The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has mounted a strong defence for his mega-size government, insisting that it is producing results. While his critics insist that there is not much to show for the ‘elephant-size’ government, the President holds a contrary view, giving his men and women ‘A’ on the …
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Kidnapping, killing of T’di girls ‘my biggest regret’ – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the abduction and killing of the four Takoradi girls as his biggest regret for the year 2019. DNA tests confirmed that some human remains retrieved from the backyard of the prime suspect in the kidnapping case were, indeed, those of Ruth Abaka, Priscilla …
Read More »Four Ghanaians join UK House of Commons
Four Ghanaians have found their way into the UK House of Commons after securing a win in the elections held on Thursday, December 12, 2019. The four, made up of two females and two males, won on the tickets of the Labour Party and the Conservative Party respectfully. While, Abena …
Read More »Policeman shoots driver’s mate for allegedly refusing to pay bribe
A policeman has shot a driver’s mate in the leg over an alleged refusal to pay bribe at a police barrier at Inchaban in the Western Region. The 25-year-old John Essandoh has since Friday when the incident happened, been transported to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra for the bullet …
Read More »Shatta Wale mocks Ibrah One over his leaked naked photos
Just yesterday, social media was awash with leaked naked photos of Ghanaian Young Millionaire, Ibrah One. He came out to speak out on it saying that they were old photos used to blackmail and extort money from him. Well, Shatta Wale has reacted to the viral images. In a Snapchat post, …
Read More »Meet first Ghanaian woman who has won MP seat in UK elections
A Ghanaian-British politician, Abena Oppong-Asare has been elected as the next Member of Parliament for Erith and Thamesmead constituency in the southeast of Outer London in the United Kingdom, ABC News can report. She won the seat with 48 per cent of the votes, representing 19,882 votes as against 16,124 votes gathered …
Read More »Free Show: Ibrah One’s n@ked photos set internet ablaze -WATCH
Naked pictures of socialite Ibrah One have been le@ked by an unidentified slay queen, according to some reliable sources. Although information about where and why the pictures were taken is scanty, there are claims the said lady took a snapshot immediately after their s£xual escapade. The pictures have since generated …
Read More »GFA announce financial packages for clubs
The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association have approved financial packages for clubs ahead of the start of the 2019/2020 Football Season. The package is an advance to the clubs to help them prepare for the upcoming season, and it will be deducted from sponsorship funds due the clubs …
Read More »We are strengthening anti-graft institutions to curb corruption – Akufo-Addo
Strengthening accountability enforcement institutions is critical to efforts aimed at fighting corruption, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. That is why, the President said, his government had increased budgetary allocations to anti-graft institutions from 25 percent in 2017 to 34 percent in 2018. “Since 2019, there has been 60 …
Read More »CSOs petition gov’t over legalization of marijuana
Five civil society organizations have kicked against the legalization of marijuana and the use of narcotic drugs in Ghana by jointly presenting a petition to the Office of the President. The organisations are Institute of Leadership and Development (INSLA), Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Ghana (CADCOG), Vision for Alternative Development (VALD), …
Read More »Over 15,000 personnel fired up ahead of the yuletide – IGP
The Ghana Police Service has deployed over 15, 000 personnel across the country ahead of the Christmas and new year festivities, says the Inspector General Police, Mr James Oppong-Boanuh This, he believes would clamp down on the activities of criminals and also maintain law and order during the Christmas festivities. …
Read More »Former MP’s alleged killers trial adjourned
A High Court in Accra has adjourned the case of Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bossu, the two suspects who are being held for the murder of former Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North,Joseph B. Danquah Adu to January 9, next year. When the matter was called, the trial judge indicated …
Read More »EC dispatches materials to regions ahead of district level elections
Director of Electoral Services at the Ghana Electoral Commission, (EC), Dr. Serebour Quaicoe says barring any unforeseen challenges delivering electoral materials to polling stations for Tuesday’s District Level election would be smooth, adding that electoral materials have already been dispatched to the regions. He explained that electoral materials can only …
Read More »1981 Coup: Akata-Pore invites Rawlings to join him beg Ghanaians
Sergeant Daniel Alolga Akata-Pore (rtd), a key figure in the defunct Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), led by former President Jerry John Rawlings, has voiced out his willingness to join forces with the latter to ask the nation to pardon them. He wants Ghanaians to accept their remorse, reconcile and …
Read More »No one in Dagbon should dare challenge Ya Naa’s authority – Otumfuo warns
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has warned that any challenge to the power ans authority of the Overlord of Dagbon Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama II will not be countenanced under any circumstances, MyNewsGh.com reports. The Asantehene made these declaration when the Ya Naa called on him at the Kumasi Traditional …
Read More »Cocoa farmers must not be left out of decision making – Group
The President of the Ghana Best Farmers’ Association, Nana Abraham Adusei has asked policymakers in the cocoa industry to actively involve cocoa farmers in decision-making processes. Addressing a members of the World Cocoa Farmers’ Organisation (WCFO) themed “Consolidating the Cocoa Farmer’s Voice – a Key to Sustainable Cocoa Production and …
Read More »Govt turns streets in Accra, Kumasi into Christmas trading centres
The Local Government Ministry has announced, the setting aside of some streets within Greater Accra and Ashanti Regions, as street markets during the yuletide. The “Street Hawking Markets”, according to a statement signed by sector Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama, will operate between 5am-11pm from Monday, December 16, 2019, through to …
Read More »Parliament approves Supreme Court nominees
MPs have approved President Nana Akufo-Addo’s appointees to the Supreme Court, JoyNews’ Kwesi Parker-Wilson reports from the House. The Appointment Committee vetted the three nominees earlier in the week and submitted their report to the House with a recommendation to proceed with their approval. Justice Mariama Owusu, Justice Lovelace Johnson …
Read More »VIDEO: Money Talks! Sarkodie Announces His Presence In The UK
Ghana’s most decorated rapper, Sarkodie has obviously forgotten all the wahala that are associated with the recent Cardi B concert in Ghana as he steps out in style in the UK. Described by many of the people who don’t actually know him as somebody who is pompous and over-confident, this latest …
Read More »Ex-Algerian PM elected president in first post-Bouteflika polls
Algeria has a new president in the person of Abdelmadjid Tebboune. The 74-year-old won controversial December 12 elections with 58% of the vote, the national electoral body announced quoting preliminary results. Mr Tebboune, 74, previously served as housing, then information minister. He served seven-months as Prime Minister two years ago …
Read More »2 Ghanaians sworn in as high court judges at Gambia
Two Ghanaian have been sworn into office as high court judges in The Gambia. Justice Alexander Osei Tutu and Justice Francis Apangabuno were sworn into office by President Adama Barrow on Thursday, 12 December 2019 in The Gambia. Both judges were high court judges in Ghana prior to their appointment …
Read More »History: This female Ghanaian-British just won parliamentary seat in UK
Abena Oppong-Asare of the labour party has been elected as the next MP for Erith and Thamesmead. She follows the footsteps of her male colleagues Adam Afriyie, Sam Philip Gyimah, and Kwasi Alfred Addo Kwarteng. Abena makes history as the first female Ghanaian-British MP in the UK. She grabbed the …
Read More »Some victims of the 1979 and 1981 revolutions chasing me for their reparations – Archbishop Palmer Buckle
A member of the erstwhile National Reconciliation Commission, Archbishop Palmer Buckle, has described as disheartening how some victims and survivors of various human rights violations in Ghana, during unconstitutional regimes, never received any form of compensations from the government as directed by the Commission. He expressed dissatisfaction with the delay, …
Read More »I’ve never been corrupt – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he has never been corrupt. “I’m certainly not corrupt, I continue to say that I’m not corrupt, I’ve not been corrupt; I’ve not taken money from anybody to give anybody contracts”, he told journalists at the Jubilee House on Friday, 13 December 2019 when he …
Read More »I’ve only 2 relatives in my government – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he has only two family members in his government, thus, ricocheted accusations by the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) that he has 51 relatives in his “family-and-friends” government. “I’m not presiding over a government of family-and-friends”, the President rebuffed at the Jubilee House on …
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