The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has assured pensioners that the government will honour their coupon payments and maturing principals, like all government bonds, in line with her Fiscal commitments. This means all those who self-exempted from the voluntary Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) will be paid all coupon payments and maturing principals when due. This, according to him, is to ensure their well-being and dignity as Senior Citizens. Persons of 59 years old or older issued
The Minority in Parliament yesterday went haywire over the statement the Finance Minister, |Ken Ofori-Atta made to the House about the just concluded Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Following the Finance Minister’s submission, six key members of the minority, took turns to throw verbal punches at the minister, whom they had called to resign for what they described as the poor management of the economy. Isaac Adongo The Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament (MP), Isaac Adongo,
The Minority in Parliament yesterday went haywire over the statement the Finance Minister, |Ken Ofori-Atta made to the House about the just concluded Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). Following the Finance Minister’s submission, six key members of the minority, took turns to throw verbal punches at the minister, whom they had called to resign for what they described as the poor management of the economy. Isaac Adongo The Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament (MP), Isaac Adongo,
The Minister for Justice and Attorney General (A-G), Godfred Yeboah Dame, has received an award from FAKS Investigative Service as Best Minister for the Year 2022. Mr. Dame received this honour in Accra at his office on Wednesday, February 14, 2023. He was shortlisted among three Most Outstanding Ministers – Dr. Yaw Adutwum, Minister for Education, and Dr. Awal Mohammed, Minister for Tourism – for the year 2022. The Team Leader of FAKS Investigative Service, Fredrick Yaw Sarpong, awarded
The government has presented a compensation package worth GH¢1,218,897 to victims of the Ejura-Sekyedumase disturbances, which occurred in 2021 in the Ashanti Region. The package was handed over to three peoples who were affected during the infamous shooting incident at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. Awal Mesbawu, 17 years old, whose leg was amputated, GH¢678,519.00, whiles Louis Ayikpa, 22, had GH¢347,953.00, and Nazif Nuhu, 31, was handed an amount of GH¢192,425.00. At a short ceremony which
An Accra Circuit Court has issued a warrant for the arrest of five people suspected to have engaged in land guard activities at Baatsona in the Greater Accra Region. The suspects are Dawood Akwasi Agyemang, 32 and a businessman, Adams Agbemasu, 39 and an excavator operator, Godwin Sylvester, 48 – an electrician, Abubakari Sadiq, 35 – private security personnel, and Razak Abdul, 39 – also a private security personnel. The court, presided over by Samuel Bright Acquah, issued the
The Cedi depreciated against the dollar, trading at 12.27 from 12.21 at last week’s close as FX demand increased. As the government completed its domestic debt exchange programme with an 80% participation rate, Fitch Ratings cut Ghana’s local credit rating further into junk territory at ‘restricted default’ from its previous C level (the foreign currency rating remains at C). This followed the recent default on local bonds that were due to mature in early February. Annual inflation slowed
The Director-General of the Ghana Education Service, Dr. Eric Nkansah, has donated 100 lifejackets and learning materials to the Atigagorme community at Wayokope in the Sene East District of the Bono East Region. The Director General made the donation last weekend when he led a government delegation to the community after eight schoolchildren got drawn whiles going to school. His visit to the community was to sympathise with the bereaved families, as well as assuring them of the government’s
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has urged the Nungua Traditional Council and all stakeholders involved in the impasse over the Ramsar Site to exercise restraint as his outfit seeks to find an amicable solution to the issue. Addressing the chiefs and elders of the Nungua Traditional Council on Wednesday, February 15, 2023, the Lands Minister called for a ceasefire from all the parties, and assured them that the Ministry was working assiduously to find quick solution
Last week, the Boys & Girls Club of Ghana, in collaboration with Kobbah Acquah Foundation, rewarded some outstanding teachers in the Club’s partner schools in the Central Region. The maiden award ceremony was to recognise and celebrate teachers for their hard work, dedication, and commitment to effective teaching so as to improve the quality of education in the club’s catchment area. In all, thirteen teachers, drawn from the Anomabo/Yamoransa Circuits in the Mfantseman Municipality
Dear Senior Opupulepu, How are you do? I hope you are do fine, just like me and all my brethren and sisthren are do fine. Senior, are you know that memory verse in the Holy Book which says, educate a pickins the way they should walk, so that when they grow, they will not walk like they are dancing azonto, but walk straight like a bow and arrow professional doing march-past? Senior, this can be found in the chapter of the Adages, paragraph 22 line 6. And during our time, when we were pikins, the
It may sound funny but studies support that eating peanuts may help you treat your erectile dysfunction. This is the reason. Peanuts are rich in arginine, which is an essential amino acid(Aninbon et al. 2017). In this article, I examine the science behind groundnut soup consumption based on the main ingredient peanut. Supporting literature Nutrition facts Here are the nutrition facts for 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of raw peanuts: Calories: 567 Water: 7% Protein: 25.8 grams Carbs: 16.1 grams
A Lagos High Court presided over by Olukayode Ogunjobi on Wednesday ordered convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (a.k.a Evans), to refund 233,000 Euros he collected as ransom from his victim, Donatus Dunu. The judge also ordered the convict to pay N50 million to Mr Dunu as general damages. Evans and his gang kidnapped Mr Dunu, a pharmacist on 14 February 2017 and held him hostage before he managed to escape. After his escape, Mr Dunu, Chief Executive Officer of Maydon Pharmaceutical
The Electoral Forum has advised the Federal Government to address electoral threats before the 2023 election. The group identified 10 threats namely: security, trust deficit, judiciary, infrastructure, tight presidential race, voters’ access and voting rights, electoral technology, internal sabotage within the EMB, vote trading, and rising youth expectations in the electoral process; as things that could hinder free, fair and credible elections. In a statement on Thursday, the forum focused
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Thursday depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to participate in the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union (AU). The theme of the AU Summit is ‘‘Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Implementation.’’ The President will participate in three High Level meetings on peace and security, climate change and the political situation in some West African countries. First is the Peace and Security Council (PSC)
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to release old N200 notes into circulation to co-exist with new N200, N500 and N1,000 banknotes for 60 days. He, however, said old N500 and N1,000 banknotes are no longer legal tender in Nigeria. The President, who made this known in a nationwide broadcast on Thursday, directed the CBN to allow the new notes available to all citizens. The President apologised to Nigerians over the difficulty experienced in the implementation
The Forbes family has announced that to honour AKA and keep his legacy alive, they will continue with the release of his highly anticipated album, Mass Country, on February 24, as scheduled. Kiernan Jarryd Forbes, fondly known as AKA, had been counting down the days to the release of his album before he was shot dead in Durban last Friday. This album follows the successful release of his smash hit single Lemons (Lemonade), which currently has 1.2 million views on YouTube. It is also revealed that
Nigerian singer, Innocent Ujah Idibia, professionally known as 2Baba has said he once nurtured the thought that he might never get married. The 47-year-old made this known in a recent interview where he also discussed the difficulties of being a celebrity and how it has impacted his marriage to his wife, Annie Idibia. According to the singer, he claims that it might be challenging to determine whether somebody is genuinely interested in you or is just using you as a prop. He further explained
Nigerian music is set to take center stage at the NBA all-star game in Utah as superstars Rema, Burna Boy, and Tems are set to entertain spectators at the halftime show. On 19th February 2023, Afrobeats will be sharing in the spotlight of one of the biggest sporting events in the United States as Tems, Burna Boy, and Rema will be thrilling the audience with their hit singles at the all-star game in Utah. The announcement was made on Wednesday, 15th February 2023 by the NBA. The announcement
If you are depressed and it’s draining you, Majid Michel says, calm your nerves because it’s not the end of the world for you. According to the Ghanaian actor, there’s no way that all problems people can be resolved on earth. Majid maintains that suffering doesn’t end until death, hence, untold hardship people face will continue unabated. The actor was speaking against pastors who take advantage of people’s problems and promise them heaven on earth. In a TV XYZ interview,
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