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24

Apr

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We are Filing an Injunction Application to Restrain OSP from Harassing Gordon Asare-Bediako ~ GJA

The Ghana Journalists Association, GJA, has bared its teeth to the Office of the Special Prosecutor for harassing Gordon Asare-Bediako, a member of the association. In a press statement released under the hand of the association’s President, Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, lawyers of the association have been tasked to file court processes to restrain the Kissi Agyebeng-led OSP from further harassing the Editor of the New Crusading Guide and ABC News. “We have directed our lawyers to file an application for an injunction to restrain the OSP from engaging in any further acts of harassment or undue interference with Asare-Bediako.…

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22

Apr

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Central Regional House of Chiefs being Denied Access to Prez. Mahama

  For reasons best known to those around President John Dramani Mahama, the Central Regional House of Chiefs are being denied access to the President, Whispers Media Network can report on authority. The revered Paramount Chiefs from the Region have been prevented from meeting the President with their concerns. The Chiefs who have expressed disappointment and disquiet over the rumoured suspension of the Chief Justice have sought to see the President over the matter. While it is not clear if the President is deliberately avoiding the Chiefs or not, there are strong indications of the President being in the know…

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21

Apr

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Financial Inducements, Partisanship Influenced Voting against CJ ~ Insider Alleges

  Information reaching Whispers Media Network from an insider indicates that members of the Council of State were paid huge sums of money to influence their voting against the Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. In a conversation with WMN, the informant who wants to remain anonymous indicated that each Council of State member except one was bribed to vote to suspend the Chief Justice. “Though partisanship played a key role in the decision to vote to suspend the CJ, monetary inducements also played a role” he told WMN. “With the exception of the former CJ Sophia Akuffo, each of the other…

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20

Apr

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On Kwami Sefa Kayi’s Continued Absence from Kokrokoo

  Ace morning show host on Peace FM’s Kokrokoo, Kwami Sefa Kayi was supposed to return to the show at the beginning of April. The month is ending and there appears to be no sign of his return anytime soon. One may ask why his comeback appears to be in limbo, and the more one delves further into the issues, the more murkier they get. I have a number of questions to ask; 1. Is Fadda Dickson in cahoots with the ruling party to get Sefa Kayi out of the show because of his own affiliation with the NDC? 2.…

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18

Apr

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UTAG’s ‘Voices of Conscience’ for Sale as Mahama Pays Millions to Keep University Dons Quiet

Information from a source within the leadership of UTAG says that leading members of the association have been paid huge sums of money to keep quiet in the face of intensified galamsey operations across mining areas. At a meeting attended by some of the leaders who are now appointees of the Mahama administration, the association is to remain silent on the growing levels of illegal mining activities plaguing the country. “It’d not be in the interest of the government to be bashed at this time when some of our members are now occupying positions in government. Much as galamsey is…

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17

Apr

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What Happens to the Implementation of the 24-hour economic policy with Electricity Tariff Hikes? – IERPP Fellow to Prez. Mahama

The Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy, IERPP, finds it difficult to marry President Mahama’s planned implementation of his promised 24-hour economy with the recent hikes in utility tariffs in general and electricity in particular. P.K. Sarpong, a Fellow at IERPP, in a post shared on his Facebook timeline, has questioned the governing party over how it intends to roll out the 24-hour economy with the new electricity tariff increase by 14.75%. “We need to remind President Mahama that he came to office promising to implement a wide range of policies and programmes to better the lives of Ghanaians.…

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15

Apr

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Don’t Blame IMF for Tariff Hikes ~ APL to Mahama

  Policy think tank, Africa Policy Lens, has rejected claims by the Mahama government that the upward adjustments of utility tariffs have been necessitated directly by IMF’s conditionalities when the erstwhile Akufo-Addo administration went for a bailout of $3 Billion from the Fund. Reacting to the recently announced tariff hikes and the justification for them, the think tank pointed out that attempts by government’s functionaries to blame the IMF are untenable, stating that upward adjustment in the utility tariffs is not a direct quatitative performance criteria or an indicative target under the IMF programme. “Conditionalities by the IMF did not…

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11

Apr

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New TDC Ltd’s MD is Peddling Falsehood; Lands Acquired by the Ofori-Attas were done Legitimately

The newly appointed Managing Director of Tema Development Corporation, Courage Nunekpeku, is on a smear campaign expedition against political opponents of the governing NDC. This MD has accused the previous management of TDC Ghana Ltd, led by Ms. Alice Ofori-Atta, of selling TDC’s lands to some of her family members. The MD is creating the impression that the lands ought not to have been sold to the people for reasons that are more ridiculous than reprehensible. To begin with, TDC is a limited liability company. It does not receive subventions from the government. It is a business entity whose prime…

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07

Apr

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Mahama to Free Incarcerated Chinese Galamsey Queen, Aisha Huang with New Deportation Policy

A new policy announced by the Interior and Foreign Affairs Ministers, Muntaka Mubarak and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa respectively, is aimed at freeing Aisha Huang, the Chinese galamsey queen who was jailed in December 2023 for four and a half years, Whispers Media Network has learned. The Interior Minister Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak announced a decisive policy shift aimed at curbing illegal mining and cyber fraud involving foreign nationals in Ghana. The policy seeks to deport foreigners who offend Ghana’s laws to their respective countries and be dealt with if their governments are interested in prosecuting them. He said the government will prioritize…

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06

Apr

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Fiscal shock ahead: IERPP predicts GH¢7.1 billion revenue drop from tax reforms April 5, 2025

Prof. Isaac Boadi, Executive Director of the Institute for Economic Research and Public Policy (IERPP) and Dean of the Faculty of Accounting and Finance, has cautioned that the government’s proposed 2025 tax reforms, aimed at alleviating financial pressures on households and businesses, could cost Ghana between GH¢5.5 billion and GH¢7.1 billion in lost revenue, based on recent projections. While acknowledging the short-term relief these measures may provide through reduced taxes on essentials and low-income earners, Prof. Boadi stressed that failing to urgently implement compensatory fiscal strategies could destabilize public finances and undermine long-term economic resilience. He further emphasizes that IERPP…

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