USAID boss to visit Ethiopia in push for aid access

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 30, 2021

The US aid agency (USAID) boss Samantha Power will next week visit Ethiopia to push for more aid to be allowed into conflict-hit Tigray region, the agency says. Ms Power…

Covid in Sydney: Military deployed to help enforce lockdown

by OmankyeameNewsWorld NewsJuly 30, 2021

Australia has deployed hundreds of soldiers to Sydney to help enforce a Covid lockdown. A Delta outbreak which began in June has produced nearly 3,000 infections and led to nine…

Hushpuppi: Nigerian influencer pleads guilty to money laundering

by OmankyeameNewsWorld NewsJuly 30, 2021

Nigerian influencer Ramon Abbas – also known as Hushpuppi – has pleaded guilty to money laundering in a US court. Hushpuppi, 37, is known for posting photos of his lavish…

High Court restores Senyo Hosi’s GHS 8M defamation suit against Kennedy Agyapong

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 29, 2021

High Court restores Senyo Hosi’s GHSAn Accra High Court presided over by Justice William Bempong has vacated an earlier order striking out Senyo Hosi’s defamation suit filed against Kennedy Agyapong…

Privileges Committee to begin hearing case against Kennedy Agyapong on August 5

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 29, 2021

The Privileges Committee of Parliament has set August 5, 2021, for the public hearing of the contempt case brought against the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Kennedy Agyapong. This…

Assin North: We’ll report court officials who frustrated us to Judicial Council – Agbana

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 29, 2021

The opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, says it will petition the Judicial Council to sanction officials of the Cape Coast High Court, who allegedly frustrated its lawyers from filing processes…

We don’t need more money, we’re staying within appropriation limit – Government

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 29, 2021

Although Ghanaians were expecting the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to request more money for the government to spend for the remaining months of 2021, he did no such thing. He…

Agenda 111 hospitals: Processes completed, construction to begin on August 17 – Ofori-Atta

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 29, 2021

Government’s ambitious project to construct a number of hospitals referred to as ‘Agenda 111’ is set to commence in August 2021. Presenting the 2021 mid-year budget review in Parliament on…

Government drinking from an empty calabash, debt forgiveness our only hope – Haruna

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 29, 2021

The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, believes the Akufo-Addo administration is banking on debt forgiveness following the government’s decision not to ask for additional money during the mid-year budget review. As…

National COVID-19 Fund disbursed GH¢52M out of GH¢57M received – Finance Minister

by OmankyeameNewsJuly 29, 2021

The National COVID-19 Fund has so received GH¢57.15 million in cash donations. More than GH¢52 million of the amount has already been disbursed in cash and procurements to various beneficiaries….