The Minority in Parliament say they feel let down by the decision of their colleagues in the Majority not to support them, in their quest to remove the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta from office. According to the minority, though they believed that the majority caucus would walk the talk with them, the sudden turn of events could be described as a betrayal. The leader of the NDC MPs, Haruna Iddrisu, addressed the media yesterday and indicated that, the action of their friends on the other side
The Majority Caucus in Parliament has reversed their threat to recuse themselves from business in the legislative house, if the embattled Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is the one to present the 2023 budget statement and economic policy of the government. The Caucus, which had hardened their hearts even after the President had engaged them, have suddenly become sober and heeded to the party’s call, after a crunch meeting on Tuesday. A statement jointly sign by the Majority Chief Whip,
An aspiring Presidential Candidate of the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Kwabena Duffuor has vowed to bring back the party to political power, when giving the chance to lead it. The former Minister for Finance and Economic Planning is of the strong conviction that he is not only politically experienced but a unifier, with the ability to galvanise all ranks and file of the party to victory, come 2024. He is also of the view that the current economic challenges
A 31-year-old self-acclaimed Nurse and businesswoman, Hawa Seidu, has allegedly acted together with Michael Yankah, 28 and a businessman, to defraud four persons seeking job opportunities at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Customs, National Petroleum Authority (NPA) and Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) off GH¢140,000 or old ¢1.4 billion. The interesting aspect of this case is that Hawa, who allegedly posed as a nurse to defraud the complainants, was a surety of Michael in a similar fraud case pending
Chinese national being tried for engaging in illegal mining, En Huang aka Aisha Huang has questioned the credibility of Attorney-General’s third witness, Nana Sarfo Prempeh to testify against her in the trial that has a potential to send her to not more than five years imprisonment or to a minimum fine of 3,000 penalty units. Aisha Huang wanted Nana Sarfo Prempeh to tell the court, presided over Justice Lydia Osei Marfo, yesterday whether he has ever met her before. The Nana Sarfo did not provide
The Black Stars of Ghana would this evening open their campaign at the 2022 FIFA World Cup against Portugal in Group H at the Stadium 974 (Rass Abou Aboud), Qatar. Already, the stakes are high as the group opener will be fiercely contested. This would be the second time Ghana would be playing against Portugal at the Mundial, after the two countries clashed in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Ghana, unfortunately, lost the maiden encounter against Portugal by 1-2 score line, which kicked the Stars
Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah says accountability institutions in the country are not independent enough to hold the government responsible, despite the importance the 1992 Constitution attached to their establishments. Hitherto, he said these institutions are assigned with the duty to hold the government accountable on behalf of the larger society. He made the comment while contributing to discussion at the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) 17th Public Lecture,
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has indicated plans for the Education Ministry to meet the Gaming Commission of Ghana soon to discuss how to manage the increasing number of betting centres near educational institutions across the country. He explained that the said meeting would also bring other stakeholders together, to look at regulations guiding the age of people who go to such gaming centres, since the involvement of children in such games posed a threat to their education and
The Forecourt of the Alliance Francaise was filled with grandeaur last Monday night as some European volunteers, who undertook volunteerism activities in the country, were honoured. The program was put together by France Volontaire, an agency of the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, which promotes international solidarity through volunteerism by recruiting and deploying volunteers from France to different countries. In Ghana, the organisation is working closely with EcoCare Ghana,
The Member of Parliament for the Gomoa West Constituency, Mr Richard Gyan-Mensah says the recent hikes in the price of Liquefied Petroleum Gas, LPG constitutes an existential threat to the climate change initiative. This is because the high cost of the commodity has caused would-be users to revert to the traditional use of firewood. The Rural LPG Promotion Programme seeks to essentially reduce the consumption or minimising the use of firewood among rural dwellers through the introduction of LPG.
There is now an interesting situation at the heart of the constitution of the United Kingdom. This is because of the combination of a new but politically experienced king and a new and inexperienced – and weak – prime minister. Charles III may be new to the throne but he has spent most of his life not only preparing for the role but also engaging fully in public and political affairs. Part of this engagement has been largely hidden, though the extent of his lobbying of ministers was revealed
Daily Post has gathered that a section of the palace of the Akinrun of Ikirun on Wednesday went up in flames as the obaship tussle in the ancient town takes a turn for the worse. This is as information coming in indicates that one person identified as LukumanOmoola has reportedly been shot dead also as a result of the renewed crisis relating to the Akinrun of Ikirun stool. Crisis, it was gathered, erupted on Wednesday over alleged plans to smuggle the new Akinrun, Oba Olalekan Akadiri into the
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State have pulled out of a town hall meeting organised for those in the race to rule Nigeria come 2023. The development was made known in a tweet on Tuesday by the Nigerian “Due to unavoidable conflicts, Alh. Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa of the People’s Democratic Party, will not be participating in The Candidates Presidential Town Hall
President Muhammadu Buhari has written the Senate, seeking for the confirmation of his Special Assistant on new Media, Lauretta Onochie, as Chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. Recall that the Senate had in July last year bowed to pressure from Civil Society Organisations, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and other Nigerians and refused to confirm Onochie as a Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. President of the Senate, Senator Ahmad Lawan
The Federal Government has announced that it has made a recovery of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) since the inception of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration till date. The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, disclosed this on Wednesday after the Federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Buhari at the State House. The AGF noted that the recovered assets, deployed to various sectors of the economy particularly to
Representatives of some corporate institutions and informal sector players in the Northern Region have attended a meeting to discuss ways of improving tax compliance and increasing domestic resource mobilisation to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs 17). The meeting dubbed: “The Regional Tax Dialogue”, created a platform for engagement with the aim of improving corporate and individual tax compliance, promoting efficiency, modernising tax systems and improving accountability.
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister for Energy, says the desire for countries to transition into other alternative sources of energy usage was particularly good for Africa and its women and children. He said, “I remember when I visited a school in the Northern Region sometime back and could enter the kitchen because of the thick smoke emanating from the use of firewood…same way in our villages and homes women continue to use firewood and charcoal for domestic purpose with its high
The Ashanti Regional Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has organised a day’s training programme for Operators of storage facilities in the Ashanti Region on good storage and distribution practices. The goal was to enable participants to understand what good storage and distribution meant to appreciate the key parameters that maintain the quality and safety of products distributed. It also sought to equip them with the knowledge and skills to comply with the current codes of good
Russian opposition politician Ilya Yashin, who risks being jailed 10 years for denouncing President Vladimir Putin’s assault on Ukraine, went on trial in Moscow on Wednesday. The 39-year-old Moscow city councillor is in the dock as part of an unprecedented crackdown on dissent in Russia, with most opposition activists either in jail or in exile. Yashin refused to leave after Putin sent troops to Ukraine on February 24 and regularly took to his YouTube channel, which has 1.3 million subscribers,
A six-year-old boy was pulled alive from the wreckage of a property Wednesday after surviving for more than two days under debris, bringing hope to those waiting for news of loved ones after a powerful earthquake struck a populous area of Indonesia’s West Java province. Indonesia’s National Agency for Disaster Management (BNPB) said rescuers saved Azka Maulana Malik in the village of Nagrak, in Cugenang subdistrict, Cianjur Regency. Footage showed the moment he was found by a rescue team.
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