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27 Jul

Nigerians On Verge Of Starvation, Soon Cannot Afford Jollof Rice: Report

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Nigerians are running out of coping mechanisms and strategies to deal with the incessant increase in the cost of jollof rice ingredients, according to a report by strategic intelligence analysis firm SB Morgen (SBM). Making this disclosure in the second quarter of its 2022 Jollof Index, SBM said that Nigerians were in danger of starving as the average cost to prepare the delicacy rose from N8,595 to N9,311. According to the report, Nigerians are using different coping strategies depending on their household’s previous economic status, as the gap between the rich and poor widens. “Nigerians are running out of coping…

27 Jul

Tunisia Approves New Constitution Despite Low Turnout And ‘Fraud’ Accusations

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Tunisia's electoral commission announced Tuesday evening the approval of a new constitution granting President Kais Saied unchecked executive, legislative, and judicial powers. The head of the electoral commission, Farouk Bouasker, declared the acceptance of the controversial draft, with 94.6 percent voting "yes", on 30.5 percent turnout. The vote, held on Monday, came one year after a dramatic seizure of power that saw Saied unseat the government and freeze parliament, in a move critics have branded a "coup". Nine million Tunisians were eligible to vote, but no minimum participation had been set for a "yes" vote to pass, and no provisions had been made for a "no" result. Saied, himself a constitutional lawyer,…

27 Jul

Court Dismisses Injunction Seeking To Prevent Black Sherif From Performing His Songs

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Court Dismisses Injunction Seeking To Prevent Black Sherif From Performing His Songs An Accra High Court has dismissed an injunction application brought against Black Sherif by his ex-financier seeking to restrict the artiste from performing his song. The injunction was dismissed on Tuesday, July 26 after the court intimated that the plaintiff, Shadrach Agyei Owusu failed to argue justifiably why the injunction should be granted. In her ruling, Justice Akua Sarpomaa Amoah stated that Black Sherif will suffer an injustice if the motion was approved, per a report by Ghana Weekend. The former financier, Mr Owusu sued the musician on…

27 Jul

My Husband Was Battered And Bruised Yet He Stood Firm – Naadu Mills

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Wife of late President Prof. John Evans Atta Mills has given an account of how her husband was humiliated despite his selflessness for the country. Ernestina Naadu Mills said her love for the former President became even stronger because he stood firm to his core values and never gave in to any manipulation. According to her, “…Fiifi was often battered and bruised on the battlefield of politics but he held firm to his personal values of truth, simplicity, honesty and abiding respect for all. These were the qualities I loved about him..” Mrs. Mills revealed that to her husband, serving at the highest…

27 Jul

Second Man Sentenced to Federal Prison in Paycheck Protection Program Fraud Scheme

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A Virginia man who laundered over $900,000 in fraudulently obtained Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds was sentenced on July 20, 2022, to more than three years in federal prison. Benjamin Sakyi, age 31, from Dumfries, Virginia, originally from Accra, Ghana, received the prison term after a February 8, 2022 guilty plea to one count of money laundering conspiracy. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (“CARES”) Act is a federal law enacted in late March 2020 that provided emergency financial assistance, including Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (“EIDL”) funds, to the millions of Americans who were…

27 Jul

Government Should Extend the SIM Card Registration Exercise: Razak Kojo Opoku Writes

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According to the Minister of Communication and Digitalization, the Ministry would not extend the 31st July 2022 deadline for the nationwide SIM Card Registration Exercise and all unregistered SIM Cards would be deactivated by 31st July 2022. It’s imperative for the Ministry to take into consideration that about 800,000 subscribers to the Ghana Card, which is basic requirement for the registration, have not received their cards. And more mobile phone users in the country have not been able to acquire their Ghana Card. Even more, some Ghanaians have errors on their Ghana Cards or have misplaced the Ghana Cards waiting…

27 Jul

Senior Staff Of Universities Suspend Strike

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The National Executives Council of the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), has suspended its strike. The group on July 13, 2022, joined other unions to demand the payment of 20% Cost of Living Allowance (COLA). The strike continued after government agreed to pay the COLA. The association said it had other outstanding issues. It cited the non-payment of tier 2 pension arrears and contractual agreements among the reasons why their industrial action was still in full force. In a letter signed by the National Chairman of the association, Isaac Donkor, members were directed to resume work immediately. He said…

26 Jul

Value Of National Cathedral Will Be Obvious After Completion – President Akufo-Addo

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President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that there will be no appropriate time for Ghana to construct a national cathedral, indicating that the functional and intrinsic value of the project will be evident when it is completed. The comment of the President comes on the heels of recent controversy surrounding the cost of building the National Cathedral and whether or not its construction should be a priority for the country in light of prevailing national and global economic challenges. Addressing Catholic Bishops attending the 19th plenary assembly of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and…

26 Jul

Stop Attacking Bawumia; What did You Do During Your Tenure As VEEP? – Hon. Cudjoe Asks Mahama (VIDEO)

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The Member of Parliament (MP) for Effia constituency who doubles as the Minister for Public Enterprises, Hon. Joseph Cudjoe, has questioned what the former President John Dramani Mahama was able to do during his tenure as the Vice President of the republic. According to him, the 2020 Flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), comes nowhere closer to Dr. Bawumia when it comes to achievements. "What did Mahama do when he was the Vice President?'' he asked. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show, Hon. Cudjoe said that "Alhaji Aliu Mahama is still remembered as the Vice…

26 Jul

There’s No Way The NDC Can Do Better Than The NPP- Patrick Awuku

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A communications team member of the ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP),Patrick Awuku, has said that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is doing what they are best described for and can never do better than the NPP. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on Movement In The Morning Show on Wontumi Radio/Movement TV, he said that "I wonder what they would have done if COVID-19 was in Ghana only and wasn't declared as a pandemic. Where in the history of this world has an entire airport across the globe been shut down before? They speak as though Ghana is an island therefore the economic crisis we…