There is tension mounting in the Yilo and Lower Manya Krobo Municipalities in the Eastern Region due to the unavailability of electricity since Wednesday, July 27, 2022. The Electricity Company of Ghana, ECG has reportedly switched off feeders at the Bulk Supply Point supplying power to municipalities following the tempering …
Read More »Anyinasin School Shut Down After Gang Forced Teacher To Kneel And Beg For Punishing Students
The Akyem Anyinasin Methodist Junior High School in Abuakwa North Municipality in Eastern region has been closed down by the Ghana Education Service after a gang from the community forced a male teacher to kneel and apologize for punishing some students. The teacher reportedly disciplined some students for misconduct on …
Read More »Chilling Account Of How A Policeman, KNUST Student Gang-raped Female Student And Recorded It
General L/Cpl Frank Adu-Poku also, allegedly, forcibly had sex with the lady without her consent. The incident is said to have occurred on Tuesday, July 19, at about 2:30 pm. Two days later, the victim lodged a complaint with the KNUST District CID which commenced investigations into the matter. …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo In Dome-Kwabenya Barely 24 Hours After Sacking Adwoa Safo
Barely 24 hours after taking a crucial decision on Adwoa Safo’s status as Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, President Akufo-Addo is in her constituency. Yesterday, a statement from the Presidency relieved the Dome-Kwabenya legislator of her duties at the Ministry following her absence from post for about a …
Read More »Government Reduces E-levy Target To GH¢611m
Government has revised its target of the Electronic Transaction Levy, commonly called E-levy to GH¢611million from initial estimate of GHC6.9 billion. Per the 2022 budget statement, the target was ¢6,963,386,254 but it has been revised downward to GHC611,000,000, according to the budget review presented to Parliament by the Finance Minister, …
Read More »SIM Card Re-registration: Instruct Communications Minister To Extend Deadline – Minority To Akufo-Addo
The Minority Group in Parliament has urged President Akufo-Addo to instruct the Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu Ekuful to extend the deadline for the SIM card re-registration exercise. The call comes three days to the deadline of July 31. Addressing the press in Parliament on Thursday, Deputy Ranking …
Read More »Danquah-Busia-Dombo Tradition Must Be Credited For Ghana’s Current Democracy – NPP
The New Patriotic Party wants to take credit for the sustenance of democracy in Ghana. Ghana has been under democratic governance since 1992 and the NPP says it can make this claim “without any fear of contradiction.” The party believes a careful analysis of major historic events will reveal conscious …
Read More »Nana Addo Revokes Adwoa Safo’s Appointment As Gender Minister
Ghana’s President Akufo-Addo has sacked Sarah Adwoa Safo as the Gender Minster. This was contained in a press statement issued from the Presidency on Thursday, July 28, under the signature of the Communications Director, Eugene Arhin. According to the statement, President Akufo-Addo did so under Article 81(a) of the 1992 …
Read More »Alban Bagbin Defers Ruling On Adwoa Safo’s Absenteeism
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has deferred his ruling on Dome Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, who has been cited for absenteeism. At stake was whether the Dome Kwabenya seat would have been declared vacant after Adwoa Safo did not honour her summons by the Privileges Committee, which considered …
Read More »No Registration No Service! – NCA Affirms Ahead Of SIM Registration Deadline
While several members of the Ghanaian public remain anxious over the ongoing SIM card re-registration exercise, the National Communication Authority has affirmed that there will be no extension of its stipulated deadline. After fixing a deadline for March 31 this year, the NCA announced an extension of its deadline to …
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