General News of Sunday, 11 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) says the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) should not be blamed entirely for the intermittent power supply being experienced by Ghanaians. So whenever the consumer is having an erratic power supply, we blame ECG. It’s a value chain and it’s a three-step in the value chain. So, if it’s a problem in the value chain, the consumer may not be aware of where the problem is coming from. GRIDCo, which is the power transmission company has insisted that the challenges with supply electricity are technical.

General News of Sunday, 11 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comAnthony Forson Jnr., the President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), has disclosed that the GBA members serving on the General Legal Council (GLC) had to intervene on behalf of three lawyers hauled before the Council’s disciplinary committee over comments they made during the 2020 Election Petition trial. Dr Abdul Baasit Aziz Bamba, David Annan and Abraham Amaliba, who were part of the National Democratic Congress’s legal team, were hauled before the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Council for making statements that did not go down well with the legal fraternity. In Asaase Radio reportage monitored by GhanaWeb, Forson, who was speaking at the 2021 legal year Bench, Bar and Faculty conference under the theme “Professional Development in a Virtual World – Emerging Trends and Best Practices”, said, the GLC accepted the intervention on behalf of the three lawyers and pardoned them. “Indeed, three others; David Annan, Abraham Amaliba and Dr Baasit, were also hauled before the disciplinary committee of the General Legal Council, but the Bar representative on the General Legal Council made an intervention for clemency which was supported by his Lordship the Chief Justice,” the Bar President said. “A healthy relationship between the Bench, Bar and Faculty is a sine qua non [or condition necessary], for the growth of the profession and the confidence of the society in the legal system” the GBA President noted.

Politics of Sunday, 11 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comJohnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the NDC, has been explaining to the media why he did not opt for the Speakership position when he was proposed privately by the Minority Leader. Speaking to Citi TV as monitored by GhanaWeb, Asiedu Nketia aka General Mosquito as he is known popularly, explained that the eventual Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin’s advantage of being a lawyer also made him rescind his decision and allowed him to go for the contest. Alban Bagbin, on January 7 this year was elected Speaker of the 8th Parliament. He polled 138 votes during a secret ballot while his rival Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye of the NPP polled 136 votes. He is the first elected Speaker of Parliament from an opposition party in Ghanaian politics.

General News of Sunday, 11 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has revealed that over 750,000 Ghanaians were directly impacted by the life of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh. In a tribute, on Saturday, April 10, to commiserate with Queen Elizabeth II over the death of her husband, President Akufo-Addo said: “[Prince Philip] had a positive impact on us in Ghana. The three times Prince Philip visited GhanaThe Duke of Edinburgh according to the BBC visited 143 countries in the world before his demise. His first visit to Ghana happened four years after Ghana had secured independence from Britain which then had and still has his wife Elizabeth as Queen. As in most cases, the Duke Edinburgh had accompanied his wife to the ex-British colony.

General News of Sunday, 11 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has said Ghana it is on the lookout for over 1,800 jailbreakers in Nigeria. The Comptroller-General of Immigration, Kwame Asuah Takyi has directed all Border Control Commanders to be on high security alert to prevent the criminals from entering Ghana. About the 1,800 jailbreakers in Nigeria. More than 1,800 prison inmates escaped from the Owerri prison in Imo State, Southern Nigeria, after a heavily armed gang attacked the prisons. Justice is often slow in Nigeria, with people spending years in jail before their cases are heard.

General News of Sunday, 11 April 2021Source: My News GHFormer flagbearer of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP) Michael Abu Sakara Foster rues the lack of trust in Ghana’s political leadership. After the numerous promises and intentions to get it right, the current government has failed especially the youth as the system keeps corrupting further. Against this backdrop and the constant complaint and expression of shock, Abu Sakara who is a leading politician in the country has noted that Ghanaians do not believe in the governance system anymore. Sharing his opinion on the current state of the country in a post shared on social media, he said “There is a loss of trust in political leadership. It is the most obvious symptom of the loss of trust in leadership in our society at all levels”.

Sports News of Sunday, 11 April 2021Source: footballmadeinghana.comInter Allies will start life in the second round in Dawu with a tricky week 19 fixture against Karela United on Sunday. Allies will hope to improve on their performance following a 1-1 stalemate with Dreams FC last week at the same venue. Meanwhile Karela United have relinquished their position on top of the table to Great Olympics after their 1-1 draw against Ashgold last week. Officially this match will be the only second meeting between both sides, with Karela having a 1-0 win from the reverse fixture. 2017/18 Season: Truncated:Karela United 2-1 Inter Allies:2019/20 Season – Truncated:Karela United 2-1 Inter Allies2020/21 Season:Karela United 1-0 Inter AlliesInter Allies ?-?

General News of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comDr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, on Friday, April 9, 2021, marked another milestone of his life. On both mainstream and social media platforms, the venerable minister received loads of goodwill messages. Among the plethora of complimentary messages was one by a beneficiary of the Education Minister’s Engineering Scholarship program. The University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) student beseeched heavenly blessings on Dr Adutwum and expressed his heartfelt gratitude to him for making realize his dreams. The scholarship covers admission, tuition, accommodation, food and other fees until the students complete their courses in Mining Engineering, Geological Engineering, Environmental and Safety Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Petroleum Engineering, Computer Science and Engineering and Geomatic Engineering.

Much as we were fortunate to have a perfect replacement in his immediate successor, an AWUKU will always be an AWUKU. SAMMI AWUKU is and will always be one step ahead of his contemporaries. Just ask for whatever you want and you will find it in SAMMI AWUKU. Not only that, AWUKU is also the yardstick for measuring the performance of National Organizers of political parties. It is most probable that NANA-B will again prove to be a PERFECT REPLACEMENT for the exiting AWUKU, as National Organizer.

General News of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comA proposal for the construction of a spare parts village to address the congestion situation at Abossey Okai and Kokompe spare parts markets in Accra has been made by Greater Accra regional minister, Henry Quartey. He said that the government is ready to lend support to the idea as long as traders help make the dream come true. He made this known during a deliberation he had with the leaders of the Kokompe and Abossey Okai spare parts dealers’ associations, reports citinewsroom.com. The minister explained that both leaders of the Abossey Okai and Kokompe markets “have openly told us that they have two major challenges relating to the decongestion of the Abossey streets. They should try and get all the necessary documents indicating that that land was procured by them.”He concluded by stressing that, “Once that has been done, we will assist them to engage the services of lawyers to come out with proposals where financial interests will fade in to support them and then get them architectural designs to build what I will want to call a ‘Spare Parts Village’ in Ghana.”

Entertainment of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comGambian actress Princess Shyngle's 3-month-old marriage has collapsed, this is according to reports. The actress who is best known for her curvy body and 'snatched waist' broke the news in a series of posts on her Instastory. The actress while sharing their divorce papers on social media accused her estranged husband of abuse and lies. “Since you want to tell the world everything, tell them you're a woman beater,” Princess wrote on her Instagram story. She has also deleted pictures of her husband from her Instagram page.

Sports News of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comHello and welcome to our coverage of the 2020/2021 Ghana Premier League season. Ashantigold takes on giant Accra Hearts of Oak today at the Obuasi Len Clay Sports Stadium. Hearts of Oak have made it two out of two under new coach Samuel Boadu and will want a win in Obuasi to stage a strong claim for the league trophy as they lie behind third-place Asante Kotoko with a point difference. Obuasi has always been a difficult venue for the Phobians and the Miners will hope to make their home advantage count in today's game. Follow the live updates below:

Business News of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe US$3 billion Eurobond cash raised by the Finance Ministry in the last week of March 2021 has hit the account of the Bank of Ghana. The government of Ghana has made a successful debut into the International Debt Capital Markets securing US$3 billion from an oversubscribed bond book value of $6 billion. With this, Ghana becomes the first Sub Saharan African Sovereign to issue a Eurobond in USD since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Government explained in the 2021 budget its intention of raising up to $5 billion through Eurobond, Diaspora bond, Sustainable bond and Syndicated loans. This 2021 Eurobond is therefore one of the four vehicles government intends to use to raise the amount.

General News of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comMinister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has said the government is engaging with relevant stakeholders to pass the broadcasting bill. “We in government or the Ministry of Information responsible for information sector policy formulation agree that there is the need to pass the broadcasting law. His comments come at the back of public outcry calling for the expeditious passage of the broadcasting bill to regulate the media ecosystem following the recent murder of an 11-year-old boy allegedly by two teenagers in Kasoa for money rituals. This the Minister said that the passage of the broadcasting bill is imminent to control media excesses in the country giving the assurance that when Parliament resumes in May this year, the bill will be laid before the house for deliberations. He said the bill when passed into law will help among other things arrest the falling standards in Ghana’s electronic media space and ensure it embraces modern best practices.

Business News of Saturday, 10 April 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comEffective May 1, 2020, taxpayers can file their taxes through the Ghana.gov platform and other automated channels. The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said an automated system is bound to improve tax collection as well as remove elements that impede payments. Figures from the Ghana Revenue Authority showed that as of the end of 2018, the country had raked in about 1.5 million people as registered taxpayers. It shored up to 3.5 million and as of the end of 2020, the number stood at about 6.5 million registered taxpayers. The GRA is projecting some 13 million registered taxpayers after the full implementation of the project.