No compelling reason why IPAC must be given legal backing - Anyidoho to NDC
In an opinion piece, Mr. Anyidoho said ”The voices that are advocating for legal status for IPAC: instead of giving as a raison d’etre, are giving us nothing but a raison d’etat!! !”In a barrage of questions, he quizzed; ”As an Advisory Body, has anything stopped the IPAC from boldly sharing thoughts and helping the nation broaden its electoral landscape positively? "Political Parties must realise that the art of politicking and canvassing for votes, is, both an art and science. “How many of the political parties really get the base of their parties involved in hardcore decision-making? "Political Parties should first broaden the space for real and effective participatory democracy within their fold, before wanting to champion some death-trap course of forcing the EC to allow political parties to run elections in Ghana.”
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October 05, 2021 00:22 UTC
Three top Ghanaian politicians indicted in Pandora Papers
General News of Tuesday, 5 October 2021Source: 3news.comGhanaian journalist and a member of the Network of International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), Emmanuel Dogbevi, has revealed that three unnamed top notch Ghanaian politicians have been captured in the Pandora Papers leak which was released on Sunday October 3. He stated that the report does not give details of who the politicians are but only mentions that three Ghanaian politicians are captured. 3 Ghanaian politicians, 10 from Nigeria & 2 from Kenya are implicated. 49 African politicians in total are mentioned.”The Guardian had explained that Pandora papers is the biggest ever leak of offshore data which exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful around the world. The Pandora Papers – 12 million files – is the biggest such leak in history.
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October 04, 2021 19:41 UTC
Fake pregnancy: Takoradi woman finally meets bail condition, leaves police custody
General News of Monday, 4 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Josephine Mensah has finally left police custody after meeting bail conditions• She was granted a GHC50,000 bail a week ago• She remained in police custody due to delays in verifying of property documentsSeven days after being granted bail by the Takoradi Habour Circuit Court, Josephine Panyin Mensah has finally left police custody. Josephine appeared in court for the first time on Monday, September 27, 2021, and was granted a GHC50,000 bail but had since been in police custody due to delays in verifying property documents used to cover her bail. The 28-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to two counts of deceiving a public officer and publication of false news with intent to cause fear and panic. Her family and security officers were later contacted and she was sent to a health facility at Axim for medical attention. Her prosecution begun on Monday, September 27, 2021, where she was granted a GHC50,000 bail with two sureties.
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October 04, 2021 18:55 UTC
She is being inconsistent – Prophet Kwabena Tawiah reacts to story of Takoradi woman
Josephine Panyin Mensah made the headlines after she was alleged to have been kidnapped while 9 months pregnant at Takoradi. Six days later, she reportedly resurfaced albeit without the pregnancy, a situation which was later confirmed to be a hoax after police investigations. Reacting to her story in an interview with Oman Channel sighted by GhanaWeb, Prophet Kwabena Tawiah accused the 28-year-old woman of selling a story with several loopholes in it. A lot of people find it hard being truthful but it is better to be truthful and be free. She should not lie but rather come clean so the law will not go hard on her,” the prophet said.
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October 04, 2021 18:33 UTC
3,100 organisations to be delisted from Registrar-General’s records
Business News of Monday, 4 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Registrar General’s Department has announced that it will from October 2021 commence processes to delist some 3,100 organisations from its ‘record of companies’. The development comes after the RDG had earlier notified the organisations and individual firms to update their records and file their annual returns as mandated by law. “The delisting process is commencing with 3100 companies being taken off the companies register by being made inactive in the database. This is the first batch of companies to be delisted this month out of the over 100, 000 companies registered since 2011” the statement read in part. It added that exercise has becomes necessary as these organisations and indivduals have failed to comply with the directive after being given a grace period of three months to file their annual returns and update their records.
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October 04, 2021 18:11 UTC
Black Stars to start camping on Tuesday ahead of Zimbabwe match
Sports News of Tuesday, 5 October 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comBlack Stars will commence training on Tuesday ahead of their 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Zimbabwe on Saturday. According to the Ghana Football Association (GFA), 27 out of the 32 invited players are expected in the team's camp. The team is expected to travel to Cape Coast Tuesday afternoon – where they will train in the evening. Meanwhile, England based right-back Andrew Kyereh Yiadom who plays for Reading FC is currently being assessed after picking up a knock on Saturday during a Championship game against Cardiff City. Ghana is scheduled to play the Warriors of Zimbabwe in a doubleheader with the 1st leg set for the Cape Coast Stadium on Saturday, October 9, 2021.
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October 04, 2021 18:11 UTC
2021 Law School entrance exam: Kwaku Azar demands candidates' raw scores under RTI
According to results released by the General Legal Council for this year’s entrance examination, some 790 candidates representing 28% of the 2,824 total candidates passed. “Anyway, for the avoidance of doubt and in the public interest, I have today filed an RTI to the GSL to release all the raw scores immediately,” he wrote in a Facebook post. Just a raw score of all candidates.”Professor Azar further justified his course by stating that he had a legitimate interest in the validity of the grading system used by the GLC for the examination. “I am a researcher and have a legitimate interest in the validity, reliability, and grading accuracy of the entrance examination. "I have no interest in which candidate had a particular score; my interest is in just seeing all 2,820 raw scores to assess the entrance examination.
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October 04, 2021 17:37 UTC
Anti-gay bill dangerous, proponents seek to promote hate – Karikari
In the view of Prof Karikari, gays and lesbians are human beings and deserve to be respected and protected like any other person. To that end, he said, any law that seeks to create problems for this group should be rejected. We are not at all surprised that the overwhelming majority have prejudiced or even hate these small minority of people in society. Are they human beings or are they not human beings? Second Deputy Speaker Andrew Asiamah Amoako referred the Bill to the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Committee for consideration.
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October 04, 2021 17:03 UTC
Let Sam Pyne deal with past KMA debt – Akufo-Addo tells assembly members
General News of Monday, 4 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• President Akufo-Addo says Sam Pyne will deal with the KMA debt• He said it will be unfair for Pyne to be rejected• He assured that, he will find a to deal with KMA debtPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged members of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to endorse Samuel Pyne, his nominee for the position of Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE), in order to deal with past KMA debt. According to the President, it will not be fair for the assembly members to make his nominee “a victim of the past.”Earlier, the KMA Presiding member, Stephen Ofori, warned in Citi FM interview that, the assembly members have resolved to reject the president’s nominee if a long-standing debt of GH¢50 million owed by the Assembly is not cleared. But Speaking on Kumasi-based Pure FM, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo indicated, “I don’t see how they are going to hold up Kumasi from getting a proper executive because of the past. That is not the way to go about it.”He said, the assembly members are to ensure that, Sam Pyne shows a commitment to deal with the debt. This is because, in 2016, the company obtained a similar order and attached three vehicles of the KMA, and threatened to go for more properties of the Assembly if the amount from the sale of the vehicles was not enough to defray the debt.
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October 04, 2021 16:07 UTC
The Lowdown: Evolution of journalism in Ghana
Abdul-Rahman Harruna Attah, MOV a journalist, a politician, an author, and Ghana's former high commissioner to Namibia and Botswana is our guest for this week's episode of GhanaWeb's flagship programme, The Lowdown. The Lowdown is a current affairs, social and political talk show that discusses relevant issues for facts and information. In this week's edition, our guest, a seasoned journalist Harruna Attah takes us through the various ways in which journalism has evolved from the past to now. Commending the media of today in spite of the many criticisms, Harruna Attah said, "through the younger generation of journalists, we are getting a lot of information. All these and more are highlighted by the veteran journalist in this week's episode of The Lowdown.
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October 04, 2021 12:56 UTC
SIM card re-registration: The state only paying for public education - NCA
The re-registration of SIM cards commenced on Friday, October 1, 2021, and is expected to end on March 31, 2022. The only cost to the state will be the cost of the public education,” Nana Defie Badu stated on the show. The re-registration of SIM cards commenced on Friday, October 1, 2021, and is expected to end on March 31, 2022. The re-registration of SIM cards is to monitor and track down persons who use their phones for criminal activities. “People who fail to re-register their SIM will have it blocked, the Minister for Communication,” Ursula Owusu-Ekuful noted.
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October 04, 2021 12:33 UTC
Bright Simons speaks on Pandora Papers allegedly indicting top Ghanaian politicians
General News of Monday, 4 October 2021Source: 3news.comHonourary Vice President of Imani Africa and Chief Executive Officer of mPedegree, Bright Simons, has spoken on the Pandora Papers leaks that indict top-notch Ghanaian politicians. In a tweet on Monday, October 4, he said “The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists claim that the Pandora Papers constitute the largest leak of confidential documents to the press ever. 49 African politicians in total are mentioned.”The Pandora papers is the biggest ever leak of offshore data which exposes financial secrets of rich and powerful around the world. Branded the Pandora papers, the cache includes 11.9m files from companies hired by wealthy clients to create offshore structures and trusts in tax havens such as Panama, Dubai, Monaco, Switzerland, and the Cayman Islands. They expose the secret offshore affairs of 35 world leaders, including current and former presidents, prime ministers, and heads of state.
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October 04, 2021 12:33 UTC
2022 World Cup Qualifiers: Black Stars players start arriving today for Zimbabwe clash
Sports News of Monday, 4 October 2021Source: ghanasoccernet.comBlack Stars players will start arriving on Monday to begin camping ahead of the upcoming FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Zimbabwe. Ghana will take on the Warriors in the first game of the doubleheader on Saturday 9 October 2021 at the Cape Coast stadium. The Black Stars will travel to Zimbabwe for the reverse fixture three days later at the National Sports Stadium in Harare. The team will start camping and training in Accra before they travel to Cape Coast on Wednesday to continue their preparations. Rajevac will prune the squad after few days of training before the team makes the trip to Cape Coast.
Source:GhanaWeb
October 04, 2021 07:07 UTC
'Expensive toy for His Majesty' - How Akufo-Addo mocked JJ over presidential jet
General News of Monday, 4 October 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Government recently announced plans for a new presidential jet• Akufo-Addo has been accused of chartering luxurious jets despite the availability of an official jet• Parliamentary records show that he had opposed the purchase of a jet in 2000President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in early 2000 was an ardent critic of the then National Democratic Congress government's plan to purchase a new presidential jet. Soon we shall be calling him His Majesty in this House, Mr. Speaker — at his grace. Find below, an extract from Nana Akufo-Addo's debate contribution in Parliament some 21 years ago when President Rawlings initiated steps to purchase Ghana's third Presidential Jet - the Gulfstream GIII. “Nana Akufo-Addo (NPP — Abuakwa): Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this debate. Soon we shall be calling him His Majesty in this House, Mr. Speaker — at his grace.
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October 04, 2021 06:56 UTC
Facebook fundraiser launched for second wife of Anas' boy Ahmed Suale
Speaking on a popular Facebook page that discusses Muslim relationship issues, Iqra Page, the said lady spoke extensively about how their husband’s former boss, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, had all but abandoned the family. She said Anas had initially settled the school fees of the four children Ahmed left behind and promised a lump sum for each of the wives – which promise had yet to be fulfilled. She disclosed that she was currently perching with his rival, the first wife, who was also struggling to get by since their husband died. Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an undercover investigative journalist and an associate of renowned investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas was murdered on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Ahmed played a key role in Tiger Eye Private Investigations which unraveled corruption in the Ghana Football Association in the documentary named "Number 12".
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October 04, 2021 06:33 UTC