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01 Aug

Association Of Women Accountants Ghana Mentor Students Of Sokode SHTS

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The members of the Association of Women Accountants Ghana (AWAG), have extended their career development mentorship and public outreach to the Sokode Senior High Technical School (SOSTECH). Madam Mawushie Dzikunoo, the President of AWAG said the objective of the mentorship outreach, was to equip the students especially those offering business courses with insights, knowledge and align their interests with future career goals. She said apart from the gesture, being a civic responsibility of AWAG to mentor students with a focus on the girl-child, it was to help them to set goals and act. She advised the students to aspire to…

01 Aug

Fuel Prices Go Up; Petrol, Diesel Selling At ₵12.95 Per Litre

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Some Oil Marketing Companies (OMC) have started increasing prices of petroleum products at the pumps from August 1, 2023. GOIL is selling a litre of petrol at ₵12.95 from its previous price of ₵12.40. Diesel is also selling a litre at ₵12.95 from its old price of ₵12.45. The increase can be attributed to the sudden increase in prices of finished petroleum products on the international market as well as some supply issues on the world market. Some industry watchers say this is the biggest hike in prices of finished petroleum products on the international market since January 2023. The…

01 Aug

Akufo-Addo Sacks Bosome Freho DCE Over Galamsey

wontumionlineNewsBosome Freho DCE, Yaw Danso

President Nana Addo Akufo-Addo has dismissed the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Bosome Freho District Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso, according to a Daily Guide report filed on July 31, 2023. The DCE was suspended in October 2022 following allegations of engaging in illegal small-scale mining activities, commonly known as galamsey. The investigation into the allegations against Yaw Danso was triggered by an audio recording that allegedly implicated him in galamsey activities. After the suspension, Assembly members from Bosome Freho called on the presidency to conduct further investigations into the matter. President Akufo-Addo invited Yaw Danso to defend…

01 Aug

14-Year-Old Boy Attacked By Armed Men At Gomoa Potsin

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Residents of Gomoa Potsin are afraid of the recent increase in criminal activity in the area and have requested that authorities intervene. Following the attack on a 14-year-old child by unknown assailants, residents are demanding urgent action. The child is fighting for his life at Accra’s 37 Military Hospital after being attacked by unknown assailants and suffering many deep machete wounds. The minor, Philip Dadzie, a JHS 2 student at Gomoa Potsin D/A Junior High School, was attacked while jogging on the Potsin-Dominase stretch by unknown assailants. The victim was attacked by two people on a motorcycle, according to the…

01 Aug

This Is Cruel! – Ama Governor Fires Detailed Response To CJ Over Call To The Bar Fiasco

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Elorm Ababio, the law student barred from being called to the bar in 2022 has replied Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo over her recent justification of the General Legal Council's decision to refuse certain people from being called for different reasons. Ms. Ababio, alias Ama Governor, had her call to the Bar suspended despite having passed all required examinations. At the time, the General Legal Council (GLC) citing a petition filed against the conduct of Ms. Ababio by one Hajia Siduri, decided to put her Call to the Bar on ice. Speaking to the issue at an event in Accra (July…

01 Aug

MP Sues Assemblyman For Defamation, Demands GHȼ1 Million In Damages

wontumionlineNewsAndy Kwame Appiah Kubi

Andy Kwame Appiah-Kubi, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asante Akim North constituency, has sued the assemblyman of the Obuasi Electoral Area, Enoch Sarfo Asiedu, for alleged defamation. In a statement of claim filed at a Kumasi High Court, the MP is seeking a declaration that the some statements made by the defendant on a local radio station are defamatory and have tarnished his image and standing. According to the 17-point statement of claim filed by Kwasi Asokwa-Boateng of Appiah-Kubi & Associates of Nhyira Chambers, the defendant uttered unpalatable Twi words against the MP during a program on Salt FM…

01 Aug

Treason Trial: Colonel Gameli Slapped With Contempt

wontumionlineNewsColonel Gameli

The Accra High Court trying nine persons for treason has sentenced Colonel Samuel Kwadzo Gameli to sign a bond to be of good behaviour for six months for contempt. Colonel Gameli, one of the accused persons facing abetment of High treason charge, was caught playing audio of the Court’s proceedings whilst Court was in session. Justice Afia Serwaa Asare-Botwe, President of the three-member-panel court, whose voice was heard on the audio, called for a warrant officer to seize the cellular phone of Colonel Gameli. He was then asked how long he had been recording and he confessed that since Wednesday,…

01 Aug

Planting For Food And Jobs Have Increased Food Security In Ghana – Ofori-Atta

wontumionlineBusinessFinance Minister, Planting for Food and Jobs

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has touted the achievements of the Planting for Food and Jobs Initiative. Planting for Food and Jobs is a flagship agricultural Campaign of the Government, with five implementation modules. Presenting the 2023 mid-year budget in Parliament on Monday, July 31, the Finance Minister said that the initiative has brought substantial improvements in Ghana’s agriculture sector. “This has resulted in increased food security, employment along agricultural value chains, and accessibility of raw materials for developing industries. “The programme has directly contributed to increased crop yields for major food staples such as maize, rice, and soya by…

01 Aug

Lasmid Breaks Silence On VGMA Performance Flop

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Rising Ghanaian artiste, Lasmid did not have the best of nights at the 24th edition of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) despite bagging two awards on the night. Almost three months after the incident, the artiste has opened up about his performance on the day which was marred by technical hitches. According to Lasmid, the incident was basically a day gone bad as things did not go as planned. “So I climbed that stage, I did my best. We wanted the best in our minds to come out so everyone can say the boy has put in work. It…

01 Aug

Advise Your Gay Son And Stop The Bitterness – KKD Told

wontumionlineShowbizErnest Owusu Bempah, KKD

The Deputy Director of Communications for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Ernest Owusu Bempah, has launched an attack on Ghanaian broadcaster Kwesi Kyei-Darkwah popularly known as KKD following his recent comment that whoever coined the NPP's popular slogan, "Breaking the Eight," is a fool. Owusu Bempah accused KKD of speaking out of hatred and bitterness and questioned his reasoning abilities. Speaking in an interview on Neat FM on July 31, 2023, Owusu Bempah expressed his belief that the comments were uncalled for and senseless. “First of all, KKD I think that he has a problem, he himself personally …since my breastfeeding days…