The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed contrary opinion to those who say his government has over borrowed and spent recklessly. It is the firm position of the president that his government has rather spent money on things that were urgent. These things, he listed, among others, as building roads and bridges, schools to train young people and equip them to face a competitive world. President Akufo-Addo said this on the floor of Parliament yesterday whilst delivering the State
The Minority Caucus in Parliament has shot down the presentation made by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the State of the Nation (SONA), saying it was not the true state of affairs. According to the minority caucus, the true SONA is that the economy is in tatters and the situation was inflicted onto the country by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration. “He said the economy is in tatters. The government inflicted it on the people and it is refusing to act. This is the
The Omanhene of Tepa Traditional Area, Nana Adusei Atwenewaah Ampem I, has highly commended Alhaji Collins Dauda, Member of Parliament for Asutifi South, for his singular efforts and contributions towards the establishment of the Nursing and Midwifery Training College at Tepa in the Ahafo Ano North Municipality. According to the Chief, the Asutifi parliamentarian single-handedly built a 600-capacity hostel and a three-unit classroom for the students at Tepa. The Tepamanhene has, therefore, called
Following the unfortunate killing of a military personnel by unknown persons at Ashaiman, near Tema, over the weekend, and the subsequent invasion of the place by armed military personnel on Tuesday, we advised the public to always see security personnel as people who have been recruited by the state to protect the citizenry. Therefore, attacking them to the extent of terminating their lives will not inure to the benefit of the state. We have also educated the citizens to understand the importance
Nana Dr. Agyemang Badu Duah I, Chief of Kunsu in the Ahafo Ano South West District of the Ashanti Region, has called on the Ministry of Education to prioritise Information Communication Technology (ICT) studies in the country’s educational system to help the citizens compete in the global job market. This would also enable future generations to survive the global transformation era. Nana Duah made the call at a sod-cutting ceremony for the commencement of work on a multibillion modern state-
The management of the Tepa Nursing and Midwifery Training College has drawn a five-year strategic plan to ensure massive infrastructural development. The plan, which spans 2023 to 2027, is aimed at addressing serious infrastructure challenges facing the College since it was established 14 years ago. The Principal of the College, Mr. Albert Opoku, while addressing stakeholders and students at the 2022/ 2023 Matriculation ceremony last week Friday, said some projects to be tackled under the strategic
President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that Government will, in the year 2023, commission some three Community Mining Schemes as part of efforts towards the fight against illegal small-scale mining popularly known as galamsey. The President who was addressing the Nation on the floor of Parliament on Wednesday 8th March, 2023, gave the assurance that his government will continue the fight against galamsey with the support of the security agencies, in the short-term. He added that “However, we
Pius Anundoabil Ayoma, an alleged armed robber, has escaped lawful custody at the Manet Police Station in the Greater Accra Region. Information gathered by The Chronicle indicates that Pius was arraigned before an Accra High Court on attempted murder and robbery charges last week Thursday, and was remanded into prison custody to reappear on March 20, 2023. However, his warrant for the prison custody was not ready, so the investigator in-charge took the accused back to the Manet Police Station,
The Gender Main Streaming Unit of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) yesterday organised a conference to honour women in the service to commemorate International Women’s Day (IWD) in the country. The event, which was under the theme ‘DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality’ was aimed at celebrating the technological contributions and achievements of women throughout the years. Also, it was intended to inform the participants about the ongoing fight for equality, against
The European Union (EU), in collaboration with the Government of Ghana (GoG), has held a Circular Economy seminar to create awareness and promote how resources can be effectively used to achieve a sustainable environment and jobs. Although Ghana claims Circular Economy is nothing new to it, since time immemorial the various cultures in the country revere nature through their customs, norms and taboos. The EU also holds the view that overt action is needed to protect the environment in the wake
The year was 2014, the month of August, Friday 14th. The Chief of Ashalaja, lying North West Accra, accompanied by his close elders, went to the Palace at daybreak to perform some rituals for the women to start cooking “Kpoikpoi” for Homowo. While returning leisurely, chatting and laughing, a group of factional discontents in the Royal family suddenly ambushed them and fell on the Chief, pulled him down brusquely and started KILLING him. The principal bodyguard of the Chief, JOSHUA LARTEY,
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has confirmed a notable incidence of vote-buying with cash and bank transfers across many states and Abuja during the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly elections The cases were recorded in “many states including Delta, Lagos, and the FCT,” according to NBA’s interim report on the elections released on Wednesday. Nigeria went into the first phase of the general elections on 25 February amid an excruciating scarcity of currency notes across
The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Dumebi Kachikwu, in an interview with FRIDAY OLOKOR, analyses the February 25, 2023, presidential election and believes that all the four major political parties rigged the poll in their strongholds There have been controversies over the failure in the use of technology, particularly, BVAS (Bimodal Voter Accreditation System) during the presidential election held on February 25. What are your reactions and suggestions? We went
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, has put together a legal team of 19 Senior Advocates of Nigeria to challenge the outcome of the February 25 election. Atiku briefed them on Wednesday at his campaign Headquarters in Abuja, asking them to “establish the claim of illegality in the election and reclaim the mandate of the Nigerian people.” The team is headed by a seasoned litigation and commercial lawyer, JK Gadzama. He further declared that it is crucial
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Doha, Qatar, called on Nigerians living in the country to support President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as he takes over the reins of government on May 29. Speaking at a Town Hall meeting as part of his visit to the State of Qatar, President Buhari said his administration set forward to emplace credible, transparent and fair elections which will conclude on Saturday, March 11, with the Governorship and State Assembly elections. He therefore called on them to “support
Nollywood actress Regina Daniels has condemned the employment of young girls for labour in the Nigerian movie industry. Speaking in a video shared on Instagram, she said the industry is not a safe space for children to work in. Regina Daniels revealed that she had met a 14-year-old working as a makeup artiste, moving from set to set with no parental guidance or guardian. The young girl, she said, wore “a short skirt, crop top” and surprisingly worked under another young guy on the movie set
Award-winning Ghanaian actress Pascaline Edwards has asserted that acting does not pay and that young people in the movie industry should complement their acting with other side jobs. According to her, any of her colleagues who claim to have earned a great deal of money from just acting are telling lies. Speaking on Onua FM’s ‘Adwuma Adwuma’ with Felicia Osei, the actress said that the movie industry alone would not be able to provide anyone with the necessary resources to build a house
Medikal and Sister Derby have reunited after their dramatic breakup in 2018. The Ghanaian model dated the Ghanaian rapper before their split. The breakup stirred controversy as it emerged that Medikal has started dating Fella Makafui who is now married to the ‘AMG’ rapper. Amidst the split, Sister Deborah released a single she titled ‘Kakalika Love’ which escalated things between their fans. She also dropped another song titled ‘Sweet Ex’ to make lemonade from
Gospel musician Selena Boateng caused a stir at the Celestial Praiz concert in Accra on Monday, March 6. She was so engrossed in colleague musician, Piesie Esther‘s performance that she got onto her feet to dance. It was all rosy at the 10th edition of the event until Selena Boateng decided to take her dance moves a notch higher. An attempt to slightly swing her feet to Piesie Esther’s rhythm turned out to be an unfortunate miscalculation as she fell in front of the stage. Some of the attendees
Two surviving Americans who were were kidnapped at gunpoint in Matamoros, Mexico last week are being treated at US hospitals. Their two friends who were also abducted died during the incident. One man, identified only as José “N”, 24, from Tamaulipas, has been arrested. Latavia Washington McGee is recovering at the hospital with no injuries while Eric Williams is at a Texas hospital to undergo surgery for three gunshot wounds in his leg, his wife told CNN. Michelle Williams said the
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