Provisional results of 2017 WASSCE released by WAEC

 The West African Examination Council has released provisional results of the 2017 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

According to WAEC, this year’s figures show a slight improvement of last year’s results.

The Council in a statement on Wednesday and signed by Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of Public Affairs at WAEC, said while it is working at dispatching the results to various schools students could also access their results online via the WAEC website.

Two police officers were shot in broad daylight - Lapaz shooting

One of the two officers died after being shot at severally by the robbers

An eyewitness in the Lapaz shooting incident which saw two police officers gunned down by armed robbers has revealed that the officers were unarmed when the attack took place.

Two police officers were shot in broad daylight at Lapaz in Accra Thursday, July 13. The criminals who were on a robbery mission shot the policemen who tried stopping them by giving them a hot chase on their motorbikes.

Speaking to JoyNews, the witness (name withheld) stated that the police would have been able to counter the attacks but for their defenseless state at the time they were pursuing the suspects.

“I think it would have helped if the policemen had guns also, if they had it in this instance, they would have been able to fight back”.

Inusah Fuseini To Submit Himself To National Security Probe

Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has promised to submit himself to National Security probe over the planted secret audiovisual device in his former office.

The Tamale Central Lawmaker, who admits he installed the device, indicates that it was meant to enhance his personal security but was not activated prior to his exit from the ministry.

‘Spider-Man’ Starring Abraham Attah Slings $117 Million Debut & Sony Rejoices

“Spider-Man: Homecoming” swung past expectations, opening with an estimated $117 million in North America and giving a Sony Pictures a much needed hit.

“Homecoming” was one of the biggest tests yet for the notion that domestic moviegoers are growing weary of sequels and reboots and suffering so-called “franchise fatigue.” ″Homecoming” kicks off the third “Spider-Man” iteration in the last 15 years, and the second reboot since 2014′s “The Amazing Spider-Man,” with Andrew Garfield.

But Sony has kept Spider-Man airborne. For “Homecoming,” the studio returned to Spider-Man’s teenage roots, casting Tom Holland in the part. Critics and audiences responded, with many calling Jon Watts’ iteration one of the best Spider-Man films.

UEW application was dismissed by Winneba High Court

The Winneba High Court, presided over by His Lordship Justice George Atto-Mills, today [Monday], dismissed a motion for interlocutory injunction on the Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba.

On June 16 this year, counsel for the University and the Ministry of Education, Peter Zwennes, prayed the court to dismiss the suit, because in their view, the plaintiff, Supi Kwayera, lacks the capacity to sue the institution.

The counsel again argued that the court also lacks jurisdiction to adjudicate the claims by the plaintiff.

22 newly appointed Ambassadors by President Nana Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday, July 10, 2017, announced his second batch of Ambassadorial postings at a ceremony at the Banquet Hall of the Jubilee House.

The President charged the appointees to preserve and promote the image of Ghana "whose reputation amongst the comity of nations is high.

Below is a full list of the newly appointed Ambassadors

Nana Addo’s daughter denies involvement in BOST saga

Edwina Akufo-Addo, the daughter of President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has denied any involvement in the contaminated fuel saga raging at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST).

Ms Akufo-Addo was responding to claims reportedly made by a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, that there were rumours linking the first daughter to the scandal at BOST.

NDC members are ‘tickling themselves’, I won’t retract my statement – Adwoa Safo

Member of Parliament for the Dome Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo seems not perturbed by the calls from Ghanaians and especially members of the National Democratic Congress to apologise and retract claims she made about the construction of a community Day Senior High School for her constituency. 

Emulate beauty, style of BET Awards - Stonebwoy tells show organisers

 Stonebwoy

Ghana’s only representative at the just ended Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards says the country's showbiz industry should work hard to emulate the beauty and style of the US-based event.

Livingstone Etse Satekla better known as Stonebwoy is of the opinion that all the pump and pageantry in addition to the proper planning that BET Awards is characterised by can be equally achieved locally "if only we would work hard at it and change our attitudes as a people."

In an interview with Joy News’ Benedict Owusu in Houston, Texas, the newly married Dancehall act said, “I’ve been here [BET Awards] a number of times and witnessing it over again and what comes to mind is how they intentionally make it happen each time.

“Gov’t Concentrating Efforts On Onshore Oil Discoveries” – Prez Akufo-Addo

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reiterated the commitment of his government to the exploration and discovery of oil in commercial quantities onshore, specifically in the Voltaian Basin.

According to President Akufo-Addo, 17 years ago, during the presidential campaign of then candidate John Agyekum Kufuor, he gave a solemn pledge to the people of Takoradi, in the Western Region, that, if elected, his government will concentrate attention to discovering oil in commercial quantities.

“I believe God will be on our side once again under another NPP administration to strike more oil and gas. President J A Kufuor made it happen off shore. The focus now is also to explore opportunities on shore. That is why my government is committed to intensifying efforts towards the discovery of oil and gas on shore in the Voltaian Basin,” he said.

The drop-out who stepped into the shoes of Kofi Annan - Kweku Baako

 Kweku Baako

He is either too humble for his exalted place in Ghana’s political and media history or he plays on the minds of naïve or unsuspecting panelists.

When discussing some of the most controversial topics in the media, his most famous preamble is “I am not a lawyer,”… “I am not an economist,” …“I am not an architect.” I am not this or that…But in the end, and in many discussions, he leaves many lawyers on the other side gasping for words; economists crunching in vain for figures and architects clutching to straws in arguments that have no foundation.

As for politicians, he picks and chooses which one to strip naked in a discussion and when you are in his bad books, only few are, you had better come prepared, or you would leave a discussion table looking empty and exposed than you were before you came on it.

NPP gives tollbooth jobs to PWDs

Seventy four disabled persons have been employed by the New Patriotic Party government to operate some toll booths across the country.

The first part of the initiative to give toll booths management to the disabled was launched yesterday at the Pobiman toll booth in the Greater Accra region by the Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako Atta.

NPP fraudulently won the 2016 elections – Kennedy Agyapong

A shocking revelation by Member of Parliament for the Assin Central constituency; Kennedy Agyapong, points to the fact that his government; the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) may have secured the seat in 2016 through dubious means. 

Woyome’s application ‘rubbished’ by Supreme Court

Alfred Agbesi Woyome

An application filed by businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome to halt his oral examination by the Attorney General has been rejected by the Supreme Court.

Mr. Woyome who was seeking to halt a request by the Attorney-General’s department to question him regarding how he intends paying off the GHC 51.2 million judgement debt awarded him, filed an application to that effect.

According to him, Article 134 (b) of the 1992 Constitution provides him the right to apply for a stay of the decision of a single Justice of the Supreme Court and to ask for a panel of three Justices of the Supreme Court to vary, discharge and or reverse the order of the single Justice of the Supreme Court.

Presiding Judge on the case, A.A Benin, ruled that the stay of the executive was baseless and had no grounds and hence dismissed the application.
Woyome was initially scheduled to be examined on Thursday, July 29 2017 but the process was put on hold after he submitted an application for a stay of proceedings.

Gov’t, BNI covering up contaminated fuel saga – Minority

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu

The Minority has accused the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) of an intent to cover up the alleged rot at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) in the sale of some 5 million litres of contaminated fuel.

Reports are emerging that the BNI has taken over the probe of the matter from the committee set by the Energy Ministry, and also exonerated the embattled Managing Director of BOST, Alfred Obeng Boateng of any wrongdoing.

Addressing the press in Parliament today [Tuesday], the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, indicated that, they will stop at nothing to expose the alleged rot at BOST.

BOST MD Clears By BNI

Alfred Obeng

The Bueau of National Investigations (BNI) and the National Security have cleared the Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, Alfred Obeng Boateng, of any wrongdoing in the sale of 5 million litres of contaminated fuel, a document sighted by kasapafmonline as revealed.

This follows investigations conducted by the two state security agencies into the controversial sale of the contaminated fuel to Movenpiina Company Limited.

Some aspects of the intercepted report have it that:

1. The product contamination occurred on January 18, 2017 and the MD for BOST assumed office on January 23, 2017 and cannot be held responsible for it.

2. As a competent MD, he interdicted the officers involved and set up a six-member committee chaired by the Head of Internal Audit Department, Mr. Edmund Aquah on February 8, 2017 to find out the causes of the contamination.

3. The MD has received a draft copy of the committee’s report waiting for the final report on July 7, 2017.

#NSMQ2017: Quiz mistress’ purse, ID cards dropped at UG

Barely 48 hours after Dr. Elsie Effah Kauffman, quiz mistress of the National Science & Maths Quiz lost her bag and its valuable content at the grand finale of the contest, Citi News has learnt that her ID cards and purse have been found.

They were dropped at the University of Ghana by an unknown person.

BOST fuel was deliberately contaminated – Franklin Cudjoe

The President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has described the sale of the 5 million litres of contaminated fuel to Movenpiina as perpetuated fraud.

According to him, the contaminated fuel and its controversial sale were deliberately orchestrated by some individuals to make money off the state.