The Chief Executive (MCE) of the La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly (LANMA), Hon. Jennifer Dede Adjabeng has engaged residents of Teiman Electoral Area on how to accelerate development in the area. The occasion which had a massive turn-out of Chiefs, opinion leaders, faith-based organizations, Religious leaders and Residential Associations afforded the MCE the opportunity to interact with the people and at firsthand abreast herself with the concerns of the residents as she took turn to address some of the issues raised by the residence during an open forum session. “I am happy about the turn out and I will be...
Utility tariffs increment normal – Alhassan Umar
A communication member of the ruling new patriotic party (NPP)says the 27.15% and 22% utility tariff increment for electricity and water respectively is a standard practice. Alhassan Ibrahin umar said this during the political segment on Baina TV’s Morning show Tsarin Safiya. However Nazir, Idriss, Director of Research for the NDC- Ayawaso East disagrees with Alhassan Ibrahim Umar’s assertion, saying the NPP do not think about the citizens because, there is already a high inflation in the country therefore, the increment in tariffs will worsen the plight of Ghanaians who are already battling an unprecedented economic hardship. “The president has...
Kenya election result: William Ruto wins presidential poll
Deputy President William Ruto has won Kenya’s presidential election, the electoral commission chairman has said, amid dramatic scenes. He narrowly beat his rival, Raila Odinga, taking 50.4% of the vote. The announcement was delayed amid scuffles and allegations of vote-rigging by Mr Odinga’s campaign. Four of the seven members of the electoral commission refused to endorse the announcement, saying the results were “opaque”. “We cannot take ownership of the result that is going to be announced because of the opaque nature of this last phase of the general election,” said Juliana Cherera, the vice-chairperson of Independent Electoral and Boundaries...
Suu Kyi gets another 6 years on corruption charges
Former leader of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi received an additional 6 year jail sentence by a junta court on Monday. She has been charged with a total of 19 charges, which includes incitement against the military, breaking Covid-19 rules, and illegally importing walkie-talkies. She has, however, denied these charges, which are widely attributed to a political witch-hunt. The ousted leader was deposed in a military coup by Myanmar’s military generals on February 2021. Now 77, the 6 year sentence in addition to the previous sentences she had received could very well mean a long way from freedom. Once hailed...
I will support any candidate the Npp elects, not necessarily Bawumia – Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa.
The National Nasara Coordinator of the New Patriotic Party (Npp), Hon. Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, says he is willing to support any candidate elected by the Npp as the flagbearer for 2024 elections. Speaking on Tsarin Safiya on Monday, 15th August 2022, Hon. Abdul Aziz Haruna Futa, has countered he does not need to pick sides as purpoted but only wishes and prays for Ghana to have a Muslim president in future, claiming his duty is to unite all NPP members. ”As a National Nasara coordinator I don’t need to pick sides all I hope and pray for is to...
Agric Minister: “Whoever appoints is the one who has the power to fire or reshuffle”
Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, says the President alone has the authority to nominate or dismiss an individual . He said this on Monday as part if his two-days tour in the Northern Region. According to Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, Minister of Food and Agriculture, the President alone has the authority to nominate or dismiss an individual. When asked about President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-remarks Addo’s regarding requests for him to reshuffle his appointees, he said President Akufo-Addo made the decision to keep his team in place since, in his opinion, most of them had performed...
Kenya’s vote count underway, as Ruto and Odinga eye presidency.
Kenyans took to the polls on Tuesday 9th August to elect their next president in an election deemed to be a close contest. As outgoing president Uhuru Kenyatta’s second term comes to an end, he expressed how smooth the exercise was and urged voters to come out and vote immediately after casting his ballot. The two main candidates contesting for the elections are William Ruto who is the deputy president, and Raila Odinga who served as prime minister under president Mwai Kibaki from 2008 to 2013. Days after polls closed, it is uncertain as to who will be the next...
Tunga residents bemoan poor state of roads
Residence of Tunga, a community in the Ablekuma West constituency have spoken out on the bad nature of their roads. According to the people of Tunga Community, all the neighboring communities have all their roads asphalted. Many say, they think it’s a deliberate attempt on the side of government to deprive them of gaining access to good roads in the community. Some members of the community also lamented that they suspect that it’s discrimination. They told Baina news that ,they see it as a deliberate attempt to deprive them of development in the area just because it’s a Zongo community....
Ghana Hotels Association (Central regional branch) holds regional forum
Ghana Hotels Association (Central Regional Branch) in collaboration with Ghana Tourism Authority (Central Region) and Ghana Police Service (Central Command) will hold a “GHA REGIONAL SECURITY FORUM” to discuss the role of hotels in mitigating terrorism in the country. The forum will also look at how to make hotels safer and more secured for guests, staff and the general public. Security threats generally include organised crime, industrial espionage in private lives as well as extremist attacks such as terrorism, violence or vandalism. It is becoming more and more obvious that Hotels must increasingly adapt to threats of higher intensity and...
Nonperforming Ministers should be sacked – Majority Leader
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has stated on Tv3 morning show ‘New Day’ that nonperforming Minister should be sacked for new person to be appointed. He told Berla Mundi, host of Tv3 morning show ‘New Day ‘ on Wednesday August 10. The majority leader said if ministers are not able to perform there is the need for the president to sack them them not to reshuffle them to a different position. “If you are not able to perform, it is not a matter of reshuffle, you should be fired by the President and a new person brought in,”...