Elizabeth Danso

The NDC Member of Parliament for Ning Prampram, Samuel Nartey Geroge has said that he is against a decision to pay First and Second Lady salaries whether it is an NDC or NPP President. According to the NDC MP plans to pay the spouses of Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia is not necessary because the nation needs money for more pressing issues. He made this comment after the government decided to adopt a recommendation by an emolument committee that has long been approved by Ghana’s seventh Parliament. Speaking on Neat…

Member of Parliament for Ningo Pampram constituency, Sam George maybe heading to court following news on the salaries that will paid the wives of the President and Vice President dated back to 2017. According to the NDC MP plans to pay the spouses of Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Bawumia is not necessary because the nation needs money for more pressing issues. He made this comment after the government decided to adopt a recommendation by an emolument committee that has long been approved by Ghana's seventh Parliament. …

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ejura-Sekyeredumasi has denied the allegations levelled against him that the three men arrested in connection to Kaaka's death are his body gaurds. According to him the three men, who were arrested are not his body guards but are equally NPP members just as Kaaka Macho, a social media activist who was murdered by some suspects. He admitted that indeed the arrested men sometimes visit him in his house just as everyone does. Speaking before the 3-member committee on Thursday 8th…

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Ejura-Sekyeredumase Mohammed Salisu Bamba has finally explained why he left the Ejura township during the disturbance. Speaking before the 3-member committee that was set aside by the Interior Minister Ambrose Derry under the orders of President Nana Addo, the MCE disclosed he was advised by security agent to leave the area. He noted that when Kaaka the social media activist died he was directly linked to the murder and believes his presence in the area would have worsen the…

Ejura-Sekyeredumase Municipal Chief Executive Mohammed Salisu Bamba has told the 3-member committee set aside to investigate the Ejura disturbance that some faceless group of individuals are using the death of social media activist Kaaka for their own interest. He made this comment when he appeared before the committee of inquiry on Thursday 8th July 2021. The MCE says from the look of how the whole environment has been polarized, some faceless individuals are trying to use Kaaka's death for their own parochial…

On July 1, 2021 all military officers in Wa barracks who were on duty except the Duty officer when some military personnel brutalized residents have been punished. This came to bear after a 4-member Committee that was set to probe the assault incident in the Upper West Regional Capital of Ghana bought its findings after the investigation. Three of the personnel have been demoted while others serve jail term. They are the Orderly, Guard Commander and the Sentry. They have been demoted to lower ranks. The Orderly'…

Both the Ghana Health Service and Ghana Education Service have come to a consensus for a lockdown to be imposed on Achimota Senior High School. According to directives given by the school's authorities no one leaves or enters the school premises. This comes following the recent rise in Delta variant of Covid-19 among some of the students. Between Monday June 14th and Wednesday June 16 some three students took ill, showed symptoms of influenza-like and were tested but unfortunately showed symptoms of the Delta…

The former President of South Africa, Jacob Zuma has handed himself over to the police to start serving a 15-month jail sentence for contempt of court. This comes after the police threatened to arrest Zuma if he fails to hand himself over to the police by midnight. On Wednesday the former President was admitted to Estcourt Correctional Center in his home province of KwaZulu-Natal. The former President, was sentenced to jail after he failed to attend a corruption inquiry to give evidence at an inquiry into…

The Vice-Chairman of Finance Committee of Parliament, Patrick Yaw Boamah has said that the criticisms hurled at the $28million loan tabled by the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Attah before Parliament on Tuesday 7th July 2021 is a misplaced or unfair critisms. He is of the view the Parliament is the only arm of government where MPs buy and fuel their own cars. The MP for Okaikoi Central made this comment when Ken Ofori-Atta presented before Parliament a $28million interest-free loan for law makers to take loans with the…

Seven Senior High School students are heavily pregnant and 35 have given birth in the Suhum Municipality in the Eastern Region of Ghana. This incident happened within a space of one year which is from March 2020 to April 2021 but was recorded in 3 Senior High schools. Islamic Girls Senior High School recorded 15 deliveries and 4 pregnancies. Suhum Technical Senior High Schools (SUTESCO) also recorded 8 deliveries while Suhum Presbyterian Senior High School (PRESEC) recorded two deliveries and 2 pregnancies. This…