Vitus Azeem calls for probe into bribery allegation against Chief Justice
According to him, an investigation by the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council (GLC) and the Judicial Services will be impartial because the Chief Justice chairs that body. Speaking on Accra-based Citi FM, monitored by GhanaWeb, Vitus Azeem said, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) would conduct a more credible investigation into the said allegations. “The GLC should not be the one investigating the matter because the Chief Justice is the Chair of that body. “He further informed me that the Chief Justice had demanded a bribe of US$5,000,000 for a successful outcome to his case and that he had already paid US$500,000 to the Chief Justice. He said he wanted the payment in dollars because he was raising the remainder of the money to be paid the Chief Justice, and that currency was the currency of choice.
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July 14, 2021 11:37 UTC
Unavailability of maize, soya, and wheat collapsing our business - Poultry Farmers bemoan
Business News of Wednesday, 14 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• There's a looming total shutdown in the poultry industry• This was made known by the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association• They are calling on government to swiftly come to their aid to make them remain in businessGreater Accra Poultry Farmers Association (GAFA) has said the poultry industry is on the verge of collapsing due to the unavailability of cereals such as maize, soya, and wheat. President of the Greater Accra Poultry Farmers Association, Michael Nyarko Ampem said government needs to pay critical attention to the poultry industry to save over 1,000 businesses from collapsing. In an interview with CitiNews, Mr Nyarko said, “We do not have the cereals such as maize, soya and the wheat brand available to work. Also, the Association wants to sign MoU with feed millers for there to be a rapport between them as well as work with them at an agreed percentage. This is not the first time poultry farmers have bemoaned the rate at which their business is running at a slow pace.
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July 14, 2021 11:15 UTC
Prices of global commodities as of July 14
Business News of Wednesday, 14 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• The price of crude oil dropped down on the commodities market today at a unit price of -0.37• Cotton on the market today stood at a unit price of 0.00• Coffee also stood at a price unit of 0.00On the commodities market today, July 14, 2021, the price of crude oil is seventy-six dollars, twelve cents ($76.12) as compared to yesterday’s trading to seventy-five, forty-eight cents ($75.48). Gold is trading at one thousand, eight hundred and thirteen dollars, sixty cents ($1,813.60) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one thousand, eight hundred and eleven dollars, eight cents ($1,811.80). Cocoa is trading at two thousand, three hundred and seventy dollars ($2,370.00) as compared to yesterday’s trading of two thousand, four hundred and one dollars ($2,401.00). Coffee on the other hand is trading at one hundred and fifty-two dollars, ten cents ($152.10) as compared to yesterday’s trading of one hundred and fifty-two dollars, ten cents ($152.10). Cotton is trading at eighty-eight dollars, seventy-seven cents ($88.77) as compared to yesterday’s trading of eighty-eight dollars, sixty-seven cents ($88.67).
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July 14, 2021 11:02 UTC
Ga East Hospital runs out of oxygen for COVID-19 patients
General News of Wednesday, 14 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Oxygen at the Ga East Hospital has run out• Dr Oliver-Commey noted the ICU for critical COVID-19 patients at the facility is full• He warned the public to adhere to the COVID-19 protocolsDr Joseph Oliver-Commey, the acting Director, Ghana’s Infectious Disease Centre (GIDC) has disclosed that the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for critical COVID-19 patients at the facility is full and has currently run out of oxygen. Dr Oliver-Commey indicated that, the ward for severe cases is also filled to capacity and can no longer admit new patients due to inadequate oxygen and staff. He explained, “The only reason why you can take patients into your ICU is when you have oxygen and adequate staff to handle them. “At the moment we are constrained by lack of oxygen and it is not only the infectious disease centre, almost all the ICU centres are constrained by oxygen including the use of high flow oxygen, very expensive that patients cannot afford. The acting Director, Ghana’s Infectious Disease Centre, advised the public to adhere strictly to all COVID-19 safety precautions.
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July 14, 2021 10:52 UTC
Cheezzy Pizza sponsors Bloggers' Forum, two other GhanaWeb TV programmes
Sports News of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comFood company Cheezzy Pizza has signed a deal with GhanaWeb TV which will see the former sponsor three programmes of the channel. The partnership which came to fruition on July 1, 2021, is expected to build an effective bond between the two parties as GhanaWeb TV programmes propagate Cheezzy Pizza and other food products of the latter. We also offer our clients product placements, product briefing, and product usage opportunities on our program slots. GhanaWeb TV is GhanaWeb's video on demand channel on www.ghanaweb.com and on YouTube offering videos ranging from news to programmes. Cheezzy Pizza has all you want from juices, smoothies, jollof, fried rice, spaghetti, and meat balls.
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July 14, 2021 10:41 UTC
Ejura MCE withdraws application for reappointment
General News of Wednesday, 14 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Mohammed Salisu Bamba has withdrawn from the MCE race• He said the decision was taken for the sake of "peace"• His aide confirmed the MCE's letter to GhanaWebMohammed Salisu Bamba, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality has withdrawn his application for the MCE position. According to him, he took such a decision for the sake of “peace” and the “general unity and growth of the New Patriotic Party (NPP)”. the president of the republic for the confidence reposed in me to serve in his first term of office. When GhanaWeb reached out to Alhaji Saalim Bamba, an aide to the MCE, he confirmed the letter and stated that, Mohammed Salisu Bamba issued the letter on his own “volition”. He, however, denied that the MCE’s resignation from the race has anything to do with the ongoing probe to the Ejura killing.
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July 14, 2021 10:07 UTC
SSNIT to delete over 13,000 names from pensioners payroll from September 1
SSNIT has asked pensioners who are yet to complete their Pensioner Certificates to ensure that they do the necessary documentation by August, 30, 2021. According to a press statement issued by SSNIT, some 13,451 pensioners, who receive monthly pension are yet to complete or renew their Pensioner Certificates per their records. The aim of this exercise according to the SSNIT will help eradicate Ghost names from the system and avoid paying pension benefits to the wrong people. The office for the Pensioner Certificate renewal are have also asked beneficiaries to carry along their Ghana Cards to have their SSNIT and NIA numbers merged. Below is a full press statement issued by SSNIT:
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July 14, 2021 10:07 UTC
Use official GoG website in making payments - NSS directs
General News of Wednesday, 14 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe National Service Scheme (NSS) has directed all organizations and institutions with financial obligations to the scheme to make use of the official GoG website, thus, the GHANA.GOV platform to fulfill such obligations. The NSS, in the statement, vouched for the platform as a convenient payment channel which hosts a number of payment options. "GHANA.GOV is a digital service and revenue collection platform created to provide a single point of access to Government of Ghana services for the public sector. It provides hassle-free payment options which include mobile money, card-based, and bank transfer payments which are all suited for use by our user agencies. The NSS said that all documents and relevant information needed to deliver smooth payment have been made available to its stakeholders.
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July 14, 2021 07:41 UTC
‘Your law is rusty’ - Gary Nimako 'knocks' Sosu over call for CJ to resign
According to Nimako, the posture that the Madina MP had adopted to the episode suggested that his law is rusty. An allegation of bribery is a criminal matter, and it is the police CID that investigates criminal matters. By the application of law, the Chief Justice is the Chairman of the General Legal Council. Being the one whose name has popped up this this proceedings, the Chief Justice must do the needful. “He further informed me that the Chief Justice had demanded a bribe of US$5,000,000 for a successful outcome to his case and that he had already paid US$500,000 to the Chief Justice," lawyer Afrifa alleged in response to his client's petition.
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July 14, 2021 06:33 UTC
Ablakwa, Yaw Boamah move to stop $28million car loan
The two MPs on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 sponsored a bi-partisan Private Members Bill with the aim of stopping the house from approving the loan. In the bill, the two MPs argued that like all groups under Article 71, the government must provide vehicles for MPs for their official assignment and not for them to purchase cars personally. He insisted that MPs who desire to buy their own cars should enjoy no support from the state in doing so. In an earlier interview, the lawmaker had called for an overhaul of Article 71 to meet current demands. “I have long held the view that the entire Article 71 emoluments regime is in urgent need of a major overhaul.
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July 14, 2021 06:33 UTC
Four occasions the Chief Justice has been caught up in controversy
“The Chief Justice says I should tell you that ‘as trustees of the people power of justice, we are willing and happy to be criticised. "The general public is hereby assured that Hon Chief Justice considers this allegation of impropriety a matter of grave import to the integrity of the Judiciary. barely a month later, the lawmaker retracted the allegations he made and duly apologized to the Chief Justice and the judiciary. “He further informed me that the Chief Justice had demanded a bribe of US$5,000,000 for a successful outcome to his case and that he had already paid US$500,000 to the Chief Justice," lawyer Afrifa alleged in response to his client's petition. “His Lordship the Chief Justice is saddened that without any shred of evidence, his name has been dragged into this sordid and potentially criminal matter.
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July 14, 2021 06:22 UTC
Presidents pay for nothing, why pay them salaries? – Ex-NDC MP asks
According to him, for persons (president and vice-president) whose total expenditure depended on tax payers, he did not see the need for salaries to be paid them. “Even presidents for cosmetic reasons, if I had the opportunity, president shouldn’t even take salary. When you become president of Ghana having been duly sworn in, taken office, what do you pay for? He suggests that a salary scale should however be agreed for the president and his vice on which amount their retirement should be computed. Bono East Chairperson of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Abronye DC is also at the Supreme Court seeking a similar determination.
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July 14, 2021 05:37 UTC
Cheezzy Pizza sponsors Moans & Cuddles, two other GhanaWeb TV programmes
Entertainment of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comManagements of GhanaWeb TV and Cheezzy Pizza have signed a deal which will see the food company sponsor three programmes of the channel. The partnership which came to fruition on July 1, 2021, is expected to build an effective bond between the two parties as GhanaWeb TV programmes propagate Cheezzy Pizza and other food products of the latter. We also offer our clients product placements, product briefing, and product usage opportunities on our program slots. GhanaWeb TV is GhanaWeb's video on demand channel on www.ghanaweb.com and on YouTube offering videos ranging from news to programmes. Cheezzy Pizza has all you want from juices, smoothies, jollof, fried rice, spaghetti, and meat balls.
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July 14, 2021 00:33 UTC
Kassena-Nankana farmers protest as PFJ fertilizer sells at unapproved price
The farmers claim some of the distributors are stocking the fertilizer to later smuggle it to Burkina Faso. GhanaWeb's correspondent, Senyalah Castro, reports that even with the unapproved price, distributors still demand the particulars of farmers, as is the case in buying the subsidized fertilizer, before selling to them. The farmers displeased with the actions of distributors, have described them as dishonest people who are cheating the government on the blindside. He said though the fertilizer has been subsidized for the farmers, distributors had to pay for their own transportation to their various locations and take care of other charges, which accounted for the increase in prices. He dismissed claims by the farmers that distributors were stocking the fertilizers in their shops, stating, the distributors face a lot of difficulties to supply the fertilizer.
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July 14, 2021 00:33 UTC
Many will mock and ridicule you, but stand strong - Ama Abebrese to Moesha
Entertainment of Tuesday, 13 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Moesha attempted suicide but was rescued by some strangers• According to her, being born-again isn't easy• Several Ghanaian celebrities have sent well-wishing messages to the actressActress Ama K Abebrese has sent words of encouragement to her colleague, Moesha Budoung who attempted suicide, according to reports. Moesha was rescued by some strangers when she attempted to take her life by jumping from an uncompleted storey building. On the back of the latest development, a host of celebrities have sent words of encouragement to the actress. In a post sighted by GhanaWeb, Ama K Abebrese admonished the born-again actress to stand fast in the Lord. She wrote: “Mauricia Babiinoti Boduong, Many will not understand you, many will mock and ridicule you; but may you stand strong in God and may your testimony continue to inspire.
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July 13, 2021 19:07 UTC