Shirley Ayorkor-Botchway, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has hinted that the United States (US) Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is planning to repatriate another batch of Ghanaians. According to her, the Ghana Mission in the U. S was yet to be provided with the details of the number of deportees to be … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Okai Koi Central, in whose constituency a shooting incident occurred, Patrick Yaw Boamah is urging calm among residents. The shooting, by some unknown assailants, led to the death of one police officer, leaving another injured. Patrick Boamah in a statement copied to citifmonline.com on Thursday urged the police to work … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Kintampo South constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, Madam Felicia Adjei, has called on authorities charged to maintain sanity on highways to strictly enforce the Road Traffic Act 683 which mandates occupants of vehicles to wear seatbelt. According to her, despite the Act making non-wearing of seat belt a punishable … Read more
Senior Lecturer and security expert with Kofi Anan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPC), Dr. Kwesi Aning, has urged the security agencies in the country to invite the former Lands and Natural Resources Minister under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, over the spying equipment discovered in the office of the current sector minister … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Kintampo South constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, Madam Felicia Adjei, has called on authorities charged to maintain sanity on highways to strictly enforce the Road Traffic Act 683 which mandates occupants of vehicles to wear seatbelt. According to her, despite the Act making non-wearing of seat belt a punishable … Read more
Some residents in the Manhyia North Constituency in the Ashanti Region are decrying the poor nature of roads in the constituency. Some are blaming the Member of Parliament, Collins Owusu Amankwaah, for the state of roads. The roads become difficult to ply at the slightest rain, a resident told 3news.com. Roads from the Airport Roundabout … Read more
Several authorities in the Mamprugu Traditional Area including Chief of Bunkprugu, Naasimong Bukari, have raised security concerns over the collapse of a bridge that links Nalerigu to the Bunkprugu – Yunyoo district in the Northern region. The Nalerigu-Sakogu bridge is marked one of the structurally deficient bridges on the abandoned Walewale Bunkprugu road and tumbled … Read more
Six weeks after welcoming Russia’s Vladimir Putin to France at the Palace of Versailles, new French President Emmanuel Macron will use history and his country’s grandeur to try to charm Donald Trump on Thursday. In London, Berlin, Brussels and Paris, European leaders are wondering how best to handle the unpredictable US president, whose nationalist “America … Read more
She’s not just any weightless propagandist or faceless serial caller whose words ought to be disregarded or treated with contempt. She is a lawyer. She is the Member of Parliament for Dome Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region, the second biggest constituency in Ghana in terms of voter population. She is the Deputy Majority … Read more
Israel’s main opposition Labour party has taken a risk in electing as its new leader an ex-businessman who only joined months ago, hoping a fresh approach can topple Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Avi Gabbay, a 50-year-old former head of one of Israel’s largest telecommunications companies, is far from the typical leader of the party that … Read more
Embattled Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency of the Greater Accra Region, Sarah Adwoa Safo, says she did not turn out during the commissioning of the controversial Community Senior High School in her constituency because the function was largely an NDC rally. Political Aide to the Dome-Kwabenya legislator, Dr. E. Y. Boakye, said no one … Read more
Members of the Kenyan Parliament who will be elected to the 12th Parliament will not benefit from the Sh5,000 allowance their predecessors enjoyed for sittings. This is after the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) scrapped it after members of the public raised concerns that their representatives were misusing it. SRC Chairperson Sarah Serem said Kenyans … Read more
The Eastern Region Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged the daughter of the President, Edwina Akufo-Addo, who is being accused of having knowledge in the BOST saga, to go to court to clear her name. Nana Fredua Agyeman Ofori-Attah says: “It is very disappointing because what they are doing to … Read more
It appears some Ghanaians are not willing to stop trolling the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome Kwabenya, Honorable Sarah Adwoa Safo, for claiming that a school built in her constituency was through her personal efforts as they have taken it to another level. Ms. Safo, in a video that went viral on social media … Read more
Former Member of Parliament for Nanton Constituency Ibrahim Mohammed Murtala has lashed out at the Akufo-Addo-led government, saying it is already embroiled in “create, loot and share”. The term – create, loot and share – was used by a Supreme Court justice in the trial of businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome. Mr Murtala said the sale … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Efutu Constituency, Alexander Afenyo Markin has challenged the decision of Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei to order some top officers of the Commission to proceed on leave following a report from the Economic and Organized Crime Organization (EOCO) indicting the officers. According to him, although EOCO has the … Read more
Kenya’s government on Saturday announced the death of Interior Minister Joseph Nkaissery at a hospital in the capital Nairobi. Nkaissery, 68, a retired army officer, had held the position of cabinet secretary for interior and coordination of national government since late 2014. “It is with deep sorrow and shock that we announce the sudden passing … Read more
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has pledged that government would work with stakeholders in the economy for a clearer understanding on how the VAT Flat Rate Scheme functions. According to him, the rationale behind the policy is geared towards simplifying the tax system and does not impose double or cascading tax. The implementation of the … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Akatsi South Constituency in the Volta Region says the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government insulted Ghanaians with the decision taken on the controversial sale of contaminated fuel at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport Company (BOST). In Mr. Bernard Ahiafor’s assessment, “it sounds so insulting that at the time that … Read more
Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has pledged that government would work with stakeholders in the economy for a clearer understanding on how the VAT Flat Rate Scheme functions. According to him, the rationale behind the policy is geared towards simplifying the tax system and does not impose double or cascading tax. The implementation of the … Read more