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The Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has expressed surprise over the Minority Chief Whip’s denial of a bribery allegation against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. “We are not saying he is part of the conspiracy to lie so it is up to him to conspire with them and lie to the nation”, Okudzeto Ablakwa who is also a Member of the Appointments Committee of Parliament told Onua FM’s Yen Sempa on Monday. The former Deputy Information Minister said “it is up to him [Mohammed Muntaka who is also the MP…

With Ghana and Congo level at 1-1, Pele picked up the ball in his own half around the hour mark and beat one player, then another, then another. Still on the charge, he waltzed between two more defenders before casually slotting the ball past the goalkeeper. It was a dazzling solo effort reminiscent of Maradona’s best, and would end the contest in the Black Stars’ favour. It is still talked about in hushed tones today but that may just be about to change as his sons Jordan and Dede put DR Congo to the sword in a mouth-watering quarterfinal clash,…

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has backed a full scale investigation into a bribery allegation, which has become an albatross on the neck of Parliament’s Appointment Committee over the weekend. Some members of the committee had claimed that a presidential nominee for the Energy Ministry attempted bribing some members with 3,000 cedis each. The Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga who first made the allegation said the MPs, mainly from the Minority side, rejected the money when they learnt it was coming from Mr. Boakye Agyarko who has since been sworn in by the president as the Minister of Energy. ________________________________________________________ READ: Parliament:…

A former Muslim preacher in Nigeria who had at least 86 wives has died aged 93. Mohammed Bello Abubakar, known as Baba Masaba, died at his home in central Niger state on Saturday after an undisclosed illness. A large crowd attended his funeral on Sunday. Nigeria’s Daily Trust newspaper reported that while he had 86 wives in 2008 – when he was at the centre of media attention – the number had risen to 130 at the time of his death. Some of them were pregnant, it reported. The BBC reported in 2008 that Mr Abubakar had at least 170…

Telecom operators in the country are unhappy about moves by the central bank to impose on them a third-party company which will intermediate in mobile money transactions across different networks. The BoG is said to have contracted a private company to act as the switch for across-network mobile money transactions, with additional cost implications for both consumers and the telcos. The evolution of mobile money in the country has seen the industry grow into a multibillion-cedi one, with operators now beginning to engineer innovations that will gradually usher in full-scale interoperability. But before the telcos could fully roll-out interoperability –…

In the run up to the last general elections, some civil society groups broached the subject of an incumbent government, with the president as the Executive Head having what they call excessive powers to appoint all the occupants of all positions of state and para-state institutions. This, they argued accounted for the reasons why we are faced with the threat of death every election year as the opposition are bent on turning the tables at all cost(including fears and intimidations of death) to also be in government for their members to enjoy those pecks of power. They advocated for a…

The Leadership of Parliament will on Tuesday meet the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga over bribery claims against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu told Onua FM’s Yen Sempa hosted by Bright Asempa Monday that the leadership of the house has decided to meet the honourable MP tomorrow Tuesday January 31, 2017 to ascertain the truth in the allegations. He said in Twi: “I know you want to speak to me about the allegations against the Energy Minister but leadership have decided to meet honourable Mahama Ayariga tomorrow and until then, I…

Goals from brothers Jordan Ayew and Dede Ayew gave the Black Stars a 2-1 victory over DR Congo in the third quarter-final match at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations. Played on Sunday at the Stade d’Oyem, the match pitched the winners of Group C, the Congolese, against the runners-up of Group D, the Ghanaians. But it was the West Africans whose win gives them a record sixth successive semi-final appearance in Africa’s flagship tournament. The match began with an early scare in the 7th minute when the Stars’ defence failed to clear a Harrison Afful header. Communication between defender…

The Nzemaland Development Association is ganging up against any individual or groups that would be impediment to the appointment of minister designated for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Catherine Afeku. The minister-designate for Tourism, Arts and Culture is being probed after reports emerged that she, together with her husband, were defendants in a case of fraud in 2007. The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Evalue-Gwira Constituency in the Western Region, and her husband, Seth Afeku, were directed by an Accra High Court to pay $217,464.00 plus 50% interest to a US couple in the fraudulent charges brought against them. The…

Prof. Kenneth Agyemang Attafua has been appointed the Executive Secretary for the National Identification Authority. His appointment comes on the back of recent reshuffling in major positions at the public sector by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The appointment is contained in a letter dated January 27, 2017 and signed by President Akufo-Addo. The letter further notes that the appointment is in accordance with the constitutionally required advice of the Governing Council of the Authority. Although the NIA has been faced with many challenges in the past, it is anticipated that the rich expertise of the incoming Executive Secretary will make a…