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The Member of Parliament for Builsa South and deputy ranking member for the education committee Dr Clement Apaak is demanding answers from the Minister for Education Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum over the procurement of free SHS branded T-shirts for students. The T-Shirts were distributed to students ahead of the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the flagship government policy. Starr ...

North Tongu Member of Parliament Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been running away from accountability. This comes after the planned address in Parliament by the Finance Minister on issues including the Covid expenditures was postponed on Thursday June 16. In a tweet reacting to this, Mr Ablakwa said “Anytime Ken Ofori-Atta must account to the Ghanaian ...

The Police have arrested three military personnel and one other accomplice in connection with a robbery incident at Nsakina near Amasaman on June 4, 2022. The suspects, № 208183 G/CPL. Yinsabilik Gabriel, № 280252 G/L/CP Elikem Adams, № 209016 L/CPL. Asiedu Stanley and Malik, their accomplice, were arrested following a Police investigation into the robbery. The Police report indicates that ...

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has ruled that the House will not entertain any business from the Finance Ministry until the sector Minister Ken Ofori-Atta appears before the House to render an account on how the Covid-19 funds were utilized. Mr Bagbin said in the House on Thursday June 16 that a lot of questions have been asked about how ...

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has reached an agreement with all stakeholders in Kroboland to install prepaid meters once again in homes. The exercise starts on Tuesday, June 14. According to an announcement by the Company, the prepaid meters are free of charge, therefore cautioning customers to beware of impostors who might want to defraud them. But with the ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed the review application of Member of Parliament for Assin North James Gyakye Quayson. The embattled lawmaker was seeking to have the apex court overturn restraining orders filed against him by private citizen Michael Ankomah Nimfah. Lead Counsel for the Assin North MP Tsatsu Tsikata prayed the court to “protect the judicial integrity of this court ...

The world environment day is celebrated every year on 5th June to raise global awareness to take positive environmental action to protect nature and the planet earth. It is a day that reminds everyone on the planet to get involved in environment friendly activities. Inline with that, Green Fortland Foundation celebrated the occassion in Prestea Huni Valley municipality. The theme ...

An application by the embattled MP for Assin North, Mr James Gyakye Quayson, to have three of the five charges levelled against him dropped, has been dismissed by an Accra high court. The opposition legislator has Mr Tsatsu Tsikata as his lead counsel. The MP has been charged with “deceit of public officer” in contravention of section 251(b) of the ...

The Wa Naa has distanced his Palace from the public flogging of a girl and boy at the forecourt of the Palace on Tuesday afternoon. Through his spokesperson, he has disassociated himself and condemned the floggers of persons seen in a leaked sex video. The Ghana News Agency (GNA) reports that Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the Overlord of the ...

Shell has said it will work to keep gas flowing to its customers in Europe after Russian energy firm Gazprom said it would cut supplies from tomorrow. Gazprom said it would halt gas to Denmark’s Orsted and to Shell for its contract to supply gas to Germany, after both refused to make payments in roubles, Reuters reported. Shell told the ...