Author Archives: larryehu

Adwoa Safo’s ministry tagged ‘waste’

A member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, says the Ministry of Public Procurement adds to the waste of taxpayers’ monies. Speaking on TV3’s New Day on Wednesday, the legal practitioner said the Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has no locus in the procurement process. He explained that when the board ...

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‘I leave everything to God’ – Ras Mubarak to Chairman Wontumi

The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament for the Kumbungu constituency, Ras Mubarak, is unhappy that he lost in the party’s parliamentary primary held over the weekend but will not take on the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, who claimed he orchestrated the defeat. Mr. Mubarak in response to questions posed him by ...

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Ghana’s 20-year bond didn’t flop – Gov’t

The government has dismissed assertions that Ghana’s debut 20-year bond issued last week flopped after receiving low bids from investors. In a press statement issued by the Public Affairs Department of the Ministry of Finance Wednesday, August 28, 2019, the government said although the amount received in bids was less than the targeted amount, the nature of the issue did ...

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Sports Minister ‘fingered’ in Ghana FA election meddling, FIFA frowns

Ghana’s Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah is set to incur the wrath of FIFA as he is neck-deep in masterminding the banning of candidates for the Ghana FA presidential elections in favour of Nana Yaw Amponsah, insiders close to the government official have told Ghanasoccernet.com. Sources say a government-leaning candidate Cudjoe Fianoo has been told by the Minister to fold his ...

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Don’t instruct us; E-blocks being completed – Govt to Mahama

Government has rebuffed former President John Mahama’s accusations that it has abandoned the Community Day Schools project he bequeathed it. According to the Deputy Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, the Akufo-Addo administration was already ensuring the completion of the schools dotted across the country. Maham recently expressed worry over what he  says is government’s failure to continue the projects – ...

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Afenyo Markin gives 105 laptops to private school teachers

Member of Parliament for the Effutu Constituency in the Central Region, Alex Afenyo Markin has launched a programme dubbed ‘One private school teacher, One laptop’ project in his constituency. He said the programme is to improve ICT education in the constituency. Under the programme, each private school teacher in the Effutu Constituency will get a brand new HP laptop. Already, ...

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UEFA CL: Red Star fans bring tank to stadium

Red Star Belgrade fans stirred controversy after parking an army tank outside their stadium ahead of their Champions League play-off second leg against Swiss side Young Boys. The tank, a refurbished T-55 purchased from an army depot, was parked outside the stadium as an “attraction”, the Serbian club said on their Facebook page. However, the move divided fans and drew ...

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Kenya’s Rudisha Thankful after Surviving Car Crash

Two-time Olympic champion David Rudisha has thanked “the Almighty God for the gift of life” after surviving a car accident in his native Kenya. The world 800m record holder, 30, was driving his SUV on the Nairobi-Kisumu highway when a tyre burst and the vehicle collided head-on with a bus. Rudisha was treated for minor soft-tissue injuries and police confirmed ...

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