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A former Commander of the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service has urged Parliament to amend the Legislative Instrument (LI) that bans the use of motorcycles as taxis (Okada). Section 128 (1), (2) and (3) of Road Traffic Regulations 2012, LI 2180, prohibits the use of a motorcycle or tricycle or what has been popularly known as ‘Okada’ for commercial purposes. In 2012, the use of motorbikes for commercial transport in the country was outlawed under Regulation 128 (1 – 4) of Road Traffic Regulations 2012, which states: “The licensing authority shall not register a…

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central will now heave a sigh as his only contender in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primary in the constituency, Musah Abdulai, has pulled out of the race. The one-time former municipal chief executive of Bawku announced his withdrawal Thursday following several appeals to him by the “uppermost echelons of power” within the party. Regional and national executives as well as some opinion leaders of NDC were said to have impressed on Mr Abdulai to step down for Mr Mahama to go unopposed for the unity of the party. “I considered their admonition, wise counsel…

The Minority in Parliament is asking government to terminate the concession agreement with Power Distribution Services Ghana Limited (PDS) with immediate effect. The Minority also wants the Office of Special Prosecutor to investigate the state’s inability to detect the fraud involved in the demand guarantees submitted by PDS before it took over the operations and management of the Electricity Company of Ghana. Government signed agreement with PDS, a consortium led by Meralco to manage ECG from March 1 for the next 20 years. The concession agreement was however suspended by government on Tuesday claiming the detection of fundamental and material…

The National Media Commission (NMC) has, in consultation with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, appointed  development communication expert, Prof. Amin Alhassan, as the new Director-General for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation. The commission has in accordance with the 1992 Constitution also appointed multiple award-winning sales leader, Frederick Amissah as the new Managing Director of the New Times Corporation. Ghana Broadcasting Corporation Prof. Alhassan  takes over from Augustus Yamson who had been acting as the Director General for the state corporation for some time now. Prof. Alhassan, previously  worked with GBC Radio News, and the Ghana News Agency after graduating from the…

Attorney-General (A-G) Gloria Akuffo has declined a request by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome, to renegotiate the arrears of the 51.2 million-cedi judgement debt illegally paid him by the government 10 years ago. For the last four years, the government has been chasing the businessman for a refund of the 51.2 million cedis after the Supreme Court in 2014 declared the payment as illegal. Though Woyome initially reached an agreement with government to refund the amount in instalments, he breached the payment plan after paying only 4 million cedis, causing the government to go after his properties to finance the debt.…

After four weeks of spitting some bars, 16 upcoming rap artistes have been selected for the next round of the Connect FM Community Street Rap Battle scheduled for August 17 at the Kojokrom Lorry Station in Takoradi. From over 50 rappers, the 16 proved their mettle by exhibiting lyrical proficiency to earn a spot in the semi-final of the rap battle initiated by the Takoradi-based Connect 97.1FM to unearth new talents in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. Representing the Kwesimintsim Zone in the next round are Ladsmid, Crown Buka, FSB Obey, King Zuba. Yaw King, Apendicular, Mr. Crayon and Kwame Speechless will…

A 19-year-old female mobile money vendor in Accra who was arrested for faking her kidnap, has been handed a 12-month jail term by the Adjabeng District Court. Though Beatrice Naa Lamley Kitson Mills pleaded not guilty to the offence of publication of false news, she was at the end of the trial found guilty, and according sentenced to serve as a deterrent to persons in engaged in making false kidnapping claims. Police prosecutors say Naa Lamley on June 20 conspired with three others to falsely claim she has been kidnapped and a 10,000-cedi ransom was demanded from her family. A…

After four weeks of spitting some bars, 16 upcoming rap artistes have been selected for the next round of the Connect FM Community Street Rap Battle scheduled for August 17 at the Kojokrom Lorry Station in Takoradi. From over 50 rappers, the 16 proved their mettle by exhibiting lyrical proficiency to earn a spot in the semi-final of the rap battle initiated by the Takoradi-based Connect 97.1FM to unearth new talents in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis. Representing the Kwesimintsim Zone in the next round are Ladsmid, Crown Buka, FSB Obey, King Zuba. Yaw King, Apendicular, Mr. Crayon and Kwame Speechless will…

The Member of Parliament for Bosome-Freho Constituency in the Ashanti Region has described comments by the Leader and Founder of Glorious Wave Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi, as “barbaric”. Madam Joyce Adwoa Akoh Dei added, “it is very sad…very cynical …very diabolic and catastrophic”. Prophet Badu Kobi in a video believed to have been recorded on Sunday July 28 which went viral said women who hail from the Ashanti region are greedy, materialistic, disrespectful and money-conscious. “Ashanti’s, their eyes red (greedy), looking for property, looking for things to carry back [home]. Their mother is at the corner, influencing everything.…