The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has launched a scathing attack on the Board Chair of the Audit Service, Prof. Edward Dua-Agyemang, describing him as a ‘trickster and a hatchet man’. The party believes the former Auditor General does not have the credibility to undertake any role assigned to him, and thus questioned why President Akufo-Addo appointed him. In an ...
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Mahama lists 4 four things he’ll do to improve Akufo-Addo’s ‘Free SHS’
Former President John Mahama has revealed how he will improve the ‘Free SHS’ as currently being implemented by the Akufo-Addo government if wins power in the 2020 elections. According to him, though free education is a public good, “it must be implemented in a manner that is sustainable an does not compromise quality”. In this vein, he added, “a new ...
Read More »Gov’t must account for the $6.8m spent on illegal ‘ghost audits’ – NDC
The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to account for an amount of $6.8 million that has been allegedly paid to a private auditing firm to audit the dealings of the previous administration. According the General Secretary of the NDC, the NPP government has paid a private auditor to do a job ...
Read More »Tony Aidoo reveals why he stopped attending NDC congresses
Ghana’s former Ambassador to the Netherlands, Dr. Tony Aidoo has disclosed why he stopped patronising congresses organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) detailing how the party has lost focus over the years. According to him, his decision to ditch NDC congresses is because they never hold discussions on significant issues and policies that will improve the party but rather ...
Read More »General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called the bluff of the chairman of the Audit Service Board, Professor Edward Duah Agyeman who has threatened to sue him over claims he [Aseidu Nketia] made against his character. Mr Nketia at a press conference on Tuesday, 2 October 2018 attacked the character of Prof ...
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong names groups impeding Ghana’s progress
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has outlined the groups of people impeding Ghana’s progress per his estimation. In a pour out of what appears to be his frustration on Ghana’s lack of forward-match, the legislator said the attitudes of politicians, clergy, journalists and chiefs towards work and corruption is hindering the progress in the country. “There are ...
Read More »‘Vaste lasten gaan volgend jaar 700 euro omhoog’
De vaste lasten voor Nederlanders gaan volgend jaar flink omhoog. Huishoudens met drie personen zijn per jaar gemiddeld bijna 700 euro meer kwijt aan zaken als gas en licht, huur en verzekeringen, berekende vergelijkingssite Pricewise. Alleenstaanden moeten rekening houden met een stijging van 450 euro. De prijsvergelijker baseert zich onder meer op aangekondigde veranderingen in de Miljoenennota rond zorgpremies en ...
Read More »Otumfuo’s Chief Priest performs rituals as traders complain of low patronage
The Chief Priest of Asantehene Baffour Sumankwahene Asare Ababio on Sunday stormed racecourse market in the Kumasi metropolis to perform rituals for River Subin following traders complaints of low patronage of their goods. It will be recalled that the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly(KMA) on November 6, 2017, embarked on decongestion exercise to relocate traders and transport operators from unauthorized places to ...
Read More »15 Agogo State college students arrested for rioting over water and power cuts
Fifteen students of the Agogo State College in the Asante Akyem North District of the Ashanti Region have been arrested for rioting over erratic power cuts and water crisis. The protest, which was led by female students has left several school property including school buses damaged. In all, ten female students and five male students participated in the protest on ...
Read More »New Land Law to tackle landguards menace – Deputy Lands Minister
A proposed Lands bill, which is before the Lands and Forestry Committee of Parliament, has prescribed new sanctions for landguards who terrorise landowners in major cities and towns of the country, Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio, has revealed. “[With the proposed Land bill] we have even gone to the extent of bringing in and defining people ...
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