Teacher Unions call off strike
General News of Tuesday, 2 April 2024 Disclaimer Source: kasapafmonline.com The three teacher unions, the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), and the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT), Ghana, have called off their strike action. The strike has been suspended after the National Labour Commission (NLC) successfully obtained an interim injunction last Thursday. The three teacher unions began...
Anas Aremeyaw Anas denies US$100,000 bribery claims by Kwesi Nyantakyi
General News of Wednesday, 3 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his firm Tiger Eye P.I. have denied allegations by former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi that he paid a sum of $100,000 to halt the airing of the explosive Number12 documentary. Kwesi Nyantakyi in an interview on Onua TV claimed that he paid $100,000...
Did Bawumia misquote Zachariah 4:1 during address at Owusu-Bempah’s church?
General News of Wednesday, 3 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had a busy Easter period visiting churches to felicitate with Christians. One of the most prominent visits he undertook was to the premises of Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah, founder of the Glorious Word Power Ministries International, in Accra. Bawumia had the honour of being prayed for while sitting on Owusu-Bempah's chair...
Christians in NPP elected me flagbearer – Bawumia
General News of Wednesday, 3 April 2024 Disclaimer Source: starrfm.com.gh Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says Christians who constitute the majority of members of the ruling party elected him as the first Muslim flagbearer. Speaking to some Muslims during the IFTAR event at the Suhum Ayekotse Central Mosque, where he engaged with Imams, Chiefs, and constituents from the...
LGBT+ activities are a cultural war and must be fought as such – Haruna Iddrisu
General News of Wednesday, 3 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Tamale South Member of Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has urged Ghanaian Muslims to view the issue of LGBT+ rights as a cultural battle rather than solely a religious one. His remarks come amidst debate surrounding the recent passage of legislation criminalizing LGBT+ activities in Ghana. Legal challenges to the bill have emerged, with two interlocutory injunction applications...
Ablakwa drops bombshell on GH¢2.67bn ‘dubious’ digitization initiatives in health sector
General News of Wednesday, 3 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The North Tongu Member of Parliament has accused the government of massive expenditure in the health sector in initiatives he describes as "dubious, duplicative, and deadly so-called digitalization." In a lengthy post on Facebook on April 3, 2024, Ablakwa said the sum of these initiatives came up to GH¢2.67bn. He lamented serial reports of how...
People need to be shot, others locked up over state of the economy – Reggie Rockstone
General News of Monday, 1 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Hip-life legend Reggie Rockstone has called for a drastic approach in dealing with the current economic situation in Ghana and across Africa. According to him, Africa is currently suffering from serious imperialism and neocolonialism. "Maybe the worst ever, and its not just Ghana- it's Africa – it's f*cked up, excuse my language. I mean, with the exception...
Your directives to registrar on fixing dates for SC cases illegal – Thaddeus Sory to CJ
General News of Sunday, 31 March 2024 Disclaimer Source: starrfm.com.gh The Managing Partner at Sory @ Law, Thaddeus Sory, has criticized recent directives by the Chief Justice to the Supreme Court (SC) Registrar on fixing of dates for hearing cases. While describing the directives from the Chief Justice as “illegal” and one that has “no legal basis,” he also said, the directives “are unnecessary”...
Stop impounding cars that cross red lights, those without valid insurance – AG tells IGP
General News of Monday, 1 April 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame has advised the Inspector-General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, to instruct police officers against arresting drivers who commit minor offences. In a letter dated February 9, 2024, Mr Dame emphasised that crossing red lights and driving without a valid insurance certificate should not warrant vehicle...
Why the GRA boss was removed in favour of an Indian company
Opinions of Sunday, 31 March 2024 Disclaimer Columnist: Samuel Dowuona The government, led by the Ministry of Finance and some persons with vested interest, are in a suspicious and indecent haste to get Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) to hand over all of Ghana’s domestic tax mobilization and management to an Indian company called TATA Consultancy Services (TCS), represented by another Indian-owned IT company...
I’ll usher in a new era of governance by appointing young leaders to my cabinet – Mahama
Politics of Sunday, 31 March 2024 Disclaimer Source: rainbowradioonline.com Presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama says he will usher in a new era of governance by appointing young leaders to his cabinet should he be elected as the next president. The former president said the decision to usher in a new era of young leaders is to reflect the nation’s youthful demographic in...
We need to test the law – Group heads to court over ex-GRA boss’ 27 months in office without contract
General News of Sunday, 31 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Executive Director for Mass Action for Sustainable Development in Africa, Atik Mohammed has served notice that he will take legal action over circumstances that led to the Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Rev. Dr. Ammishaddai Owusu-Amoah, working for some 27-months without a contract despite passing retirement. According to the leader of the...
Bawumia promises support for miners, vows to end excavator burning
Politics of Sunday, 31 March 2024 Disclaimer Source: starrfm.com.gh Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced a significant shift in the government’s approach to combating illegal mining in Ghana. Speaking to enthusiastic supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after a walk in Kwahu, Dr. Bawumia assured miners that the next NPP government will no longer resort to burning excavators but will instead implement measures to support lawful...
Copycat NPP now scrambling to appoint a female running mate – Joyce Bawah Mogtari
Politics of Saturday, 30 March 2024 Disclaimer Source: mynewsgh.com An aide to a former president of Ghana and leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawah Mogtari, has hinted that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is looking at nominating a woman for the running mate slot. She said in 2020 when Mahama took the bold decision of choosing a woman, he was slammed by...
Tema hospital dumsor video: Sarkodie, Yvonne Nelson, Bridget Otoo, others react
Entertainment of Thursday, 28 March 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Several showbiz personalities have commented on a viral video of a blackout at the Tema General Hospital as shared on social media platforms. While the general sentiment is of disgust at the state of affairs as it impacts on the lives of newborns at the facility, there is also concern about the impact of rolling...
