Elvis Anokye

How Gabby compared Somalia’s currency to the cedi in 2014

In the midst of a depreciating currency, past views of members of the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, have often become topical. Past social media posts – Twitter and Facebook – on the performance of the Ghana cedi has often been dug up to point to how critical NPP leaders …

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Why Ghana doesn’t really have a fertilizer crisis

There’s been a lot of media brouhaha about the fertilizer crisis in Ghana, focusing on recent huge price increases for inorganic (synthetic) fertilizer. Indeed, the price of inorganic fertilizer in Ghana has gone up about 5-fold in the last two years (and for those lucky enough to receive government-subsidised fertilizer …

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Robbers engage police in a shootout; abandon booty and arms

Four(4) suspected armed robbers have attacked and robbed some residents of Kusanaba in the Bawku West District of the Upper East Region, MyNewsGh.com reports. The suspects according to the Zebilla Police, attacked their victims at the Kusanaba Forest and made away with various sums of money. According to the facts …

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Four local coaches to join Black Stars’ technical team in Qatar

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports have settled on four coaches to travel with the Black Stars to the World Cup on a working attachment. The trip will give them an opportunity to pick useful lessons from the biggest global showpiece and learn from …

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Kumawood actor begs McBrown for forgiveness; promises a new lifestyle

Kumawood actor Mohammed Boniface known in the industry as Kompany has rendered an unqualified apology to versatile actress and Television Show Host Nana Ama McBrown. It follows her ingratitude shown McBrown who was determined to make life meaningful for him considering the kind of lifestyle he lived despite having a …

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The country is hot, even dog food has gone from GHC400 to GHC750 – NHIA boss laments

Dr. Bernard Okoe-Boye, Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Insurance Authority, NHIA, has admitted that the country is hot citing hike in prices of items. He narrated how he was shocked to note that dog food that he usually buys had been increased by close to 100% the last …

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‘Angry’ Anyidoho vows to report officials letting Asomdwe Park rot to Akufo-Addo

One-time presidential spokesman, Koku Anyidoho, has vowed to expose appointees of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the current state of the Asomdwe Park. The park, which is the resting place of former president John Evans Atta-Mills was only recently refurbished and recommissioned by the state-owned Coastal Development Authority, CODA, …

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30% salary cut: I was paid GHC310 last month because of deducted arrears – Kumasi Mayor

Government earlier this year announced a 30 percent salary cut for its appointees to mitigate economic hardship in the country. Subsequently, President Akufo-Addo in an address on Sunday, October 30, 2022, while updating Ghanaians on the state of the economy said the 30 percent slash in salaries will still continue. …

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Ghana could experience onion shortage in Christmas – Traders hint

Onion sellers in the Kwadaso municipality of the Ashanti region have forewarned Ghanaians about shortages during this year’s Christmas festivity. According to the traders, over 90% per cent of onion sellers have withdrawn from the business due to the Ghanaian cedi’s inability to compete with the CFA and the Dollar. …

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‘Kick me out if I don’t succeed’ — Akufo-Addo’s 2016 post

H.E. Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic, is currently underfire to resign due to worsening economic hardships in the country. Lawyer Martin Kpebu, a private legal practitioner, has today, Saturday, November 5, led some Ghanaians to hit the streets of Accra in a demonstration dubbed “Kume Preko reloaded.” …

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