The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it welcomes the predication by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) would win the 2024 presidential election, but stressed it would not be news. According to the party, the basis for the prediction was the usual assumption of the two-term rotation between the NPP and NDC since the 4th Republic commenced, a trend which is already established. However, if NPP wins, “it would be a remarkable achievement that
The Minority in Parliament has filed an application at the Supreme Court to place an injunction on the implementation of Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy), which received presidential assent to take effect on May 1. The Minority Caucus was represented by Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South, Mahama Ayariga, MP for Bawku Central, and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, MP for North Tongu, and filed the application yesterday, April 19, 2022 at 12:25pm. The Apex Court
Callistus Ugochukwu Okafo, alias Johnson Attah, 45 and trader, has been slapped with bail of GH¢80,000 with two sureties by an Accra Circuit for allegedly raping and robbing the complainant on their first date. The complainant claimed she met the accused on a dating site called Meet 24 somewhere in March this year, and they both agree to meet physically. The prosecuting officer, Inspector Jonas Lawer, to the court, presided over by Rosemary Torsu Baah, yesterday that the accused, who lives in Mamprobi
Reagan Kaaiemabong, 38 and a civilian intern pharmacist at the Police Hospital, has been put before the Accra Circuit Court ‘2’ for possessing a firearm without authority, impersonation, and issuing threat of death to others. The court, presided over by Rosemary Torsu Baah, was informed by the prosecuting officer, Inspector Jonas Lawer, yesterday, that Reagan was caught by the law after having gone to the 2M Express bus terminal to urinate indiscriminately. He narrated to the court that on February
The impending Ashanti Regional Chairmanship race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) promises to be hotter and expected to be keenly contested when nominations open in May. The former Asokwa Constituency Chairman, Mr. Robert Asare Bediako, has firmly declared his intention to contest for the position when nominations open. Mr. Asare Bediako’s bid brings to five the contestants for the chairmanship position. The other contestants are the incumbent, Bernard Antwi Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi; Mr.
Rev. Dr. Charles Owusu Ampofo, President of the Ghana Baptist Ministers Conference, has proposed to the government to commission an intra-party committee, comprising eminent personalities like men of God, Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and people with integrity to manage the revenue from the Electronic Transaction Levy (E-levy) to ensure judicious use and transparency. According to him, the passage of the E-levy was not about the appropriateness or inappropriateness, but the utilisation as to
The government has committed US$200 million to tackle the perennial flooding in Accra, under the flagship Greater Accra Resilient and Integrated Development (GARID) Project. GARID is under the supervision of three ministries – Works and Housing (HWM), Sanitation and Water Resources and Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development (MLGDRD). The Project would ensure the dredging of the Odaw River and other water bodies in Accra to reduce circumstances of inundation of Accra, which has
About 200, 000 hectares of cocoa farms which were affected by the swollen shoot virus and were cut down in the Western North region, upon the directive from Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) have successfully been replanted and started bearing fruits The rehabilitation project, which was financed by the Africa Development Bank provided jobs for the weeding gangs, who were hired by the government to cut down the economic trees and prepare the lands for the replanting. It would be recalled that in 2017,
Tension is mounting at Abedwum and Adomanu communities in the Adansi North District of Ashanti, following an alleged takeover of a community mine in the area, by Typhoon Establishments limited. Speaking to the media at Adomanu on the issue at the weekend, an opinion leader of Adomanu, Opanin Kwadwo Owusu, aka Agya Owusu, said the mine was opened by Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, then Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, as part of government’s efforts to provide employment for the teeming
Aphrodisiac in general terms refers to sexual enhancing substances such as drugs, food, and drinks which are believed to possess the potential to stimulate sexual pleasure, desire and drive. In some cases, the aphrodisiacs are used by men to prolong their sexual drive, while others depend on it to bolster their libido, and as a source of energy for sexual escapade. In the past, aphrodisiacs were used by relatively older men above the age of 50 to rekindle their ‘fireworks.’ Following the continuous
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