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The speaker of Nigeria’s northern state of Kano has said that the public will be consulted on a bill that aims to ban poor men from marrying more than one wife. Alhassan Rurum told BBC Hausa that Muslim religious leaders and scholars will also be consulted on defining who can be considered to be poor. The controversial proposal was made by Muhammad Sanusi II, the Emir of Kano, to ensure that men have families that they are able to take care of. Source BBC

The leader of the United Front Party (UFP), Nana Agyenim Boateng, has described the Lands and Natural Resources Minister’s three-week ultimatum to illegal miners to halt their activities as government steps up the fight against illegal mining popularly called ‘galamsey’ as “a joke”. Nana Agyenim Boateng said “it is a joke and lack of good leadership on the part of the government. They must meet the people and solve it amicably”. The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, John Peter Amewu last week issued a three-week ultimatum to illegal miners to halt their activities, saying, all illegal miners who fail to…

The Minority in Parliament has accused the Ministry of Energy’s committee which reviewed the deal between the Government of Ghana and the Ameri group of politicizing the agreement, adding that it was not fraudulent. At a press conference organised by the minority and chaired by the Former Minister of Power, Dr. Kwabena Donkor, they raised concerns about the alleged document making rounds in the media which is purported to have been released by the Addison committee They said the report had not been signed, making it a doubtful document indicating that they had not even been served copies. Dr. Donkor…

The 2007 year group of St Thomas Aquinas Old Students Association (Old Toms) on Saturday April 1, presented a cheque for GHc5, 000 to Patrick Yeboah who has been left paralysed after being struck by a billboard. The 28-year-old suffered this unfortunate fate in April, 2016, when a billboard belonging to Medex Media Company mounted around the Palace Mall on the Spintex Road in Accra fell on him, leaving him completely paralysed. Patrick was captured in the video below receiving the cheque from his school mates who had called on him at home to present the cheque and some other…

Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei has been shortlisted for the prestigious Chatham House Prize for 2017. Awarded by the Royal Institute of International Affairs of the United Kingdom, the Chatham House Prize is given to the person, persons or organization deemed to have made the most significant contribution to the improvement of international relations in the previous year. Mrs Osei was nominated alongside Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia and Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary-General of NATO, Chatham House announced on its website. According to the Director of Chatham House, Dr. Robin Niblett CMG, the nomination of Mrs. Osei was…

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta has re-emphasised that the 2017 budget will address the needs of the poor in society. He was speaking at the launch of the 2017 Ghana national convention of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International in Accra under the theme “Awakening the Sleeping Giant”. The Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International (FGBMFI) is made up of Christians from all denominations with the goal to promoting Christian values in the business environment, community and home. The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta used the opportunity to urge the business community to expand their businesses in order…

The Tema Community 5 assembly of the Apostolic Church on Sunday witnessed a memorable night of pure gospel worship as Dr. Helen Tettey launched her maiden album. Dubbed ‘Mi Worship’, the event was well attended by a host of dignitaries including Supt. Kofi Sarpong who graced the occasion with a 25 minute medley. The big moment of the night saw ACP Dr. Helen Tettey mount the stage to wow the congregation with a performance of some of her songs on the album that has been Mi Worship. Her presence on stage was filled with mixed emotions and tears as some…

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North Constituency in the Northern Region claims his presence in Parliament is making some New Patriotic Party MPs uncomfortable. Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini has observed that “it is the mindset of some people on Majority side, not all of them, that some people do not deserve to be in parliament and by whatever standard, I am unable to tell”. The Tamale North MP cited MP for Manhyia South, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh and Ablekuma West, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, whom he claimed rained insults on him during a debate on the floor of Parliament on Thursday,…

Background to Ghana Education Evidence Summit The maiden Ghana Education Evidence Summit (GEES)-not GES as in Ghana Education Service-has just ended in Accra. As a vital part of the Research Agenda of the Secondary Education Improvement Project (SEIP), GEES managed to bring together over 200 researchers, policy-makers, practitioners and academicsto think of how to advance education in Ghana. The GEES, which was put together by the Ministry of Education (MoE), GES and the Innovations for Poverty Actions (IPA), seemed to have re-invigorated the spirit of collaboration among the participants and stakeholders of having to work hard to improve our nation’s…

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) says it has no hand in the determination of the salaries of the chief executives of para-statal institutions. A statement issued by the FWSC on Sunday said it had noted the public concern over salaries of executives of para-statal institutions and the inquiries into what role the Commission has had to play in the determination of those salaries. “Indeed at the onset of the Single Spine Pay Policy (SSPP), all public institutions were invited to submit their allowances and salaries to enable the Commission harmonize and standardize existing conditions in the public service,”…