General News of Sunday, 17 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comKennedy Ohene Agyapong, MP, Assin Central, has issued a strong warning to Bernard Antwi Boasiako, Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing NPP. According to him, Chairman Wontumi, as he is popularly known, should stay calm because he does not own the party. Chairman Wontumi and other 15 regional chairmen openly declare support for a candidate during the just-ended national executive conference at the Accra Sports Stadium. Speaking with Accra-based TV3, Kennedy Agyapong said, “my brother Wontumi should cool down. But if you are a party chairman and you starve your people underground there, you cannot change their minds," Kennedy Agyapong stressed.

General News of Saturday, 16 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comNDC speak at NPP Delegate CongressI bought Kenkey with my GhanaCard, OtokunorNPP commence national executive electionThe delegation of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that attended the delegates conference of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) was not allowed to finish their statement. The delegation was heckled and hooted at because of a joke that was shared by its speaker, the Deputy General Secretary, Peter Otokunor, on Ghana’s National Identification Card (the GhanaCard) following a recent statement by the vice president on the card. Otokunor, after berating the NPP government for the increase in the prices of goods and services, sarcastically said that he bought a ball of kenkey for GH¢5 using the GhanaCard. This ball of Kenkey sells for GH¢5, the leaves on the kenkey alone will be GH¢3, more expensive then the Kenkey itself. Otoknor's statement did not go down well with the delegates as the time and space were not right.

General News of Saturday, 16 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comAdwoa Safo calls on NPP delegates to be unitedDome Kwabenya MP risks losing her seatAdwoa Safo fails to honour invitation of Privileges CommitteeThe Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya Constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has sent a goodwill message to delegates and members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), at the party’s ongoing National Delegates Conference held at the Accra Sports Stadium. The NPP legislator who is currently in the United States of America in a Facebook post published a flyer and wished all delegates a successful event. In the same post, Lawyer Adwoa Safo called on the delegates to work in unity. “Holding together, working together,” Adwoa Safo’s post on Facebook read. Check out Adwoa Safo's post on Facebook

Business News of Saturday, 16 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana goes to the IMFOfori-Atta must resign, Ghanaians sayIMF bailout to shore up country’s foreign reservesThe Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has responded to calls for him to resign. There have been calls for the resignation of the finance minister after he stated that Ghana was not going to the IMF but made a U-turn to seek an IMF bailout. “It is almost like telling a father to resign from his children because he is changed his mind. However, the Finance Ministry stated that the government’s decision to go to the IMF is to help shore up the country’s foreign reserves. “Ghana is facing a challenging economic and social situation amid an increasingly difficult global environment.

The incident involve a fatal stabbing in the Bedford Park apartment building reportedly between the victim and her husband, 59-year-old Anthony Erzuah, according to authorities. First responders rushed Akua to an area hospital, but she could not be saved," a report by the local bronx.com news portal read. Mynewsgh.com in their report on the incident stated that the woman was a Ghanaian, a claim GhanaWeb is working to independently verify. Akua was rushed to St. Barnabas Medical Center after Police found her but could not be saved, the report affirmed. The late Monica Akua | Photo credit - MyNewsGh.comMeanwhile, GhanaWeb is accepting nominations for the prestigious GhanaWeb Excellence Awards – Youth Edition.

Barker-Vormawor's post of July 15, 2022 recounted how the Dormaahene had cut short his vacation to hear the case of an old lady. Osaagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II is a sitting High Court judge and is known in his judicial practice as His Lordship Justice Daniel Mensah. He conclude his post by saying a prayer for the Dormaahene to rise to become Ghana's Chief Justice oneday. Barker-Vormawor's full postThe whole of this morning, I have been sitting in the Court of His Lordship Justice Mensah, who is also Osaagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, the venerable Dormaahene. Must be the “Osagyefo” nameI pray this man becomes the Next Chief Justice.

Sports News of Friday, 15 July 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Premier League has over the years produced talented footballers who have left the shores of Ghana for a huge transfer fee. Paintsil joined Belgium side Genk for a deal worth €3 million which translated to $2.5 million then. Prince Tagoe to Al IttihadIn 2005, the former Hearts of Oak striker completed a $2 million deal to Saudi Arabia side, Al Ittihad. Before the Ittihad offer, Mainz 05 tabled a bid of 200,000 euros for an initial loan deal, and an outright transfer worth 600,000 euros. Isaac Vorsah to TSG Hoffenheim (Germany)The former Asante Kotoko defender falls in the $1 million transfer category.

The Central Regional Branch Controller of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), Mrs. Lilian Frimpong is urging the public to work collectively with her outfit to curb issues of examination malpractices and other related issues which is a bane to the council. She notes that although these issues are affecting the work of the council, her outfit is poised to fulfill its mandate of holding examinations that are credible and at par with international standards. “When we go to press for exam paper printing, a thorough security scan is done on every individual before entering the printing room and also after exiting the room,” she said. She however said the fight against examination malpractices among others cannot be done single-handedly. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has bemoaned the growing factionalism within the governing New Patriotic Party. Kufour indicated that he has observed over the years that factionalism was creating deep cracks within the party after major contests. Asked if the deepening factionalism could derail the party’s progress if left unchecked, Kufour cited the outcome of the 2020 parliamentary elections as a testament to the havoc factionalism could create. “It will naturally [derail the party’s progress]. Dropping from 169 to 137, causing a spilt Parliament, a hung Parliament within just a space of four years,” a worried Kufour observed.

Following his death on May 4, 2022, some details have emerged about how he seemingly saw his death coming and prepared for it. He had told close associates that he is packing bag and baggage and leaving Accra because he is going to die. And there are many people who said that Nde really predicted his death. “And that story, if I hadn’t heard it from close associates and friends, I wouldn’t have believed it. Background:The death of the former Member of Parliament for Zebilla, John Akparibo Ndebugre, was announced on Friday, May 6, 2022.

According to the Ranking Member of the Finance Committee, Ato Forson, their decision was due to the fact that some concerns including defects in the document raised by the minority with regards to the loan have not been addressed. He insists that until the right things are done, the minority side will not approve the one billion dollar syndicated loan despite the IMF plea. Speaking in an interview, he said, “…we met as a committee for us to consider and approve two tranches of loans. So that will mean that parliament would have to amend what was brought to us.”TWI NEWSWhen asked why they ignored the advice of the IMF, he said they only take advice from foreign partners and not instructions. “Parliament does not take instructions from our foreign partners, we take advice from them, advice can either be accepted or rejected it depends on the circumstances on the day,” Ato Forson added.

As Burkina Faso battles with one of the worst growing seasons in recent years, Ghana risks facing a tomato shortage as the former delivers 90 percent of this product's imports. The growing season in Burkina Faso, over the last two years, has been facing challenges owing to extremely sparse rainfall in around 20 of the country's 45 provinces. Data from the Ghana Incentive-Based Risk-Sharing System for Agricultural Lending (GIRSAL) indicate that Ghana currently imports 90 percent of its fresh tomatoes from Burkina Faso. Tomatoes currently have a national consumption demand of 800,000 tons per annum. Ghana is estimated to consume more than 100,000 tons of tomato mix annually, apart from the fresh tomatoes.

The five babies who were delivered at the ST. Martin’s De Porres Hospital in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality, Eastern Region, are currently under incubation at the hospital. However, the weight of the girls after the deliveries stood less than a kilogram, hence their incubation to ensure that they gain the minimum weight required. “We have to gain weight. So we are hoping to help them gain more weight. We are hoping to see them gain at least 1.8 kg before we discharge them,” she told Angel News reporter Simon Kwabena Agyemang.

Carlo Sdralevich, leader of the IMF negotiation team in Ghana, has reaffirmed the government's narrative that Ghana's economic hardship is partly a result of the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war as well as the COVID-19 pandemic. Sdralevich, after meeting the various stakeholders in the country concluded that Ghana's fiscal and debt situation has severely worsened following the COVID-19 pandemic. He admitted that Russia's invasion of the territories of Ukraine is also hitting hard at a time when the country is still recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic shock. Carlo Sdralevich said, “Ghana is facing a challenging economic and social situation amid an increasingly difficult global environment. The fiscal and debt situation has severely worsened following the COVID-19 pandemic.

The three are the current Chairman, Freddie Blay; Frederick Freduah Antoh, the First National Vice President; and Sammi Awuku, a one-time National Youth Organiser of the party. In this article, GhanaWeb refocuses the lens on the aspirants for the various NPP national executive positions who have already done big U-turns. Charles Bissue:Initially aspiring for the General Secretary position of the NPP, a Presidential Staffer, Charles Bissue, announced his official withdrawal from the race on July 13, 2022. “On Wednesday, July 13, 2022, I officially withdrew my aspiration for the General Secretary position of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Tumfuor Klinsman Karikari:For National Youth Organiser, Tumfuor Klinsman Karikari pulled out of the race after his initial interests.