The Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has told the newly appointed leaders of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority Group in the legislature not to be troubled in the discharge of their duties. He said should they encounter any difficulty in their line of duty, they should not hesitate to knock at his door, since he is always available to assist them to succeed. According to him, grooming and nurturing young politicians to take up the mantle
The former Deputy Minister for Finance, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, has vehemently denied ever authorising the Controller and Accountant General (CAG) to write to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to establish a Letter of Credit (LC) for the purchase of some 200 ambulances. According to him, the letter from the CAG to the BoG made no mention of his name or copied to him in his capacity as the Deputy Finance Minister. Hitherto, he stated that neither did he use the wording “authorise” in a letter
The Asokwa Circuit Court, presided over by Fred Obikyere, has remanded Razak Koampa Avoliya, 32, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) constituency Youth Organiser for Suame into police custody, over unsavoury comments he made in public. Razak Koampa Avoliya, who is also known as ‘Mosquito’, turned himself to the police after being declared wanted for threatening violence against the New Patriotic Party members in Suame, ahead of the 2024 polls. Members of the National Democratic Congress
Tension is reportedly building up at Akyem Anamaase, a farming community in the Akyem Bosome Traditional Area in the Akyem Achiase District in the Eastern Region over a chieftaincy dispute in the area. According to pieces of information gathered by The Chronicle, the Kingmakers of Akyem Anamase, including Opanin Kwame Amo and Yaw Amponsah, are shocked over the decision by Abusuapanin Kwabena Aboagye III to unilaterally nominate one Kwadwo Fenteng and installed him as the Odikro of the village.
The Attorney General and Minister of Justice,Godfred Yeboah Dame says parliament’s constitutional obligation to scrutinise the Auditor General’s reports would be grossly prejudiced by a prior publication of the reports According to the Attorney General, the Auditor General has a duty by way of constitutional mandate to submit his report to Parliament, while parliament is consequentially obligated to debate and scrutinise same. He has, therefore, termed it as premature attempts by the Auditor
Dr. Philip A. Bannor, Registrar of the Health Facilities Regulatory Agency (HeFRA), will today engage in a legal tussle with his estranged wife at an the Accra High Court. The suit, GJ/1345/2021, has been billed for hearing today February 10, 2023, after several adjournments since October 2021. Dr. Bannor has sued Dora Bannor, together with two others, for defamation. He is claiming GH¢5,000,000 in damages jointly and severally against the defendants for defamation contained in a publication
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, on Thursday, February 9, 2023 walked into the chamber of the Parliament of Ghana, where discussions were ongoing about the consideration of the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs on the African Union Convention on cross-border cooperation (Niamey Convention), and told the Speaker that he has no seat to sit on. According to him, ever since he was ousted as the Minority Leader in a reshuffle that many have termed as a ‘palace
Dear Senior Opupulepu, How are you do? As for me and all my brethren and sisthren, we are all do fine. Senior, I am not understand the Umbrella clan’s ways of thinking. These people are not straight forward or backwards. Their motto, or aboboya, goes like this: “No Bend, No Curve,” but their mentalities are always full of bending, bending and curving, curving. Senior, you remember their creator, Togbui Xornametor, Togbui Peace-Perfect-Peace, Togbui Ameke-Dzi-Avu, Togbui My Dorters Breasts
On Wednesday, this week, we used this very column to condemn the inflammatory statement reportedly made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Youth Organiser for Suame Constituency, Razak Koampa Avoliya, that the (NDC) would kill, if necessary, to reclaim power in 2024. “As a political party, all we need is power, and there is no law that indicates that power can only be acquired from the Bible. If President Akufo-Addo killed 8 people to win power, why should it be strange for the NDC to
The Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has advised parents not to deny their children access to education no matter the circumstances they may find themselves. He explained that irrespective of the kind of work they did and the kind of conditions they may find themselves in, there was no way they should use such conditions as an excuse to prevent their children and wards from access to education which held the key to their future dreams. Rev. Fordjour gave the advice on Saturday
The Cedi appreciated against the dollar, trading at 12.05 from 12.25 at last week’s close as FX demand eased. The Bank of Ghana sold only $9.2m of dollars in the spot market last week, compared to $40m at the previous Jan. 30 sale. Ghana is sweetening its debt swap offer to encourage participation of local pension funds, which would under the latest plan receive their full interest payments but over a longer time horizon. Other bondholders will receive lower interest payments as part of the
The United States Coast Guard has paid a working visit to the Port of Tema to assess the effectiveness of Ghana’s implementation of the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and discuss best practices for the development of mutual interests in the maritime trade. This forms part of the International Port Security (IPS) Program, through which the US Coast Guard assists nations enhance their implementation of the ISPS code. The team from the US Coast Guard was accompanied by
American rapper, Snoop Dogg, real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr., has again experienced Grammy Awards drought as he left the Crypto.com Arena empty-handed. Snoop Dogg has for the twentieth time gone home without an award, provoking his followers to express disappointment in the awards scheme. As one of the well-known and successful Hip Hop artistes of all time, Snoop and his followers were confident of winning an award this year but their expectations went south. On his Instagram account which
American Actor Idris Elba has revealed that, he is encouraging the government of Ghana to consider investment in education in Creative Arts. As part of his trip to Ghana, Idris in an interview with Opimso? FM in Kumasi, said it is imperative that people who seek places in the creative industry get educated. “Part of the plan that we have, which is building a studio, is policy. Policy comes from government and it makes sure people can find a way to industrialise filmmaking,” the Actor with
Ghanaian rapper turn singer Kwame Yogot has opened up on why he parted ways with his record label after his hit song, “Biibi Besi”. According to him, he believes his record label has been stagnating his growth in the industry. In an interview on 3FM Drive with GiovaniCaleb the ‘Biibi Besi’ hitmaker said he is taking matters into his own hands now because he felt he could do so much more but could not because of the record limitations. He added that after his hit song ‘Biibi
Ghanaians have remembered late Ruff Town Record’s signee, Ebony Reigns who lost her life in a car accident on February 8, 2018. Born Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng, the once Artiste of the year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards died in a fatal road accident on the Sunyani-Kumasi road. She was travelling to Accra after visiting her mother in the Bono Region. On her journey, a Jeep with the registration number AS 497-16 she was travelling in had a head-on collision with a VIP bus heading towards Sunyani
Boils are red, pus-filled bumps that form under the skin. They can be painful and grow until a doctor drains them. There are ways to relieve discomfort at home, but you’ll likely need medical treatment. Never pick at or squeeze a boil, as it could cause an infection to spread. Boils can grow to the size of a baseball. Larger boils are also known as skin abscesses. The area surrounding the skin can be red and painful too. Many boils begin from ingrown hairs and clogged sweat glands that become
The Lord God Almighty, the Lord is his name! – Hosea 12:5 INTRODUCTION How do you feel if someone calls you by name? Well, your attention goes to where the sound came from isn’t it? Salt and Light Ministries will take you to an intriguing voyage to explore the various names of God and its usefulness in our Christian journey. Your name is the main thing people ask for when they meet you. It is the most important means by which someone can identify and refer to you. Names have great symbolic
It seems like 2008 might repeat itself in the New Patriotic Party. One phenomenon, has indeed already repeated its cycle and that this global economic crisis. At the time Kufuor’s administration was riding high, something to do with mortgage crisis, or something like that, hit the United States and its rippling effects knocked down many other nations especially the third world countries. Kufuor’s solid boat of governance was seriously rocked and the cedi which stood at GH¢1 to $1.04 in January
The Porcupine Warriors have secured the signature of the former Black Galaxies centre-back to strengthen their defense for the 2022/23 season’s campaign. Ghana Premier League heavyweights Asante Kotoko have announced the signing of former Hearts defender Mohammed Alhassan on free transfer. The 30-year-old has signed a one-and-half year contract with a year option of renewal with the Kumasi-based club after passing a mandatory medical examination. Alhassan has been unattached after his contract
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