General News of Wednesday, 14 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn April 14, 2020, a video clip emerged which implicated a national security officer in an illegal mining saga. This raised a lot of public outcries, some people blamed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for gradually losing the fight against illegal mining popularly known as galamasey. A video clip has emerged implicating a man said to be national security personnel. These are the only things that matter,” Mr Kwarfo said while stressing that “People are interested but everybody is scared. At the moment, it is difficult to get security when you place a request,” he said, looking over his shoulders.

General News of Wednesday, 14 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comOn April 14, 2020, John Dramani Mahama expressed that the Coronavirus pandemic had revealed the vulnerabilities that exist in the country. Mr Mahama made these remarks on Tuesday when he made available relief items worth millions of Cedis for distribution to 20,000 households in Ghana. He intimated that authorities had to work around the clock and put prudent measures in place aimed at addressing the situation. He, therefore, called for the need for authorities to be prudent in the management of the sector going forward. Mr Mahama, therefore, asked President Akufo-Addo as a matter of urgency to downsize his government.

General News of Wednesday, 14 April 2021Source: 3 NewsThe Interior Minister confirmed the lack of security in the Ghanaian society by providing armed bodyguards for Members of Parliament (MPs), Executive Director of the Bureau of Public Safety, Nana Yaw Akwada, has said. According to him, there will be no need for the lawmakers to be given special bodyguards to protect their lives if the entire security of the country is in best shape. “We all know the factors motivating [the proliferation of illegal small arms]…The Interior Minister confirmed the lack of safety in the society by providing bodyguards to our MPs. Mr Akwada further noted that although crime rate is dropping, the few cases that are being recoded lately are becoming ruthless. So violent crime has decreased but it has become more brutal,” he said.

In the aftermath of their 1-0 victory over the Phobians, Yaw Annor accused some Hearts of Oak players of engaging in acts of juju during the game. Yaw Annor condemned Hearts for not setting good example as one of the Ghana’s most historic clubs. “A club like Hearts of Oak to be using ‘juju’ on the field is not good. It’s not real for a club like Hearts of Oak to be using ‘juju’ on the field, no it is not good,” he added. Reacting to the claims on Asempa FM, Opare Addo warned the player not to make such disparaging remarks about Hearts of Oak.

Conspicuously missing from the list were former President Jerry John Rawlings and current President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “Kudos to JA Kufuor, Atta Mills, John Mahama and all who have promoted free speech and made us attractive to the likes of Twitter," Manasseh posted on his social media handles. This post by Manasseh is what triggered a lengthy outburst from Paul Adom-Otchere, host of Metro TV's Good Evening Ghana program. “Mr Facebook poster, this shows that you are a very bitter person; don’t be bitter; relax; calm down. "Today, you are saying that John Mahama is pro-free speech.

They imagined that if the Queen visited Ghana just before the change, it would men that she had given her blessing to the change. (Their real fear, however, was that Dr Nkrumah, as President, would seek to create a socialist society in Ghana.) Fortunately for both countries, the matter was taken out of their hands by biology: the Queen became pregnant! Among personages who expressed anxiety about the safety of the royal party on the visit was Britain's wartime Prime Minister, the venerated Sir Winston Churchill. Well, from Ghana, he reported that the people were overjoyed to see what he said they called “De Dook Edinboro” and were sad that “De Queen Mama” had not been able to come.

Business News of Tuesday, 13 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGreater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, led a team of police officers to sack hawkers on the pavement at Kantamanto market. However, as part of efforts to beautify the capital and ease vehicular traffic, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, in collaboration with the Forestry Commission, organised a visit to the area to de-congest the place. “One can barely spend 1 hour in traffic using this stretch but the traffic has now stopped,” Henry Quartey told the press during the exercise. “We will plant green grass over here and there will be police to guard this place and people who break the law would be dealt with,” Greater Accra Regional Minister said. Henry Quartey has been commended in recent times for his efforts to transform the capital.

General News of Tuesday, 13 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comChairperson of the Public Services Commission, Dr. Janet Ampadu Fofie has charged leaders of public institutions to reinforce ethics among public service officers. According to her, there have been many perceptions that label public officers as unethical, unprincipled, ineffective and lazy. Opuni Frimpong's ‘What is Next’ segment on Ghana Television monitored by GhanaWeb, Dr. Janet Fofie advised leaders of public institutions to remind each other of their mandate to serve the public diligently. “You can teach ethics in class but unless people do and abide by such ethics, then I don’t think we would not make that much progress. We can get the code of ethics documents but I think the leadership of any public service organisation will have to make a calculated effort to ensure that the ethics are actually being reinforced every day in every activity that the public officer is undertaking,” she urged.

Speaking in an interview on Morning Starr, Mr Ayisi stated: “We are spending 2 million a day on the hot meals we are providing and it is not one person alone preparing the meal. It is spread across many people.”Read the full story originally published on April 13, 2020, on GhanawebGovernment is spending GH¢2 million on the hot meals being provided for Ghaianas in the lockdown areas in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana, NADMO has revealed. According to the Communications Director of NADMO, George Ayisi, each pack of food costs the state GH¢5. “We are spending 2 million a day on the hot meals we are providing and it is not one person alone preparing the meal. Videos on social media have shown crowds gather in queues for food and other items.

Business News of Tuesday, 13 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Institute of Energy Securities (IES) has projected that prices of fuel at various pumps in the country are expected to remain stable throughout the second half of April 2021. The IES in a statement issued pointed that the current national average price of fuel per litre at the pump is still pegged at Gh¢5.16. “Price of fuel on the local market remained stable within the window under review. Price of petroleum products within the first Pricing window of April 2021 saw the Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) maintain prices at the pump throughout the period. On the global market, the IES said the pricing window under assessment, the international benchmark, Brent crude price averaged about US$63.65 per barrel mark representing a 2.40% decrease from the previous windows average price of US$65.22 per barrel mark.

Business News of Tuesday, 13 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comSome aggrieved poultry farmers in the Ashanti Region have revealed plans to petition President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over an alleged intention by the National Food Buffer Stock Company to replace eggs provided by local poultry farmers to schools with mackerel imported from China. According to the local poultry farmers, there are plans to substitute eggs with imported mackerels, a development they say will affect local farmers who have been supplying eggs to schools under the National Approved Menu of Senior High Schools. The Ashanti Regional Chairman of Poultry Farmers Association, Boris Baidoo, in an interview with 3News, noted that plans are underway to petition the President as the new development will not “augur well for the poultry industry,” especially in this COVID-19 era. The Ashanti Regional Poultry Farmers Association has indicated plans to meet President Akufo-Addo on Friday, April 16, 2021, to table their grievance. Schools can buy eggs if they so wish, in addition to the mackerel supplied by NAFCO,” said the CEO of the NAFCO, Alhaji Hanan Abdul-Wahab.

The situation continues to worsen in some Regions as persons say the new development is affecting their lives and businesses. According to Mr Dumelo, the Akufo-Addo government must call a spade a spade and admit to Ghanaians that they have sent the nation back to Dumsor instead of trying to cover up the situation. The celebrated Ghanaian actor in a tweet sighted by GhanaWeb noted: “Whether it’s insufficient power generation or it’s inefficient distribution of power, dumsor is dumsor! Don’t be shy to admit it’s Dumsor. Thank u.”The Minister for Energy, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has explained that the power crisis is due to improvement works from the old transmission lines to the substations.

Sports News of Tuesday, 13 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comConstable Amos Niganoka Mattey, the police officer who was accidentally knocked down by Aduana Stars defender Farouk Adams will be buried on Saturday, April 17, 2021. A funeral poster circulating on social media indicates the 23-year-old will be buried at Tampe-Kukuo in Tamale. Farouk Adams, it will be recalled on March 1, 2021 accidentally killed Constable Amos Niganoka Mattey in what is known in the local parlance as ‘hit and run’. The defender has since been charged with careless and inconsiderate driving, negligently causing harm and failing to report to the police. The case has meanwhile been adjourned to May 5, 2021 after the state prosecutor Emmanuel Sampson failed to show up in court on April 7, 2021.

General News of Tuesday, 13 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Human Right Division of the Accra High Court will today, April 13 sit on application for interlocutory injunction brought against Achimota School by Tyron Marghuy, one of the two Rastafarian students denied admission by the school over the hairstyle. On March 31, his father, Tereo Kwame Marghuy filed a case at the High Court, accusing the school of violating his son’s fundamental human rights. It is the second of two cases before the Human Right Court 1 Division of the High Court. The first case was heard on Monday, April 12, with the court dismissing an application for injunction brought before it by Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the two students. The court in its decision admitted the case will expedited to ensure that finality is brought to the case.

The Member of Parliament is quoted to have said on Wontumi FM that Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s statement was misrepresented by the media. “I believe that all the conversation we are having now about Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu and his non-Akan comment is needless. “I will vote Bawumia as candidate if he is elected because I have worked with him in this government and I have seen that he is competent and capable of doing it. If you don’t allow president Akufo-Addo to work for three years, I’m afraid you might have the best brain but the Ghanaians won’t vote for us. Hold on and allow President Akufo-Addo to work, 2021, 2022 and 2023 you can fight and we don’t have a problem.