The middle-aged man, presumably in his forties was allegedly shot and killed while sleeping by his four-month-old daughter by unknown assailants Monday night. The attackers shot him in the left side of his chest and the abdomen with his intestines gushing out in the process. “When the woman came, she said the husband had been shot, that they fired into the room and so she suspected that the husband had been killed. The two men were called upon in the night to join the search party for the killers, but they refused to join the team. The remains of the victim have since been deposited at the mortuary of the Atua Government Hospital for preservation and autopsy.

Entertainment of Tuesday, 1 August 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaian actor turned-politician John Dumelo has expressed that he would have reduced the country's reliance on onions and tomatoes if he had access to a fraction of the $1 million allegedly stolen from former sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah. In a Twitter post that garnered significant attention, Dumelo outlined his ambitious plan to utilize the missing funds to expand his own onion and tomato farm. He also intends to invest in modern irrigation techniques and high-yielding seeds, which he believes will substantially impact the nation's agricultural landscape. I will invest it heavily in irrigation and high-yielding seeds and make some good profits. I will invest it heavily in irrigation and high yielding seeds and make some good profits.

The 21-year-old has registered 11 goals and 10 assists in 90 appearances for the Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais. Doku has been added to the list, together with Crystal Palace Michael Olise as replacements for Mahrez. However, Doku could become the lone frontrunner to sign for the 2022/23 UEFA Champions League winners with Chelsea also showing keen interest in Olise. Following his impressive stint with Rennes, Doku has also impressed for the Belgium national team. Doku was born in Antwerp, Belgium, and is of Ghanaian descent, having represented Belgium at the U15, 16, 17, and 21.

IMANI Africa says it suspects the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) wants to create fiscal rooms in order to “waste money during an election that is coming in 2024.”This comes on the heels of the Central Bank, facing serious insolvency. “Even then, they still want to increase that savings by asking pensioners to also get involved in the debt exchange programme. I don’t think it’s fair. What I suspect the government wants to do is to create a lot more fiscal room so that they can waste money during an election that is coming in 2024. He continued, “I don’t think it is fair to do that to pensioners.

Communications team member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has stated that reckless spending by the government has led to the economic situation in the country. His comments come on the back of government’s borrowing deficit amounting to a whopping five hundred billion Ghana Cedis. In an interview on Good Morning Ghana on Metro TV, on Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the former parliamentarian said the government's failure to manage the economy is due to deliberate and reckless spending but not Covid-19 Pandemic and Russia-Ukraine War. Mr. Kwakye Ofosu also asserted that the NPP government lacks credibility in the management of the economy and chided them for turning against their own words. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.

General News of Monday, 31 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe conversation on organ donation and transplantations continues on The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV. In this edition of the show, Daniel Oduro sits with the CEO of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Dr. Opoku Ware Ampomah to discuss the need for Ghana to pass a law that allows individuals to donate their organs to save others upon their deaths. Dr. Ampomah adds his voice to the campaign on the need for government and legislative bodies to create and enact legislation that would enable people to register their legally binding decision to be potential organ donors when they pass away. Speaking on GhanaWeb TV’s The Lowdown, Dr. Ampomah further added that even though he pushes for organ donations and transplantations, he wouldn’t subscribe to individuals donating their organs under compulsion or financial inducement. Watch the full video below to find out more from The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV:Watch the latest episode of The Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV below:ABJ/DA

Politics of Monday, 31 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ahanta West, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, has rejected reports that he wants to resign. He said that he has not written any letter to the party informing them of his intention to step down as an MP. “I have not written any letter to the party that I want to resign. I have not even written one letter, let alone the two being reported. The Kessben TV report indicated that the party’s leadership wants the Ahanta West legislator to continue, but his family is insisting that he has to resign because he cannot continue due to his health.

Ahead of the special delegates congress to streamline the number of aspirants for the flagbearer position of the NPP, slated for August 2023, all but the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, called for a centralised voting process. But during an interview with Kofi TV, the former General Secretary of the NPP, Kwabena Agyepong, explained that he sent the vice president a text message about the decision. “When doing this, we did not leave the vice president out of it. I personally sent him a text message on the day we were doing this, asking him what his thoughts were on the decision. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has scheduled November 2023 to elect its presidential aspirant for the 2024 general elections.

In accordance with Section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), the Mid-Year Fiscal Policy Review of the Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the Government of Ghana for the 2023 Financial Year, will be presented to Parliament today, Monday, 31st July, 2023. The presentation will provide an update on the implementation of the 2023 Budget, with insights into the economic and fiscal performance for the first half of the year. It will also discuss policies implemented to stabilise the economy, promote growth and provide social protection for the vulnerable. According to the release, the presentation would outline the critical imperatives to restore macroeconomic stability and accelerate economic transformation. The release said issues that would be highlighted included structural reforms in expenditure commitment control and arrears clearance; debt management; financial stability and a growth agenda.

Business News of Sunday, 30 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comMany passengers, including Ghanaians, were stranded at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after their KLM Boeing 777 flight #KL590 was forced to make a U-turn to Accra over "technical issues". According to a news report by airlive.net, the Boeing 777, which was heading to the capital town of the Netherlands, Amsterdam, from Accra, turned back just 20 minutes into the journey on Friday, July 28, 2023. The report indicated that the flight before leaving the KIA was delayed for one hour, having been originally scheduled to leave Accra at 22:05 (8:05 pm). An eyewitness, who was on board the flight, is reported to have said that the internal ambiance of the plane was very warm than usual. The witness added that the Boeing 777 after landing, was getting warmer and warmer and the fire brigade was called for safety.

According to him, the crew told him that while Airbus is made by stupid people, Boeing is the opposite. “Airbus was manufactured by 'stupid' people for smart people to fly (as in pilot it). He added that the crew also told him about how important “people management skills” are for successful fights. Franklin Cudjoe comment comes after reports of many passengers, including Ghanaians, being stranded at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) after their KLM Boeing 777 flight #KL590 was forced to make a U-turn to Accra over "technical issues". The witness added that the Boeing 777 after landing, was getting warmer and warmer and the fire brigade was called for safety.

General News of Sunday, 30 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Member of Parliament for Juaboso, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, has been involved in a near-fatal road crash, multiple online reports have said. In photos and videos that have been shared online, they show two badly mangled vehicles that were reportedly involved in the crash. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh's vehicle and a sprinter. Kwabena Mintah Akandoh was involved in a fatal accident this evening near Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region. The Juaboso MP, Kwabena Mintah Akandoh, is also yet to put out any information on the reported road crash and his involvement in it.

This has left, according to reports, many security officers in fear of being deployed to Bawku. But not these personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces captured in a video shared on social media. In the said video, a commanding officer of the army in Bawku could be seen charging his troops to courageously take the fight to the people causing the havoc in the town. “We’re going to land another operation supported by the Northern Command and the military high command. Watch the video below:Watch the latest episode of the Lowdown on GhanaWeb TV below:BAI/OGB

On his campaign rounds, however, Bawumia has made statements that have triggered responses from political opponents within and outside of the party. From outside, Bawumia’s claim that he has beaten former president John Dramani Mahama twice at the polls – ostensibly referring to 2016 and 2020 – whiles seeking to emphasize that he was the best to beat Mahama a third time, has also received a response from Mahama. Agyapong replies BawumiaAccording to Kwabena Agyepong, Dr Bawumia in his claim has deliberately avoided some baseline facts just to suit his narrative. "He says he knows how to beat me and that he’s beaten me before. That’s what I saw, that he’s beaten me twice and he knows how to beat me again.

General News of Saturday, 29 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Bono Regional Deputy Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Eric Adjei, has revealed how some prayer warriors of the Church of Pentecost allegedly organised prayer sessions against him. According to him, he was surprised when a Church of Pentecost member from Sakumono informed him that a prayer session was organised against him after he spoke out against Labianca. “If we are incorporating moral issues into governance, it’s not bad. “Could you believe that I know a Church of Pentecost member who worships at Sakumono? While Eric Adjei expressed support for discussions on moral issues and ethical governance, he raised concerns about the credibility of the platform from which these concerns were voiced.