The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has cautioned the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to appear before the Parliament to respond to questions or forfeit doing business with the House. He noted that, technically, ministers were mandated and empowered to present business before the Parliament, and the House could not refuse it, but can also refuse to do business with ministers, base on their posture. “Until he comes to respond to the question, and to submit the

The Managing Director of the defunct Capital Bank, Reverend Fitzgerald Odonkor, has told an Accra High Court that he protested against GH¢27.5 million that was given to the Founder of the bank, William Ato Essien, as business promotion. According to Rev Odonkor, third accused (A3), who is being tried alongside Ato Essien and another, said he expressed serious concerns about the payment of business promotion because it was detrimental to the bank’s operations. He said even though Capital Bank,

PRESS RELEASE  Issued by the Public Relations Directorate General Head Quarters Burma Cam: Accra Tel: +233-544338030 Email: [email protected]  Release No: 12 Date: 16 June 2022  RE: POLICE ARREST 3 SOLDIERS FOR ROBBERY  The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has monitored a misleading story in the Thursday 16 June 2022 edition of The Chronicle, with a banner headline falsely stating that three soldiers have been arrested by the Amasaman Police for robbery on Saturday 4 June 2022. GAF wishes to state

The Ghanaian Times reported yesterday that the Privileges Committee of Parliament has caused to be published a summons to the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, to appear before it on July 6, 2022. The paper, however, quoted Adwoa Safo as saying on Joy FM that, “I am not aware of such an invitation to appear before the committee. I don’t know that I have been invited. I have to be served.” But, Ms. Kate Addo, Director, Public Affairs, Parliament, who issued a statement

Dear Senior Opupulepu, How are you do? I hope you are do fine, fine. As me and all born-agains, we are all do fine, fine. Senior, I believe you know Wofa Nicodemus, well, well. You must know him, since by your current age you are closer to him and so you and Wofa Nicodemus can be shordies. Senior, this Wofa Nicodemus, broke lights-out rules and visited Yesu Christus Emmanuel in anadwodaaesum, as in night-sleep-inside-darkness. Senior, he was even in head mask, face mask and nose mask, all worn together

As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) gear up for its National Executives Elections, one position to look out for is that of National Youth Organiser, which is expected to be keenly contested. The incumbent, Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B), will not be standing, leaving the race open for the new contestants. Prince Kamal Gumah stands tall among his fellow contestants to capture the position to be able to marshal the youth wing of the party. Prince Kamal Gumah has declared his intention to lead the youth of

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (MoPA), yesterday, out-doored a ten-member Entity Tender Committee (ETC). The members are to ensure that due processes in the procurement of goods and services in the Ministry are duly followed. The Committee is made of up a Chairman, a Secretary and eight others described as Members. The sector Minister, Mr. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, will serve as the Chair, while Mr. Francis T. Boateng, Senior Manager in charge of Procurement and Supply Chain at the Ministry,

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Gombe State has confirmed the death of nine persons in an auto crash that occurred in the state on Wednesday night. The Corps Commander of the FRSC Gombe State Command, Felix Theman, who confirmed the crash to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday, said the accident occurred at Bomala junction bye-pass at about 08:40 p.m. Mr Theman said the accident was a result of brake failure from a trailer conveying gallons of vegetable oil. According to him, 20

A flight from Ilorin to Lagos operated by Overland airways escaped a fatal crash on Wednesday with 33 passengers onboard. Overland said the incident was due to “an unusual high turbine temperature on one of its engines.” “This occurred in the approach phase of flight and the aircraft landed very safely as the Crew skillfully implemented their standard procedures for such abnormal situations,” the company said in a statement. “All 33 passengers remained calm through the process and safely

The Nigerian Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) have urged the governments to give more priority to girl child education in the country. NAWOJ National President, Hajia Ladi Bala made the call on Thursday at the final of the Jigawa State first female debate competition 2022 held at the Sir Ahmad Bello Hall, State new Secretariat, Dutse. She explained that the importance of education, especially that of women, for the development of any society can never be over-emphasized. The United Nations

The House of Representatives has asked the federal government to declare a State of emergency in the various forest reserves in Owo/Ose Federal Constituency to catch the perpetrators of the Owo massacre. This resolution followed a motion of urgent public importance moved by Oluwatimehin Adelegbe from Ondo State. It would be recalled that some unknown terrorists invaded Saint Francis Catholic Church, killing several worshipers. In his motion, Adelegbe said the attack left 50 persons dead in their

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has announced Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. Atiku made the announcement at a meeting attended by PDP executives at the party’s headquarters in Abuja. PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said a 17-member committee had been set up by the party to pick a running mate. He said the committee had submitted three names to Atiku to choose from. The final decision however, Ayu said, was Atiku’s. Speaking

The Cedi depreciated marginally against the dollar this week, trading at 7.95 from 7.92 at last week’s close. Ghana this week raised $1bn in loans from a syndicate of global banks and multilateral lenders to help finance its budget and restock its FX reserves after being shut out of the international bond market this year as its borrowing costs surged. The central bank also this week auctioned $75m of FX to stem the Cedi’s losses. With May inflation jumping to an 18-year high of 27%, we expect

Beer is a popular alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermenting cereal grains with yeast, hops, and other flavoring agents. Most types of beer contain 4–6% alcohol, but the beverage can range from 0.5–40%.Because emerging research has shown that moderate amounts of wine may have health benefits, many people wonder if beer can be good for you. This article explores the nutrition of beer, as well as its potential benefits and downsides. Beer nutrition Though beer is often viewed as empty calories,

Beyoncé has announced what appears to be her first solo album in six years, Renaissance, due out on 29 July. It will be the follow-up to 2016’s Lemonade, a meditation on black identity and marital infidelity that topped multiple end-of-year lists. Fans had been waiting for the news ever since Beyoncé deleted her social media profile pictures last week. She put them out of their misery on Thursday morning, by sharing the words “act i … RENAISSANCE” on her accounts. Streaming

Game 5 of the NBA Finals, in which the Golden State Warriors and Boston Celtics faced off, took place on Monday night June 13 witnessed the attendance of Jay Z and daughter Blue Ivy. In a clip shared by the NBA on Instagram, the announcer said as a camera focused on the duo, “Back with us in the bay at Chase Center tonight, 24-time Grammy award winner, the one and only, Jay-Z!” The rapper then pulled Blue Ivy who was wearing a black moto jacket, black jeans, and black and white Nike sneakers

Shatta Wale in a new video on social media to address concerns about the music industry has dragged Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Samini, YaaPono, Black Sherif and others in an insult spree. In excerpt of the videos going viral, Shatta Wale has described Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, YaaPono and Samini as fools. “Kwasia the Sarkodie you are comparing to me, do you think I am his mate? Go and ask Sarkodie, go and ask Stonebwoy, go and ask your Samini, go and ask your YaaPono, go and ask the ‘kwasiafuor

Dancehall Artiste Samini, who is a current student of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) in a video has announced that he is contesting for President of the Student Representative Council SRC of the tertiary school. According to Samini who has already started campaigning for votes, he has picked forms to contest for the position, awaiting election day. “I Emmanuel Andrew Samini popularly known as Samini picked up forms to stand for GIMPA SRC Presidency,”

A minister in Pakistan’s newly elected government is facing criticism following his plea to the nation to drink less tea to help save on imports amid a deepening economic crisis. Pakistan is among the world’s top tea importers, a hugely popular drink among both the rich and the poor in this country of 220 million people. The government spends about $600m from the central bank’s hard currency reserves for tea imports annually. A Pakistani is believed to drink at least three cups of tea a day

French President Emmanuel Macron met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday after visiting the war-scarred town of Irpin, where Macron praised Ukrainians for their “heroism” in the face of the Russian invasion. The French leader, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Ukraine earlier Thursday to deliver “a message of European unity”, Macron said. The three European leaders met with Zelensky in Kyiv on Thursday, after Macron