Elvis Anokye

Gunmen stop sermon and rob churchgoers in South Africa

Armed robbers invaded a Johannesburg church in South Africa and stole from the congregants at gunpoint over the weekend. The gunmen stopped the sermon before proceeding to collect cash and valuables from the people inside the Johannesburg Central SDA church, according to reports. The moment the gunmen stopped the preaching …

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BoG hikes policy rate by 250 basis points, stands at 27%

The Bank of Ghana has hiked the monetary policy rate by 250 basis points from 24.5 percent to 27 percent. Chairman of the Monetary Policy Committee and BoG Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison said the decision is expected to anchor inflation expectations in the country with the figure standing at 40.4 percent in October 2022. …

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Ofori-Atta has learnt a bitter lesson – Bagbin

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin believes that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta will take a cue from the ordeal he has suffered over the past few weeks. Between a censure motion from the Minority and a decision by the Majority to kick him out of office, Mr Bagbin is sure that …

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We can no longer walk inmates to the hospital – Prison officers to gov’t

Prison Officers across the country, have petitioned government, for better conditions of service for the Ghana Prison Service. The Petition dated Monday, 28 November 2022, by a group calling itself Prison Officers With The Service At Heart (POWTSAH), also called on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, the Chief Justice …

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It is painful that Tema Oil Refinery is not working because of $5 million – Former NPP MP 

Former New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Obuasi East, Edward Ennin, has described as painful the government’s failure to get the Tema Oil Refinery working. According to the former chairman of parliament’s committee on mines and energy, his investigation has established that it will cost around $5 million to …

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80-year-old Equatorial Guinea prez wins sixth straight term with over 94% of votes

President of Equatorial Guinea has won re-election for the sixth consecutive time extendig his stay in office to beyond four decades. Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, secured almost 95% of votes, in a vote he was largely expected to win. Officials results were released over the weekend by the national poll …

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Ayew brothers to start, Baba Rahman benched; Ghana’s likely starting XI against South Korea

The Black Stars held their final training session for the game against South Korea on Sunday, November 27, 2022. Various reports from that training indicate that coach Otto Addo is likely to ring at least two changes in the team that faced Portugal in the opening Group H game of …

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VIDEO: Afriyie Barnieh has made me proud, extremely happy – Yaw Dabo details

Ghanaian actor, Samuel Nana Yaw Dabo, has opened up on how elated he feels about seeing his player, Afriyie Barnieh, participate in the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup. Yaw Dabo is the founder of ‘Dabo Soccer Academy’, a football academy which nurtured and groomed Afriyie Barnieh prior to joining Accra Hearts of …

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‘God will provide our daily bread’ – Empress Gifty reacts to the news of her husband’s dismissal

Gospel singer, Empress Gifty, has reacted to news of her husband, Mr. Hopeson Adorye’s dismissal from his National Security job. Earlier, Mr. Adorye announced during a discussion on Oman FM that he had been fired from his job mainly because of his staunch support for an NPP flagbearer hopeful, Alan Kyerematen. …

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How ‘rebel’ NPP MPs gave Ofori-Atta the silent treatment during 2023 budget presentation

After months of public calls for the removal of the Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, the agitation for his dismissal hit the closest to home when on Tuesday, October 25, 2022, over 80 NPP MPs echoed the calls. The announcement by the MPs through a spokesperson, Andy Appiah-Kubi, who is the …

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