In this 2020 report, the statesman said that he is still waiting for this supposed woman so that he can see his twins. Describing the claims as "pure propaganda" which was aimed at ruining his administration. “It was pure propaganda and as the nation moves on, we should avoid those kinds of propaganda because they are inimical to our nation,” he said. He described the message which was being championed by his political opponents as “pure propaganda” which was aimed at ruining his administration. They threatened to bring the lady and her twins into the country after claiming that DNA tests conducted showed that Kufuor, the gentle giant, fathered those twins.

Asiedu Nketia said that the actions by the Chief Justice constitute contempt of Parliament and he must be made to answer to appropriate charges. He expressed that the Chief Justice, like most Ghanaians is not above the law and must be held accountable if he flouts any of them. “My opinion is that they should cite Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah for contempt of Parliament and haul him before the Privileges Committee to answer questions. Asiedu Nketia whiles on Okay FM in an interview monitored by GhanaWeb chided the Chief Justice for trying to use the General Legal Council to gag people from passing their views on judgments. When the president and he, the Chief Justice gathered in Kumasi at the Re-Akoto lecture, weren’t they reviewing a judgement of the Supreme Court?

A corruption report by Norwegian news portal, VG, cites one Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum of Dubai as the person whose outfit sold Ghana the 'overpriced' Russia-made vaccine, he happens to be involved in the Ameri gas turbines deal of six years ago. The power deal was signed in 2015 between the then John Dramani Mahama government and Africa Middle East Resources Investment Group LLC (AMERI) as one of the numerous deals sealed to solve the power crisis. The deal pitched the two political parties against each other with then candidate Akufo-Addo claiming that it was inflated by $150million. After winning power in 2017, the government commenced steps to renegotiate the deal. The new deal which was drafted by the government courted backlash from civil society organizations and the opposition National Democratic Congress.

Their comment comes after Norwegian tabloid Vergens Gang in an investigative report cited Ghana for purchasing the Russia-made vaccines from the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) through some businessmen at $19 instead of US$10. Ghana government through Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu reportedly entered an agreement for the supply of 3.4 million doses at a unit cost of US$19. The statement further explained that the initial price was $25 but had to negotiated downwards to US$19 through efforts of the government. It added that several factors including land transportation, shipment, handling and special storage charges among others contributed to the procurement of the vaccines at US$19. These are the factors which led us to agree on the final price of US$19 per dose,” the Ministry stressed.

Captain Smart, a radio presenter with Angel FM was taken off air by Dr. Kwaku Oteng. His statement engendered controversy with some people concluding that Dr. Kwaku Oteng kowtowed to GRA because he has not been fulfilling his tax obligations. Receiving the ‘2020 Best Excise Taxpayer in Ashanti Region’ award from the GRA, Dr. Kwaku Oteng said the claims were untrue. Meanwhile, the GRA has said it has not harassed Dr. Kwaku Oteng. "The GRA has at various times communicated with Dr Oteng as part of measures to ensure compliance with tax obligations as it does with all taxpayers," the statement added.

In Accra, at night, you’ll still see hawkers selling their wares, you would see people travelling to and from work in commercial or private vehicles, among a host of other activities. It’s obvious movement is still very active at night in Accra, at least to some degree but the question is, how safe is it to move around this time? So GhanaWeb’s Road Safety campaign team set out to tour some major streets of Accra to see how it looks out there. It was scary at points driving through certain areas in a city that serves as one of Ghana's major tourist destinations at night. About GhanaWeb Road Safety Campaign:The GhanaWeb Road Safety Campaign forms a part of the numerous projects GhanaWeb has rolled out as part of its 22nd-anniversary celebrations.

General News of Thursday, 10 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Martin Amidu says the appointment of governing board members goes behind what is stated in the Presidential Transition Act• His article comes after some members of the minority complain about the delay of the appointment of board members• Amidu explains the delay has impacted the governance of such critical statutory boards and corporationsMartin Amidu, the former Special Prosecutor, has said the problem with the appointment of governing boards of some institutions listed in the statute books is beyond the Presidential Transition Act. Amidu’s latest article on the governing boards comes after the Minority Leader of Parliament, Hon. He explains in his article copied to GhanaWeb that, “The serious and justifiable concerns expressed by the Hon. Minority Leader on Thursday, 27 May 2021 which was concurred in by the Hon. He argues, the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act, 2017 (Act 959) establishes that its governing board is made entirely of representatives of constituent bodies under Section 5 thereof.

According to him, Sir John’s family were to blame since they organized the funeral and the ruling party was just invited. He said though measures were put in place to observe the COVID-19 protocols, the huge number of mourners at the funeral was “unfortunate”. Freddie Blay’s comments follow condemnation from OccupyGhana and the Ghana Medical Association (GMA) following the governing party’s total disregard for COVID protocols at the funeral. “The GMA condemns such activities that violate our protocols and has the tendency to reverse all gains made in our fight against COVID-19. It was not a funeral that was officially organised by the government or the party.

Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 10 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Two armed broke into a forex bureau at Osu• The robbery was captured in a video• The robbers fired a warning shot while fleeing the sceneTwo armed men on a motorbike broke into a forex bureau close to the Police Headquarters in Osu in broad daylight and bolted with a sum of money on Wednesday, June 9. A video of the incident which has since gone viral shows the two robbers raid the forex bureau in a matter of minutes and flee the scene on a motorcycle, firing warning shots into the air. Apparently, the robbers had tracked him and eventually stopped him at the Pigfarm roundabout where they asked him to surrender his valuables. He, however, insisted and was shot in the stomach by the robbers who managed to flee the scene. Daylight robbery happening now at a forex bureau in Honneysuckle ring road Osu pic.twitter.com/s4KDzP4IKv — Pendee (@pendeegh) June 9, 2021

VG indicated that Steven Seagal denies any involvement in or knowledge of [the] vaccine sales in Ghana. Where did Per Morten Hansen meet Steven Seagal? Steven Seagal was on stage to receive the Karic Brothers Award for his humanitarian work. In September 2019, a letter is sent from a 34-year-old Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum to Steven Seagal. However, it is not known if the Sputnik vaccines ever arrived in Ghana as promised by the Health Minister.

“The pandemic had a great impact on everyone and the most affected ones are the children. Anxiety, depression, sexual abuse, speech and language disorders and the likes were some of the impacts of the pandemic on children. Panellists reiterated the need for language and speech communication to be made a priority since it will help the children make up for the period they stayed home. They said, children get to learn more when they are being talked to but the pandemic stalled that opportunity for the children and this could affect the way the children talk. They called on the need for government to employ more speech and language therapists in various hospitals and in schools to help address the gap in speech and language communication in the country especially among children.

Business News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhana has stepped up efforts to consolidate the gains chalked up on the anti-money laundering (AML) and counter terrorism financing (CFT) reforms in recent times. It followed the successful and timely completion of the action plan drawn by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) for the country to implement to help strengthen its AML/CFT regimes. It would be recalled that Ghana was placed on the Financial Action Task Force ‘grey list’ as a result of some deficiencies identified in her Anti-Money Laundering regime during its Second Round of Mutual Evaluation Report (MER). The FIC took up the challenge and with the support of relevant stakeholders executed the action plan even ahead of time. Inspite of the completion of the Action Plan, the CEO believes that work must go on unabated to reap the benefits of the action plan.

The group noted the statement by Professor Ken Attafuah is denigration of all NPP members; hence he must retract and apologize. “This brazen impertinence and injudicious exercise of discretion by Prof. Attafuah is a recipe for party disintegration. According to him, President Akufo-Addo is unhappy with the politicization of institutions and wants to rid them of this practice. He does not want to leave a legacy of employing his party members and packing them into a particular sector. No!”, Professor Attafuah noted during a radio interview with Angel FM.

General News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com•Hassan Tampuli has called for the law banning okada operations to maintained•He believes that legalising such a business would be counterproductive•Mr Tampuli lamented on riders not obeying traffic rules which leads to many crashesDeputy minister-designate for Transport, Hassan Tampuli, has said that laws banning commercial motorcycle (okada) operations must be maintained. Explaining the rationale behind his statement, Mr Tampuli said okada riders disregard traffic rules, hence legalising such a business would be counterproductive. “Ghana as a country has been with motorbikes for a long time, but it’s the commercialisation of same that I believe is the issue confronting us now. The issue goes beyond okada. Okada business was outlawed in 2012In 2012, the use of motorbikes for commercial transport in Ghana was outlawed under Regulation 128 (1 – 4) of Road Traffic Regulations 2012, which states: “The licensing authority shall not register a motorcycle to carry a fare-paying passenger.”

General News of Wednesday, 9 June 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The North Tongu MP has lauded the #FixTheCountry demonstrators•He charged government to implement good policy interventions to meet the demands of the youth• Ablakwa believed good governance will help in the development of the countryThe Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has expressed excitement over the active involvement of young Ghanaians in governance relative to the #FixTheCountry campaign. According to him, the campaign took cyberspace by storm and for the right reasons - that young people stood up to demand good governance. The one-time National Union of Ghana Students, NUGS, president made reference to the #EndSars protest which was embarked on by the youth in Nigeria to protest police brutality in Africa's most populous nation. Based on this, he said, “When the youth are agitated, they should be listened to …Leadership must do retrospection and begin to do things right,” he stressed. He opined, that government’s approach in this situation should be to calm rising tempers by making good policy interventions.