Новости за 13.03.2024

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has vowed to expose the rot in the organisation of the 13th African Games ongoing in Ghana. In a post shared on social media, the MP said the hosting of the Games which is costing the country US$243 million is a big scandal.

The Achimota Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody a 23-year-old man for breaking into a shop at East Legon, Accra. Eric Ganyo, a trader, has allegedly identified himself in CCTV footage after the incident at the shop, the Police have said.

Dr Francis Baah, a former Executive Director of Cocoa Health and Extension Division (CHED) of COCOBOD, says the Division had no hand in the procurement of agrochemicals. He said CHED was mainly to provide farmer support and education to farmers.

An Accra High Court has awarded one million Ghana cedis in damages against Nathaniel Dekyi, alias Nana Nyonwah Panyin IV of Dompim Pepesa in the Western Region, and the Multimedia Group Limited. This was after the court, presided over by Justice Richard Apietu, found the two guilty of defaming the Western Regional Minister, Mr Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah.

The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has announced that it will pay allowances for November and December 2023 to national service personnel today, Wednesday, March 13. Ambrose Entsiwah Junior, the Director of Corporate Affairs at NSS disclosed on Accra-based TV3 rsquo;s Ghana Tonight on Tuesday that the secretariat has cleared all validations and approvals needed to release the allowances.

Ghanaian musician and social critic, Kwame Asare Obeng, known well as A Plus has opined on the recent persistent power outages in the country. He has urged the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to come clean about the situation and publish a timetable.

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has said it aims to declare the results of the 2024 general elections within 72 hours. This is to help quicken the process and enhance transparency, according to the election management body.

John Jinapor, the Ranking Member of Energy Committee in Parliament has urged government to be truthful about the power situation in the country. He says admitting the challenges is a step towards securing support to resolve the issue.

Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has predicted the future of artificial intelligence (AI). In an X post on Wednesday, March 13, Elon Musk said within the next couple of years AI systems will match and even surpass individual human intelligence.

In light of recent allegations of poisoning circulating within the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), the flagbearer of the ruling party and Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, remains unfazed.

Professor Kingsley Nyarko, Deputy Education Minister-designate and Member of Parliament for Kwadaso, Tuesday reiterated the fact that honorary doctoral degree titles are not supposed to be prefixed against one rsquo;s name.