Monthly Archives: December 2023

FULL LIST: 18 NPP MPs bowing out of parliament

Politics of Thursday, 28 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Some 18 members of the current parliament in will not be seeking re-election in the NPP’s primaries The current Parliament of Ghana’s Fourth Republic will end on the night of January 7, 2025. Ahead of that, the ruling New Patriotic Party which forms the current majority group in the House is gearing up for the ...

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Next NDC government will scrap emissions tax – Asuogyaman MP

Business News of Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Source: starrfm.com.gh The minority caucus attempted to block the passage of the tax in Parliament The Member of Parliament for Asuogyaman Thomas Ampem Nyarko, has stated that the next NDC government, under President John Mahama, will abolish the GH¢100 yearly emission tax introduced by the current Akufo-Addo and Bawumia administration. He said the minority caucus attempted ...

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Bissue was entrapped; Kissi Agyebeng suppressed investigation – Martin Amidu

General News of Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Martin Amidu (L), Kissi Agyebeng (R) Former Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has raised some allegations against the current Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng, accusing him of suppressing an investigation and entrapping Charles Bissue. According to him, during his tenure as special prosecutor, Kissi Agyebeng while serving as the lawyer for investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, sought assurances ...

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Mahama ‘attacked’ for saying SHS students passed WASSCE because they were allowed to cheat

eneral News of Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Source: ghanaguardian.com Former president, John Mahama Former President John Dramani Mahama‘s comment that senior high school students were allowed to cheat, hence the historic results in the 2023 edition, has not gone down well with Ghanaians, who have expressed disappointment at the former President. The 2023 WASSCE results, released earlier this month, have been described ...

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You are corrupt and desperate – Martin Amidu tells Kissi Agyebeng

General News of Wednesday, 27 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Kissi Agyebeng, Special Prosecutor and Martin Amidu Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has levelled serious allegations against his successor, Kissi Agyebeng. Martin Amidu accused the Special Prosecutor of attempting to shield mismanagement, corruption, and malpractices within the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) from public scrutiny. The former anti-corruption crusader contends that Agyebeng is resorting ...

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FULL TEXT: President Akufo-Addo’s 2023 Christmas message

Business News of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com play videoPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo For onto us, a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called wonderful counselor, mighty God, everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the greatness of his government and peace, there will be ...

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2023 in Retrospect: My wife is corrupt, she can’t be Ghana’s First Lady with this attitude – Ken Agyapong

General News of Tuesday, 26 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com   Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong In her efforts to shield a health worker accused of corruption, Stella Wilson Agyapong, the wife of prominent politician and presidential hopeful Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, incurred his wrath. The health worker in question allegedly exploited a woman at a government hospital, leading to ...

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Majority Leader expresses concern over MPs absenteeism

Politics of Monday, 25 December 2023 Source: GNA Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader and Leader of Government Business in Parliament, has expressed concern over absenteeism among the Members of Parliament (MPs) and lateness to the Chamber by some of those who report for parliamentary business. That, he said, continued to be a major challenge to ensuring effective ...

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Water stijgt verder, donderdag wordt piek verwacht

De hevige regenval zorgt voor flinke wateroverlast. Op verschillende plekken treden rivieren buiten de oevers. Ruim 11.000 huishoudens in en rond Nijverdal (Overijssel) zijn afgelopen nacht getroffen door een stroomstoring. Een schakelstation was door het hoge water ondergelopen. Het rivierwater zal de komende dagen verder stijgen. Voor het IJsselgebied heeft Rijkswaterstaat code oranje afgegeven. Binnenlandredactie 25 dec. 2023 Laatste update: 08:49 De brandweer ...

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Shatta Wale, Kuami Eugene storm Afua Asantewaa’s sing-a-thon event, raise morale

Entertainment of Tuesday, 26 December 2023 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Shatta Wale and Afua Asantewaa sharing a moment Celebrated Ghanaian dancehall artist, Charles Nii Armah Mensah, alias Shatta Wale, brought the Akwaaba Village to a standstill on Monday, December 25, 2023, when he visited the center for a Guinness World Record attempt. Female journalist and entrepreneur, Afua Asantewaa Aduonum, is currently pursuing the longest ...

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