The Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has requested the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, to recall the House to sit on Thursday and Friday for an emergency meeting to consider outstanding public businesses.

I write regarding the above-headline of a news item on page 13 of Tuesday, November 19, 2024, issue of the Daily Graphic.

Retired Ghanaian boxer Braimah Kamoko, better known as Bukom Banku, has denied accusations of physically assaulting a woman after a video of the alleged incident went viral on social media.

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo on Friday inaugurated a Community-based Health Planning Services (CHPS) compound for residents of Gboloo Kofi in the Akuapem North Constituency of the Eastern Region.

The facility, constructed with funding support from the  Infanta Malaria Prevention Foundation (IMPF) is to promote access to quality and equitable healthcare services as part of efforts to achieve universal health coverage (UHC) in country.

A 10-year-old student whose battle with leukemia has touched the hearts of many has received assistance from businessman Ibrahim Mahama to undergo a $110,000 treatment in South Africa.

Lisa Laryea, together with her mother have been flown to South Africa for the treatment. They left Accra on Sunday [Nov 24, 2024]

The past week found me shivering in the freezing temperatures of Scotland; far above the cold on Kwahu mountains which is sometimes blamed for rapid population growth.

Aberdeen cold was higher, and hit so hard you were compelled to frequently touch your ears to ensure they have not been nibbled by rodents. ‘Hello my ears, are you still there,’ I asked myself in Aberdeen. 

The Ghana Police Service has issued a GH₵20,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of individuals from Obuasi who were seen in a viral video threatening violence during the upcoming December 7 General Elections.  

The spokesperson for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) vice-presidential candidate, Mr. Fiifi Boafo, has defended Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh (NAPO) following a widely circulated video in which NAPO mistakenly endorsed the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, instead of the NPP’s candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.

A self-styled prophet and three other men, said to have inflicted multiple cutlass wounds on a driver, mutilated his genitals, hit him with rods and clubs and then tied him to a vehicle which was driven for well over 500 metres with his body dragging on the tarred road have been arraigned at the Ho District Magistrate Court.

The accused persons are Abraham Kwami Atidama, 30, an auto-electrician; Francis Atsu Adzasu, 24; auto-electrician; Patrick Agbeshie, 39, auto-mechanic; and Johnson Togoe, 49, auto-mechanic and prophet.

Economist and University of Ghana lecturer, Professor Godfred Bopkin, has emphasised the need for targeted measures to reduce production costs and enhance the competitiveness of Ghana’s local industries.

Speaking as a panellist on TV3’s Key Issues programme on Saturday [Nov 23, 2024], Professor Bopkin explained that the high cost of locally made goods is largely due to structural challenges such as energy costs, transportation inefficiencies, and reliance on imported materials.

The Black Queens of Ghana have been placed in Group C of the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), alongside defending champions South Africa, Mali, and Tanzania.

Ghanaian socialite Efia Odo has announced that she has turned a new page in her life, declaring herself born again and devoted to a Christ-centred path.

Ghanaian dancehall icon Shatta Wale has hit back at Black Sherif after the latter mocked him on Snapchat for allegedly wearing fake Calvin Klein underwear. The incident has ignited a heated social media debate between fans of the two artistes.

Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey delivered a standout performance as Arsenal ended their five-match winless streak in the Premier League with a commanding 3-0 victory over Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium.

The Ghana Police Service has arrested Kumasi-based radio and television presenter, Oheneba Nana Asiedu, for allegedly publishing false news, an offence under Section 208 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29).  

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has issued an urgent notice to customers using Nuri Prepaid Meters, advising them to top up their meter credit sufficiently to last at least one month. 

Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, the Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso has been re-elected as President of the National House of Chiefs. He polled 42 votes to defeat the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu II, who polled 30 votes.

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for the retention of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in government for the continuity of the numerous development projects and good works.

She said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had done beyond what he promised while campaigning to be the President in 2016, hence the need to retain the party in power.

Oheneba Nana Asiedu, a Kumasi-based radio and television presenter has been invited by the police in relation to publication of false news.

Oheneba Nana Asiedu, in a radio and television programme had said that, the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections will be held on two different dates, that is December 7 and December 8.

Sylvia Patience Baah, the Airport Services Manager of Emirates Airlines in Accra, who was reportedly kidnapped near her residence in Accra on Thursday night [Nov 21, 2024] has been rescued and reunited with her family, the police has said.

The Director–General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr Eric Oduro Osae, has urged accountants to be apolitical in their professional dealings to protect the sanctity and integrity of the accountancy profession.

“As we go into the elections, accountants are not only there to prepare financial statements, but we have to be apolitical in our professional practice and stay professional always,” he said.

The suspense and scepticism that characterised the much-anticipated revival of the country’s rail transport were finally confined to history on Friday when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissioned the 97.7-kilometre Tema-Mpakadan standard gauge railway line and two modern Diesel 
Multiple Unit (DMU) trains at Tema.

The flamboyant ceremony fully compensated for the agony of the April 18, 2024 test-run mishap, which temporarily threw the initial plans out of gear.

The Medical and Dental Council (MDC) has inducted 498 newly qualified medical doctors and dental practitioners into its profession.

The inductees consist of graduates from the University of Ghana, the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), the University of Cape Coast (UCC), the University of Development Studies (UDS), the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), and private medical schools – Family Health Medical School and the Accra College of Medicine.

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has deployed over 100 observers to Ghana for the 2024 general election scheduled for December 7, the Head of the Electoral Assistance Division of ECOWAS, Serigne Mamadou Ka, has said.

He said an initial team of 16 long-term observers arrived on Wednesday, November 20, 2024, while a group of 90 short-term observers would arriive on December 2 or 3.

The First Lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, has stressed the need for society to commit adequate resources and capital to facilities, programmes and initiatives that cater for the health care of children. 

She said children represented the foundation of society’s future, and as such early healthcare interventions could prevent lifelong illnesses, reduce mortality rates and promote optimal physical and mental development, enabling children to grow into healthy, productive adults.