UK Parliament invites MPs for a 3-day meeting over anti-gay bill
He added that the meeting will be held on Monday and will last for a 3-day duration before they return to the country on Wednesday. “The invitation came to the Speaker and the Speaker forwarded it to the Committee. Four members of the committee including myself and the ranking member will be attending this important meeting. Members of the minority caucus in Parliament have recently accused Mr. Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi of deliberately stalling the progress of the bill. It has warned that it will resist the passage of other bills by the government if the process to pass the anti-gay bill is not expedited.
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June 12, 2022 09:44 UTC
Council of State still relevant - Former member
General News of Saturday, 11 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comCouncil of State members deserve benefits they get, Former memberAdvisory role of the Council of State not binding, Dr Oduro OsaeCouncil of State needs drastic overhaul, Martin KpebuA former member of the Council of State, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani says members of the presidential advisory body make huge contributions to the development of the country and deserve to be rewarded for that. “It is about time we reconsidered the functions of the Council of State in our governance structure. So far as we are not allowing the Council of State to advise all arms of state, we should scrap it because we have other institutions. “This Council of State, generally, they are not that robust and it’s because of the composition – how they get in there. The Council of State, the institution as created by the Constitution, doesn’t live up to the billing.
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June 12, 2022 04:57 UTC
Despite Media's Sampson K Nyamekye makes wild allegations about father of Achimota Rasta student
The ‘Boho Bio’ show host stated on Hello FM that contrary to a narration by Tereo Marghuy that he was assaulted by his son, he rather attacked the Achimota School student with a knife. Sampson K Nyamekye who claims to have close ties with the wife of Tereo Marghuy, alleged that the man has constantly abused the wife in front of the children. Unhappy with the supposed abuse of their mother, Tyron Marghuy, according to Nyamekye stood up to the father when he once again tried to beat up the mother. He then came on social media to make those allegations to disgrace the children,” Nyamekye stated. It will be recalled that on June 7, 2022, Tereo Marghuy released a video in which he made some allegations against his son.
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June 11, 2022 22:38 UTC
I Can't Spend Over GH¢300,000 As Ex-Gratia – Togbe Afede XIV
Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, President of Asogli Traditional Area, has declared that, he could not have spent the 'inappropriate' over GH¢365,000 ex-gratia paid into his account after he had served on the Council of State between 2017 and 2020. The former President of the Council of State noted that he was surprised when he realised that his account has been credited with the huge ex-gratia. Speaking to Accra-based Joy News, Togbe Afede XIV, expressed shock over the criticisms he received when he decided to return the money he has received. In his defence, Togbe Afede XIV reiterated that his four-year part-time job as a Member of the Council of State does not merit such quantum of money as an extra reward. “My joy turned sadness because I knew there was no way I would spend that kind of money.
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June 11, 2022 19:36 UTC
Akufo-Addo sold his father's properties and borrowed to fund campaign - Imoro Ayana alleges
Houses they’ve sold, monies they’ve spent, now that he has won power, what do you want him to do?” she quizzed in Twi. Ghana’s economy is currently facing various economic hardships as prices of goods and services keep increasing by the day. Also speaking on Ghana’s politics, Imoro Ayarna stated that it has become more competitive than development driven as it was in the days of Kwame Nkrumah. In those days, you made money before you went into politics; you didn't go into politics to make money. My dad was in politics, but he left politics to go and make money, and he came back," she added.
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June 11, 2022 17:33 UTC
From luxurious private jets to #DropThatChamber: How Okudzeto Ablakwa has kept Akufo-Addo in check
Luxurious Jet Saga:For over a year now, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has made it a personal responsibility to constantly update the Ghanaian populace on the details of President Akufo-Addo’s foreign travels and more specifically, on his use of luxurious private jets. From the onset, with several oppositions to this decision, the government clarified that the project – a $300 million project, would not in any way be funded by the State, except for the land on which it would be built. This came to light after the MP for South Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, once again brought to light, an instruction from the Chief of Staff of Ghana, to the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta. The leadership of parliament had struggled to contain the outrage amid the trending social media hashtag #DropThatChamber and calls for a “2 million march,”. The march that was eventually suspended after the campaigners succeeded in getting Parliament to #DropThatChamber.
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June 11, 2022 17:33 UTC
What J.J. Rawlings Said About Paul Adom-Otchere In 2020
Paul Adom-Otchere’s unrestrained rant dubbed editorial on his show has seen him clash with a number of people with the latest being Togbe Afede, the Agbogbomefia of the Asogli state. From Asiedu Nketia to Manasseh, the Good Evening Ghana host has taken on a number of high-profiled people with late former President Jerry John Rawlings being a ‘victim’. Safe to say that Rawlings was not a fan of Adom-Otchere’s opinion-based journalism as he once chided him publicly for spewing nonsense. Addressing a durbar to climax the 38th anniversary of the 31st December Coup D'etat, Jerry John Rawlings chastised the host of Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere, saying that he always spews out nonsense on his television programme. “That small boy called Adom-Otchere or something wakes up every day to speak nonsense,” he said.
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June 11, 2022 13:31 UTC
Multiple soldiers injured in accident on Anum-Apapam road
General News of Friday, 10 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comVideo of soldiers involved in accident goes viralGAF confirms accident involving soldiersMilitary accident victims responding to treatment, says GAFA group of soldiers were involved in an accident on Wednesday 9 June 2022, along the Suhum–Anum Apapam Road. A viral video of the scene shows several soldiers lying on the road with some looking near lifeless. The officers were being helped by some community members and other members of the troop who survived unscathed. The transport track which the soldiers were travelling in is seen overturned and lying sideways with some parts mangled from the impact. Meanwhile, the Ghana Armed Forces in a statement has confirmed the accident in which some 16 officers sustained various injuries.
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June 11, 2022 01:45 UTC
Why Togbe Afede gave Adom-Otchere his BMW 7 series for his wedding
Photos of Adom-Otchere's wedding and Togbe Afede's BMW 7 series vehicle went viral on social media, with people saying that Paul Adom-Otchere is ungrateful to Togbe Afede. Reacting to the claims on his TV show, Paul Adom-Otchere admitted that Togbe Afede's BMW 7 series was part of the vehicles he had used for his wedding, but it was just for two hours. "I was talking to Togbe Afede about this wedding. [I asked what cheque] and she said the money that Togbe said we should organise for your school fees. Paul Adom-Otchere quizzed.
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June 10, 2022 13:36 UTC
Many unapproved chemicals still in use in Ghanaian agriculture
General Secretary of the Ghana Agricultural Workers' Union (GAWU), Edward Kareweh, has disclosed that some unapproved chemicals in the agricultural business are very rampant in the country. According to him, these chemicals are very harmful to human lives and other living things and can affect the crops around the area such chemicals are used on. Kareweh noted: "There are many chemicals that have not been approved and get they are within the system. There is also another chemical known as the 'condemn' which is sprayed on weeds to kill them and they also have effects on other living organisms. As to what will happen to the crop thereafter these chemicals have been sprayed and killed the weeds is a major concern to us.
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June 10, 2022 12:47 UTC
Headmaster, Old Boys Association of Kumasi school sodomising students - Foh-Amoaning alleges
Speaking to the media when members of the coalition including some Members of Parliament visited the Tema Motorway on Thursday, June 9, 2022, Mr Foh-Amoaning revealed that the group is currently dealing with a matter where the headmaster and some old students of a boys school in Kumasi have retorted to sodomosing students in the School. I give you one instance, in Kumasi, there is a secondary school where the headmaster together with the old boys association have teamed up and they are sodomising the boys. There are about 2,000 boys within that school," he noted." He mentioned that the situation is not akin to the Kumasi school alone as such cases are spread all over the country. “It is not only that particular school; schools from Nsawam, Wa, we have got invitations from all over the country,” he emphasized.
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June 09, 2022 22:04 UTC
Call Me A Monkey If I Contribute To National Cathedral Project
The founder and leader of Heaven's Gate Ministry, Prophet Nicholas Osei, has criticised the government for its stand on the National Cathedral project though many important issues remain unresolved. Prophet Osei, who is popularly known as Kumchacha, said that the money the government is using for the cathedral project could be used to fix the roads in the country. If I support the project with a penny, then call my a Monkey," he said in Twi. Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the National Cathedral is the missing link in Ghana's development. According to him, the project is equally important as any development project in the country.
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June 09, 2022 17:22 UTC
Anti-LGBTQ+ bill: You can't fault me for doing my job – Anyimadu Antwi to Muntaka
General News of Thursday, 9 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comKwame Anyimadu Antwi, Chairman of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee of Parliament, has indicated that the Minority cannot blame him for doing his job in the right manner. Kwame Anyimadu Antwi noted that the Committee recently completed the public hearing on the proposed Bill and will proceed with the clause by clause consideration of the Bill and submit its report to the plenary. Article 106 (14) says a bill introduced in Parliament by or on behalf of the President shall not be delayed for more than three months in any committee of Parliament. Which President introduced this bill that he is talking about? Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka, Minority Chief Whip, said the Chairman of the Committee is deliberately delaying the passage of the Anti –LGBTQI Bill therefore, they [Minority] will continue to oppose any bill brought before the House by the Executive.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 09, 2022 15:56 UTC
This is how much work has been done so far on the National Cathedral
General News of Thursday, 9 June 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comWhile the government has made it clear that it is not funding the construction of the ‘personal-pledge-to-God’ National Cathedral, as stated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, latest information suggests otherwise. This, according to the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the move is a “grave constitutional violation” caused by the Minister of Finance. It has also emerged that construction work on the National Cathedral has since February 2022, stalled, with little activities going on there. But how much work has been done on the cathedral so far? Edem Srem, one of Ghana’s foremost drone pilots and documentary producers, took some aerial shots of the progress of work at the site of the National Cathedral and has made them available to GhanaWeb.
Source:GhanaWeb
June 09, 2022 12:48 UTC