President Akufo-Addo is not happy with the numerous infractions revealed in the 2021 Auditor-General’s report on State-Owned Enterprises (SoEs). He, therefore, summoned the chairpersons of the boards of the specified entities to the Jubilee House yesterday, to register his displeasure and charged them to change the narrative next year. The 2021 findings by the A-G show various irregularities in public institutions that have denied the state unimaginable amounts of money, a development the citizens
The overlord of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area in the Eastern Region,Osaagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has angrily spoken against illegal mining, which is gradually getting out of hand in the country. According to the tough spoken overlord, it saddens him that Ghanaians and particularly the government have allowed an alien to destroy cocoa sustainability and water bodies in some communities in the country. To him, the government has failed in its effort to fight illegal mining in the country,
The entire Kwahu-Pepease Township in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region was agog last week Thursday after a five member judicial committee of the National House of Chiefs (NHCs) unanimously pronounced judgement on Kwahu Pepease chieftaincy dispute. The Kwahu Pepease chieftaincy dispute, which started in 2016, has posed a severe security threat to inhabitants of the area, as the two main feuding factions, Nana Bonsu Ayiripe Ababio, Chief of the area and the queen mother of the PepeaseSantaseBretuo
The Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi and the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has called on the European Union (EU) to work with African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to prevent its proposed ethical and sustainable supply chain rules from becoming a burden on the local cocoa and coffee industry. According to Mr Oppong Nkrumah, though the new legislation is a way to drive better practices within the cocoa and coffee sub-sector, more importantly, the EU must work with
For some days now, customers using the prepaid metering system of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have been unable to top-up at the various vending points. The challenges have affected customers in the Greater Accra, Volta and Central regions. Also affected are parts of the Eastern and Ashanti regions, which has generated a lot of unrest and outrage among its customers. Many individuals and organisations, especially cold store operators, have taken to social and traditional media to complain
Two separate Accra Circuit Courts are trying 10 Nigerians for human trafficking, cyber crime, and prostitution. All the accused persons were remand into lawful custody by the courts yesterday. Interestingly, the trafficked persons were divided based on their gender – those recruited for the cyber crime were exclusively males and the vice versa for prostitution – with the cases being handled by the Circuit Courts ‘1’ and ‘2’. The Court ‘2’, presided over by Rosemary Baah
Detective Lance Corporal Kwame Adu Asabereh was put in charge of a British national, Harold Davis Johnson also known as Emmanuel Snowden, to be sent to the Nsawam Prisons, but said the convict escaped while he was sleeping in a taxi cab, which was conveying them. He told an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Patricia Amponsah, while being cross-examined by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sylvester Asare that Harold Davis, who was convicted on the offence defrauding by false pretence,
The Dormaa West District has installed a 200KVA transformer awaiting connection to a power source, for a rice processing factory to be constructed under the One District One Factory (1D1F) initiative to commence production. The operation of the rice factory would help the district reduce post-harvest losses and increase job and wealth creation among the people. Mr. Francis Kwadwo Oppong, District Chief Executive (DCE), announced this at the District Assembly’s First Ordinary meeting of the year
The Department of Agriculture in the Kintampo North Assembly has distributed some 38,000 and 20,000 mango and coconut seedlings respectively to farmers in the Municipality. The distribution was done at the forecourt of the Assembly’s Agric Office. Speaking at the presentation ceremony, the Director of Agriculture in the Kintampo Municipality, Mr. Simon Yambon, stressed on the importance of the project, saying that it would help create jobs, and as well boost the local economy. He added that
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tano North, Madam Freda Prempeh, has donated assorted medical devices and equipment to the St John of God Catholic Hospital at Duayaw-Nkwanta in the Ahafo Region. The items comprised medical refrigerators for drugs, temperature control, electric gynecological and delivery beds, ward screens, weighing scales, patient ad vital sign monitors, patient trolleys, ventilators, infusion and syringe pumps, infra-red thermometers, and autoclave machines. Madam Prempeh,
The story is told of an Arabian King who visited the West. He was so fascinated with the goodies thereof – water and light at the tap of a button among others. Prior to his departure, he bought all the necessary gadgets (sockets, plugs, tap etc) apparently to fix same in his home country and enjoy associated benefits thereof. He realized the “actuals” when the gadgets failed to deliver – certainly, there was more to it. This is the “quagmire” ECG finds and has
Volodymyr Zelenskiy confirmed Ukraine has “fully cleared” Russian forces from the key eastern city of Lyman, a day after Moscow admitted its troops had pulled out after they were encircled. In a short video clip on his Telegram channel, Zelenskiy thanked serving Ukrainian troops for liberating Lyman. “As of 1230 [Kyiv] local time Lyman is completely cleared,” he said, adding: “Glory to Ukraine.” Earlier the Ukrainian president said his army would continue its offensive in the south
Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau has signed a diplomatic note to Germany concerning reparations for World War II, formalising Poland’s demand for compensation before a visit by Berlin’s top diplomat. Monday’s move comes after Poland’s ruling nationalists last month estimated Germany owed the country 6.2 trillion zlotys ($1.26 trillion). Germany, Poland’s biggest trade partner, has said all financial claims linked to the war had been settled. “[The note] expresses
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan have held talks in Geneva on a future peace treaty, according to officials in Baku and Yerevan, following recent deadly clashes between the arch-foes. Last month, at least 286 people were killed on both sides before a United States-brokered truce ended the worst clashes since the Caucasus neighbours’ 2020 war. Baku and Yerevan fought two wars – in 2020 and in the 1990s – over the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh, an Armenian-populated
Brazil’s election is going into a second round in which left-winger Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will face far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro. With almost all the votes counted, Lula had won 48% against Bolsonaro’s 43% – a much closer result than opinion polls had suggested. But Lula fell short of the more than 50% of valid votes needed to prevent a run-off. Voters now have four weeks to decide which of the two should lead Brazil. Winning outright in the first round was always
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov says his three sons, aged 14, 15 and 16, will soon travel to the Ukraine front line to fight with Russian forces. Kadyrov is a strong ally of Vladimir Putin, although has recently criticised Russian military leadership. On social media, he wrote that a father should teach his sons how to protect their family, people and fatherland. Russia has signed a UN treaty aimed at preventing children under the age of 18 from taking direct part in hostilities. Using children
Iran’s supreme leader has blamed the US and Israel for the anti-government protests sweeping the country, in his first public comments on the unrest. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said “riots” had been “engineered” by Iran’s arch-enemies and their allies, and alleged that Qurans had been burned. He also called on security forces to be ready to deal with further unrest. The protests – the biggest challenge to his rule for a decade – were sparked by the death
Sesame seeds are tiny, oil-rich seeds that grow in pods on the Sesamum indicum plant. Unhulled seeds have the outer, edible husk intact, while hulled seeds come without the husk. The hull gives the seeds a golden-brown hue. Hulled seeds have an off-white color but turn brown when roasted. Sesame seeds have many potential health benefits and have been used in folk medicine for thousands of years. They may protect against heart disease, diabetes, and arthritis. However, you may need to eat significant
The Local Content and Local Participation Regulation 2013, (LI 2204) is most often cited in speeches and grandiose political rhetoric about the need to empower indigenous Ghanaians in the petroleum sector. But little is heard of the practical steps being taken to create the next oil and gas avatars in Ghana. Worse still, the few shining lights pushing the boundaries in the petroleum sector are doing so in the dark with their heads bowed deep into the virgin oil industry. Interestingly, the mining
Inter Milan, Barcelona in top of the group clash Level on points and heading into the third matchday of Champions League Group C, European heavyweights Inter Milan and Barcelona clash at San Siro tonight. Both sides have seen off Viktoria Plzen but lost to Bayern Munich, but the hosts have endured their worst Serie A start for 11 years while their Catalan counterparts are unbeaten in seven La Liga games to date. As Inter have won only once from five meetings with Barcelona in Milan, though,
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