According to Dr. Kobby Mensah, Bawumia lacked confidence in his own lecture and in so doing failed to display some of his usual tactics when delivering addresses of this kind. No jabs, no slogans, no belly laugh, more glitches, moments of dysgraphia, pensive and jittery audience, not to talk about selective evidence,” the academic tweeted minutes after the over two-hour lecture ended. He also mounted a defence of the government’s intervention in seeking to reboot the economy and ease current hardships. On the subject of the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy), recently assented to by the President, Bawumia only mentioned it in passing as one of the interventions the government was employed to cure the economic malaise. Despite being a topical issue since November 2021 when it was introduced in the 2022 budget, the Vice President – who is head of the government’s Economic Management Team – has yet to make a definitive pronouncement on the tax measure.

The Bawjiase Police Command in the Central Region have arrested a 35-year-old ‘trotro’ driver, identified as Kwabena Ebo for drugging and sexually assaulting a married woman. Kwabena Ebo allegedly drugged the married woman who had gone to him to demand payment of GH¢ 5 for sausage he bought from her, citinewsroom.com reports. On Tuesday he bought sausage from me and told me to come back for the money later. My worry was that I am a married woman and I wonder why he did that. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

Founder and leader of Rock Hill Church and gospel music sensation, Sonnie Badu, has said he is hopeful Black Sherif can win Ghana a Grammy award in the future. Sonnie Badu and Black Sherif. The internationally recognized gospel musician added that he was “very proud” of Black Sherif who is known in real life as Mohammed Ismail Sherif. Both Ghanaian and foreign artistes have lauded Black Sherif’s song, ‘Kwaku The Traveller’, ever since he released it some days ago. It is as a result of the frontier breaking exploits that the song has achieved that caused Sonnie Badu to praise him for seamlessly entering the Nigerian music landscape.

Award-winning Ghanaian comedian, Benson Nana Yaw Oduro famed as Funny Face has shared a one-time experience he had after he took in Indian hemp popularly known as 'wee'. While speaking in an interview with media personality Deloris Frimpong Manso famed as Delay on the Delay Show and sighted by YEN.com.gh on ghanaweb.com, Funny Face recounted his 'wee experience'. Photos of Funny Face. I promised and vowed never to take that again," Funny Face told Delay on the Delay Show. Funny Face also touched on the fact that he took alcohol for the first time when his issues with his relationships started.

The family of Andrew Donkor, a youth of Teleku-Bokazu who was shot dead, is seeking justice for their relative. According to the victim’s brother, Thomas Donkor, the shooting of his brother was not an accident but a deliberate act. Thomas Donkor stated that his brother was not rioting but was present at the Nkroful Magistrate Court to support his colleagues. Thomas Donkor added that “four more bullets have been retrieved from his body by doctors at the hospital which means it was deliberate, so we demand justice. On her side, mother of Andrew Donkor has asked government to build a house for her and the wife since Andrew was the breadwinner of the family.

The MP, during the process of correcting Votes and Proceedings, pointed out that Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, per the records of the House was marked present on Friday, April 1, 2022, despite being absent. “Just out of curiosity, page 7, number 225, Sarah Adwoa Safo has been marked as present. “I don’t know whether the table office is giving effect to the Speaker’s ruling that you don’t have to be physically present in the Chamber to be captured. “I don’t think the Speaker’s ruling was that members could be absent or present without being on the floor. Sarah Adwoa Safo has been away from Parliament after being granted extended leave by the President last year.

Religion of Monday, 4 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe founder of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has been elevated to become an Archbishop and has handed over the Presiding Bishop position to Rt. Welcoming the new role Bishop Ohene will play, Archbishop Agyinasare lauded the new Presiding Bishop and his efforts towards growing the church over the past years. "It is my greatest pleasure to announce our new Presiding Bishop, Rt Rev Ohene Benjamin Aboagye. About the Perez ChapelThe Perez Chapel International has a Pentecostal and Charismatic orientation and believes in the totality of the Bible. The Perez Chapel International, formerly known as the Word Miracle Church International, started in Tamale, Northern Ghana on 29th March 1987.

Speaking in an interview with Joy News, the former Trade and Industry Minister stated that direct taxes on individuals can be sometimes destructive. He said, the basic economic principle behoves the government to direct businesses to generate resources. Individuals’ direct taxes such as this can sometimes be very very destructive, even the business. The E-Levy has been the source of tension in Parliament since it was introduced in the 2022 budget. There are also concerns that the government may securitise proceeds from the e-levy to raise extra revenue.

“It is clearly a helpless costly addiction which sadly, the Ghanaian taxpayer must pay for. President Akufo-Addo travelled via a commercial flight to the Dubai Expo held on Monday, March 7. It is clearly a helpless costly addiction which sadly, the Ghanaian taxpayer must pay for. So, President Akufo-Addo left Accra for Washington on Thursday 31st March, 2022 at 11:52pm aboard a United Airlines Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with call sign UAL997. It is imperative to note that so far, the Ghanaian taxpayer must cough up an astronomical US$465,000 in luxury rental charges.

In the audio shared on a Ghana Police Service Press Corp WhatsApp platform, the man identified himself as the policeman involved in the fracas with the man that has since gone viral. It can happen to you, it can happen to anyone of us as it happened to me but that is not the true case. “The truth is that the person attacked me with a cutlass and that he even hurt my back with the cutlass. Me being a policeman or as one of us, what would you do if you were the one? “It was there that I removed my sidearm and then they realized that something was about to happen and I’m also fighting for my life.

To Barker-Vormawor, Ghana has reached a very critical stage of its development and it requires the most trusted and strongest pair of hands. He noted that this stage of development that he is talking about is “stability” and not a change of government. "It is for this reason that I propose that the President should amend the Constitution to extend his stay in Office. "Shalom"What the Constitution says about the President's term of office. (2) A person shall not be elected to hold office as President of Ghana for more than two terms."

According to the engineer, for the road infrastructure (bridge) in Tamale to be an interchange, it must offer the opportunity for road users to switch roads. “The Ako-Adjei interchange is a three-tier interchange because the road that you can interchange into the other lane is an interchange. “… so, if you look at the Tamale Interchange, it is a flyover, others will say it is an interchange, but for us (engineers), it is a flyover. Meanwhile, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the Tamale Interchange is the first interchange in the northern part of Ghana. “Let me mention that yesterday, it was my honour and great pleasure to have commissioned the Tamale Interchange, the first such interchange in the northern sector of our country, which the people of Tamale celebrated.

The Electronic Transfer Levy Act, will impose a 1.50% levy on most electronic transfers. GhanaWeb takes a look at what the new Electronic Transfer Levy Act will cover when it is finally operationalised from May 1, 2022, as was disclosed by the Finance Minister. Mobile money transfers done between accounts on the same electronic money issuerii. Mobile money transfers from an account on one electronic money issuer to a recipient on another electronic money issueriii. Transfers between principal, master agent and agent’s accountsFind below the Electronic Transfer Levy ActView his Timepath below:

It has emerged that an unnamed National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament has demanded the removal of the Minority leadership in Parliament. This is as a result of the brouhaha surrounding some 7 out of 8 Minority MPs being marked as absent despite being present on March 29. Making his submission on the floor of Parliament, Minority Chief Whip Mohammed-Muntaka Mubarak said the leadership of the Minority could not sleep as a result of the anger that the issue created. He accused the clerks in Parliament as being partisan and only executing an agenda which he said was very unfortunate. Votes and proceedings of Parliament on the day indicate that 8 NDC MPs were marked absent with one NPP MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo marked absent.

The National Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. Sammy Gyamfi has described the government’s decision to reduce petroleum products by 15 pesewas as an insult to the people of Ghana. You have increased petroleum product by 70% just in three months, then when it is time for you to reduce it, you claim you’ve done it by 15 pesewas,” Mr. Sammy Gyamfi said this in an interview with Adom TV monitored by MyNewsGH.com. Sammy Gyamfi’s comments come after the Minister for Finance Ken Ofori Atta on Thursday, March 24, 2022, announced that fuel prices in Ghana will go down by 15 pesewas per litre effective April 1, 2022. But speaking on the matter, the NDC National Communication Officer Mr. Sammy Gyamfi slammed the government saying it is an insult to its citizens. He also went further to chide the government saying the reduction won’t bring any positive impact on the lives of Ghanaians.