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Bolgatanga-based Dreamz FM is reporting that a Policeman has allegedly set the house of his girlfriend ablaze after she took money for transportation but failed to visit him as promised. According to the report, the Police Officer whose name was given as Sergeant Senaya Saviour is said to have burnt the compound house where his lover and her auntie live as tenants on November 23, 2021. Sergeant Senaya Saviour is said to have gone to the house of the girlfriend whose name was given as Eunice on November 21 but knocked severally without a response. Infuriated, Sergeant Senaya Saviour is said to have broken the window of the house and left without seeing his girlfriend. He is said to have returned the following day and under the pretext of fixing the broken window took away all the belongings of Eunice from her room. He subsequently visited the pub which was operated by the auntie of his girlfriend Eunice hoping to meet his lover there but Sergeant Senaya Saviour did not see Eunice ...

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has told the people of Ghana that he is traveling to Dubai for Medical Checkup with a skeletal staff because he believes in protecting the public purse. “The current Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Rt Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin being mindful of the times in which the country finds itself traveled with a comparatively skeletal staff taking into consideration the economic situation in the country and bearing in mind the need for frugal and prudent spending,” a statement from his office said. According to him, it is trite knowledge that most staff of ministries and other arms of government enjoy similar facilities and continue to take advantage of such arrangements to their benefit. He indicated in a statement from his office that Parliamentary records shows that other speakers before him took advantage of the facility; an indication that he is not the only one who is seeking medical attention outside the country. The Speaker in the sta...

Bolgatanga-based Dreamz FM is reporting that a Policeman has allegedly set the house of his girlfriend ablaze after she took money for transportation but failed to visit him as promised. According to the report, the Police Officer whose name was given as Sergeant Senaya Saviour is said to have burnt the compound house where his lover and her auntie live as tenants on November 23, 2021. Sergeant Senaya Saviour is said to have gone to the house of the girlfriend whose name was given as Eunice on November 21 but knocked severally without a response. Infuriated, Sergeant Senaya Saviour is said to have broken the window of the house and left without seeing his girlfriend. He is said to have returned the following day and under the pretext of fixing the broken window took away all the belongings of Eunice from her room. He subsequently visited the pub which was operated by the auntie of his girlfriend Eunice hoping to meet his lover there but Sergeant Senaya Saviour did not see Eunice ...

Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin has told the people of Ghana that he is traveling to Dubai for Medical Checkup with a skeletal staff because he believes in protecting the public purse. “The current Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament Rt Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin being mindful of the times in which the country finds itself traveled with a comparatively skeletal staff taking into consideration the economic situation in the country and bearing in mind the need for frugal and prudent spending,” a statement from his office said. According to him, it is trite knowledge that most staff of ministries and other arms of government enjoy similar facilities and continue to take advantage of such arrangements to their benefit. He indicated in a statement from his office that Parliamentary records shows that other speakers before him took advantage of the facility; an indication that he is not the only one who is seeking medical attention outside the country. The Speaker in the stat...

The Adjabeng District Court in the Greater Accra Region has convicted a Nigerian woman, Olu Olarusi Toyin Tracy and her Ghanaian accomplice, Yvette Mensah for conspiring to fraudulently acquire a GhanaCard contrary to the laws of the country. The two were charged with the offences of conspiracy to commit crime namely Providing False Information to the Officials of NIA, contrary to Section 23(1) of Act 29/60 and Section 17(c) of the National Identification Authority Act 707 (Act 2000) and Providing False Information to NIA Officials. Both accused persons pleaded guilty to all the charges preferred against them and were subsequently convicted on their own plea and sentenced to a fine of Three Hundred (300) Penalty Units i.e. (GHS 3,600) each or in default serve Six (6) months in prison. Meanwhile, accused person Olu Olarusi Toyin Tracy alias Tracy Mensah is also to be repatriated to her country of origin (Nigeria) after serving her conviction by the orders of the Court. National Ide...

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu says the current government became infested with arrogance and impunity on January 7, 2017 when Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was sworn in as the President of Ghana. According to him, this is manifest in the entrenched position government takes on policies and programmes introduced in the country. He said government fails to engage stakeholders before it presents proposed policies and programs before Parliament. Martin Amidu has noted that government engages in a cosmetic stakeholder relations only when it realizes there is a strong opposition to whatever policy that it intends to introduce; a worrying feature for the development of the country. “Nana Akufo-Addo’s government became infested with the arrogance and impunity of power right from the day it assumed the reins of Government on 7 th January 2017. This is the government of a make-believe democrat who consults stakeholders affected by his major policies only after getting Parliament to ...

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Amidu believes the rejection of the 2022 budget presented to Parliament by Co-President and Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is self inflicted as a result of arrogance of Power. According to him, the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government became infested with arrogance and impunity of power on the day he took over power in 2017 and that has been the bane of his government. He indicated that a worrying feature of the current government is the fact that it only sees the need to engage in stakeholder consultations only after there is a serious objection to a policy that has been presented before Parliament. “The Parliamentary vote on 26 th November 2021 against the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2022 Budget Statement and Policy presented to the Parliament of Ghana on 17 th November 2021 on his behalf by his Co-President and Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, was self-inflicted. The Parliamentary vote of rejection of...

The Adjabeng District Court in the Greater Accra Region has convicted a Nigerian woman, Olu Olarusi Toyin Tracy and her Ghanaian accomplice, Yvette Mensah for conspiring to fraudulently acquire a GhanaCard contrary to the laws of the country. The two were charged with the offences of conspiracy to commit crime namely Providing False Information to the Officials of NIA, contrary to Section 23(1) of Act 29/60 and Section 17(c) of the National Identification Authority Act 707 (Act 2000) and Providing False Information to NIA Officials. Both accused persons pleaded guilty to all the charges preferred against them and were subsequently convicted on their own plea and sentenced to a fine of Three Hundred (300) Penalty Units i.e. (GHS 3,600) each or in default serve Six (6) months in prison. Meanwhile, accused person Olu Olarusi Toyin Tracy alias Tracy Mensah is also to be repatriated to her country of origin (Nigeria) after serving her conviction by the orders of the Court. National Ide...

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu says the current government became infested with arrogance and impunity on January 7, 2017 when Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was sworn in as the President of Ghana. According to him, this is manifest in the entrenched position government takes on policies and programmes introduced in the country. He said government fails to engage stakeholders before it presents proposed policies and programs before Parliament. Martin Amidu has noted that government engages in a cosmetic stakeholder relations only when it realizes there is a strong opposition to whatever policy that it intends to introduce; a worrying feature for the development of the country. “Nana Akufo-Addo’s government became infested with the arrogance and impunity of power right from the day it assumed the reins of Government on 7 th January 2017. This is the government of a make-believe democrat who consults stakeholders affected by his major policies only after getting Parliament to ...

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Alamisi Amidu believes the rejection of the 2022 budget presented to Parliament by Co-President and Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta is self inflicted as a result of arrogance of Power. According to him, the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo led government became infested with arrogance and impunity of power on the day he took over power in 2017 and that has been the bane of his government. He indicated that a worrying feature of the current government is the fact that it only sees the need to engage in stakeholder consultations only after there is a serious objection to a policy that has been presented before Parliament. “The Parliamentary vote on 26 th November 2021 against the approval of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 2022 Budget Statement and Policy presented to the Parliament of Ghana on 17 th November 2021 on his behalf by his Co-President and Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, was self-inflicted. The Parliamentary vote of rejection of...

The Mamprusi Youth Association has expressed disgust at the posturing of the Upper East Regional Minister in the wake of unrest at Bawku. In recent times, sporadic gunshots in Bawku Central has led to the placement of a curfew on the Municipality and its environs and a ban on the wearing of smock which security capos say is used by criminals to hide weapons. Reacting to the recent developments and subsequent interviews by the Upper East Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu, the Mamprusi Youth Association have expressed worry over some claims made by him about the cause of the unrest in Bawku. “We have noticed with serious concern how the Upper East Regional Minister who is also the Chairman of the Regional Security Council in a split second turned himself into a propaganda secretary for the Kusasis whilst granting an interview on Citi FM’s Eye Witness News program on November 24, 2021,” a statement from the Association said. Adding that “The minister who is a Kusasi by tribe but was s...

Artiste signed to Ruff Town Records Wendy Shay has expressed worry over the hypocrisy in the Ghanaian society. Weeks ago, the songstress born Wendy Addo confessed to have taken Christ as her Lord and personal saviour. That meant that all old things are gone and she is now brand new, however, she will continue to work because “no food for the lazy”. The songstress has released a new song and as part of the activation process for the song, has introduced the #breakmywaistchallenge where young ladies are seen in video twerking thieir waist off as they dance to the song. The singer also released a video of herself “breaking her waist” but has been criticized for dancing in a seductive manner. Reacting to the criticism, Wendy Shay indicated that being born again has nothing to do with dancing and therefore called on her critics to point to which part of the bible that talks against dancing. She said “What has dancing to my song got to do with me being born again ? Can the So called h...

Ruff Town Records signed artiste Wendy Shay born Wendy Addo has called on GRAMMY nominee Rocky Dawuni to educate his colleague Ghanaians on how to also earn GRAMMY nominations. According to her, it’s imperative that colleagues in Ghana are directed in what to do to earn them such recognition going forward. Wendy Shay made this known in a tweet she shared. The artiste who is one of Ghana’s leading female artistes said there seem to be more to the nomination than just applying and therefore they need to be educated on the pros and cons. “Chairman @RockyDawuni Show us the Grammy way cos connection dey pass application,” she said in a tweet. USA-based Ghanaian Rocky Dawuni has been nominated yet again, for an award at the Grammys. The announcement was made at the Grammys nomination ceremony in a livestreamed event by the Recording Academy on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. He is contending for the Best Global Music Album with his Voice of BunBon, Vol. 1 album against the likes of Dani...

A Police Officer who was found harassing a young lady in her car in the Bono Region has been remanded to appear before the court on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah came under immense attack when he was seen in a video that went viral on social media touching the thighs of a lady in her car while he claimed to be searching the car. The Police officer was also heard in the video threatening the young lady to shut up or receive slaps because she was naked and therefore he had the right to touch her even if she’s not comfortable about it. The Police Officer was subsequently arrested after the video went viral and was arraigned before the court on Monday, November 29, 2021. General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him which are assault contrary to section 84 of the criminal offences act 29 and indecent assault contrary to section 103 of the criminal offences act 29. Meanwhile, an internal disci...

One of the richest artistes in Ghana, Nhyiraba Kojo has revealed that celebrities in the country are no longer misbehaving after meeting with the Inspector-General of Police(IGP). “Right now you can see that after the IGP made his intentions known most of those celebs misbehaving on social media have toned down,” he said in an interview with Amansan Krakye. He added on Kastle FM “You don’t need to be controversial, fight each other or insult other people in order to be popular, if you like do it and let’s see”. The Police leadership led by the Inspector-General, Dr George Akuffo Dampare held a closed-door meeting with members of the creative arts industry. However, Nhyiraba Kojo known in real life as Rashid Joseph said that such meetings are long overdue to remind celebrities to be responsible in their endeavors. “I feel that the meeting between the IGP and celebrities should have been organized a long time ago,” he remarked on the Kastle Entertainment Show. He ended “We’re also...

Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has reiterated that the Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin has no authority to issue orders to either Ministers or their Deput ies He argues that the Bagbin is not a Member of the House though presides over lawmakers and therefore must endeavor to hide his bias. Speaking in the aftermath of the controversy surrounding the rejection of the 2022 budget, he vowed to lead his side to resist attempts by the speaker to bulldoze his way in the chamber. “You are not the speaker of one side of this house and yet increasingly, he is beginning to demonstrate that tendency. His attitude… we are all shocked and it is not the best. It does not speak well of a speaker who is neutral. I think this is appalling and from now we are going to signal the speaker that we are not going to tolerate it. The Speaker himself is not a member of this house. As I told him the other time, he has no authority to issue a personal order to any Minister. These ...

Artiste signed to Ruff Town Records Wendy Shay has expressed worry over the hypocrisy in the Ghanaian society. Weeks ago, the songstress born Wendy Addo confessed to have taken Christ as her Lord and personal saviour. That meant that all old things are gone and she is now brand new, however, she will continue to work because “no food for the lazy”. The songstress has released a new song and as part of the activation process for the song, has introduced the #breakmywaistchallenge where young ladies are seen in video twerking thieir waist off as they dance to the song. The singer also released a video of herself “breaking her waist” but has been criticized for dancing in a seductive manner. Reacting to the criticism, Wendy Shay indicated that being born again has nothing to do with dancing and therefore called on her critics to point to which part of the bible that talks against dancing. She said “What has dancing to my song got to do with me being born again ? Can the So called h...

Ruff Town Records signed artiste Wendy Shay born Wendy Addo has called on GRAMMY nominee Rocky Dawuni to educate his colleague Ghanaians on how to also earn GRAMMY nominations. According to her, it’s imperative that colleagues in Ghana are directed in what to do to earn them such recognition going forward. Wendy Shay made this known in a tweet she shared. The artiste who is one of Ghana’s leading female artistes said there seem to be more to the nomination than just applying and therefore they need to be educated on the pros and cons. “Chairman @RockyDawuni Show us the Grammy way cos connection dey pass application,” she said in a tweet. USA-based Ghanaian Rocky Dawuni has been nominated yet again, for an award at the Grammys. The announcement was made at the Grammys nomination ceremony in a livestreamed event by the Recording Academy on Tuesday, November 23, 2021. He is contending for the Best Global Music Album with his Voice of BunBon, Vol. 1 album against the likes of Dani...

A Police Officer who was found harassing a young lady in her car in the Bono Region has been remanded to appear before the court on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah came under immense attack when he was seen in a video that went viral on social media touching the thighs of a lady in her car while he claimed to be searching the car. The Police officer was also heard in the video threatening the young lady to shut up or receive slaps because she was naked and therefore he had the right to touch her even if she’s not comfortable about it. The Police Officer was subsequently arrested after the video went viral and was arraigned before the court on Monday, November 29, 2021. General Lance Corporal Victor Antwi Yeboah pleaded not guilty to the charges leveled against him which are assault contrary to section 84 of the criminal offences act 29 and indecent assault contrary to section 103 of the criminal offences act 29. Meanwhile, an internal discip...

Ghanaian Businessman, Nhyiraba Kojo has tasked veteran musicians in the country to step aside for the new generation of artistes if they are not prepared to transform Speaking to Amansan Krakye on Kastle FM, the ‘Turnaround’ hitmaker said old artistes must task new artistes to write songs for them if they still want to do music. “If you are an old artiste and you still want to match the new artistes unless you ask them to write the songs for you because their vibes are different,” he remarked. He continued “When you understand that doing music is seasonal then you need to give way when a new generation of artistes come out onto the music scene. “When it’s your time to shine you can feel it that it’s your time and so if others also get their time you ought to understand by stepping aside for them to shine,” he added. He ended “These days I’ve decided not to stress myself to record a song and be chasing promo so I’ll rather invest my money to employ a lot of people”. Nhyiraba Kojo...

The Kaneshie District Court in Accra has today November 30, 2021, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency Francis Xavier Sosu. Francis Xavier Sosu has for some time been a subject of controversy after he failed to appear before the Police when he was invited for organizing a demonstration and blocking roads to drum home the needs of his people. The lawmaker was not in court on Monday when the warrant was issued but his Lawyer Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu told the court he was a ranking member on the legal and Constitutional Committee of Parliament and therefore could not make it to court because the Committee was sitting on the Anti-Gay bill. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare who is the lead prosecutor told the court that the conduct of the lawmaker is an indication that he does not want to appear before the court. The Prosecutor relying on Sections 167 of Act 30, prayed the court to issue a bench warrant for the arre...

The Kaneshie District Court in Accra has today November 30, 2021, issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Member of Parliament for Madina Constituency Francis Xavier Sosu. Francis Xavier Sosu has for some time been a subject of controversy after he failed to appear before the Police when he was invited for organizing a demonstration and blocking roads to drum home the needs of his people. The lawmaker was not in court on Monday when the warrant was issued but his Lawyer Victor Kwadjoga Adawudu told the court he was a ranking member on the legal and Constitutional Committee of Parliament and therefore could not make it to court because the Committee was sitting on the Anti-Gay bill. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sylvester Asare who is the lead prosecutor told the court that the conduct of the lawmaker is an indication that he does not want to appear before the court. The Prosecutor relying on Sections 167 of Act 30, prayed the court to issue a bench warrant for the arre...

North East Regional Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Lawyer Sulley Sambian has said that what the Majority needs now in Parliament is to build consensus and not engage in showmanship. To him, in these difficult times in Parliament, the display of showmanship by the Majority will be dangerous. Sulley Sambian believes that the court cannot be an option as of this time considering how matters will be dragged by the court on a budget that is expected to be used for the 2022 fiscal year. The NPP Secretary says what’s even worrying is the absence of the Speaker of Parliament from Parliament and the fact that the 1st Deputy speaker will chair hence making the numbers of both sides even. Considering all the options available, Sulley Sambian believes that “We just have to build consensus. It’s the only way to navigate through these difficult times”. Meanwhile, the Minority in Parliament have voted against the 2022 budget and has given the government what they expect t...