The governing New Patriotic Party has urged its members to desist from heading to court and the media anytime they have issues against the party. According to the Director of Elections, Evans Nimako, these actions are unhealthy and affect the plans of the party. He said there are laid down procedures for aggrieved members to follow before heading to court. “The party is urging all members to desist from running to the court or running their issues in the media circles. His statement is on the back of over 20 constituencies that could not partake in the just ended constituency elections due to petitions in court.

The Supreme Court has ordered that all double salary Members of Parliament (MPs) and ministers should be served by way of substituted service after swerving service of the writ of summons issued against them. The court gave the order after the lawyer for Abronye DC, Seth Gyapong Oware, informed the court that the affected MPs and former government appointees are evading service of court processes. Subsequently, the court directed that the processes should be posted on the notice boards of Parliament, Supreme Court and the Law Court Complex. It is the case of Abronye DC that the affected MPs and former government appointees who received double salaries as MPs and ministers or deputy ministers is inconsistent with the constitution. He is, therefore, praying the Supreme Court to declare the payment as a violation of the constitution and an order to compel the MPs to refund the double salaries paid to them.

Sports News of Monday, 9 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comEddie Nketiah hit a brace in Arsenal win over ChelseaEddie Nketiah scores brace in Arenal win over LeedsEddie Nketiah set to announce his nationality switch - ReportsBritish born-Ghanaian, Eddie Nketiah, is reportedly set to pledge his allegiance to Ghana after securing his Ghanaian passport. According to 442gh.com, the young striker has completed his nationality switch and is expected to announce his decision in the coming weeks. Nketiah has been on form in recent games, scoring four goals in four games for Arsenal. The 22-year-old hit brace at the Stamford Bridge in Arsenal's 4-2 win over their London rivals, Chelsea, and also grabbed another brace in a 2-1 win over Leeds United. In a recent interview, Nketiah said he will announce his decision on his nationality switch at the end of the season.

In a statement released by the GFA on May 9, 2022, the body cited that Tandoh resisted exiting the dugout after he was sent off. Due to that, the Disciplinary Committee of the Association has imposed a one-match ban and a fine of GHC 2,000 on the fitness trainer. “Paul Tandoh resisted being sent out of the inner perimeter after receiving a red card, a behavior which brought the game into disrepute,” the statement continued. “Per evidence adduced from the Referee’s report and the video recording of the match, Paul Tandoh is found Guilty of the charge by theThe committee”, the GFA announced. Hearts of Oak in the said game against WAFA lost 2-1 at Sogakope.

Sharing his craziest moment with a fan, he recalled how a lady who wasn't Ghanaian "grabbed" his penis after requesting to take a photo with the 'Girl Dem Sugar'. He could only walk away after the inappropriate touch which he claimed could have been a big deal if it was the other way round. The Lynx Entertainment signee cautioned ladies against such acts adding that what he portrays in his music doesn't warrant any lady to touch his manhood without his consent. She was taller than me, I was looking at her and she just grabbed my manhood. I will never walk to a female artiste that I love and inappropriately touch them," said the disappointed singer in an interview with AJ Akuoko-Sarpong on Citi FM.

Business News of Monday, 9 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.com

Jerry John, the lawyer for Mr. Bosso, explained to Citi News that his client was already facing trial. TWI NEWSHe said that he (Mr. Bosso) was on Monday “surreptitiously arraigned without informing the family or his lawyer. He was told to plead guilty to whatever charges were read to him with a promise that the judge will immediately pardon and discharge him with an instruction to apologize to the Supreme Court judge”. “As it stands, we have not seen the charge sheet, we do not know what Mr Bosso has been charged with and why he is being remanded,” Jerry John said. Mr Bosso was, however, remanded into police custody to reappear before the court on May 23, 2022.

The officers were sentenced for their participation in a coup, which earned them the name Operation Guitar Boy. The rebellion led by Lt. Samuel Arthur, Lt. Moses Yeboah and Second Lt. Osei-Poku in Accra on April 17, 1967, resulted in the deaths of two soldiers. One of the two was Lt. General Emmanuel Kotoka, a member of the ruling National Liberation Council, who was killed by Lt. Moses Yeboah. Code name “Operation Guitar Boy” saw Lt. Samuel Arthur confess to being the leader of a 122-man reconnaissance unit that attacked key points in Accra before dawn. In the case of Lt. Moses Yeboah, he was found guilty of conspiracy against the state, attacking Accra, and for killing Lt. Gen. Kotoka.

Providing some updates on the E-Levy in an interaction with Accra-based JoyFM, Amoako said collections under the E-Levy are rather encouraging thus far. “The letters we sent to the charging entities were that, after every 48 hours, they should send us the Money. So, assuming all the others are not paying and this entity alone sends GH¢1million every day for 30 days. This means we are getting GH¢30million per month from just one charging entity," Amoako explained. Meanwhile, the Charging Entities for the E-Levy are telecommunications companies, commercial banks, special deposit taking institutions and Payment Service Providers (PSPs).

Ghanese industry players who are working in the Industrial Property Right Protection space wish to uncover some low hanging revenue fruits that the nation could innovatively harvest. Global yam production increased from 15.3million tons in 1971 to 74.8 million tons in 2020. Ghana produces about 8million tons of yam annually. The country's yam production has increased significantly over the period. In 2018 and 2019, production was about 7,858,209 and 8,288,198 metric tons, respectively, compared with previous years.

The government of Ghana has had to deal with five of such reports in the last five months. The reports span the economic, human rights, corruption and press freedom scopes. GhanaWeb looks at what these reports said of Ghana and in some instances the reaction of governmentReporters Without Borders’ 2022 Press Freedom IndexGhana dropped by thirty places on the World Press Freedom Index in a report put together by Reporters Without Borders. The report pointed to the arrest of some journalists and the unresolved murder of Ahmed Suale as a case study for their assessment of press freedom in Ghana. US Department of State Human Rights ReportThe Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is an annual report released by the United States Department of State.

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed his unhappiness with some comments made by Attorney General, Godfred Dame, after the Supreme Court ruling on May 4. In his view, NDC lawyers would have been singled out and charged with contempt if they were the ones who were making such pronouncements. “We are no where near the conclusion of this matter and the Attorney General [Godfred Dame] is running everybody down. “How come this Attorney General believes that he’s above rules…he’s above the standards of the profession…he’s above the ethics and just running everybody down. How is it that this Attorney General feels untouchable that he can just do whatever he wants?

Governments across the world know the importance of periodic reports released by credible agencies be it in the area of the economy, human rights, governance or corruption. The government of Ghana has had to deal with five of such reports in the last five months. The reports span the economic, human rights, corruption and press freedom scopes. The report pointed to the arrest of some journalists and the unresolved murder of Ahmed Suale as a case study for their assessment of press freedom in Ghana. US Department of State Human Rights ReportThe Country Reports on Human Rights Practices is an annual report released by the United States Department of State.

Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye, the former Speaker of Parliament has reignited the debate about the president having to appoint a number of Ministers from Parliament. In an interview with the state-owned Daily Graphic, Oquaye said: "I want a complete dichotomy. It allows better performance of MPs and ensures accountability and responsibility can be more insured because you don’t appoint him or her," he added. Let the ministers do their work and let the members of parliament also do their work and then check them," he added. According to the current arrangement in the 1992 Constitution, the President is bound to elect some Ministers from Parliament.

At this point, he decided to do something different – use waste, what people will typically call trash and convert it into beautiful art; he called it, “Trash to Art”. He created art after art from sachet rubbers, waste cans, milo sachets, spoilt dolls and many other waste materials he could gather from the environment. According to him, it is his way of solving one of Ghana’s biggest problems – waste. “Trash - we see them around, they are the same colours that we use to paint. I have a room full of trash, I pick them from the environment.