The Minority in Parliament has called on President Akufo-Addo to reduce the number of his ministers from the current 86 to 65. Addressing a news conference in Parliament yesterday, the Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson said the president must merge ministries such as Information and Communication, Transport and Railways, Chieftaincy and Tourism, Sanitation and Local government to help cut down on the ministers. The group also called for the immediate reduction in the number of political appointees
The Minister designate for Trade and Industry and Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa, Mr Kobbina Tahir Hammond says he deserves an award and not chastisement for the interventions he made in the Drill Ship saga. According to the nominee, he succeeded in getting the debt that the government of Ghana owed in the project reduced from $47m to $19.5m. This, he believed, should be an achievement that should be celebrated and not the constant backlash he receives from those in the political sphere.
Nana Kwaku Beyernnor II, Chief of Dambai in the Oti Region, has assured the New Pastriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, of his support in his bid to lead the party to the 2024 Elections. Welcoming the presidential aspirant to his Palace over the weekend, Nana Beyernnor affirmed that the former Trade and Industry Ministry was a son of Dambai, and that the traditional leadership and people of the area would support his aspiration to lead the NPP into the 2024 elections.
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says Ghana believes in the principle that the planet Earth belongs to all human beings. According to him, under no circumstance should a powerful nation use her might to trample over those they classify as powerless. “I think that in concluding, there is something I need to put on record. That is the response of Ghana towards the war in Europe. Our history has always been against great power domination in the affairs of the world, and it is the reason
Asabka Alange says he is willing to point out the killers of the late Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama. He told an Accra High Court, presided over by Justice Merley Afua Wood, yesterday, that he had known the deceased for 20 years, and he was his umbilical cord, everything, and his world. Asabka testified during cross-examination by the Attorney-General that prior to the late Upper East Regional Chairman’s death, they were on a very good terms.
The one-and-a half- year old hostilities between the chiefs and youth of the Nkomi Traditional area in the Sene East District of the Bono East Region have been resolved amicably following the intervention of group calling itself “Friends of the Media”. The peace process was lead by Mr. Robert K. BaffoKodom, chairman of the mediating group, who had consulted with the Youth and Nananom separately to broker peace. At a meeting of the two sides atKajaji, the District capital, last week,
A Lecturer at the department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences of the University of Cape Coast, Dr Noble Kwame Asare, says teacher motivation is crucial to effective teaching and learning process. According to him, teachers who are at the forefront of the human capital development of the country ought to be well motivated with incentives, recognition, appreciable remunerations and better conditions of service. These, he said, would enable them to develop strong passion for the profession, increase
President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on the African Union (AU) to adopt the action compact of the maiden edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) which took place in Ghana last January. Addressing the plenary at the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Governments of the African Union, on the theme:‘The year of AfCFTA: Acceleration of the African Continental Free Trade Area Implementation’, President Akufo-Addo said the APD, held
Organisers of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues (APD) have presented the Outcome Document and Compact of the maiden edition of the three-day conference to Heads of State and governments who attended the 36th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The first edition of the Africa Prosperity Dialogues was held at the Safari Valley Resort in the Eastern Region of Ghana from Thursday 26 to Saturday 27 January 2023, under the theme, “The Africa Continental
The Director General of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA), Prof. Edward Appiah, has reacted to information on social media concerning various reforms in Ghana’s Education. In a statement released by the NaCCA yesterday, Prof. Appiah indicated that, “NaCCA, as an agency mandated to develop curriculum and assessment, takes this opportunity to set the records straight, and to clear these misconceptions.” According Prof. Edward Appiah, the message first came up three
The Overlord of the Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Area, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin II, has warned that Ghana would never gain economic freedom if she continued to be a major exporter of raw materials. To him, our economic woes would be reversed if the country becomes a major production hub of refined products. According to Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, Ghana, like many other African countries, is being confronted with a huge balance of payment deficits, occasioned by the country’s failure
Following an increase in dry and dusty atmospheric conditions in the country, the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) has advised people who are allergic to dust to wear nose masks. The GMA explained in a harmattan advisory statement issued yesterday, that meteorological satellites detected dust lifted around Chad, Sudan, and Niger on Wednesday, February 15, 2023. It went on to say that the dust was carried into Ghana by strong winds at lower levels of the atmosphere. It will be recalled on 24th
OmniBSIC Bank, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)has awarded full scholarship to Harriet Ntiako, a medical student at the University of Ghana. The gesture followed a publication by The Chronicle and subsequent promotion by Accra based radio station, Citi FM,on their well patronised morning show. The scholarship would cover tuition, accommodation, monthly stipends and incidental expenses amounting to GH¢164, 496.00. This was contained in a letter addressed to the beneficiary,
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has denied endorsing the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu. Soyinka described a social media remark linking him to Tinubu’s endorsement as false. A statement by his media office said Nigerians should disregard reports that Soyinka issued a message denigrating political parties and politicians. “Soyinka did NOT at any time or on any occasion issue such a statement. “It is simply the work of peddlers of fake news and falsehood,
With five days until the general election, Nigerians have been urged to vote for the candidate who has the will to pull the country out of its current doldrums. The Senior Pastor of Awaiting the Second Coming of Jesus Christ Ministry, Pastor Adewale Giwa, gave the charge while speaking on a radio programme in Akure, Ondo State. According to the cleric, the only way the people can make the right choice at the polls on February 25 and March 11 is to turn down any form of monetary inducement that
At least three banks were torched on Monday as protest over scarcity of new naira notes rocked the Sagamu area of Ogun State. The police spokesperson in the state, Abimbola Oyeyemi, confirmed the development in a telephone chat with Channels Television. According to him, Union Bank, First Bank and Keystone Bank branches were attacked by protesters on Monday. He, however, said policemen have been deployed to the area to quell the situation. “We are in Sagamu now. The place is seriously burning,”
The Government of the Sahel Region Climate Commission (SRCC) has chosen Nigeria to host the Secretariat of the Sahel Climate Fund. The selection is contained in a communique issued at the end of the second conference of the Heads of State and Government of SRCC. The meeting, held on the 36th AU Summit sidelines, also approved Issifi Boureim of Niger Republic as Executive Secretary of the Commission. Until his appointment, Boureim was the Coordinator of the Transitory Operational Framework of the
The Commonwealth Observer Mission to Nigeria has visited the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) five days to the commencement of the general elections in the country. Leader of Mission and former President of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki on Monday met with INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, along with some National Commissioners in Abuja, the nation’s capital. Channels Television reports that the delegation is in Nigeria, as one of those foreign observer groups that will monitor
Actor Idris Elba says he’s going to stick with being the tormented detective John Luther — not James Bond. Speaking Tuesday to the World Government Summit in Dubai, Elba brought up the persistent discussions about him taking over as Ian Fleming’s famed British spy. Those had grown louder after Daniel Craig’s demise as Bond in the 25th film in the franchise called “No Time to Die.” Asked about his upcoming film based on the British series “Luther,” Elba clearly took
Movie actor, Humanitarian, and Evangelist, Majid Michel believes that Christian Atsu’s death is premature and he wasn’t supposed to die in the earthquake. According to him, the statement “You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. God takes and God gives” is a lie, and it was Job’s statement which now we have made it a doctrine. He said, Atsu was not supposed to die and that people should stop saying that it was God that took him away because God does not take
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