment (2018-05-16)
• Lawyers cry foul as EOCO freezes Opuni’s accounts again (2018-05-16)
• EOCO has become a Frankenstein to my client! - Opuni wants access to frozen bank accounts (2018-05-15)
• Ghana and China partner for a $60 million Cocoa Processing Factory (2018-05-10)
• Suit against Multimedia: Court issues 3-day ultimatum to cocoa buyers (2018-05-04)
• 'Spoilt' COCOBOD staff want me out – Hackman (2018-05-03)
• Calls for my removal unfounded – Hackman (2018-05-03)
• Calls for my removal unfounded – Hackman Owusu-Agyeman (2018-05-03)
• My transformational agenda got me enemies at COCOBOD – Hackman (2018-05-03)
• Sack Hackman! - COCOBOD staff to Akufo-Addo (2018-05-02)
• World Bank Report on cocoa sector contradicts real situation – COCOBOD (2018-05-01)
• Opuni sues EOCO again for freezing his account (2018-05-01)
• Opuni case adjourned to June 11 (2018-04-30)
• Cargill sees balanced cocoa market, growth in local processing (2018-04-26)
• EOCO freezes Opuni’s accounts again (2018-04-25)
• Refreezing Opuni’s assets 'affront to the court' – Lawyer (2018-04-25)
• Opuni's assets frozen again (2018-04-25)
• Stephen Opuni’s account not frozen - Lawyer (2018-04-25)
• We’re unaware of EOCO freezing Opuni’s accounts again – Lawyers (2018-04-25)
• Opuni regains frozen assets (2018-04-24)
• COCOBOD to employ 20,000 people for pollination project (2018-04-24)
• Release Opuni’s frozen account – Court orders EOCO (2018-04-24)
• Stephen Opuni sues Multimedia and Lilwin (2018-04-24)
• Farmers switching away from cocoa after price slump (2018-04-24)
• COCOBOD to cut down cocoa trees to address viral disease (2018-04-23)
• COCOBOD to destroy diseased cocoa trees (2018-04-23)
• The cry of suffering cocoa farmers: Pay us higher prices or we will die (2018-04-20)
• Government orders destruction of disease infested cocoa trees (2018-04-20)
• Ghana’s $600m cocoa plan prioritizes processing, trees (2018-04-13)
• Attorney General rubbishes Stephen Opuni’s request (2018-04-12)
• Calls for ‘prosecuting documents’ legitimate – Counsel for Opuni (2018-04-12)
• You can’t blindfold us – Opuni’s lawyers to Attorney General (2018-04-12)
• Opuni's trial on hold as more rot uncovered at Cocoa Marketing Company (2018-04-12)
• Attorney General blocks Opuni’s motion to access prosecution documents (2018-04-11)
• Opuni's case put on hold (2018-04-11)
• Defamation: You can’t gag us – Daily Guide to Opuni (2018-04-11)
• Opuni’s request for prosecution documents referred to Supreme Court (2018-04-11)
• AG blocks Opuni’s motion to access prosecution documents (2018-04-11)
• Opuni sues Daily Guide; seeks damages of GHC 2,000,000 (2018-04-10)
• We have nothing to hide; Opuni will get prosecution documents – Attorney-General (2018-04-10)
• Opuni will be furnished with prosecution documents – Attorney General (2018-04-10)
• Opuni Trial: We’ll provide copies of prosecution documents – Gloria Akuffo (2018-04-10)
• Opuni will be furnished with prosecution documents – Gloria Akuffo (2018-04-10)
• Opuni fights back (2018-04-10)
• $217m Opuni Saga: AgriCult's fertiliser 'very effective' – Cocoa farmers, agro-chemical sellers (2018-04-09)
• Opuni files motion to access prosecution documents (2018-04-09)
• Opuni files motion to access prosecution documents (2018-04-09)
• Opuni trial: Lawyers file motion for release of prosecution documents (2018-04-09)
• Opuni sues state; demands documents, list of witnesses, testimonies (2018-04-09)
• COCOBOD takes huge step to enhance port operations (2018-04-09)
• Opuni files motion to access prosecution documents (2018-04-09)
• Opuni demands copies of prosecution documents (2018-04-09)
• Cocoa farmers want Hackman, others sacked (2018-04-05)
• Stephen Opuni’s trial and matters arising (2018-04-05)
• COCOBOD inaugurates five-member audit committee (2018-04-03)
• COCOBOD scholarship scheme not scrapped – Fiifi Boafo (2018-04-03)
• Grant Opuni amnesty, make him refund money – Agyapong (2018-03-27)
• Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire sign strategic pact to ‘control’ cocoa sector (2018-03-27)
• Opuni, Agongo trial: NDC accused of trying to influence outcome by busing supporters (2018-03-27)
• Opuni Case: State fishing for crime – Lawyers (2018-03-27)
• Opuni Case: State fishing for crime – Lawyers (2018-03-27)
• NDC gurus take over Opuni trial (2018-03-27)
• Grant Opuni amnesty, make him refund money – Kennedy Agyapong (2018-03-27)
• How can a ¢75,000 salary earner take ¢25,000 bribe? - Opuni's lawyer asks (2018-03-26)
• Opuni trial: Security tightened at court premises (2018-03-26)
• Julius Debrah, Marietta, others storm court for Opuni (2018-03-26)
• NDC bigwigs throng court ahead of Opuni’s trial (2018-03-26)
• Opuni, Agongo plead not guilty (2018-03-26)
• Opuni, Agongo granted GH¢600,000 bail (2018-03-26)
• NDC buses supporters to court over Opuni trial (2018-03-26)
• Genesis of Opuni’s woes: The ‘facts’ of the case (2018-03-26)
• How can a GHC75,000 salary earner take GHC25,000 bribe? - Opuni's lawyer asks (2018-03-26)
• Opuni, Agongo prosecution 'malicious witch-hunt' – NDC (2018-03-23)
• Opuni goes to court today (2018-03-23)
• Opuni’s family jumps to his defense; says he did no wrong (2018-03-22)
• Ghana, Cote d’ Ivoire must influence cocoa prices - Osafo-Maafo (2018-03-22)
• Holding government appointees accountable is not witch-hunting – Apostle Agalenyoh (2018-03-21)
• Add value to our cocoa beans – Yofi Grant advises local producers (2018-03-21)
• COCOBOD nails Opuni over fake fertilizer (2018-03-20)
• Opuni, Agongo 'trial naked persecution' of NDC - Adongo (2018-03-20)
• Opuni, Agongo being witch-hunted – Isaac Adongo (2018-03-19)
• Witches and wizards must be hunted (2018-03-19)
• Opuni, directors of 2 companies in ‘trouble’ over diluted fertilisers (2018-03-19)
• Opuni’s suit - NDC Action Movement slams party leadership’s bias support (2018-03-19)
• Murtala Mohammed slams NDC members for 'selling out' Opuni (2018-03-19)
• Abronye 'trades blows' with Kwaku Boahen over Opuni (2018-03-19)
• Stop defending Opuni – NDC Group (2018-03-19)
• Hand over Opuni, Agongo to Amidu – Adongo to AG (2018-03-18)
• Opuni's saga: Special Prosecutor should take over the case from AG - Adongo (2018-03-18)
• Witch-hunt claims must stop, it undermines judiciary – Casely-Hayford (2018-03-18)
• Kwabena Donkor lied over COCOBOD audited account claims - Fiifi Boafo (2018-03-17)
• Dr. Opuni should be happy he's in court now - Afenyo Markin (2018-03-17)
• Opuni took GHC25,000 to award contract (2018-03-16)
• Suit against Opuni sign of desperation – Minority (2018-03-16)
• Opuni has not hired me to defend him – Dr. Ayine (2018-03-16)
• The Opuni story: How it started and where we are so far (2018-03-16)
• CRIG 'certified, recommended' Lithovit Foliar to COCOBOD – Sammy Gyamfi (2018-03-16)
• Opuni’s trial ‘calculated political persecution' – Kofi Adams (2018-03-15)
• Opuni will be exonerated – Ashanti NDC accuses government of witch-hunting (2018-03-15)
• Agongo’s GHC43.1m contract, other shady deals terminated – COCOBOD (2018-03-15)
• COCOBOD on track to repay syndicated loan (2018-03-15)
• Opuni, Agongo trial purely political persecution - NDC Communicator (2018-03-15)
• Zeera boss’ fertilizer deal already terminated – COCOBOD (2018-03-15)
• 27 charges against Opuni sign of desperation – Minority (2018-03-15)
• Opuni deserves praise, not witch-hunt - Sam George (2018-03-15)
• Charging AgriCult shocking – MP (2018-03-15)
• $1.3 billion loan crisis hits COCOBOD (2018-03-15)
• NDC solidly behind Opuni - Kofi Adams (2018-03-15)
• Former COCOBOD boss, Stephen Opuni sued for causing financial loss to the state (2018-03-14)
• Opuni caused ¢2.1bn loss in 3 years through 3 fertilizer contracts - State (2018-03-14)
• Prosecute your own and stop hounding political opponents – NDC Regional Chapter (2018-03-14)
• Cocoa farmers weep over deplorable roads (2018-03-11)
• Gov’t considering strategy to process bulk cocoa, gold in 5 years – Bawumia (2018-02-28)
• Attempts to drag name of COCOBOD CEO into the mud wicked and barbaric - Youth (2018-02-05)
• Contractors to drag COCOBOD to court over ‘cocoa roads’ arrears (2018-01-31)
• COCOBOD not considering reduction in cocoa prices (2018-01-27)
• Branded Chocolates insult to cocoa farmers – NDC MP (2018-01-09)
• Branded Chocolates: COCOBOD CEO deserves praise – NPP MP (2018-01-09)
• Branded chocolates part of proposal to boost CPC’s revenue – Fiifi Boafo (2018-01-08)
• COCOBOD CEO’s branded birthday chocolates spark controversy (2018-01-08)
• COCOBOD: 'CEO-branded chocolates not from taxpayers' money' (2018-01-08)
• COCOBOD CEO now NPP propagandist - NDC MP (2017-11-28)
• We took no monies from COCOBOD account - Seth Tekper (2017-11-17)
• Ghanaians are happy with us – Freddie Blay (2017-11-15)
• Let’s go and face Antoa - Former COCOBOD Chairman dares government (2017-11-09)
• Prosecute me and stop harassing me with EOCO – Ohene Agyekum (2017-11-08)
• COCOBOD saves $80m (2017-11-06)
• I regret serving as COCOBOD Chair – Ohene Agyekum (2017-11-06)
• Nothing makes sense in Ghana any more - Kwesi Pratt (2017-11-05)
• Mahama hot over 'Bole COCOBOD mansion' (2017-11-05)
• Dr. Opuni emptied COCOBOD coffers before exiting - Boahen Aidoo alleges (2017-11-04)
• COCOBOD guest house saga: John Mahama lying - Boahen Aidoo (2017-11-04)
• COCOBOD begins probe into utilisation of $1.8bn loan (2017-11-04)
• Mahama influenced COCOBOD to construct guest house for him - COCOBOD CEO (2017-11-03)
• Prosecute COCOBOD CEO for causing financial loss – Minority (2017-11-03)
• Mahama’s COCOBOD guest house’ not a new building (2017-11-03)
• COCOBOD builds Guest House for Mahama; $400m vanishes (2017-11-03)
• COCOBOD Guest House: Findings that expose Mahama’s Bawa Mogtari (2017-11-03)
• Cocoa drivers threaten demo (2017-11-03)
• No wrong done in renovating guest house – Former COCOBOD Chair (2017-11-03)
• Mahama’s guest house costs GHC8m (2017-11-03)
• COCOBOD now propaganda outfit – Agyenim-Boateng (2017-11-03)
• COCOBOD saga: NPP diverting attention from Ayisi-Boateng’s guff – Amaliba (2017-11-03)
• Prosecute COCOBOD CEO for causing financial loss – Minority (2017-11-03)
• COCOBOD now propaganda outfit – Agyenim-Boateng (2017-11-03)
• Mahama government blew US$400m of $1.8bn cocoa loan after defeat - Cocobod (2017-11-02)
• NDC cashed $400m cocoa loan after losing 2016 polls – COCOBOD (2017-11-02)
• Ghc80m saved from NDC’s Ghc500m fertilizer contract – COCOBOD (2017-11-02)
• Bole COCOBOD Guest House existed since 1970s – Mahama (2017-11-02)
• Mahama did not build CRIG Guest House - Bawah Mogtari hits back at COCOBOD boss (2017-11-02)
• I did not build CRIG Guest House in my village – Mahama (2017-11-02)
• Mahama had no hand in COCOBOD guest house – Mogtari (2017-11-02)
• Mahama rubbishes COCOBOD Chief’s claims (2017-11-02)
• COCOBOD CEO lying to cover his incompetence - Mahama (2017-11-02)
• COCOBOD interdicts 13 staff over embezzlement (2017-11-02)
• NDC used GHC5m to ‘renovate’ Bole guest house – Fiifi Boafo (2017-11-02)
• COCOBOD hiding information to paint NDC black – Sampson Ahi (2017-11-02)
• New guest house built in 2016; not 1975 - COCOBOD replies Mahama (2017-11-02)
• COCOBOD CEO lying to cover his incompetence - Mahama (2017-11-02)
• Maintaining cocoa price to avert production drop – COCOBOD (2017-11-02)
• Bole COCOBOD guest house existed since 1970s – Mahama (2017-11-02)
• NDC awarded Ghc500m fertilizer deal after 2016 polls – COCOBOD (2017-11-02)
• COCOBOD CEO 'pure' serial caller - Ato Forson jabs (2017-11-02)