News Bulletin: NPP Constituency Executive Arrested For Assaulting Ex- Girlfriend And Other Top Headlines

Mr. Eric Sekyi known as Kojo Sankara was detained by the Agona Swedru police Command for brutally attacking his ex- girlfriend, Beatrice Eshun, over their recent divorce.

Miss Beatrice Eshun claims that she was asked to drive Mr. Eric Sekyi A. K. A. Kojo Sankara to a location in Agona Swedru at around 8 p. m. by a mutual understanding.

Despite her insistence, the two people beat her up and tried to force her into their car, where she discovered Sankara was hiding.

The Auditor General has produced a report detailing government spending during the COVID- 19 epidemic, which lasted from March 2020 to June 2022. The study claims that some funds set aside for fighting the COVID- 19 outbreak have mysteriously vanished.

In his overview of the COVID- 19 funds, the Auditor- General stated that data from the Ministry of Finance, the Controller and Accountant- General, and the Ministry of Health indicate that " For the year 2020, the Ministry of Finance mobilized a total of GH19, 112, 318, 205. 12 to help with the aftermath of the COVID- 19 pandemic.

The Coronavirus Alleviation Programme and the development of the Ghana COVID- 19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan were funded to the tune of GH1, 978, 551, 137. 46 in 2021 and GH753, 319, 842. 66 (until June 2022).

To reduce the severity of the COVID- 19 pandemic in Ghana, a total of GH21, 844, 189, 185. 24 was collected " .

During " 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years to finance the Coronavirus Alleviation Programme and implementation of the Ghana COVID- 19 Emergency Preparedness and Response Plan, as well as provide support to the budget, " over GH20 billion was raised from the sale of BOG- COVID- 19 Bonds, the Contingency Fund, the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Union (EU), and other sources.


In addition, the report found that " The Ministry recommended that the " Chief Director should seek retroactive approval to avoid disallowance of such variation amount" after it was discovered that it had increased the cost of five contracts with a total contract sum of GH24, 256, 500. 00 through variation orders without approval from the Central Tender Review Committee.

The Ministry of Health leased a facility in Adaklu, Volta Region, for GH15, 265, 000. 00 over 25 years beginning in 2020. We suggested that the CEO look into purchasing the structures outright " as an extension, it stated. The investigation also found that " The Ghanaian government' s Ministry of Health paid US$120, 192, 379. 80 to UNICEF/AVAT for the provision of vaccines. The Auditor- General further urged, " We advised that the Chief Director of the Ministry of Health renegotiate with UNICEF/AVAT to recover the overdue sum. "

The Insight newspaper' s managing editor, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. , responded to the Auditor- allegations of General on Peace FM' s " Kokrokoo" on Tuesday morning. Pratt was perplexed as to why, after paying over $80 million to UNICEF/AVAT without obtaining any vaccines, the Ministry of Health had not yet recovered those funds. Since neither the money nor the vaccines were recovered, whoever orchestrated this arrangement, in his opinion, should be punished.
Ghana: Eight Schoolchildren Killed in Boating Incident

As reported by NADMO' s coordinator Ibrahim Wudonyim, the bodies of the victims had been found by the Marine Police Unit of the Ghana Police Service with the help of some locals. Eight schoolchildren were killed when the canoe they were traveling in crashed on the Volta Lake in Ghana' s Bono East Region.

Twenty students from the Wayokope settlement across the lake were on their way to school when the National Disaster Management Organization reported that eight, five boys and three girls aged five to twelve, were among them.

According to Ibrahim Wudonyim, the NADMO coordinator, the bodies of the victims have been retrieved by the Marine Police Unit of the Ghana Police Service with the help of some locals. The incident has prompted an ongoing probe into its precise circumstances.
NDC MP ropes Thomas Partey into Haruna Iddrisu removal saga

Ghanaian national team midfielder, Thomas Partey, in connection with the recent demotions of Haruna Iddrisu and Muntaka Mubarak to the positions of Minority Leader and Chief Whip. The Gunners are soaring in the Premier League, where they have won sixteen games, lost one, and drawn twice.

Murtala Muhammad believes the success of the club is due to the seniority of Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey that is why Mikel Arteta' s team current has 50 points. According to him, Mikel Arteta has helped young players like Saka and Martinelli develop by surrounding them with veterans.

According to Murtala Muhammed, the NDC lacks Mikel Arteta' s tactical move. Haruna Iddrisu is like Thomas Partey so he is the seasoned leader who makes sacrifices so that everyone else might succeed. He thinks the party' s legislative chances will suffer greatly if he and Muntaka Mubarak are expelled.

Our most seasoned soldiers are being called into action. Who else do you know who has more experience than Haruna Iddrisu? Twenty of those years have been spent in the House of Representatives. They are getting rid of the more seasoned members of our group and replacing them with rookies.

My Arsenal team is successful because we have a strong offense. We' ve got three young lads doing it, and Thomas Partey, our star midfielder, is a fantastic player. Why would you take away your starting lineup when the young men are doing well thanks to our veteran Thomas Partey? The man questioned.