The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has corroborated the Minority’s argument that the Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, supervised the illegal payments of oil revenues into offshore accounts, other than the Petroleum Holding Fund (PHF) by the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). According to the Committee, the act constitutes a breach of Article 178 of the 1992 constitution and the Section 7 of the Petroleum Revenue Management Act (PRMA), 2011 (Act 815), since
Ghana Black Stars rounded up their preparatory matches for next week’s Mundial in Qatar, with an impressive display that saw them stun the Rossocrociati of Switzerland by 2-0 in Dubai yesterday. An international debut goal from new boy, Mohammed Salisu, who has been a pillar for Southampton in the English Premier League opened the scores for the Stars in the second half to put the FIFA 15th world ranked team, Switzerland, under intense pressure. The centre back, who joined the Stars’ attack
“For the grace of God has been revealed, bringing salvation to all people. And we are instructed to turn from godless living and sinful pleasures. We should live in this evil world with wisdom, righteousness, and devotion to God, while we look forward with hope to that wonderful day when the glory of our great God and Saviour, Jesus Christ, will be revealed. He gave His life to free us from every kind of sin, to cleanse us, and to make us His very own people, totally committed to doing good
The economy of Britain is in recession, the Office for Budget Responsibility has judged, as contained in the Autumn Statement 2022. An economy being in a recession means it has slowed for two quarters in a row. The size of the British economy is also predicted to shrink by 1.4% in 2023 and its government has given itself five years to hit debt and spending targets, instead of three years currently. The announcement of the recession comes after inflation rocketed to a 41-year high of 11.1% in October,
Mr. Kobina Tahir Hammond, a Co-Chair of the Parliamentary Ad-hoc Committee probing the censure motion against Mr. Ken Ofori Atta, Finance Minister, on Thursday backtracked on his initial assertion that he does not buy fuel. Mr. Hammond on Tuesday, at the first public hearing by the Committee, said “He was not aware of the current fuel prices because he does not have a car and does not buy fuel.” The Adansi-Asokwa Member of Parliament (MP) said this as a response to Mr. Haruna Iddrisu,
An Accra Circuit Court has granted a 35-year-old woman a GH¢200,000.00 bail with three sureties over an alleged GHC350,000.00 fraud. The Court presided over by Ms Adelaide Abui Keddy ordered that one of the sureties should be justified with a landed property. Charity Frimpong, the accused person, was asked to deposit her passport with the Court’s registry. She will return to the Court on December 12, 2022. Police Chief Inspector Maxwell Ayim told the Court that Mr. Kwabena Appiah Brenya, the
A 54-year-old Senior Forester, Frank Kofi Frempong, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for defrauding Sheik Dr. Amin Bonsu and the Ghana Muslim Mission off the total sum of GH¢6,626,000.00. The convict defrauded Sheik Dr. Amin Bonsu off the amount of GH¢1,500.000, and the Ghana Muslim Mission and another GH¢5,126,000. Frank was sentenced into prison on Monday, November 14, 2022, by an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Evelyn Asamoah, after being found guilty on two counts of
The Black Stars of Ghana gave the nation a lot to cheer about in their last pre-World Cup preparatory game against the Rossocrociati of Switzerland, following an emphatic 2-0 win yesterday. Apart from the fact that the Stars did the needful by scoring two unanswered crucial goals in the second half of the game, they looked so determined throughout the entire duration of the game. For once, the act of faulty passes, lack of urgency and the absence of clear cut directions as to how to take on the
It Is True What the Aged Said, “When Your Neighbour’s Beard Is Burning, Shave Yours!” Dear Senior Opupulepu, I hope you are do fine, fine just as I am do fine, fine. Senior, I do not know why Yahweh decided to take away our aged. They are full of wise-dom and wisdom. They say very practical things that if followed, they will surely make life for better for best for us in this ewiase, we are living in it. Senior, one saying I ever love is this, “If you see your neighbour’s beard burning,
His Lordship Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, Chief Justice (CJ), has stated that justice emanated from the people, and that the people had a right to participate in its administration, which position called on the judiciary to see it as a duty to facilitate that participation at all times. Delivering the keynote address at the 4th Annual Chief Justice’s Forum, held in Kumasi under the theme: “Improving access to justice in a pandemic through the use of technology,” he indicated that the
A former Deputy Registrar of the Judicial Service, Ebenezer Nii-Bi Adjin Ayi-Bonte, has complained to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo-Dampare, that the police at Ngleshi Amanfro have, since 2014, failed to produce a copy of an indenture that he submitted to them. Mr. Ayi-Bonte stated in a petition to the IGP that a copy of the indenture was urgently needed, because some unscrupulous people were encroaching on the land. Due to this inconvenience created by the Ngleshie
A university don, Professor Jacob Olayiwola Aweda, has recommended a university-industry relationship that will support research. Delivering the 217th Inaugural Lecture of the University of Ilorin, on Thursday, titled “Engineering Technology and Technology of Manipulation of Process Parameters”, Professor Aweda, a lecturer in the Faculty of Engineering and Technology of the institution, said, “greater synergy should exist between institutes, universities and industries in order to achieve
Myanmar’s military has freed a number of opposition figures, as well as a former UK ambassador, a Japanese filmmaker and an Australian adviser to the country’s ousted civilian leader.The military said some 6,000 pardons were to mark Myanmar National Day. Ex-diplomat Vicky Bowman and journalist Toru Kubota were jailed earlier this year, while economist Sean Turnell was detained soon after the 2021 coup. All three have flown out of the country after being deported. The military has arrested
A Dutch court has found three men guilty of the murder of 298 people on board flight MH17, which was shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile when it was flying over eastern Ukraine in 2014. Russian nationals Igor Girkin and Sergey Dubinskiy and Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko were found guilty by the court. A third Russian national, Oleg Pulatov, was acquitted of the charges. In 2014, they were fighters for the pro-Russian separatist movement, the Donetsk People’s Republic. None of the men
More strikes have been reported across Ukraine, days after one of Russia’s most intense bombardments of the war.A gas production plant in the east and a missile factory in Dnipro were among the latest targets, officials say. Parts of Ukraine have seen their first snowfall of the season, but many people cannot heat their homes as Russia continues to pound their power grid. Moscow has looked to justify its recent strikes by accusing Kyiv of “unwillingness” to negotiate. Its recent
Moringa oleifera is a plant native to northern India that can also grow in other tropical and sub-tropical places, like Asia and Africa. Folk medicine has used the leaves, flowers, seeds, and roots of this plant for centuries. It’s traditionally been used as a remedy for such conditions as: Diabetes Long-lasting inflammation Bacterial, viral, and fungal infections Joint pain Heart health Cancer Are There Health Benefits? Moringa has many important vitamins and minerals. The leaves have 7
A former Secretary of the defunct Kumasi Metropolitan Central Coordinating Committee of Workplace CDRs, Nana Nanabanyin Ninsin-Imbeah II, has said the biggest tribute the National Democratic Congress (NDC) could pay to the late Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings was to revitalise the party he founded on the pillars of Probity and Accountability. The ardent cadre of the Rawlings stock said it was now time for the NDC to do away with old faces and inject new blood into the party in order to revitalise
It’s a great time to be a football lover. It might not feel exactly so if your country is not one of the 32 taking part in the 22nd edition of the World Cup in Doha, Qatar. But being a fan means managing to love the game without having your dog in the fight. For example, Nigeria’s national team, the Super Eagles, won’t be in Qatar – the second time in eight years. But since the team crashed out to Ghana in February, fans have managed to reconcile with their misery, especially with forthcoming
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