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Ofori-Atta to appear in Parliament this week to answer long-standing questions

Ofori-Atta to appear in Parliament this week to answer long-standing questions

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will later this week appear before Parliament to answer some 16 questions tabled for him by MPs. The Minister is expected to answer questions on the economy, payment of funds to the National Cathedral Project and government’s expenditure of COVID-19  funds, which has become dominant in public discussions in recent times....

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Why I will not criticise Prez Akufo-Addo on air – Paul Adom-Otchere

Why I will not criticise Prez Akufo-Addo on air – Paul Adom-Otchere

Host of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere has stated that he will never criticise President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on-air because he has access to him. Reacting to comments sent into the show yesterday, Mr Adom-Otchere said he was not obliged to criticise the government because he works for a private television station....

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Relief for students: No Guarantor loan policy launched

Relief for students: No Guarantor loan policy launched

Henceforth, students in tertiary institutions will not need a guarantor to access loans from the Students Loan Trust Fund (SLTF). With this policy, a student only needs an admission letter and the Ghana Card to access the loan. This followed the launch of the ‘No Guarantor Students Loan Policy’ by the Vice- President, Dr Mahamudu...

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Go back to wearing your masks – GHS advises as Covid-19 cases increase

Go back to wearing your masks – GHS advises as Covid-19 cases increase

The Ghana Health Service has urged the public to go back to wearing face masks. Addressing the media on Wednesday, the Director-General, Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kumah Aboagye recommended the wearing of face masks in schools, churches and other enclosed areas as means to curtail the spread of the virus. This call comes after...

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Sam George gives authorities 24-hour ultimatum to pull down LGBTQI billboard

Sam George gives authorities 24-hour ultimatum to pull down LGBTQI billboard

The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George has issued a 24 hour ultimatum to authorities to pull down a billboard on the Accra-Tema Motorway that supposedly promotes LGBTQI activities. “We are calling on the Inspector General of Police to immediately, within the next 24 hours to carry out the necessary security operations to ensure...

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The Council of State can’t justify the amounts we spend on them – Prof. Agyeman-Duah

The Council of State can’t justify the amounts we spend on them – Prof. Agyeman-Duah

Former Senior United Nations Governance Advisor, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah says the Council of State should be entirely scrapped from the constitution of Ghana. According to him, their role in the state machinery is redundant and merely contributes to the duplicity seen in several Ghanaian governments over the years. He noted that their main mandate which...

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Dortmund Legends arrive in Ghana ahead of clash with African Giants

Dortmund Legends arrive in Ghana ahead of clash with African Giants

Borussia Dortmund legends have arrived in Ghana ahead of their maiden visit to the West African country. The former players, including Champions League winners Karl Heinze Riedle, Jan Koller and Roman Weidenfeller arrived at the Kotoko International Airport (KIA) last night for Legends Tour Ghana 2022. They are expected to be in Ghana till June...

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Chief Imam To Engage Security Experts

Chief Imam To Engage Security Experts

The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has reacted to the recent massacre of worshippers by terrorists in a Catholic Church in Owo, Ondo State of Nigeria, as he seeks to engage a group of security experts. The experts, who must be Muslims, will have their terms of reference centering on how to protect...

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MPs In ‘Dog Fight’ Over Gay Bill

MPs In ‘Dog Fight’ Over Gay Bill

Discussions on the perceived delay of work on the anti-LGBTQ bill by the Committee on Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs deteriorated into a dogfight in Parliament yesterday amidst shouting matches. The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021, seeks to criminalise homosexuality and its allied sexual orientations and make advocating...