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The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo, says she can’t accept the emoluments approved for her by Parliament.

She has thus decided to refund to the state all the monies paid her since 2017 which amounts to GHS899,097.84.

In a statement signed by Korkor Bleboo, Director of Communications at the Office of the First Lady said “The First Lady in consultation with the President of the Republic has decided to refund all the monies paid to her as allowances from the date of the President’s assumption of office, i.e., from January 2017 to date, amounting to GHS899,097.84.”

“The First Lady has also decided not to accept any monies that have been allocated to be paid to her pursuant to the recommendations of the Ntiamoa-Baidu committee, as approved by Parliament. She is doing this as a purely personal decision, without prejudice to the rights of others, and not to undermine the propriety of the process undertaken by Parliament.”

In the statement, Mrs. Akufo-Addo’s Director of Communications argued that the First Lady did not request to be paid any allowance and that “She only received that which existed and attached to her status, albeit informally.”

According to the statement, the wife of the president took the decision because the discussions that greeted the announcement of the allowance payments have been laced with some extremely negative opinions, which she finds distasteful as such commentaries only seek “to portray her as a venal, self-seeking and self-centered woman, who does not care about the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian.”

Kasahare dwumto nii Micheal Owusu Afriyie a, y3 sa no mmranee sɛ Sarkodie de ato dwa sɛ ne mpaeb) kɛseɛ baako ɛne sɛ Nyankopon behyira no sɛ Ghana dwomtonii Daddy Lumba.

Wɔ Hammer time dwomadie so wɔ Pure FM a wɔ Asante Mantem no, Sarkodie kaasɛ Daddy Lumba yɛ obi a wakwadre nnwontoɔ adwuma no mu. Onyaa akwanya kɔɔ ne nan ase kɔdii nkɔmo, suaa adeɛ, na ohunuu sɛ nsɛm a Daddy Lumba 3ka no yɛ nokware.

Sarkodie toa so kyiremu sɛ osua Daddy Lumba anamon bebree, na emom, onya enuru bebiara ɔwɔ no. Ɛno nti, ɔserɛ Ɛwurade sɛ ɔnfa no nnuru hɔ.

The police in Imo state in Nigeria have arrested one Christopher Obilor, a suspected armed robber, a cultist and also a Higher National Diploma (HND) student of Biochemistry in Federal Polytechnic Nekede, whose gang has allegedly been terrorizing the Nekede community. 

 A statement released by CSP Michael Abattam, spokesperson of the state police command today July 9 sighted by Linda Ikeji, says the command’s tactical team while acting on an intelligence report, stormed the hideout of the suspect at Nekede Polytechnic Road Owerri, Imo State where he was arrested.

”When his house was searched, a locally made cut to size double barrel gun, one short axe, a saw blade and substance suspected to be hard drug were recovered. On interrogation, he confessed to his membership of the dreaded Black AXE confraternity and also a member of a robbery syndicate with an operational base in Nekede.”the police spokesperson said 

Abattam added that on July 6, Obilor led the command’s tactical teams to the house of his accomplice who sold the gun to him at No.8 Naze road Umuoma in Owerri North LGA of Imo State where 27-year-old Ebere Michael aka “Dede “, of Agbaje Ehime Mbano LGA of Imo State was arrested.

 The spokesperson said items recovered from Ebere’s house include an IPhone, a Bank ATM Card and a wrist watch belonging to Christopher Obilor. 

He added that an investigation is ongoing and efforts are on top gear to arrest the remaining members of the syndicate.  

A group called the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has declined the 13 percent increment in transport fares announced by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU).

Drivers who belong to the association say they will implement the 20 percent increment on Saturday if the government fails to grant their request.

“We wish to state that, the 13% increment cannot in any way sustain our businesses considering the rate of increment in spare parts and fuel on recent times. Without mincing words, we shall implement the 20% increment starting from Saturday should government fail to grant us what we are seeking”, it said in a statement.

On Wednesday June 2, the GPRTU which is the officially known association for drivers in the country, announced the 13 percent upward change on Saturday, June 5, 2021.

The fares will cover intercity (tro-tro), intercity (long-distance) and shared taxis. The decision, according to the union, is to accommodate predominantly the recent increase in fuel prices.

It however said the government has assured that it will continue with efforts to prevent a steep rise in input costs.

source/Derrick Asante/mynewsroomgh.com

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum says the Board of Achimota School does not have the power to unilaterally decide to appeal a ruling of the Human Rights Court ordering it to admit two Rastafarian students.
According to him, any such important decision should have been advised by the Attorney General who represented both the school in the landmark case.

Education Minister commenting on the development on Good Evening Ghana show on Metro TV Tuesday night asked the Board of the Achimota School Board not to go ahead with the appeal.

“I am very surprised, the Board cannot take that unilateral position to go back to court”, Dr Adutwum said.

Achimota School board of governors have served a notice to appeal to the recent High Court decision ordering it to admit the two Rastafarian boys, Tyrone Marhguy and Oheneba Nkrabea.

The school’s board of governors, in a statement released less than 24-hours after the landmark ruling by the Accra High Court yesterday, said it has instructed its lawyers to appeal the decision because it disagrees with it.
According to them, the court ruled that the religious rights of the two applicants had been violated by the School Management as they sought to enforce the time-tested and well-known rules of the School. The Court further directed the School to admit the two applicants. The school Board disagrees with the ruling of the Court” excerpts of the statement said.

Presiding Judge, Justice Gifty Adjei Addo disagreed with the submissions by the Attorney General and granted all the calmness singly sought by the embattled students except the relief of compensation in the case of Tyrone Marhguy.

Justice Addo further emphasized that, it is preposterous for the Attorney General to have even suggested that the two were not students in the first place. Justice Gifty Adjei Addo consequently directed Achimota School to admit the two Rastafarian students.

A father of five, who is alleged to have buried his physically challenged child alive at Breman Brakwa in the Asikuma-Odoben Brakwa District in the Central Region, has been remanded by the Breman Asikuma Magistrate Court.

Paul Adobaw, aka Kojo Okor, is said to have buried the 18-month old child, Yaw Adobaw, under the direction of a supposed prophetess, Ama Nkansah, who is on the run.

Preliminary Investigations

DSP Oppong said preliminary police investigations revealed that Adobaw was married to one Yaa Atta at Brakwa, with whom he had five children. Eighteen-month-old Yaw Adobaw was their fourth child.

However, Yaw had not been able to walk since birth, on which basis the father consulted Prophetess Ama Nkansah at Gomoa Eshiem.

The police said Nkansah was said to have told Adobaw that the baby was a spirit child from a river, and that if he did not return the baby to the river gods, he would continue giving birth to such babies.

DSP Oppong said on the day of the incident, Adobaw and the prophetess sent the baby to the backyard of the house near the Gyankobeng stream, dug a grave, performed some rituals on the child and buried him alive.

The President of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), Angel Cabornu, says parents are now free to make their children wear any kind of hairstyle to secondary schools in the country.

This comes after the High Court judgement which directed Achimota School to admit the Rastafarian students who were denied admission over their dreadlocks.

Reacting to the ruling, the NAGRAT President said “This ruling is not limited to Achimota school alone, it is extended to all schools so if you’re a parent whatever hair you want your child to wear you are at liberty to let your child wear. It could be Mohegan or any kind of hair even Achormo, you could make your daughter wear.

” And I will advise all our members to not waste their time in attempting to ask why the child is wearing that kind of hair. My understanding is that it is an open situation let us abide by it and enjoy the ramification”.

A woman has stabbed former husband, Denis Amaboi to death in the event of jubilating after Chelsea won the Champions League at Teshie in Greater Accra.

The incident happened on Sunday after Dennis finished watching the Champions League at a pub.

Shortly, his former wife Ladi unexpectedly visited him, which he made it clear to her that he doesn’t have enough time to spare because his team has won.

On that fateful day of his death, his former wife who has three children with him pulled out kitchen knife from her pocket to stab him in the event of quarrel.

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People around then rushed him to a close hospital called Family Health Hospital yet he was later transferred to 37 hospital where he was announced dead.

Eyewitness narrating the incident to Angel FM in Accra explained that  the deceased is currently married to a different woman after the former wife proposed a divorce with schnapps to the family.

It was gathered that the former wife was attacking the deceased’s current wife and interfering in her former husband’s marriage after their divorce, for this reason the deceased made it clear to his former wife to also cause problems in her marriage since she’s also doing same.

However,  in protecting her current husband, former wife Ladi stabs her former husband to death to prevent him from attacking and interfering in her marriage.

Source/Suzzy Afrifa/mynewsroomgh.com

Captain Smart has joined Media General after announcing his resignation from ABN’s Angel TV/FM.

The former Anopa Bofo) was unveiled on the New Day show on TV3, Tuesday, June 1.

He will be hosting the Morning show on Onua Fm/TV from Monday to Friday.