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Nigeria’s Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 17-year-old boy identified as Noble Uzuchi over the impregnation of 10 ladies. The suspect was nabbed alongside his accomplice, Chigozie Ogbonna, a 29-year-old man. According to the law enforcement authorities, the two suspects, and two other ladies, Favour Bright, 30; and Peace Alikoi, 40 were allegedly running a baby factory. The Rivers Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Grace Iringe-Koko said that the arrests were carried out following a tipoff. In a statement, the police boss said that the four suspects operated in the Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre local government areas of the state…
The Methodist Church Ghana and the Methodist University Council have announced the appointment of Prof. Philip Ebow Bondzi-Simpson as its first Vice Chancellor. Prof. Bondzi-Simpson’s appointment follows the award of the Presidential Charter to the University to be a full-fledged tertiary institution awarding its own certificates and degrees to students. Presiding Bishop of the Methodist Church, Ghana, Rev. Dr. Paul Kwabena Boafo, who made the announcement, said the appointment would go down in the history of the University. “On behalf of the Methodist Church and the Council, we welcome you our first Vice Chancellor after autonomy was granted by the…
In a fresh amendment filed by Nana Agyei Baffour Awuah, counsel for former Presidential Staffer, Charles Bissue, is seeking for the investigation and prosecution of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The plaintiff, Charles Bissue argues that Anas Aremeyaw Anas must be investigated and prosecuted based on claims made in a 2019 documentary; “Galamsey Fraud Part 1”. Counsel for the plaintiff argues that “upon a true and proper interpretation of Act 959 (Office of the Special Prosecutor Act), the 1st Defendant Office (Office of the Special Prosecutor) cannot investigate and prosecute the plaintiff without investigating and prosecuting the 2nd (Anas Aremeyaw…
Ignatius Baffour-Awuah The Government and Organized Labour have agreed to a 30-percent base pay increment on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) across board for this year at a base point of 1.7 percent. This was announced by the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah today Thursday January 12. The increment took effect January 1, 2023. Per the announcement, Mr Baffuor-Awuah noted “Since August last year, we started meeting to determine the base pay for 2023. “This was after in July, we had worked together to grant a COLA of 15 per cent, being a relief for hardships…
The Ministry of Youth and Sports has outlined a road map it intends to use to bring back fans to Ghana Premier League games. This was after a meeting with the Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) on Wednesday to look into the menace. It has become a trend in recent days that fans have decided not to patronize games from the local league, with even Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak struggling to attract more than 5,000 fans to their games. In a statement released after the meeting, the Sports Ministry says it intends to meet key stakeholders in the…
The Finance Ministry on Wednesday said negotiations on the terms of a domestic debt exchange agreement with local pension funds were continuing and that they would be made public once an agreement on the details is reached. Government, in a bid to mitigate an ongoing economic crisis, has negotiated a staff-level agreement for a $3 billion loan package from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The deal will only be approved by the IMF board if Ghana undergoes comprehensive debt restructuring, the fund has said. In early December, the finance ministry launched a plan to exchange local bonds for longer-dated maturities. But after the deal…
The government is cautioning that the failure of eligible individual bondholders to take part in the domestic debt exchange would worsen the current economic crisis. Government in consideration to the Amendments to the Invitation to Exchange has therefore encouraged each bondholder to voluntary tender its holdings. “The success of this operation is critical to restoring macro-economic stability. Were the participation to the exchange too low, the government’s efforts to resolve the current crisis would be jeopardized, as well as the government’s capacity to honor its commitments and repay its debt.” The government meanwhile announced a 2% cash free for participating…
The Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC) has launched the National AIDS Spending Assessment (NASA) report for 2019, 2020 and 2021, which shows that the country spent $323.7 million in the years under review. The report showed that the total HIV and AIDS-related expenditure for 2019, 2020 and 2021 stood at $88,648,568, $107,280,242 and $127,828,300, respectively. The Director-General of the GAC, Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, who made this known at the launch and dissemination of the NASA report, said the funds for each respective year were the total contribution made by the government, the private sector and the international donor community. However, he…
The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has interdicted four members of staff who were implicated in professional misconduct. The four were captured in a media investigation piece operating through agents, as well as security men to outwit the official mandatory requirements for personal financial gains. The investigation was carried out in two regions, the Greater Accra Regional Office located at 37 and the Tamale Regional Office in the Northern Region. The DVLA in a statement following the airing of the documentary said it has taken steps to address the rot in the acquisition of driver’s licenses. It added that…
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed eight female students of the Chiana Senior High School in the Kassena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region for making derogatory statements against President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The second-year students, the GES statement said, used vulgar and unprintable words on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in a viral video late last year. The dismissal of the students follows an investigation into the case. Before the dismissal, the students had been on suspension. The GES, in the dismissal letter, addressed to parents of the students, described their conduct as very undesirable, and…
