Tag Archives: REPLACES

Parliament repeals death penalty, replaces it with life imprisonment

Ghana’s Parliament on Tuesday (July 25) passed the Criminal Offences (Amendment), Bill, 2022, which seeks to abolish the Death Penalty. When the President assents to the Bill, Ghana will now join the league of nations, which have replaced the Death Penalty with life imprisonment. The object of the Private Members’ …

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Elon Musk replaces iconic Twitter bird logo with a dog icon; here’s why

Elon Musk has changed the Twitter logo, bidding goodbye to the signature bird logo, and replacing it with a doge meme. When you open the Twitter web, the loading screen will show the new Twitter logo of Kabosu, the Shiba Inu that inspired the Doge meme. The display picture of …

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Sierra Leone president replaces top military brass after deadly protest

Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has reshuffled the top leadership of the country’s military, two days after a deadly protest rocked the West African country. On Friday, Peter K. Lavahun was promoted from Major General to Lt General and appointed new Chief of Defence Staff, replacing Lt General Sullay …

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Akufo-Addo replaces ‘bribe-taking’ Juaben MCE

Following the rejection of the previous nominee, Alexander Sarfo-Kantanka as the chief executive for the Juaben Municipal Assembly of the Ashanti Region, President Akufo-Addo has appointed Omane Aboagye as a replacement. This was disclosed by the regional minister Simon Osei-Mensah at a regional coordinating council meeting on Tuesday, Asaaseradio.com reports …

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Kenya replaces Madagascar for weightlifting Olympics qualifiers

KENYA has been awarded the hosting rights for the final African qualifiers for the Tokyo Olympic Games, taking over from Madagascar. Madagascar, which had been pencilled to host the event from May 18-23, is now on Covid lockdown. Per the latest arrangements, the one-week qualifiers will now commence on May …

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2021 Budget: Bawumia replaces Ofori-Atta in Parliament

The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is likely to present the budget statement for the 2021 fiscal year on Friday, March 12, 2021. According to the leader of the majority caucus of parliament Hon. Kyei-Mensah Bonsu, the health status of the Finance Minister-Designate Ken Ofori-Atta is still not known …

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