An aspirant for the Ashanti Regional chairmanship position of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Robert Asare-Bediako, has confessed to taking money from the party’s leadership to allow the current regional chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako (Wontumi) contest unopposed in the 2018 elections of the party. According to him, the payment was compensation …
Read More »How I was transported with 20 cows to Accra – Sherifa Gunu tells story
Ghanaian soul musician, Sherifa Gunu has given a sad account of her journey from her hometown, Savelugu in the Northern region to Accra. According to her, the only option she had was to share the back of a truck with with about 20 cows. The musician in an interview on …
Read More »Ghana may be attacked by terrorists – Report
The West Africa Centre For Counter-Extremism (WACCE) has said Ghana is prone to terrorist attacks. According to the Centre, irrespective of the fact that Ghana has managed terrorist threats for some time “Yet Ghana has been so close to terrorism.” The report disclosed that already, more than 13 Ghanaians are …
Read More »E-Levy will be cancelled no matter the money being generated – Sammy Gyamfi to Mahama’s critics
Sammy Gyamfi has reacted to comments from the ruling government that the NDC is being deceptive with their promise to repeal the Electronic Transactions Act (E-Levy) Former President John Mahama’s promise has generated mixed reactions. Some pundits believe his assurance will give the biggest opposition party in the country more …
Read More »Is Afena-Gyan Mourinho’s latest Ghanaian weapon?
Michael Essien… Sulley Muntari… Jose Mourinho has a fine history with developing Ghanaian players and with new sensation Felix Afena-Gyan, the former Chelsea and Inter Milan manager may be on the cusp of crafting his latest piece of work. Upon joining Chelsea in 2004 after winning the Champions League with Porto, …
Read More »UDS Senior staff declare strike May 12 over administrative rules
The strike according to the association follows the refusal of management of the university to implement recommendations of the GTEC The Senior Staff Association of the University for Development Studies (UDS) has issued a notice ofan intended indefinite strike against the managers of the university from Thursday, 12 May 2022. …
Read More »Kumawood movie director apologises to Agya Koo after 10 years of ‘beef’
Popular Kumawood director Frank Fiifi Gharbin has rendered an unqualified apology to Alex Kofi Adu Mensah known as Agya Koo after 10 years of bad blood between them. There was a misunderstanding between Agya Koo and Frank Fiifi Gharbin after the shooting of the controversial Okomfo Anokye movie produced by Paul Gee Movie …
Read More »Ghana has become a tourist destination for Adwoa Safo – Ablakwa mocks
North Tongu Member of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has reacted to the continued absence of his colleague lawmaker, Sarah Adwoa Safo (Dome-Kwabenya), from the country and Parliament for that matter. Ablakwa likened the protracted absence of Adwoa Safo to someone who was treating Ghana as a tourist destination having settled-in quite well in the United States. …
Read More »I felt safe practising under Mahama but cannot say same today – Manasseh
Investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has spoken about his work and how safe he feels undertaking it given the high stakes that it sometimes entails. According to him, he has been doing investigative reports since 2013 – the year John Dramani Mahama was sworn in as president for his first …
Read More »These five reports have recently put government on the back foot
M Governments across the world know the importance of periodic reports released by credible agencies be it in the area of the economy, human rights, governance or corruption. When such a report is positive, governments often take the credit and promise to do all it takes to consolidate their spot …
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