Minority to trigger recall of Parliament to investigate alleged missing money from Consolidated fund
The Minority in Parliament says the Auditor General should immediately constitute a team including Price Waterhouse Coopers, PWC, to audit expenditure of the 600 million cedis for the “Agenda 111” projects. The group has issues with the supposed transfer of the money which involved the Ministry of Finance, Controller and Accountant General’s Department, the Bank […]
Nigeria expects to lift Twitter ban by end of year, minister says
Nigeria’s Information Minister, Lai Mohammed, says the ban on Twitter is expected to be lifted before the end of the year. The government suspended Twitter on June 4 after it removed a post from President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists. Mr. Mohammed told Reuters the government is awaiting a response on three […]
Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic to miss Arsenal game after positive coronavirus test
Chelsea forward Christian Pulisic has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Sunday’s Premier League game at Arsenal. The United States international had not been training this week and Blues boss Thomas Tuchel confirmed that the midfielder was self isolating. “He is not training or available for the game,” said Tuchel. Pulisic wrote on Instagram […]
Ed Sheeran is dropping a new album in October
Ed Sheeran has announced his fourth studio album, saying it is the “best bit of work that I’ve done.” The British singer-songwriter confirmed on Thursday that “=” (pronounced “equals”) will be unveiled on October 29 — four years after he began recording it. Sharing the cover art on Instagram, Sheeran told his 33.7 million followers […]
Teenager jailed 15 years for defilement
A 19-year-old man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison in hard labour for defilement by the Tema circuit court ‘A’ judge. Narrating the details of the incident to the court, the prosecution said the complainant is a trader and mother of the 5-year-old victim, name withheld. The accused, Believe Bedzo, is a 19-year-old […]
Aaliyah music hits streaming services
Friday marked the re-release of five time Grammy-nominated superstar’s studio album, “One In A Million,” which hit streaming services. The singer, who was born Aaliyah Dana Haughton, died August 25, 2001, at the age of 22 in a plane crash that also took the lives of eight others as they traveled back from filming her […]
President Akufo-Addo rewards Samuel Takyi with $30,000 and car
By: Bright Ntramah. President Akufo-Addo has announced a $5,000 each for the Ghana contingent to the Tokyo Olympics. Samuel Takyi who won the bronze medal for the country will receive a car, $10,000, and $20,000 in career development fund. The package was announced when the Ghana Olympics Committee and the medalist, led by the Minister […]
Youth urged to appreciate role of TVET in developing practical talents
By: Francis Abedi Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Prince Armah Hamid says Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, is the most practical avenue for acquiring readily employable skills for the job market. He said Ghana needs skilled labour force and in particular competent artisans and technicians to fill the skills gap in […]
Residents of Lambussie expresses disappointment in government
Residents in the Lambussie Area have expressed disappointment in government. They say despite the government’s promise to fix the roof of the Lambussie Day Senior High School, it remains in a state of disrepair. President Akufo-Addo was in the Upper West Region in July on a duty tour. The tour took him to Lambussie where […]
Ghana Health Service ends Johnson and Johnson vaccination today
The Johnson and Johnson vaccination exercise is expected to end today. The five-day exercise, which started on August 16, was targeted at the Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions which have been identified as epicenters. Reports say, most vaccination centers recorded high patronage. Ghana has taken delivery of another 249,600 doses of AstraZeneca vaccines from the […]
