The Speaker of Parliament says he has not given any directive banning phones in the Chamber of the House. Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin issued the disclaimer to the false publication in a private newspaper of Thursday, November 17, 2022, titled “Bagbin bans phones in Parliament”. Addressing the Parliamentary …
Read More »Ghana’s Debt Stock Jumps From GH¢120bn To GH¢450bn In Last 6 Years
Ghana’s total debt stock has shot up to GH¢450 billion in 2022 from a total of GH¢120 billion in 2017, Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has revealed. The current debt stock means Ghana has borrowed over GH¢300 billion since the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia-led government assumed power in January 2017. Appearing before the ad-hoc …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta To Present 2023 Budget Despite Threat By Rebel NPP MPs
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta says he will present the 2023 Budget in Parliament next week. The Minister’s comment is coming at a time when some Majority MPs have threatened to boycott the 2023 budget statement if he (Finance Minister) is not sacked. In an interview with JoyNews’ Parliamentary Correspondent, Kwaku …
Read More »Volta Region: Teacher Allegedly Murders His 3 Kids
A basic school teacher has allegedly murdered three of his children after a misunderstanding with his wife in the Akatsi North District of the Volta region. The teacher, known as Mr Dordoye, is reported to have deliberately drowned the three children in a well after his wife packed out, …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta To Ghanaians : “I Feel Your Pain; Am Truly Sorry’
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has apologised to Ghanaians for the hardship being suffered in recent times. According to him, the brunt borne by the populace due to the ongoing economic turmoil is unfortunate. He said this when he appeared before the Ad-hoc Committee hearing the motion of censure against …
Read More »Let’s Rise Above Witch-Hunting And Entrapment – Ofori-Atta Tells MPs, Others
The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has called on the clergy, traditional rulers, Members of Parliament (MPs) and the general populace to rise above witch-hunting and entrapment, in the country’s pursuit to grow its economy. The Finance Minister, today November 18, 2022, appearing before the ad-hoc committee of Parliament probing …
Read More »Chainsaw Operator Jailed 18 Months By Akyem Swedru Circuit Court
The Akyem Swedru circuit court in the Birim South district of Eastern region presided over by His Honour Abubakar Abass Adams has sentenced a thirty-three year chainsaw operator by name Kwaku Arful to eighteen months in prison custody for engaging in unlawful chainsaw operation in the Oboyo forest reserves located …
Read More »TUTAG Declares Indefinite Strike trike
The leadership of the Technical University Teachers Association of Ghana (TUTAG) has declared an indefinite strike action over concerns about conditions of service. TUTAG last week threatened to embark on industrial action if the government fails to honour the Codified Conditions of Service of members, which have been outstanding since …
Read More »25-Year-Old Poses Her Life After Her Friend Beats Her To Death
A video of naked Shanquella Robinson from North Carolina getting beat up by her friends has been trending since yesterday. According to reports, Shaquella died from alcohol poisoning, a broken neck and a cracked spine. Shanquella Robinson was allegedly on vacation with a group of friends in Cabo to …
Read More »Elizabeth Ohene: Four Years Of Unexplained Silence – Latest Anas Video
I have not seen the latest Anas video, dubbed Galamsey Economy. I am following the stories surrounding the video and I acknowledge that many of us had been sent off track when the first announcement of the approach of the video was made. I did, like many other people, think …
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