Hajia Fati a National Security personnel and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked the women’s organizer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Hannah Bissiw to reverse the curses she rained on Adwoa Safo. According to her, Hannah Bissiw has cursed her daughter who is the Dome Kwabenya Member of Parliament; which is a bad omen for the Minister and therefore the earlier she reverses it the better for her. Hajia Fati promises a showdown if Hannah Bissiw fails to comply with her directive indicating that she will advise herself and take things into her own hands. Hannah Bissiw could not fathom why she will support such diabolic moves considering the fact that the 2022 budget imposes hardship on the people of Ghana. The NDC women organizer then cursed Adwoa Safo that if she was not the one and claims to be the one present in Parliament the gods should deal with her.

The Minority in parliament has revealed that the government spent over GHC30 million on conferences during the height of the Coronavirus pandemic in the country. According to the Minority Chief Whip, Mohammed-Mubarak Muntaka, they are ready to demand full details on how these monies were spent to ensure Ghanaians know how the nation’s scarce resources are being used under the Nana Akufo-Addo administration. And if one particular office can spend 1billion, we need details and they are sweating already,” Starrnewsonline quoted. He explained that they intend to do this to ensure that they are following procedures of the House in such matters. We are saying that we will not allow you to waste our resources, resources that have been given to you.

General News of Monday, 13 December 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comNDC describes ruling against Assin North MP as unfairCitizenship of Gyakye Quayson challengedMP wants Supreme Court interpretation of Article 95(2)(a) of the 1992 ConstitutionA Cape Coast Court has dismissed a motion by the Member of Parliament for Assin North, James Gyakye Quayson, requesting for a referral to the Supreme Court for an interpretation of Article 95(2)(a) of the 1992 Constitution. The MP turned to the Appeal Court to overturn the ruling but was dismissed as well. The court subsequently dismissed the application following which the lawyers of the MP filed the appeal. The National Democratic Congress is challenging the annulment of the results of the Assin North 2020 parliamentary elections by a court presided by Justice Akwasi Boakye. Meanwhile, the NDC has served notice that it intends to pursue the matter to the Supreme Court to have the judgement overturned.

Broadcaster Kwami Sefa Kayi has received an award for his selfless and great works in media and to humanity. Mr. Sefa Kayi was awarded with Most Influential Man Award and Media Development Award at the GhanaWeb Excellence Awards held on Saturday December 11, 2021 at the Accra City Hotel. The black-tie event was climaxed with a total of 20 personalities and organizations taking home awards in honour of their significant contributions to national development. The multiple award-winning broadcaster won this Influential Man Award among the nominees namely the late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings, Henry Quartey, Bernard Avle and Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams. For the Media Development Award, the nominees included broadcaster Captain Smart, seasoned journalist Kweku Baako Jnr., Kwame Karikari and Bernard Avle.

Sports News of Sunday, 12 December 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAsante Kotoko celebrates CAF Champions League victory1983 celebration pictures in circulation as Kotoko mark anniversaryKotoko yet to win Champions League cup after lifting trophy in 1983Ghana’s former president Jerry John Rawlings in 1983 held a grand durbar for Asante Kotoko after the team conquered Africa to win the CAF Champions League title. The late JJ Rawlings held the grand durbar to congratulate and meet up with the team. Asante Kotoko defeated Al Ahly of Egypt to clinch their second CAF Champions League title. In the first leg of the final, Kotoko held Ahly to a scoreless draw at the Cairo International Stadium. See pictures from the grand durbar below

CEO of Hubtel, Alex Bram has won the award for Tech and Innovation in the year 2021 at the maiden Ghanaweb Excellence Awards. Alex beat four very tough competitors in that category to emerge winner of this well deserved award. The four were no less a person than Ghana’s digital economy champion, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Zeepay CEO, Andrew Takyi Appiah, Co-Founder of Softribe, Herman Chinery Hesse and Executive Director of Temple, Kodjo Hesse. On that occasion, Hubtel, which is Ghana’s leading messaging, payments and eCommerce provider, also picked up the Digital Company of the Year award. Hubtel is Ghana’s first tech company to become a member of the globally acclaimed Pledge 1% in 2017.

The IGP’s caution came during a visit to the Yilo Krobo area which has recently been involved in an impasse with the state power distribution company ECG. Residents of the Krobo area and the Electricity Company of Ghana have been engaged in a disagreement over what the residents describe as exorbitant billing. The situation has led to the residents embarking on various demonstrations amidst allegations of threats against ECG staff. Visiting the Krobo area upon intelligence of an imminent demonstration that is likely to result in violence, the IGP cautioned the youth to desist from allowing themselves to be used for the perpetuation of violence. “The continuous emotional and psychological torture of our staff in the Krobo district cannot be allowed to go on in perpetuity.

Perhaps, McDan is a true reflection that some ‘romantic’ men from the Greater Accra region still exist as he has displayed his ‘lover boy’ side. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the McDan Group of Companies, is married to Abigail McKorley (first wife) and Roberta McKorley (second wife). I don’t know that they made me romantic or I made them romantic. McDan, during that particular interview, also disclosed how expensive it is to keep two wives. "Yes it is expensive (to have two wives), it is very expensive.

Nii Teiko Tagoe, shared a viral video clip in which Bissiw, National Women’s Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, heaps curses on Adwo Safo. He captioned it: “Na saa Hannah Bissiwu no, ɔy3 mentally stable di3? Bissiw added that if indeed Adwoa Safo claims to have been the person in the House on November 30, then all the curses should escape her. It is on this that Hanna Bissiw, reacting to the conversations, said the things she said of the Dome-Kwabenya MP. “Well women they say are their own enemies, so will she be given the opportunity someday to propagate issues bothering on women?

General News of Friday, 10 December 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comPolice arrest Captain Smart for making unsavoury pronouncementsCourt grants Captain Smart GH¢100,000 bailCaptain Smart says he will not be intimidated into keeping quietOutspoken journalist, Blessed Godsbrain Smart (Captain Smart) says he does not care about losing his job in his ongoing campaign for good leadership and governance. Media General can decide to sack me today I don’t give a damn about it. Captain Smart was recently arrested by the Ghana Police Service over what the police in a statement described as "unsavoury pronouncements" that hinges on peace and security of the nation during a broadcast. Meanwhile, the National Media Commission has written to the management of Onua TV demanding to rein in the morning show host over his utterances. Media General, the employers of Captain Smart on the other hand has expressed concern over the basis for the arrest of their journalist saying the arrest is an “example of the intolerance increasingly creeping into the Ghanaian society."

Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Former Minister of Finance, has touted the popularity of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and described claims Ashantis do not like the party as propaganda. He said he would welcome a decision of the delegate of the party to make him the presidential candidate in the next general elections. Currently, he intends to run as the presidential candidate for the NDC if given the nod. Revealing why former President John Mahama, is not part of his ‘make NDC stronger’ campaign, Dr Duffuor explained that he was ‘too big’ to be part and he needed to be respected. I will welcome decision by delegates of the NDC to make me presidential candidate in the next general election,” he intimated.

Scores of bloggers and citizen journalists at the 2021 Ghana Bloggers Summit in Accra, Ghana, were introduced to the innovative GhanaWeb Reporter platform built by AfricaWeb to democratise journalism and support content creators to make a living. Another significant feature of the GhanaWeb Reporter is the ability to share content and posts directly from social networking sites to the Reporter. Specialised blogs would be made available to bloggers, citizen journalists, celebrities and influencers on request and if they meet GhanaWeb’s qualification requirements. GhanaWeb Reporter is a distinctive feature of the GhanaWeb App which is available for free download from the Google Play Store and App Store. Content creators, citizen journalists, celebrities and influencers are granted access to specialised blogs that will help them generate revenue through self-service advertisement spaces.

Ernest Norgbey, MP, Ashaiman, has regretted his actions of seizing the chair of the Speaker of Parliament when chaos erupted in the Chamber on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. He told Joy FM on Tuesday, December 7, that the incident that occurred in the Chamber was unfortunate and he apologizes for his action. “There is nothing wrong when you err, you just apologize to the very person you erred against. There was chaos in Parliament after the First Deputy Speaker, Joseph Osei-Owusu gave a ruling which didn’t favour the Minority Caucus. Defending his actions, the MP told TV3 that he did nothing wrong relocating the seat of the Speaker of Parliament.

What we need is a maximum of 20 of the likes of Presidents if Ghana, Rwanda and Côte d'Ivoire,” he stated. Speaking at the forum, the Executive Chairman of Dangote Group tagged erratic power supply as one of the biggest challenges facing the continent of Africa. But now the generators are those that are providing consistent power and the grid is now standby,” he bemoaned. TWI NEWSWhile calling for urgent action to address the situation, Mr Dangote who is adjudged Africa’s richest man said “that does not make sense. For example, the entire state of Kano, with a population of 21 million people, has a power supply of less than 35 megawatts from the grid.

General News of Tuesday, 7 December 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Majority and Minority Caucus of Ghana’s eight parliament will today December 7, 2021 resume sitting to deliberate over the contention of the 2022 budget statement. The House was on Thursday December 2, 2021 rendered empty after a showdown, amid heated debate and confusion over the approval of the 2022 budget statement. Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta when delivering the 2022 budget statement before Parliament in November this year announced a number of policy measures and tax measures. They include the imposition of a 1.75 percent levy on e-transactions covering mobile money, bank transfers and other payments. This has however been widely criticised by a section of the public with lawmakers calling for a review of the tax imposed in the 2022 budget.