Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advanced the view that there are currently 274 Members of Parliament in the lawmaking chamber. According to him, the people of Assin North Constituency in the Central Region are without a representative after the courts asked their Member of Parliament, …
Read More »GPRTU announces new transport fares today
The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has set Tuesday, April 5, 2022, to announce the percentage increase in transportation fares. The union last suspended its decision to increase fares by 15%. The suspension according to GPRTU was to get reliable information on the government’s reduction of …
Read More »Bringing down Kwesi Nyantakyi brought down Ghana football – Bagbin
Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban Bagbin, has said the corruption exposé that ended the football administration career of former Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kwesi Nyantakyi, did a lot of harm to the country’s football. “When we were able to bring down Kwesi Nyantakyi, we also brought down Ghana …
Read More »German Cardinal Woelki wants to stay archbishop, calls Pope ‘old man’
German Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki, is calling for a fresh start in Cologne, Germany’s largest Catholic archdiocese, but raised eyebrows after describing the pope as an “old man.” The cardinal wants to remain archbishop, but is placing his fate in the hands of the pope, Woelki told a closed diocesan …
Read More »‘You are changing, eat well’ — Lady attacks Delay over her current looks
A follower of Deloris Frimpong Manso aka Delay, has expressed disappointment in the current looks of the TV personality, asking her to check her diet. At the start of the week, usually on Mondays, Delay shares life quotes on her Facebook page to motivate young Ghanaian women who are into …
Read More »Watch Jordan Ayew’s superb finish as Crystal Palace beat Arsenal
Jordan Ayew produced a superb finish to ensure that Crystal Palace downed Arsenal in an entertaining Premier League match at Selhurst Park on Monday. Arsenal, who are chasing Champions League football, were projected to win, but the Eagles were incredibly motivated on the night and won 3-0. Palace took the lead …
Read More »‘Absentee’ Adwoa Safo marked present in Parliament
When Parliament commenced business on Monday, April 4, 2022, a concern raised by the Adentan Member of Parliament, Mohammed Adamu Ramadan, led to a moment of controversy. The MP, during the process of correcting Votes and Proceedings, pointed out that Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya, Sarah Adwoa Safo, per the …
Read More »Cedi has started gaining strength – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the Cedi has started gaining strength against the major trading currencies. He said this in an interview with the BBC’s Peter Okwoche on Monday, April 4. The President was touting the economic progress of the oil-producing West African nation but when his attention was …
Read More »Teacher sentenced to death for raping 13 students
An Indonesian court handed down a death sentence on Monday to a teacher for raping 13 girls at an Islamic school, upholding an appeal by prosecutors for the death penalty after he had initially received a sentence of life in prison. The case of teacher Herry Wirawan has shocked Indonesia …
Read More »Full video: Akufo-Addo and BBC journalist banter over current state of Ghana’s economy
There was a banter between President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the BBC’s Peter Okochwe over the health of Ghana’s economy when the president granted an interview to the global broadcaster. The conversation between the President and Okochwe covered various sectors of the Ghanaian economy and recent occurrences in the socio-political space …
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