General News of Monday, 11 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comNational Security Ministry meets JudiciaryIssues of justice and internal security discussedKan-Dapaah warns against biased judiciaryMinister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, has spoken about the importance of a robust and fair judicial system in maintaining the peace and stability of the country. According to him, a strong judiciary was a pillar in the peace process because it will afford people the opportunity of using the courts to seek justice instead of taking the laws into their own hands. He made these comments during a meeting last week with members of the judiciary to discuss the role of the third arm of government in Ghana’s national security architecture. “If you are going to be able to address the security challenges that we have, especially the domestic ones, we need to ensure that there is a judicial system that works. View his Timepath below:

Sports News of Sunday, 10 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comAsante Kotoko defeated Hearts of Oak 1-0 at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in their matchday 24 encounter in the Ghana Premier League. Straight from their pass after conceding, Hearts of Oak zoomed into attack but were denied by Danlad Ibrahim who read the situation well. The Phobians looked shaky in defence as Kotoko made another incursion but this time Richard Ayi dealt with it. Samuel Inkoom made his debut in the game and also created a few chances at goal but Hearts of Oak could not score. The win takes Kotoko 16 points adrift of their rivals Hearts of Oak.

Zita Benson urged Adom-Otchere to be wary of his posture on issues as it could come back to haunt him someday. “As chairman of the Ghana Airport, you think the best way to correct any information is through insults. Her comments follow an attack on her by Paul Adom-Otchere, slamming her for some allegations she made over the inability of a Ghana-bound British Airways aircraft to land. Meanwhile, British Airways has disclosed the main reason for incident. In a communique to the passengers, British Airways ascribed ‘airspace restrictions en-route to Accra’ as basis for the failure of the plane to land.

A video posted on popular social media page, “Tell It All’’ captures two men dishing out to each other in an Azumah versus Jeff Fenech fashion in a public transport (trotro). Commentaries on the video indicate that the mate and the passenger disagreed over a few pesewas change which resulted in a heated verbal exchange before becoming a ful-blown fight. Fights between commuters and bus conductors are not new in the country but have heightened recently following the rise in fuel prices and hardships in the economy. In February this year, transport operators announced 15% adjustment in transport fares following repeated rise in fuel prices. Barely a month after that adjustment, transport union are hinting of fares as the fuel prices have seen no significant reduction.

General News of Friday, 8 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana did not vote to suspend Russia from UN Human Rights Council93 countries voted in favour of the motion24 countries voted against the motionGhana abstained from a vote that would have seen the suspension of Vladimir Putin's Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council. The United Nations (UN) General Assembly voted on Thursday, April 7, to suspend Russia from the U.N. Human Rights Council over reports of "gross and systematic violations and abuses of human rights" in Ukraine. Ambassador Gennady Kuzmin described the move as an "illegitimate and politically motivated step" and then announced that Russia had decided to quit the Human Rights Council altogether. Under the resolution on Thursday, the General Assembly could have later agreed to end the suspension. The General Assembly text on Thursday expresses "grave concern at the ongoing human rights and humanitarian crisis in Ukraine," particularly at reports of rights abuses by Russia.

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President, has stated that amid economic difficulties, the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government has put in place some measures that will cushion Ghanaians. Speaking at a TESCON event in the Central Region on Thursday, April 7, he admitted the challenges and economic hardship Ghanaians are going through. "Today our economy is witnessing rising prices of fuel, and virtually all commodities like bread, rice, sugar, sachet water, cement, iron rods, and so on . Dr. Bawumia noted that Ghana "is directly affected by the Russia-Ukraine war" however, it has introduced measures to reduce the hardship. So we are directly affected by the Russia-Ukraine war.

According to Dr. Kobby Mensah, Bawumia lacked confidence in his own lecture and in so doing failed to display some of his usual tactics when delivering addresses of this kind. No jabs, no slogans, no belly laugh, more glitches, moments of dysgraphia, pensive and jittery audience, not to talk about selective evidence,” the academic tweeted minutes after the over two-hour lecture ended. He also mounted a defence of the government’s intervention in seeking to reboot the economy and ease current hardships. On the subject of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), recently assented to by the President, Bawumia only mentioned it in passing as one of the interventions the government was employed to cure the economic malaise. Despite being a topical issue since November 2021 when it was introduced in the 2022 budget, the Vice President – who is head of the government’s Economic Management Team – has yet to make a definitive pronouncement on the tax measure.

The Bawjiase Police Command in the Central Region have arrested a 35-year-old ‘trotro’ driver, identified as Kwabena Ebo for drugging and sexually assaulting a married woman. Kwabena Ebo allegedly drugged the married woman who had gone to him to demand payment of GH¢ 5 for sausage he bought from her, citinewsroom.com reports. On Tuesday he bought sausage from me and told me to come back for the money later. My worry was that I am a married woman and I wonder why he did that. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

Founder and leader of Rock Hill Church and gospel music sensation, Sonnie Badu, has said he is hopeful Black Sherif can win Ghana a Grammy award in the future. Sonnie Badu and Black Sherif. The internationally recognized gospel musician added that he was “very proud” of Black Sherif who is known in real life as Mohammed Ismail Sherif. Both Ghanaian and foreign artistes have lauded Black Sherif’s song, ‘Kwaku The Traveller’, ever since he released it some days ago. It is as a result of the frontier breaking exploits that the song has achieved that caused Sonnie Badu to praise him for seamlessly entering the Nigerian music landscape.

Award-winning Ghanaian comedian, Benson Nana Yaw Oduro famed as Funny Face has shared a one-time experience he had after he took in Indian hemp popularly known as 'wee'. While speaking in an interview with media personality Deloris Frimpong Manso famed as Delay on the Delay Show and sighted by YEN.com.gh on ghanaweb.com, Funny Face recounted his 'wee experience'. Photos of Funny Face. I promised and vowed never to take that again," Funny Face told Delay on the Delay Show. Funny Face also touched on the fact that he took alcohol for the first time when his issues with his relationships started.

The family of Andrew Donkor, a youth of Teleku-Bokazu who was shot dead, is seeking justice for their relative. According to the victim’s brother, Thomas Donkor, the shooting of his brother was not an accident but a deliberate act. Thomas Donkor stated that his brother was not rioting but was present at the Nkroful Magistrate Court to support his colleagues. Thomas Donkor added that “four more bullets have been retrieved from his body by doctors at the hospital which means it was deliberate, so we demand justice. On her side, mother of Andrew Donkor has asked government to build a house for her and the wife since Andrew was the breadwinner of the family.

The MP, during the process of correcting Votes and Proceedings, pointed out that Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, per the records of the House was marked present on Friday, April 1, 2022, despite being absent. “Just out of curiosity, page 7, number 225, Sarah Adwoa Safo has been marked as present. “I don’t know whether the table office is giving effect to the Speaker’s ruling that you don’t have to be physically present in the Chamber to be captured. “I don’t think the Speaker’s ruling was that members could be absent or present without being on the floor. Sarah Adwoa Safo has been away from Parliament after being granted extended leave by the President last year.

Religion of Monday, 4 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe founder of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has been elevated to become an Archbishop and has handed over the Presiding Bishop position to Rt. Welcoming the new role Bishop Ohene will play, Archbishop Agyinasare lauded the new Presiding Bishop and his efforts towards growing the church over the past years. "It is my greatest pleasure to announce our new Presiding Bishop, Rt Rev Ohene Benjamin Aboagye. About the Perez ChapelThe Perez Chapel International has a Pentecostal and Charismatic orientation and believes in the totality of the Bible. The Perez Chapel International, formerly known as the Word Miracle Church International, started in Tamale, Northern Ghana on 29th March 1987.

Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the former Trade and Industry Minister stated that direct taxes on individuals can be sometimes destructive. He said, the basic economic principle behoves the government to direct businesses to generate resources. Individuals’ direct taxes such as this can sometimes be very very destructive, even the business. The E-Levy has been the source of tension in Parliament since it was introduced in the 2022 budget. There are also concerns that the government may securitise proceeds from the e-levy to raise extra revenue.

“It is clearly a helpless costly addiction which sadly, the Ghanaian taxpayer must pay for. President Akufo-Addo travelled via a commercial flight to the Dubai Expo held on Monday, March 7. It is clearly a helpless costly addiction which sadly, the Ghanaian taxpayer must pay for. So, President Akufo-Addo left Accra for Washington on Thursday 31st March, 2022 at 11:52pm aboard a United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with call sign UAL997. It is imperative to note that so far, the Ghanaian taxpayer must cough up an astronomical US$465,000 in luxury rental charges.