Contrary to claims by Minority Members of Parliament that funds for the construction of the National Cathedral were unconstitutionally drawn from the Consolidated Fund, Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, has indicated that Parliament gave approval for the withdrawal of those funds. According to the Minister, the about GH¢400m was approved by Parliament under ‘Other Government Obligations’ which forms part of the Contingency Vault. “…We certainly did receive parliamentary
The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources in charge of Mines, George Mireku Duker has appealed to the youth of Kenyasi and the management, as well as staff of Newmont Ghana Ahafo Mines to bury the hatchet and allow peace to prevail. According to him, both the mining company and community owe each other a fiduciary duty and that it was imperative that calmness is restored for them to enjoy the full benefit of the relationship. Addressing the community and the management at separate meetings
The Minister of Finance, Mr. Ken Ofori-Attah, has conceded to his inability to fulfill the constitutional obligation of allocating 5% of Ghana’s revenue into the District Assemblies Common Fund (DACF). Article 252 (2) of the 1992 Constitution states that “subject to the provisions of this Constitution, Parliament shall annually make provision for the allocation of not less than five percent of the total revenues of Ghana to the District Assemblies for development; and the amount shall
The Minister for National Security, Mr Albert Kan Dapaah, has indicated that his outfit is very keen on combating illegal mining because terrorists are attracted to mining areas. Minister Kan Dapaah said illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, is one of the easiest avenue these extremist explore to fund their nefarious activities, hence their likeness for such areas. He said his absoluteness about the issue is based on experiences in Mali and Burkina Faso where extremists have taken over
An Accra Circuit Court, presided over Patricia Amponsah has jailed Samuel Boakye, 55, three years imprisonment for demanding and collecting a total amount of GH¢4,600.00 from some members of society, under the pretence of facilitating their enlistment into the various security services. Boakye was given a custodial sentence on Thursday, November 16, 2022 after his guilty plea to three counts of defrauding by false pretences. The judgement day was also the convict’s first time of appearing
The Director-General of the National Sport Authority (NSA), Prof Peter Twumasi has initiated a legal suit in which he is demanding GH¢4,000,000 in damage against two staff of the Sports agency, which he heads. He claims that Kwame Baa Mensah and Edmond Appiah, the defendants, had defamed him (plaintiff), when they (defendants) signed a petition to the NSA Board Chairman, asking the NSA boss to step aside for investigations into his conduct as Director-General of NSA. The defendants had accused
A Ghanaian businessman domiciled in Canada, Kwabena Appiah Brenya, has pressed a criminal charge against his baby-mama, Charity Frimpong, 38, for allegedly defrauding him off GH¢350,000.00. Charity has currently been granted bail in the sum of GH¢200,000.00 with two sureties, of which one should be justified by landed property. The businessman’s baby-mama was arraigned on one count of defrauding by false pretence last week Thursday at an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Adelaide
In February, this year, the Russian Federation invaded Ukraine in what President Vladimir Putin described as a “special military operation” aiming at “demilitarisation” of Ukraine. Hundreds of tanks were deployed across the border into Ukraine, with the sole aim of seizing the capital, Kyiv. The world has not been told about any justifiable reasons why Putin and his troops have moved to attack their former Soviet Union member. It is, however, being speculated that Putin
Nana Adusei Atwenewa Ampem I, Tepamanhene, has urged parents to prioritise the education of their wards and take keen interest in their studies to become responsible adults in the future. According to him, any parents who denied their wards better education risked disappointing their future, and stressed that the only legacy parents could give to their children was to invest in their education. The Paramount Chief of Tepa was speaking at a fundraising ceremony at Hwibaa in the Ahafo Ano South
Statistics from Healthy Heart Africa, Ghana has revealed that each year there are 12.2 million new cases with about 6.5 million people dying from Stroke. It has also been revealed that globally, there are over 101 million people living who have experienced a Stroke, said Dr. Robert Yeboah Senior Technical Advisor, Non-Communicable Diseases, Healthy Heart Africa Ghana, who disclosed this at World Stroke Day 2022 observed recently. The day is to create awareness and educate the public on the disease,
Mr. Kwabena Osei Barnieh, Chairman of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA) of Nkawie Secondary Technical School, has urged the government to, as a matter of urgency, allow the Associations in the various Senior High Schools (SHSs) nationwide to complement its efforts at development in schools. The mandate would enable PTAs to contribute effectively to the development and welfare of the schools and students as their quota. According to him, parents contributed levies in the past to initiate infrastructural
Call it serendipity, as a simple business trip to an island in Southern Europe, paves the way for the birth of a national treasure in Ghana. A Finance Minister’s fascination with the lottery when he chances on it while on an official visit, culminates in the birth of the Department of National Lotteries (DNL), when he informs the President of the Republic, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah of his exciting discovery. After discussions with the Maltese Government, another visit by Ghanaian envoys to
The President of the Republic and the Agriculture Minister blessed the nation by implementing the Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) policy. This made it easy for everyone to go into food production. This laudable policy was however painted black by the opposition. This was more evident when the former National Democratic Congress’ Member of Parliament for Ejura Sekyeredumase Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Alhaji Mohammed Issifu Pangadu, who benefited from that policy and came out to praise
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of nine persons, while three others were rescued in a road accident at Fada dam, Dayi road in Gwarzo Local Government Area of the state. This is contained in a statement issued to journalists by its spokesperson, Saminu Abdullahi, on Sunday in Kano. He said the accident occurred on Saturday evening. Mr Abdullahi said, “we received an emergency cat from our station at about 06:45 p.m. from one Ali Mai-faci, that a Golf Wagon had fallen inside
Gunmen, on Friday, killed a former Commissioner for Rural Development in Enugu State, south-east Nigeria. The victim, Gab Onuzulike, was shot dead alongside his brother while they were returning from a burial ceremony in Nkpokolo-River, a community in Oji River Local Government Area of the state. Mr Onuzulike is a former chairman of the council area. The former commissioner and his brother were ambushed by the gunmen. The police spokesperson in Enugu State, Daniel Ndukwe, disclosed these in a
As the campaigns for the forthcoming presidential election get to a crescendo, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Saturday, slammed the flagbearer of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Abubakar Atiku and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, saying Delta State is not an ATM for migratory politicians. Also, he accused PDP of running the state aground after a wasteful 30 years of governance. Tinubu made this disclosure at the APC’s kick-off rally
Terrorists have performed a naming ceremony for the baby delivered by a kidnapped Kebbi student. The 16-year-old is one of the learners abducted from the Federal Government College (FGC) in Birnin Yauri. The young mother is among 11 remaining female students yet to be released. On June 17, 2021, armed bandits invaded the boarding school, and took 100 students and eight teachers. A policeman was killed. PRNigeria was informed that a feast was held to celebrate the birth of the new baby. A local
Retirees in Nigeria’s six geo-political zones have dragged the Federal Government before the National Industrial Court in Abuja, challenging alleged discrimination in implementing the pension policy in the country. The retirees are specifically challenging the alleged refusal of the Federal Government to review their pensions upward in line with provisions of Section 173 of the 1999 Constitution. The suit marked NICN/ABJ/CS/1310/2022 is instituted on their behalf by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria
According to Bulldog, the court case will never be withdrawn, even if Shatta Wale apologises. This was his response during an interview on Joy Prime where he was asked if he will consider an apology from Shatta Wale and drop the lawsuit. “No, I won’t. It is beyond me and it is beyond him now. I have been there before; I have been in that space before. I went through a lot and I didn’t go through it alone. I went through it with my family. I did almost a month in cells. My wife grew as lean
Born in a strong Christian home, she stated that her picture was put before the church and prayed against her kind of talent, as they believed it is not from God. In an interview on Prime Morning, with Asieduwaa Akumia on Friday, she indicated that her church members thought she was possessed and her kind of music is demonic. “I remember they put my picture in the church and prayed over it that my music shouldn’t work and nothing should work for me,” she said. Touching on her relationship
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