January 2023 - Wontumi Online

31 Jan

NPP Cannot Afford To Lose Elections 2024- Krobea Asante

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A deputy director of communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Krobea Asante, has said that the party cannot afford to lose elections 2024. According to him, after all several pro- poor policies and interventions rolled out by the government and yet it loses elections 2024 due to internal wranglings, Ghanaians will never forgive the party. "Taking a look at the flagship programs and interventions rolled out by the NPP government led by President Akufo- Addo, we cannot afford to lose elections 2024 and Ghanaians will not even forgive us if we do- they will punish us if out of…

31 Jan

Update On Ghana’s Domestic Debt Exchange Programme

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The Government of Ghana has made significant progress with all stakeholders, including financial sector industry associations and representative groups of individual bondholders, with respect to their participation in the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The Government hereby announces the following updates: 2.That based on the agreement reached with the Ghana Association of Banks (GAB), Ghana Insurers Association (GIA), and the Ghana Securities Industry Association (GSIA), the new terms of the exchange have been accepted. A revised and final Exchange Memorandum will be released by Thursday 2nd February 2023. 3.That based on the engagements with the representative groups of individual bondholders,…

31 Jan

Consumption And Expected Cost For New Tariff To Be Catalogued In Reckoner – ECG

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The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that all unit consumption and expected cost for the upward review of electricity tariff will be systemised in a Reckoner. The Reckoner, the company says clearly explains how the tariff is applied and billed. “Please note that individual customers’ tariff percentage increase will depend on customer classification and consumption category,” the company announced on January 31. ECG said the reckoner will be displayed at all district and customer service centers nationwide to guide customers on their electricity purchases. The upward review of the electricity tariff for the first quarter will be implemented…

31 Jan

Don’t Stop Attending Church Because Of My Broken Marriage – Osofo Kyiri Abosom Tells Congregation

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Founder and leader of the Life Assembly Worship Center, Christian Kwabena Andrews, has urged his followers not to allow his personal marital challenges to affect their faith in God. Addressing his congregants on Sunday, the embattled preacher, popularly known as ‘Osofo Kyiri Abosom’, charged his members to draw a line between their devotion to God and his marital affairs. He said those who follow him must focus on the spiritual nourishment they receive from him, without being distracted by what goes on in his personal life as a married man. Talking to his audience in the local Twi dialect, he…

31 Jan

8 Persons Arrested In ‘School Placement For Sale’ Exposé

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Eight persons have been arrested by the Police following JoyNews and Fourth Estate’s latest investigative piece, “School Placement for Sale” which uncovered widespread fraud in the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSPSS). According to editor-in-chief at Fourth Estate, Manasseh Azure, the suspects have been charged and arraigned. He, however, stated that two others are at large. Mr Azure added that the “police have taken whatever evidence that they need from us and we hope that as time goes on they may be able to reach out beyond these eight and get to whoever served as the link between the…

31 Jan

Korle Bu Teaching Hospital Doctors Threaten Strike Over Unpaid Arrears

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Members of the Korle Bu Doctors Association (KOSA) are threatening to withdraw their services to the outpatient department and elective surgeries over unpaid arrears. The strike is expected to commence from February 6 to 10, should management fail to come up with clear timelines for payment of 13th-month salary arrears. “Beginning 30th of January to 5th February, 2023, KODA expects management to come out with clear timelines for the payment of the arrears and to make this payment a centralized one instead of departmental after all, every payment goes into a central pool,” they explained. “If nothing is received, KODA…

31 Jan

Gospel Musician Accuses Police Of Killing Her Brother In A Scuffle Over Cash

wontumionlineNewsGospel musician, Perpetual Didier, Police

A gospel musician is up in arms over the death of his brother on Monday. Perpetual Didier is accusing some police officers of allegedly brutalising her 32-year-old brother at the West Hills Mall in Weija. According to Perpetual, her brother was billed to leave for Germany after spending the holidays in Ghana. In a Facebook live stream, the teary singer chronicled events leading up to the 32-year-old’s demise which started from his trip to the shopping mall to purchase some items. Per Perpetual Didier’s narration, the young man called Shadrach Arloo had withdrawn an undisclosed amount of money for the…

31 Jan

Deadline For Domestic Debt Exchange Programme Extended To Feb 7

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Government has extended the deadline for the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) to February 7, 2023. The Finance Ministry in a press release on Tuesday added that a new settlement date of Tuesday, February 14, 2023, will be confirmed via the new Exchange Memorandum. The original deadline for the Programme expired at 4 pm today, January 31. Amidst lots of disagreement following the announcement of DDEP, the Ministry said it “has made significant progress with all stakeholders, including financial sector industry associations and representative groups of individual bondholders, with respect to their participation in the Programme.” The Finance Ministry announced…

31 Jan

Stonebwoy Featured On The Breakfast Club

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Ghana’s dancehall superstar Stonebwoy has made an appearance on the biggest morning show in USA "The Breakfast Club". The artist who is currently in London with his wife was featured on the show where he discussed a series of things including his new music, the power of Afrobeats, his ban from the VGMAs, and lots more. Stonebwoy recently announced his new single, “More Of You,” due out February 3. The song was Produced by renowned music producers SupaDups, IzzyAreUKiddinMe, and Cresso. The love-themed afropop song will be the third new release from the Ghana-based reggae, dancehall & afrobeats artiste since…

31 Jan

If Bob Marley Were Alive, Do You Think He Will Feature Sarkodie? Blakk Rasta Blasts Reggae Legend’s Family

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Ghanaian reggae-dancehall singer and broadcaster Blakk Rasta has opined on Sarkodie’s feature on Bob Marley’s "Stir It Up" remix. According to him, Sarkodie’s feature with Bob Marley is a desecration of the legacy of the legendary musician. Speaking on his show on Accra-based 3FM, Blakk Rasta noted that the rapper’s attitude has tarnished the legacy of the legendary reggae singer and the originality of the song meant to praise the legend’s lover. “What Sarkodie did is just a desecration of the legacy of Bob Marley. It’s so shameful. What Sarkodie did is nothing but the desecration of the music king.…