Parliament has rejected the Electoral Commission’s proposal which sought to make the National Identification Card (Ghana Card) the only source document for the registration of voters. The House also pushed against the Commission’s decision to limit continuous registration exercises to the regional, and district capitals and offices. The Committee advised that Parliament holds a meeting with the “EC and NIA in other to advance on the new CI and for the two institutions to give assurance to the house with the concerns addressed during the briefing.” Deputy Majority Leader, Alex Afenyo-Markin explained that “this matter was not a partisan one,...
Nanton MP was stitched in Parliament’s washroom – 2nd Deputy Majority Chief Whip
The Majority Caucus has rejected the allegations that the Nanton MP, Mohammed Hardi Tuferu, was not in the chamber during the passage of the three new tax bills. According to the Second Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu, the claims are untrue. The Tolon lawmaker said that even though his colleague was involved in a near-fatal accident, he was rushed to Parliament to ensure his vote was not lost. He said the Nanton MP had minor bruises from the accident and was attended by the nurses and doctors at a washroom in Parliament. “The time we were taking the voice vote,...
Greater Accra NDC starts vetting parliamentary aspirants today
The Greater Accra Regional Secretariat of the NDC has announced that it has scheduled to vet all Parliamentary Aspirants from thirty-one out of the thirty four constituencies in the Region. The exercise which is scheduled to start today, Monday the 3rd of April 2023, ends on Wednesday the 5th of April 2023. It will also involve the Vetting of One Hundred and Eleven(111) Parliamentary Aspirants which includes twenty-three female Aspirants and Eighty Eight(88) Male Aspirants from across the region. “The other three Constituencies which are on hold include Odododiodoo, Ayawaso Central and Amasaman. The date for the vetting of their...
Anti-Gay Bill: I pray the MPs will do the needful – Nyamekye
President of the Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Council (GPCC) Apostle Eric Kwabena Nyamekye has said that the Council is waiting to see what the Members of Parliament will do regarding the Proper Human Sexual Rights & Ghanaian Family Values Bill also known as the Ant-Gay Bill. He said they are behind the bill. “Our position on LGBTQI is clear, we have made it clear already that we are behind the bill and we are for the bill. We are waiting for what our legislators will do but I pray that they will do the needful,” he said on Sunday, April 2. The First Vice...
Afena-Gyan’s uncle reveals reasons behind player’s refusal to join Black Meteors
The uncle of Cremonese forward Felix Afena-Gyan, Abrefa Gyan, has explained the player’s decision to turn down an invitation to join the Black Meteors during the March international break. Black Meteors coach Ibrahim Tanko clarified that the player’s only reason for backing out of the team was due to his unreadiness, as stated by Afena-Gyan’s agent. However, several reports suggested that the player’s refusal to honour the call-up was due to his omission from the 2022 World Cup squad, which Abrefa Gyan has now confirmed to be partly true. In an interview with Pure FM in Kumasi, Afena-Gyan’s uncle revealed...
ECG releases nationwide ‘Dumsor’ timetable
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has released a nationwide load-shedding timetable following a power generation shortfall due to the shutdown of the Atuabo gas processing plant. The load-shedding which kicked off on Thursday, March 30, will last till Friday, April 7, 2023, between 6.00pm and 11.00pm. The ECG in a statement explained that this is due to “maintenance works being carried out by the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) at Atuabo, [hence] there is a power generation shortfall. In this regard, please find below a load management schedule from Thursday, 30th March to Friday 7th April 2023, between 6.00pm...
Shell oil spill: 30k Nigerians seek compensation
Judges at the Supreme Court in London have started hearing a case which will determine whether nearly 30,000 Nigerians can seek compensation from the oil giant Shell for damage to land caused by a 2011 oil spill. The communities from coastal areas in Bayelsa and Delta State said their land was badly damaged by the spill. An earlier ruling by London’s Court of Appeal said the case had been brought too long after the leak had happened. Under English law a complainant can sue for damages to property no longer than six years after an alleged incident. The spill was...
Russian Embassy in Ghana slams Kamala Harris for ‘anti-Russian fakes
The Russian Embassy in Ghana has taken on US Vice President Kamala Harris over her claims about the impact of the Russian-Ukraine crisis on African countries. The Embassy explained that her claim that the war has led to the inability of nations across the globe to access certain foods, particularly grain, is not accurate. Fact-checking the US VP’s statement on its Twitter page on Wednesday, March 29, the Russian Embassy said European officials have acknowledged that about 53 million tonnes of grain and other food products have been supplied by Ukraine. It stressed that the only reason for the apparent food insecurity...
ECG to release timetable as Ghana Gas shuts down for 14 days
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is said to be preparing to release a schedule to guide consumers as gas supply to some power plants is going to be affected for the next 14 days due to a shutdown of the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant in the Western Region. The routine shutdown, which began on Saturday, March 25, is expected to ensure “the reliability of the gas processing plant and transmission infrastructure”. “The shutdown will affect gas supply to some power plants and will ultimately result in interruption of power supply to some consumers,” a statement from the Ministry of Energy on...
Mahama announces award scheme for NDC branches in 2024
Former President John Dramani Mahama has announced an award scheme designed to reward branches and constituencies of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that work to increase their votes in the 2024 general elections. “We are going to institute a reward system for constituencies and branches,” Mr Mahama said on Wednesday, March 29 while on a three-day campaign tour in the Central Region. “We’ll give every constituency a target and if you meet the target and exceed it, the branch and constituency will be rewarded.” Mr Mahama stressed that his 2024 campaign will be anchored by the branches with the award scheme intended to...