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The Special Prosecutor’s Office is going full James Bond mode to make sure our upcoming December 2024 elections are squeaky clean. They’ve got undercover agents ready to pop out of nowhere, ensuring nobody's pulling any sneaky moves before, during, and after the elections
In their recent report, they’re telling everyone involved in vote counting and result transmission to keep it legit. Falsifying vote counts or making false returns? Big no-no. They're watching!
The OSP is like, "We’ve got the anti-corruption superpowers, and we’re not afraid to use them."
And they're not just saying it for fun; they've got the law backing them up with the Office of the Special Prosecutor Act and the Criminal Offences Act.
Oh, and by the way, if you’re caught intimidating voters, impersonating electoral officers, or influencing the vote with threats? You could be facing a seven-year voting ban and a bar from holding public office. Read more
Accra Chiefs are about to clean house
The Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs says a bunch of people have decided they wanted to play dress-up and call themselves chiefs. Now, the real chiefs are like, "Hold up, this ain’t it!" 🤨
The Acting President of the House of Chiefs, Professor Odaifio Welentsi III says, enough is enough. These wannabe chiefs have been running wild, creating chaos and even blocking legit chiefs from getting their thrones. 🚫👑
Imagine if some random man walked into your house, sat in your dad’s favourite chair, and declared himself head of the family. That’s basically what’s happening here. 😂🤦♂️
Seems like they’re about to clean house for real! So, if you're out there pretending to be a chief, staahhppp it! Read more
Amin Adam has been talking to the banks
Ghana’s Finance Minister, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, is gearing up for the mid-year budget review, and he’s been chatting with the banking sector to make sure they’re ready to roll. He’s basically saying, “Hey banks, we need your A-game to keep our economy on the up and up.” 📈
During a super important meeting, he assured everyone that fiscal responsibility is the name of the game. Yep, no wild spending sprees here – it’s all about smart moves to keep the economy growing under the IMF program.
He’s like, “We’ve got big plans to boost economic growth. But we need you, banks, to understand where we’re coming from and help finance the private sector so we can hit our growth goal.
He even hinted at tweaking the Fiscal Responsibility Act, kinda like updating the rules of Monopoly to make sure no one goes broke too fast.
On the flip side, John Awuah, the CEO of the Ghana Association of Banks, gave a thumbs up. He’s all in, saying, “As long as it doesn't throw us under the bus, we’re down to help the economy bounce back. More business means more dough for everyone!” Read more
Non-Communicable Disease could be the next big thing after COVID-19! 🚨
Over 94,000 peeps in Ghana kick it every year thanks to NCDs like diabetes, hypertension, and cancers. And the current efforts to tackle this silent killer? Yeah, they ain't cutting it. 😶
At the JoyNews National Dialogue, Prof. Gordon from UG Business School was all like, "Yo, we need to get serious about this. We're talking regulations, policies—the whole nine yards to tackle these diseases head-on."
And Prof. Abekah-Nkrumah is calling out the big shots at the Ministry of Finance and cabinet, saying, "Look, NCDs could be the next COVID-19 for real. We need to make moves, or the Prez may soon start doing Fellow Ghanaians, every two weeks from Jubilee House.
As if that’s not enough, Dr. Kwasi from PharmAccess dropped a bomb, saying Ghana might drop about six billion dollars every year by 2030 to fight these diseases. Read more
QUICK BYTE
Nelson Shardey, a Ghanaian man who’s been living in the UK since 1977, just got the green light to stay indefinitely after a wild legal ride. The 74-year-old, originally arriving on a student visa, worked various jobs and even owned a newsagent shop. Despite living in the UK for nearly 50 years, he was told in 2019 he wasn’t British when he applied for a passport to visit Ghana. Follow the story here
Asante Kotoko just recruited Congolese defender Ndongani Samba Gilbani Oneil, and from the way he’s talking, opponent attackers will be running home to mama and Kotoko's goalposts will gather only dust! Read more
It's crunch time for Organised Labour as they hold a crisis meeting today. The National Pensions Regulatory Authority has okayed SSNIT's plan to offload its shares in six hotels. Minister Ignatius Baffour Awuah says SSNIT did all its homework, everything checks out and it's game on. Minister Baffour Awuah laid it all out in Parliament, saying the sale is crucial to stop financial hemorrhage and bring in private funds. The question is, will Organised Labour back the decision or are we in for some fireworks? Read more
As the government gears up for the mid-year budget review, tax analyst Francis Timore Boi is throwing out a major “do not enter” sign for new taxes. His argument? The current taxes, like the COVID-19 levy, are already squeezing the air out of businesses, and introducing new taxes would be like adding salt to a wound, especially with elections around the corner. Let’s see if the government takes his advice and finds more creative ways to fatten its coffers. Read more
The Kumasi Sanitation Awareness crew just bumped up public toilet fees by 25%! 😱
Now, if you're rollin' with the toilet rolls, you're paying GH¢2 instead of GH¢1.50. And if you're on that toilet paper vibe, it's GH¢1.50 instead of GH¢1.30.
At first, peeps were like, "What the flush?!" But Owusu Takyi, Chairman of the Association explained that with dislodging costs up to GH¢1,200 and bills for maintenance, electricity, and water piling up, the hike was a must-do. Read more
FUN FACT OF THE DAY
The deadliest animal in the world, responsible for the most human deaths annually, isn't a large predator like a lion or shark—it's actually the mosquito!
Yeah, chale…the small mosquito we’ve been clapping for.
Mosquitoes transmit diseases such as malaria, dengue fever, and Zika virus, causing millions of deaths worldwide every year.
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