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A former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana National Petroleum Authority (GNCP), Alex Mould, has described the Agyapa Royalties deal as a sham transaction that raises a lot of questions to be answered by the government. He noted one would have expected Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta, to have provided a thorough Net Present Value (NPV) analysis, which would convincingly show that the rate of return from the upfront payment received for the sale of GOG’s 49% of the fund, as well as all projected future profits accrued to GoG from this company Asaase/Agyapa, will exceed the return we…

General Secretary of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Alhaji Mohammed Frimpong has said it is misinformation and disingenuous for people to say Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings is contesting the 2020 elections to break the front of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking to Stephen Anti on 3FM’s Decision  2020 on Sunday, August 30, Alhaji Frimpong said it is surprising for people to form the opinion that the former First Lady was dissatisfied with the happenings in the NDC and that is why she broke away from the NDC. “That is misinformation! How do people form the opinion that she was…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended the ban placed on football due to the Covid-19. In his latest update on Ghana’s handling of the global pandemic, he gave assurance, however, that a return to active football was only a matter of time. “In the next couple of weeks, a decision will be taken on the resumption of contact sports including football, taking into consideration the imminent participation of our national teams in international competitions. “As a known lover of football, I know how devastating this absence has been and it is my hope that very soon, we will all…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has asked persons who are violating the Covid-19 safety protocols to desist from doing so since their actions go against the laws. He said during an address to the nation on Sunday, August 30 that the law enforcement agencies will deal with such persons without fear or favour. “Let me remind those among us who want to continue to disregard the safety protocols that severe sanctions exist in our laws for such persons who will want to endanger the rest of the population through their actions and negligence. “The law enforcement agencies will, when necessary,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reopened the Kotoka International Airport after he said it is now safe to do so. The airport was closed as a measure to curtail the spread of the coronavirus. But addressing the nation on Sunday, August 30, Mr Akufo-Addo said: “I indicated my hope that preparations and simulations exercises are underway including the installation of Covid-19 testing facilities at Kotoka International airport will give us a clear indication as to whether or not we could reopen the airport in 1st September. “After weeks of thorough work I am satisfied that it is safe to…

The best companies in the world are the best because they recognise a gap in the market and fulfil the need to create wealth, sometimes greater than the GDPs of entire nations. Apple is currently valued at 2 trillion dollars, just shy of 1 trillion to match the Gross Domestic Product of the entire African Continent. When our political parties present their manifestos to the people for votes, they focus on what will be termed as operational issues in any large company. Most of the projects and programs proposed are simply budgetary tweaks, in most instances bidding to outperform each…

The Government of Ghana has denied accusations by the Nigerian Government that its citizens are being maltreated in Ghana. The Nigerian government on Friday accused Ghana of routine “acts of hostility” and “harassment of its citizens”. In a statement, the Minister of Information and Culture of Nigeria said the Nigerian government was considering a number of options aimed at resolving the situation. “The Nigerian Government is deeply concerned by the incessant harassment of its citizens in Ghana and the progressive acts of hostility towards the country by Ghanaian authorities, and will no longer tolerate such,” the statement signed by the…

Two young illegal miners are reported to have died and three others injured in a mining pit at the Mwabok mining area in Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. The event occurred on August 28 after a mine blast the previous day at 3:30pm. The deceased, Baanab Kodzo and Naambey Nyang, went underground for mining activities but suffocated due to an intense heat in the pit resulting from the blast, police report has said. Bodies of the deceased have since been deposited at the Bolgatanga Regional Hospital for preservation and autopsy while the injured are receiving…

Environmental health workers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) who conduct burial of Covid-19 bodies say they would not continue with the exercise unless they are provided security. This follows a brutal assault on them at the Ridge Hospital in Accra on Thursday, by agitated relatives of one of the deceased who were contesting the cause of death of their kinsman. Despite Ghana’s active cases of Covid-19 are on the decline, the disease continues to claim lives. Death toll as of August 29 was at 270. Environmental health workers of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly have been conducting burial of these…

A former Deputy Minister of Education and Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, described the double-track system as a lazy man’s approach towards solving a problem. He further said the system was an afterthought as a result of poor planning. Contributing to a debate on Ghana’s educational system on The Key Points on TV3 Saturday August 29, he said “The doubl-track is a lazy man’s approach. You have inherited Community Day schools, 125 which are being constructed. What do you do? Between January  and September, learning from Professor Mills’ example  you could have completed those schools. “That…