Road accidents in Ghana remain one of the cankers eating up the country. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has narrated how he escaped death in three near fatal accidents. Narrating his story to Joy News, Mr Bagbin noted that the three times he survived these accidents was because he wore his seat belt anytime he was on a road trip. “I have had a number of near fatal accidents. Meanwhile, statistics from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service reveals that a total of 263 people have died from road accidents in April 2021.

Prophet Eric Amponsah, popularly known as Computer Man, recently stated that the female fetish priestess acquired the church of Reverend Tony Asamoah Boateng also known as Apae Live located at Weija Junction some five years ago. Speaking in another interview with Oman Channel, Computer Man, who has picked a bone with Apae Live for various reasons including his sale of the chapel to a practising fetish priestess disclosed that Agradaa bought the property for GH¢620,000. I inquired what the issue is about and he told me he (Rev Asamoah) had sold his chapel. Then I asked him who bought it and he said it was sold to Agradaa,” he said. According to Computer Man, who has in recent times fallen out with Rev Asamoah, he and other pastors tried to convince Apae Live out of selling the property but were turned down in their efforts.

Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 6 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA sub-chief of Kyebi-Apapam, a soldier and three others have been arrested in a police swoop on a robbery gang which has left four others dead following a gun battle between the group and officers of the Ghana Police service. Besides being the sponsor of the gang, Nana Baah according to the Police gave out his vehicle which was used for the gang’s robbery operation. “Philip and seven others, all armed, engaged the police in a shootout leading to the injury of four of them and the escape of three others,” Supt Abayie Buckman disclosed. Abass Baah and Edward Kwafo were also arrested at Kyebi in the Abuakwa South Municipality on the same day. “Nana Baah was, however, arrested at the CID headquarters the following day when he was sighted,” she added.

General News of Thursday, 6 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDr Kwame Asah-Asante, a senior lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Ghana, has said the #FixTheCountry protest trending on social media should be a “wake-up call” for the Akufo-Addo administration. Speaking on Joy News’ PM Express monitored by GhanaWeb, Dr Asah-Asante said, “…it is too much for the government because the government has not even begun and you are demanding accountability and performance from the government, which to a very large extent is very unfair. This government is just about four months old and now that it is even being formed. Criticisms are the oils that grease the wheels of governance and shape the frontiers of government to enable those holders of political power to deliver the public goods. The police have subsequently told the protesters not to embark on the demonstration, citing COVID-19 restrictions.

Crime & Punishment of Thursday, 6 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOne Agatha Tiwaa, a fifty-five-year-old woman is reported to have murdered her blood sister in what is suspected to be a land dispute at Muntukwa in the Berekum West District of the Bono Region. According to Joynews, the deceased identified as Yaa Aworo is a younger sister of Madam Tiwaa, is yet to be picked up by the police. In an eye-witness report, Hinneh Kwasi reportedly recounted that he was returning home from the farm when the suspect told him that she and her sister had just engaged in a fight. Kwasi Hinneh who reportedly rushed to the scene upon receiving the information discovered that the victim had died and was not in a coma. Meanwhile, Gifty Agyeiwaa, a granddaughter of the deceased is calling for the arrest and prosecution of the 55-year-old suspect over the death of her grandmother.

General News of Thursday, 6 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOgyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, the President of the National House of Chiefs says it is timely and prudent for the government to burn mining equipment in the forests. Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II made this call when the Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, John Allotey, paid a courtesy call on him at his palace at Sefwi Anhwiaso. The government has been criticized for burning mining equipment in the forests. They visited the Odaw Forest, Subin and Bosomtwe Forest Reserves, parts of which traverse the Ashanti region. Except for Odaw which had three excavators on-site, the rest were empty as miners had evacuated their equipment.

General News of Thursday, 6 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDr Sekou Nkrumah, a son of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah has schooled Paul Adom-Otchere on his rants that #FixTheCountry advocates should go and learn “COVID economics”. Dr Sekou Nkrumah wrote on his Facebook timeline, “Some serious flaws dey Paul’s argument on covid economics O! You too be bold and learn COVID economics. Be bold, open your book, read COVID economics, learn it! Go and be bold and read your books, that’s important; COVID economics go and learn it!” he stressed.

General News of Thursday, 6 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comProfessor Stephen Kwaku Asare, a.k.a Kwaku Azar, has stated that there is a wind of intolerance blowing through the country whose source he cannot fathom. Azar was responding to the growing public uproar on social media spurred on by #FixTheCountry campaign which has clearly placed the incumbent party on tenterhooks. One of such incumbent party leaders, Frank Annoh Dompreh, the MP for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, used his verified Twitter handle to reply, “Fix the country! There seems to be a wind of intolerance blowing through the land. I don’t know the source of the wind but it is easy to feel it.”

General News of Wednesday, 5 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMinister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has emphasized government commitment to support the work of journalists in Ghana. The Minister said this on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, on a three-day tour of the North East, Upper East, Northern, Savannah and Upper West Regions to engage with journalists. Part of the support mechanism the Minister noted is the provision of the Office for the Coordinated Mechanism on the Safety of Journalists to investigate reported attacks on journalists, validate same and take the necessary steps to seek legal redress. Regional Minister Yadina Zakaria in his remarks expressed gratitude to the Minister for the engagement. AppreciationThe Overlord of the Mamprugu Traditional Area, Nayiri Nabohagu Abdulai Mahami Sheriga on his part thanked the Minister for his visit.

General News of Wednesday, 5 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Police Service says it is open to exploring all available avenues to ensure that the scheduled #FixTheCountry demonstration does not come off as intended. In a letter signed by some 20 individuals to the Police, the #FixTheCountry movement said it has scheduled to embark on a demonstration on Saturday, May 9, 2021. This according to the Police means the demonstration cannot be sanctioned for which it has communicated in that effect to the organizers of the protest. DSP Afia Tenge in the interview emphasized that the police will seek a court order to stop the protest if need be. In a reaction to the statement by the Police, Oliver Barker-Vormavor, one of the conveners of the #FixTheCountry movement says the group intends to dialogue with the police and as well remind the police that it cannot be cowered.

General News of Wednesday, 5 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDr Kofi Amoah a.k.a Citizen Kofi has questioned the relevance of Parliament when “Ghana is broke, deep in debt, import-dependent with jobless youth.”He suggested that if Parliament tasked with the responsibility of approving all spending is moribund, then the nation should “abolish Parliament” and use the parliamentary budget to create jobs for the youth. “So how do you get the multiplier effect? Therefore in such a case, he added: “The multiplier effect of that loan is [next] to none. Now, when they finish, obviously when they finish, the flyover will be of use because cars will fly over it. How are you going to pay it when you didn’t create a multiplier effect within the economy to create more revenue?

Speaking in a recent interview with CNN, President Akufo-Addo said Ghana needs to become self-reliant and the emphasis in achieving that is evident in the acquisition of vaccines in this COVID-19 pandemic era. We cannot depend on charity; we cannot depend on the generosity of foreigners and foreign taxpayers for our sustenance. Ghana and many other African countries have had to depend on Western donors in having access to COVID-19 vaccines. Ghana in early March took delivery of its first batch of COVID-19 vaccines. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in 2017 whiles addressing a joint press conference with French President Emmanuel Macron, stated the need for Africa to absolve itself from foreign aid.

General News of Tuesday, 4 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAward-winning media personality and General Manager of GH One TV, Nana Aba Anamoah, has urged Metro TV's Good Evening Ghana host, Paul Adom-Otchere, to be brave and tell the government to fix the problems in the country. The hashtags #FixTheCountry and #FixIt are social media campaigns that are geared towards calling for a change in the running of the country. Paul Adom-Otchere tweeted the #FixTheCountry and #FixIt by asking Ghanaians whose responsibility is it to fix the problems by tagging President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former President John Dramani Mahama. @NAkufoAddo? "For once, be brave and tell this administration led by @NAkufoAddo to #FixTheCountry and stop dragging others in."

He indicated that out of the over 236,000 officials who were recruited for the 2020 elections, 46,000 have so far been paid. He added that an additional 50,000 officials are expected to be paid by the close of this week. “It is true, some Polling Officials have still not been paid but right from last week, we started paying some of them. We have so far paid 46,000 persons we engaged over 236, 000 persons. It is likely for us to pay another 50, 000 by end of this week,” he assured officials.

Sports News of Tuesday, 4 May 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFormer Asante Kotoko management member, Nana Kwame Dankwa has advised Legon Cities striker Asamoah Gyan to check his public utterances. Asamoah Gyan after being booed by Asante Kotoko fans in their 1-0 defeat at the Accra Sports Stadium on matchday 22 of the ongoing Ghana Premier League branded the fans as hypocrites. Taking to his social media pages to react to the issue, Gyan said, “This one goes to the Kotoko fans in Accra about what happened yesterday (Saturday). “Who told him we mention his name when we travel Outside, does his name guarantee Visa acquisition? Is he the only player who has played the Black Stars to the highest level to return to play in our league?,” Nana Kwame Danquah quizzed.