Are you a horse? - Captain Smart slams Ablakwa over GH¢20,000-car-boot saga
According to the journalist, the people are stealing the money in the country as if there is no tomorrow but no one is talking about it. Captain Smart alleged that a deputy minister of state was once caught with GH¢20,000 which he claimed he was going to use to buy a local delicacy, rice balls. So, flamboyantly people steal and they don’t care, walking on the street… you can have a deputy minister of state putting GH¢20,000 in his car booth and takes it to a washing bay. TWI NEWS“… asked what he was going to use the GH¢ 20,000 for, (he said) I’m going to use it to buy Rice balls. The said deputy minister is a former Deputy Minister for Information and Member of Parliament for North Tongu who allegedly reported a car cleaner to the police for stealing money in his car booth.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 15, 2022 13:56 UTC
Ghana Warned To Be Vigilant As 8 Soldiers Die In Terrorist Attack In Togo
The West Africa Centre for Counter Extremism (WACCE) has said that the recent terrorist attack in Togo must serve as a wakeup call to the security apparatus in Ghana. WACCE said the attack which claimed the lives of eight soldiers implies that the activities of terrorist and jihadist groups are getting closer and closer to the borders of Ghana. The Executive Director of WACCE, Mutaru Mumuni, in an interview with Citi News, said that the attack in Togo poses a major security threat to Ghana. He said the security agencies in the country should as a matter of urgency start taking proactive steps to fight terrorism. The terrorist attack in Togo which happened in the northern part of the country was the first of such attacks and it killed 8 soldiers and wounded 13 of them.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 15, 2022 13:10 UTC
Only 11 Women Have Seen My Nakedness Since I Was Born - Captain Smart Rejects Womanizer Tag
Media personality, Godsbrain Captain Smart has rebuffed allegations of womanizing levelled against him from certain quarters. According to Captain Smart, such claims are made by politicians who feel threatened by his campaign for good governance. Captain Smart says he keeps a very private and low life and has no friend in the media or political space. Speaking on the KSM show, Captain Smart stated that ever since he was born, only eleven women have seen his nakedness. If anyone comes to you saying that Captain Smart used to be my boyfriend, sack him.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 15, 2022 13:10 UTC
How a taxi driver’s wife’s advice turned around the fortunes of their family
But it appears that the first thing ‘confused Ackon’ did after spotting the money was to hurry home and seek his wife’s counsel. “My husband told me he found this amount of money in the car and asked what to do with it,” Francisca, the wife of the taxi driver said. Narrating the full story on KofiTV, the taxi driver’s wife said;“He went to work one day on Easter Saturday and he was holding a stack of notes in his car. We lived in a family house and sometimes he is unable to leave house-keeping money behind when he goes to work. Ever since he started the taxi business, things have been difficult.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 15, 2022 01:43 UTC
How a DOVVSU officer allegedly snatched husband of complainant
According to Mary Agbenu Edorla, she has lost her husband, Stephen Tengey to Detective Chief Inspector Divina Worlanyo Afenu, of the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) division of the Tema Katamanso Police Station. “The girl actually stole my money, and when I reprimanded her, she left the house to an unknown place,” she stated. “My husband upon his return to the house was given the news and quickly he drove to the police station where Chief Inspector Afenu was the case officer. “The case officer, upon introduction asked my husband to go to the village of the victim to bring her biological parents, which he did. Meanwhile, the Divisional Commander for Tema, Chief Superintendent Kwadwo Badu-Adu has confirmed that the alleged affair of Chief Inspector Afenu has come to his attention.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 14, 2022 19:47 UTC
Ghanaian dies from snake bite while working for a Chinese who keeps snakes as pet
Speaking on SVTV Africa, Adu indicated that, the deceased worked for a Chinese-Malaysian who keeps different types of snakes as pets. “Initially, he told us the snake bit Andrews in the afternoon, but he recovered at the hospital and brought him home. Later, he told us he died at the hospital,” he told DJ Nyaami. Samuel Adu mentioned that they reported the case to the Ghanaian embassy, where the employer admitted his fault and offered $4500 as compensation. “He admitted that he should have had an antidote for such cases or made sure his snakes were not poisonous.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 14, 2022 14:35 UTC
Akufo-Addo appoints Mahama as ECG Managing Director
General News of Saturday, 14 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comECG gets new MDCurrent MD goes on retirementJones Ofori-Addo was once appointed acting MDPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed legal practitioner, Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama, as Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Jones Ofori-Addo, who is the Deputy Managing Director responsible for sales, customer service, and finance, was made Acting Managing Director on May 12, while government finalised the hunt for a substantive officer. In the letter announcing Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama as the substantive MD on May 13, the Presidency urged the Energy Ministry to trigger necessary modalities to facilitate his regularisation in accordance with Company Act, 2019 (Act 992). "The President has nominated Mr. Samuel Dubik Masubir Mahama for appointment as the Managing Director of Electricity Company Ghana Limited. Profile of Samuel Dubik Masubir MahamaSamuel Dubik Mahama is a lawyer and a partner at the law firm, Dubik and Associates.
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May 14, 2022 11:45 UTC
How market woman rewarded Taxi driver who returned her GH¢8,400
General News of Saturday, 14 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comTaxi driver discovers money left behind by passengerHonest taxi driver returns money found in his carPublic campaign to reward honest drivers gathers momentumA taxi driver, Kwasi Ackon, is still being showered with rewards for his single act of honesty exhibited about a week ago. The taxi driver after making a trip found out that his client, a trader he picked up from the market to her residence, had left behind an amount of GH¢8,400 wrapped in a polythene bag. According to the taxi driver, the market woman who is said to be a fish trader at the Mallam Atta Market in Accra, rewarded him with an amount and also fueled his taxi to the brim. In the viral video of Ackon returning the money, the emotional trader is seen hugging the driver while showering praise of appreciation on the honest taxi driver amidst tears. The driver notes that his decision to return the money was informed by his principles as a Christian and a member of the Church of Pentecost.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 14, 2022 11:45 UTC
NPP polls: Democratic Akufo-Addo won’t ask a candidate to step down – Musah Superior
Asked by the host of Final Point on Top FM, Kwabena Owusu Agyemang, if a call from President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will cause him to back down from the contest, Musah Superior answered saying “I don’t think this president will do that, do you know why? His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will not interfere in a democratic process. In his campaign to become NPP general secretary, Musah Superior has outlined that his prime focus is to ensure a rejuvenation of the NPP’s grassroots. Meanwhile campaigning in the NPP ahead of its regional and national elections is rife with several members pitching their campaign messages. The ruling party has set out to break the conventional 8-year political cycle in Ghana’s Fourth Republican era by winning the 2024 presidential election.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 14, 2022 03:10 UTC
Mahama Is Scared Of Kwabena Duffuor - Volta NDC Members
In a statement released on Thursday, May 12, 2022, the group accuse “the Mahama gang” of using “communist inferior tactics” against Dr. Duffuor and his admirers out of fear. “We are seeing the subtle attacks in the form of people secretly trying to convince party members to ignore Dr. Duffuor even though the time for campaigning has not yet come. According to the revelations, the anti-Duffuor campaign focuses on making Dr. Duffuor to look bad by all sorts of claims, including that Duffuor is an NPP mole within the NDC. Mahama is scared of Duffuor, plain and simple,” the statement byMr. Adjorlolo and Kofi Mensah said. That man we need is clearly Dr. Kwabena Duffuor and no amount of secret badmouthing of Dr. Duffuor will change that.”Source: Ghanaweb.comDisclaimer : Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com.
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May 13, 2022 19:57 UTC
‘My Children Are Not Into Politics, But I Think My Granddaughter Will Be A Politician’ – Frema Osei-Opare
The Chief of Staff is hopeful that her 18-year-old granddaughter will follow her footsteps into politics. According to her, none of her four children ventured into politics but her grandchild is exhibiting signs of becoming a promising politician. “None of them is into politics, but I must say that I think my granddaughter will be. She is now 18," Akosua Frema Osei-Opare said on Joy FM’s 'Personality Profile', Thursday, May 12, 2022. She is the type who will spray her hair into NPP colours, so I suspect she wants to be a politician, but I am watching,” Akosua Frema Osei-Opare observed.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 13, 2022 17:37 UTC
1999: The year Asantehene, Dormaahene and Okyenhene were enstooled
General News of Thursday, 12 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comThree major traditional rulers enstooled the same yearAsantehene, Okyenhene and Dormaahene made the listThe three are still rulingThe year 1999 was very significant in the history of traditional governance in Ghana. Three Akan traditional rulers were enstooled to steer the affairs of their respected traditional areas. Chronicling the significance of the year 1999 on its official Facebook page, The Asante Nation - a page created to project the history of the Ashanti Kingdom - indicated that these three Akan traditional rulers are; Asantehene, Dormaahene and the Akyem-Abuakwamanhene. He was enstooled as the king of the Asante Empire on April 26, 1999, and hails from the Oyoko clan. So Akyem-Abuakwa is the Asona Piesie, Offinso is Asona Maanu and Ejisu is Asona Mensah."
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May 12, 2022 23:30 UTC
Government Urged To Take All Precautions To Prevent Terrorist Attacks In Ghana
The national coordinator of the National Boundary Commission, Major General Emmanuel Kotia, has cautioned government not to underrate threats of terrorist attacks. According to him, the terrorist attack from the Sahel on the northern territories of Ghana is real therefore Ghana must take all precautions to prevent it from happening. “The terrorist attack from the Sahel on the northern territories of Ghana is real and we all know of the effect of terrorist action in Burkina Faso.” Major General Kotia said. The West Africa Centre for Counter-Extremism (WACCE) revealed that Ghana is prone to terrorist attacks. According to the Centre, irrespective of the fact that Ghana has managed terrorist threats for some time “Ghana has been so close to terrorism.”Source: ghanaweb.comDisclaimer : Opinions expressed here are those of the writers and do not reflect those of Peacefmonline.com.
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May 12, 2022 15:43 UTC
Drivers angry over death of colleague, blame economic hardship
General News of Thursday, 12 May 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comMany Ghanaians are lamenting the current economic hardship, from the prices of foodstuff on the goods market, general high cost of living to incessant increment in fuel prices at the various pumps. Some drivers at the Kaneshie station at the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange speaking to GhanaWeb narrated how their colleague driver died as a result of the current economic hardship. The driver who was known by his colleagues as ‘Red’ is said to have hinted at committing suicide, adding that he was tired of the current hardship, which he was talked out of by his colleagues. His colleagues added that he was a family man with children; one of his children in Senior High School. His colleague drivers have resorted to using red bands on their heads to protest against the economic hardship which might have been the cause of his death.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 12, 2022 10:24 UTC
Ignore Mahama, NDC will increase E-Levy rate if they return in 2025 – NPP MP
So NDC and John Mahama cannot be taken seriously based on their negative records,” he said. He averred that chances were that a future NDC government will take the route of increasing the rate of the levy. “They will come and increase the E-Levy rate from 1.5 percent to 2 percent and more if we don’t take care and mistakenly give them power,” he added. Speaking at a public lecture days later, John Dramani Mahama promised that the next NDC government was going to abolish the levy. “A new National Democratic Congress government, God willing, and with the votes of the sovereign people of Ghana in 2025, will repeal the E-levy Act," Mahama said.
Source:GhanaWeb
May 12, 2022 06:52 UTC