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The Public Interest Accountability Committee (PIAC) Secretariat has called on the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning (MoFEP) to provide it with information on all physical infrastructural projects it intends to fund with petroleum revenue in the country this year. This, according to the PIAC, an independent statutory body mandated to promote transparency and accountability in the management of the nation’s petroleum revenue would, enable it to track and monitor such projects to avoid misappropriation of petroleum revenue. Dr Steve Manteaw, a policy analyst and Chair of PIAC, said the Committee had upped measures to ensure that the Metropolitan, Municipal…

Atiku Abubakari [L] seeks to oust President M. Buhari [R] in the February 2019 polls[/caption]The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Buhari-led government of manipulating Nigeria’s electoral body to disenfranchise voters. In a statement, few hours after Nigerians Independent National Electoral Commission postponed Saturday, February 16 elections hours to polls to next week, he doubted the autonomy of the commission. “This postponement is obviously a case of the hand of Esau but the voice of Jacob,” Atiku Abubakar who is a former Vice President said. “By instigating this postponement, the Buhari administration hopes to…

The 10th Anniversary edition  of TV3 Talented Kidz is set to take off as auditions for the competition is ongoing in Accra after similar ones in Kumasi and Takoradi earlier. On Friday February 15, 2019, hundreds of children showed up at TV3 premises at Kanda to audition to be part of this year’s competition. From singers to rappers to artist right through to dancers, the kids took turns to showcase their God-given talent. Over the years, TV3 Talented Kidz has churned out child-stars who have grown to make an impact and well known in the entertainment industry. It is therefore…

A former Chief of Defense Staff, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah says operatives of the National Security have no business moving in or taking action into dealing with violence or crime situations. Brigadier Nunoo-Mensah’s comments come on the back of fallout from the Emile Short Commission of Inquiry investigating the incident of violence which occurred during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election on January 31, 2019. The Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah told the Commission on Thursday that the armed masked men who went to the residence of the NDC candidate based on intelligence are National Security operatives. There were some…

Government on Friday inaugurated ten (10) installed automatic weather stations (AWS) for the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) through the Ministry of Communications under its e-transform project. The Agency until the installation of these 10 stations had 22 Synoptic, seven of which were not automatic. These seven have now been replaced with the automatic ones. Speaking at the commissioning ceremony at the Tema District Met office where one of the AWS was installed, Communications Minister Mrs. Ursula Owusu Ekuful said the automation of GMet weather stations was part of the digitization drive of the Agency and the country as a whole.…

Herbert Mensah[/caption] Mr Herbert Mensah, President and Board Chairman of Ghana Rugby, was on Friday nominated by the Board of the Ghana Rugby Football Union (GRFU) for the position of President of the World Rugby continental body, Rugby Africa. Rugby Africa will be electing a new EXCO at an Annual General Meeting in Marrakech, Morocco on 2 March 2019. Herbert Mensah spoke about the nomination and about Rugby in Africa after the nomination was submitted. Mr Mensah’s nomination was accompanied by the following background sketch: Herbert and his administration took over the rein at Ghana Rugby in June of 2014…

The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari is the least enthused by the decision of the country’s electoral body to postpone the much anticipated presidential and other elections. The president in a tweet on Saturday said he is disappointed. President Buhari is seeking re-election in a contest largely seen as a two-horse race between himself and former vice president  Atiku Abubakar who is contesting on the ticket of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) postponed Nigeria’s Presidential Election which was originally scheduled to come off today, February 16, 2018 to Saturday, February 23, 2019. The Governorship,…

Some principal streets in Nigerian capital, Abuja were deserted and in a deafening silence hours after the Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced the postponement of the country’s Presidential Elections which was supposed to have been held on February 16, 2019. INEC postponed the presidential election to Saturday, February 23, 2019 stating that it was due to some issues with logistics. Read:Nigeria elections postponed hours to polls Hours after this announcement was made, very few people were seen stepping out of their homes, as most streets in the capital were spotted empty. According to TV3 reporter, Komal Klutse who…

The Nigerian Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed Nigeria’s Presidential Election which was originally scheduled to come off today, February 16, 2018. Few hours to polls, INEC announced the postponement stating that going ahead with the elections is not feasible, hence, the elections cannot hold as planned. The Commission noted in a press release that there was a meeting a day to the election in which the decision was taken. “Following a careful review of the implementation of its logistics and operational plan and the determination to conduct a free, fair and credible elections, the Commission came to the…

The 10th Anniversary edition  of TV3 Talented Kidz is set to take off as auditions for the competition is ongoing in Accra after similar ones in Kumasi and Takoradi earlier. On Friday February 15, 2019, hundreds of children showed up at TV3 premises at Kanda to audition to be part of this year’s competition. From singers to rappers to artist right through to dancers, the kids took turns to showcase their God-given talent. Over the years, TV3 Talented Kidz has churned out child-stars who have grown to make an impact and well known in the entertainment industry. It is therefore…