I’ll Refund GH¢900,000 I Received Since 2017 – Rebecca Akufo-Addo First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has reacted to the prof Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu committee report, rejecting Salary Payment . She hinted that she had decided to waive the privilege of payments attached to her office The First Lady will refund close to GH¢900,000 paid her since 2017 First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo disclosed how much money had been paid to her by the state by way of informal allowances since she became First Lady in 2017. According to her office, since the assumption of office by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, she had…
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The Kotoka International Airport, KIA, on Wednesday (July 7) had a huge visitor when the Antonov An-225 Mriya was given clearance to land. The Antonov An-225 Mriya, a strategic cargo flight, arrived at the KIA for a stop over . The plane reputed as one of the world’s largest aircrafts did not take too long to be back on the runway and heading further down the continent. According to details via AviationGhana.com, the aircraft landed successfully in Ghana at around 4:00pm from Leipzig in Germany. Why Ghana and for what purpose? Sources at the Ghana Airports Company Limited said…
The Government of Ghana is set to pay 60% of the loan facility brought before Parliament for the purchases of vehicles for Members of the 8th Parliament and members of the Council of State. According to the report 60% of the principal sum would be borne by government and all the interests that would be accrued on the loan, while Members of the 8th Parliament and Council of State Members would also pay the remaining 40% of the loan facility. This was contained in a document issued and copied to the media. Per the arrangement, the state will absorb…
The Bono Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe Abronye, popularly known as Abronye DC, has sued the government over moves to start paying the First and Second Ladies salaries. Two other opposition MPs – Rockson Dafeamakpor (South Dayi constituency) and Clement Apaak (Builsa South) – and a Ghanaian citizen Frederick Nii Commey have also filed a suit at the Supreme Court in connection with the same issue. On his part, Abronye DC prayed the apex court to rule that the decision is “null and void”. “A declaration that the approval by Parliament to pay salaries…
Two NDC MPs have sued the Attorney General (AG) of Ghana over parliament’s approval of salaries for Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia. The MPs are Rockson Nelson-Dafeamekpor of South Dayi and Dr Clement Apaak of Builsa South. The suit has been joined by Frederick Nii Commey to file the case at the Supreme Court of Ghana against the AG. The plaintiffs are seeking: 1. The reliefs are first, a declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of Article 71(1) of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, the Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu Committee appointed by the President under Article 71(1), only had…
The Assin Central Member of Parliament has stated that he is not interested in becoming president of Ghana but if that possibility presents itself, he will discharge his duty with ruthless efficiency. According to Kennedy Agyapong, as president of the republic, he will heed to calls to fix the country and that he will do so in a space of 24 months. Hon. Kennedy Agyapong made this comment on the Good Evening Ghana show on Tuesday, June 6. He said: “If I want to be president, I will be president in style ooo, I will whip you good. “You want…
Police in Kuntenase in the Ashanti Region have arrested the suspected killer of an Uber driver at Feyiase in the Ashanti Region. Israel Agyei Manu was found decapitated at Feyiase a few hours after leaving his fiancee’s house to pick some people he claimed had booked him for a trip. His body was found around 2:05pm Sunday, July 4 at an uncompleted building at Feyiase New Site. Barely 24 hours after the tragedy, police have arrested one Rashid Ibrahim, who has confessed to the murder. Despite giving an alibi to the police when he was initially picked up, Rashid…
Former President John Mahama has stated that the heightening state of insecurity characterised by murders and brutalities, was reflective of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Bemoaning about the recent spate of murders in the country, Mr Mahama, who was speaking at Ho, on Saturday, 3 July 2021, at the opening of a retreat for communicators of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), expressed his condolences to the families of lynched social media activist Ibrahim Kaaka Mohammed and the two others who were shot and killed by soldiers in Ejura, Ashanti Region, as they marched to demand justice for Kaaka.…
Good day my good friend. Historically the word “SIR” gained weight and unsurpassed popularity during the era of slavery. Because of the language barrier that existed between slave masters and their slaves, both side was unable to pronounced each other’s names in a correct way. For example, unlettered black slaves could not pronounced English names correctly. Example, Christopher might have been pronounced as “Fristova,’ and Benjamin as ‘ danger me.” Infact such derogatory calling of names of masters was one of the factors that led to the introduction of the word “SIR” as a neutral ground for proper addressing…
Lecturer at the Political Science department of the University of Ghana Prof. Ransford Gyampo has said that Ghana’s future is bleak. This, he said, is owed to the fact that the youth instead of being actively part of the governance process in the country have been confined to unquestioned fun-fool respect for politicians, whether in opposition or in government. To him, until this changes, there is no way Ghana will have a brighter future because when the old people leave, it will be very tedious to replace them. So he called on the youth to rise for the country…