Elvis Anokye

Jean Mensa receives award for protecting public purse

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa, has received the prestigious title of the best head of entities under the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) category for the 2022-2023 auditing year, as declared by the Internal Audit Agency (IAA). Jane Mensa earned this accolade for her exceptional leadership in …

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Top five scandals that rocked J.A. Kufuor’s government

For most governments under the Fourth Republic in Ghana, corruption-related scandals have always dominated their tenure and marred some of the successes chalked. While the sentiment of the average Ghanaian is that the two major political parties; National Democratic Congress and New Patriotic are both corrupt, there is the recurring …

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Limiting it to district offices meant to prevent Togolese, others from registering – EC

The Director of Electoral Services at the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) Dr Serebuor Quaicoe has defended the EC’s decision to restrict the limited Voter Registration exercise to its district offices, explaining that rather than a way of suppressing voter registration, the aim is to prevent foreigners from getting onto …

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‘We cannot breath, you’ve choked the music industry’ – Ugandan man to Nigerian artistes

A Ugandan man has appealed to Nigerian musicians to allow them breath as they have choked the music industry. In a video making rounds, the man noted that Davido, Burna Boy and Wizkid are enough to finish the industry but yet there are more artistes that have emerged and making …

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Man arrested for defiling of 4-year-old girl in Wa

The Upper West regional police CID has apprehended a 22-year-old man in connection with the alleged defilement of a 4-year-old girl in Wa, citinewsroom.com has reported. The incident transpired on a Saturday afternoon at an uncompleted building located in the Banmaarayiri community. The child’s mother had sent her daughter to …

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The three questions that will determine outcome of Bawumia vs Kennedy Agyapong ‘showdown’ on November 4

Even though the November 4 presidential primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will have four names on the ballot paper, the uncontested and general view is that it is going to be a ‘showdown’ between the establishment, represented by Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and the anti-establishment fronted by the maverick Kennedy …

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Fire destroys several shops at CMB market in Kantamanto

Fire has razed down several shops at the CMB area at Kantamanto in Accra in the early hours of Sunday, September 17, 2023. According to a Citi News report, the fire which’s source is currently unknown has destroyed wares worth million of Ghana cedis. A video posted by the Ghana …

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Dan Kwaku Yeboah lists Akufo-Addo’s infrastructure successes in sports

Journalist with Despite Media, Dan Kwaku Yeboah has listed a series of projects that show that the current government has done a lot by way of infrastructure in the sports sector. He told Kwame Sefa Kayi on Peace FM earlier this week that it is fair to give due credit …

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Cocaine is set to overtake oil to become Colombia’s main export – Bloomberg report

Cocaine is set to become Colombia’s main export, overtaking oil, according to Bloomberg Economics. The Colombian government is taking a more lenient policy regarding drugs, thus production of the drug is expanding. According to Bloomberg Economics, 2022 exports were worth an estimated $18.2 billion. Oil exports posted a drop of …

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