After a two-day notice given by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, to persons putting up unauthorised structures at Adenta-Frafraha to vacate the place, the Regional Security Council (REGSEC), in collaboration with the Adentan Municipal Assembly (AMA), has demolished unauthorised structures on the land which belongs to the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The exercise took place at Adenta-Frafraha from 4:00am yesterday, till all unauthorised structures were
The Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has applauded the Finance Minister for ensuring that many lives were not lost to Covid-19 due to the expenditures government made. He, however, noted that Parliament must exercise its oversight duty of protecting the public purse and has, therefore, directed the Finance and Health Committees of Parliament to probe into the utilisation of the Covid-19 funds. “Definitely, I know, without those funds I don’t know how many of us
INTRODUCTION Mr. Speaker, on 11th March 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 as a pandemic. This moment has marked a defining moment in world history and its impact still reverberates globally. Mr. Speaker, here in Ghana, we recorded our first two cases on 12th March 2020. H.E. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, immediately put together a taskforce which spearheaded the development of a bold, comprehensive, and decisive strategy to ensure that we are not overwhelmed by the pandemic.
The Youth of Bantama in Kumasi, on behalf of majority of the people of Ashanti region, have reacted strongly to recent comments by the Presidential advisor, Yaw Osafo Maafo, to the effect that Ashantis did not play any significant role in gaining independence for Ghana. They are demanding an apology and a retraction from the former Senior Minister for the unfortunate remarks. Mr Yaw Osafo Maafo is said to have remarked at a closed-door meeting in Koforidua, on tape, which went viral on social media
The Minister for Justice and Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has denied receiving emolument in his capacity as Secretary to the National Cathedral and called on the Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto-Ablakwa, to retract and apologise to the public for the falsehood he published against him, failing of which he may proceed to court. The Minister lamented how the MP also accused him of conflict of interest without espousing a legal argument to back his claim. According
Though Ghana is considered one of the top soccer nations on the Continent of Africa, winning the prestigious Africa Cup of Nations trophy four times before the ‘latter day saints’ – Egypt and Cameroon – came to break that enviable record and went ahead of us, it was very difficult for us to qualify for the World Cup. Though we have produced great footballers like Mama Acquah, Osei Kofi, Mohamed Polo, Opoku Nti, Abedi Pele and Tony Yeboah among a host of others, qualification for the Mundial
Stakeholders have called on Parliament to, as a matter of urgency, pass the Community Sentencing Bill, which has been lying before the House for some time now, to help decongest the various prisons in the country. Ms. Mina Mensah, Director of the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI), Africa Office, delivering a speech at a sensitisation workshop for key stakeholders on community service sentencing, sponsored by the USAID Justice Sector Support (JSS) Activity, stated that custodial sentencing
The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, says there were more monkey pox cases being recorded in the country. According to him, the number has jumped from twelve suspected cases to 72 over the last two weeks, and noted that out of this 72, 18 had been confirmed to be positive. Dr. Kuma-Aboagye, who made these revelations at a press conference in Accra yesterday, also noted that the Greater Accra Region was currently the hotspot for the outbreak, but added
Clemence Honyenuga, a Supreme Court Justice with additional responsibility of the High Court, has questioned how Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, who was suffering from Covid-19, was able to sign a document and its supporting affidavits, to petition the Court of Appeal on his earlier ruling on a matter pending before him (Judge). Justice Honyenuga, while giving a ruling on a motion filed by the former Chief Executive (CE) of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Dr. Opuni, to stay the criminal court’s proceedings,
“Today our client, Judy Huth, won real change because she fought Bill Cosby one step at a time over seven and a half years, and she proved with the jury’s verdict that Mr. Cosby did sexually assault her when she was a minor, and that he should be held accountable for what he did to her. We are proud of Ms. Huth and our victory against Bill Cosby.” Bill Cosby has been found liable in a civil suit filed by Judy Huth against the comedian, who claimed he sexually assaulted her at the Playboy
Nigerian superstar, Naira Marley, has expressed interest in signing rising singer Lasmid to his record label. Naira Marley mentioned that he is impressed with some of the new crop of Ghanaian musicians who are making waves with their music and singled out Lasmid. “There are a lot of new Ghanaian artistes coming up that are serious and there are some of them I am trying to sign. I think they are already signed but I would really like to sign some of them,” Naira Marley said. The ‘Soapy’ hit
Sarkodie has for the first time shared his encounter with American Artiste and Grammy Award winning superstar, Beyoncé. Sarkodiein an interview on ‘Podcast and Chill with MACG’ in South Africa which was monitored by The Chronicle said: “There was a funny story that happened, till date, I haven’t had the courage to share it but Ice Prince came to Ghana and shared it. When I come to Ghana and share this story, there is no way they gonna believe me.” “I was sitting at the
Chris Brown is sharing his thoughts on the recent Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) case levied against various Young Stoner Life (YSL) associates, including Young Thug and Gunna and has officially put an end to any and all Michael Jackson parallels. During a recent sit-down with radio host Big Boy, Chris Brown reflected on the sweeping indictment, which Young Thug and Gunna are still behind bars over, as Blavity previously reported. As bad as I want to help him, it’s
Traders in the Central Business District of Accra say increment in transport fares is driving up prices of commodities in the market. The traders said that though prices of commodities had been increasing at source since the beginning of the year, the added cost incurred by transporting the commodities to the market was the main cause of price hikes. “Already, the price has increased from where we buy the fish. So, boarding a car to Tema to buy and bring it home to smoke before I send it to the
A husband and wife, both shareholders of Onango Ghana Limited, have confirmed to the Police that they took US$650,000 out of the company of which they had administrative control of all its online IT systems. Mr. Samuel Kwabena Opoku, and his accomplice, Madam Juliana Sherri-Opoku, allegedly said they had falsely informed the Ghana Revenue Authority that the Company had stopped operating and needed time to pay off the monies owed in taxes. A statement, they knew was false after they were charged with
Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has raised the alarm on the impact of the ‘Obidient’ movement on the chances of the ruling All Progressives Congress and Peoples Democratic Party at the 2023 presidential elections. The ‘Obidient’ movement refers to the supporters of the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. In a video posted by the African Independent Television, which has now gone viral, Obaseki noted that youths in Nigeria no longer want the APC and the PDP. He said,
The Senate has asked the military to carry out a comprehensive onslaught on bandits and criminal elements within Kainji Lake National Park and other identified terrorists’ enclaves in communities within three local government areas of Kwara and Niger States. This call was part of the Upper Chamber’s resolve reached during plenary on Tuesday, June 21, when a motion on the worsening insecurity in Kainji Lake National Park and threat to communities in Kaima, Baruten and Borgu Local Governments,
Nigeria will not accept medical and dental degrees from Ukrainian universities obtained from 2022, the Nigerian Medical and Dental Council (MDCN) has said. “We wish to inform the General Public that Medical and Dental Degree Certificates issued by Medical Schools from Ukraine from 2022 will NOT be honoured by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria until when normal academic activities resume,” the council which regulates the medical profession in Nigeria said in a statement published on
President Muhammadu Buhari will depart Abuja on Wednesday for Kigali, Rwanda, to attend the 26th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), being held from June 20 to 26. The theme for CHOGM 2022 is, “Delivering a Common Future: Connecting, Innovating, Transforming.” The president’s spokesman, Femi Adesina, confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. According to Mr Adesina, the president will join other leaders in discussions on the progress and prosperity of the more than
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