GENERAL NEWS

Why fight over Rawlings’ funeral when he fell out with you before death – Manasseh asks NDC

Manasseh Azuri Awuni, one of Ghana’s Investigative Journalists is questioning why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is fighting over the funeral of its founder when it fell out with him long before his death. According to him, Mr Jerry John Rawlings was closer to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo than …

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No one-week commiseration for Rawlings

The family of the late former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings says there will be no one-week ceremony held in his honour. According to a statement from the Communication Directorate of the Office of the former President, “All flyers and other communication announcing such ceremony are false and should be ignored”. …

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Nana Konadu not on admission – Rawlings’ Office

The Office of the late President JJ Rawlings has denied claims that former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings is on admission at a health facility in Accra. There were reports in the immediate aftermath of the passing of Mr Rawlings that Mrs Rawlings had also been admitted at a health …

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FULL TEXT: Togbe Afede’s speech before National House of Chiefs election

The Paramount Chief of Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II has been declared the new President of the National House Chiefs. The development comes after an election was held on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The outgoing President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, prior to …

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Book of Condolence for Rawlings opens on Monday

The state will open a Book of Condolence for the late former President Rawlings on Monday, November 16, the government has announced. The Book will be opened to the general public at the Accra International Conference Centre from 9 am to 5 pm. It will be closed on Friday, November …

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Akufo-Addo and Konadu disrespecting Anlo chiefs and customs – Report

The Akufo-Addo government is redefining Ghanaian culture and traditional protocols surrounding funeral rites, by hastily taking advantage of the love for ex-President Jerry John Rawlings by the people, to make pronouncements which are not allowed by many cultures. The Anlo chiefs and elders, The Herald heard, are feeling disrespected and getting angry …

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“Wicked Rawlings jailed and brutalized me for preaching God’s word but I have forgiven him” – Evangelist Akwasi Awuah

The founder and leader of Pillar of Zion Ministry which is headquartered in Kumasi, Evangelist Akwasi Awuah remains one of the popular clerics who suffered severe brutalities under the PNDC administration which was headed by the late Former President Jerry John Rawlings. The seasoned evangelist who also doubles as the …

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Woman rises from death at Effia Nkwanta morgue

The family of a 40-year-old woman who was declared dead and sent to the Effia Nkwanta Regional Hospital Mortuary in Sekondi is still in an extreme state of shock after their relative rose from death barely 12 hours after being deposited at the morgue. The patient, Ophilia Baah, a mother …

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WATCH| Bukom Banku weeps uncontrollably over Rawlings’ death

Ghanaian international boxer, Braimah Kamoko, famed as Bukom Banku, has been spotted in a video weeping bitterly over the death of former President Jerry John Rawlings. In the video, the titled boxer was seen weeping bitterly and wiping his tears with what looked like a bandana. Bukom Banku was heard …

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