A security analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa, has warned of a possible uprising if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo fails to, with immediate effect, sack non-performing ministers and reshuffle his cabinet. He also wants the president to cut down on the size of the government while taking urgent steps to address the ongoing …
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Arise Ghana to stage big demo in Kumasi on August 22
Pressure group, Arise Ghana is set to hold another demo in the Ashanti Region next month. In a press release issued by the group on Tuesday, July 12, it has disclosed that the demonstration will be staged in Kumasi on August 22. The group is calling on all Ghanaians to …
Read More »Galamsey pit swallows two miners at Manso Muano
Two people have drowned in a galamsey pit at Manso Muano in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti region. The incident occurred on Monday, 11 July 2022, when the victims went to mine for gold in the abandoned galamsey pit. The Assembly Member for the area, Mr. Achempong Duku …
Read More »High Court dismisses Special Prosecutor’s request to keep Sir John’s assets frozen
An Accra High Court has dismissed a request by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi Agyabeng, to extend his power to freeze the assets of the late CEO of Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, also known as Sir John. The Special Prosecutor announced that the assets of the former Chief Executive of …
Read More »Public Service workers in 65 state agencies declare indefinite strike
Public sector workers under the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite strike action, effective Tuesday, July 12, 2022. In a statement issued on July 8, 2022, the PSWU said that the main reason for its decision to embark on a strike …
Read More »Mahama ditched me after helping him become Mills’ running mate – Nunoo-Mensah
Former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier-General (Rtd.) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has disclosed that the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) late Jerry John Rawlings objected to the candidature of former President John Dramani Mahama as running mate of the party in 2008. In an interview with Accra-based Joy News, he …
Read More »‘None of Ghana’s previous 17 IMF bailouts restored anything, they all failed’ – US economist
Professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University in the USA, Steve Hanke, has again questioned government’s decision to enter an economic support programme with the International Monetary Fund. Last week, President Akufo-Addo defended the decision by stating that a possible bailout from the Bretton Woods institution will in the short-run repair …
Read More »Ofori-Atta should be charged with manslaughter – Mahama
Road and building consultant, Abdulai Mahama, has called for the prosecution of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on charges of manslaughter. This he explains is due to his failure to release funds for the Ministry of Works and Housing to be able to embark on some emergency expansions, extensions, and desilting of the …
Read More »Ghanaian files for 2024 US presidential election
Roland Kwadwo Dela Agorkle has filed with the Federal Election Commission to run for president in the 2024 US election on the ticket of the Democratic Party. The mathematics professor is a Ghanaian American high school teacher based in Virginia. He disclosed this in an interview on SVTV Africa with …
Read More »Big fight erupts over José Eduardo dos Santos burial
A row has erupted over the burial of former Angola President José Eduardo dos Santos who died on Friday at a Spanish hospital. The dispute arose after President João Lourenço decreed the setting up of a government commission to arrange a state funeral for his predecessor in the capital Luanda. …
Read More »Chiefs and people of Buoyam to stage demo over poor roads
The chiefs and people of Buoyam in the Techiman North District of the Bono East Region have threatened to hit the streets again soon to protest against the bad nature of roads in the area. The chief of Buoyam, Daasebre kwarteng Amaniapong who spoke to newsmen threatened to lead his subjects …
Read More »Watch video of how forcibly retired JJ Rawlings lambasted Limann government in 1979
On June 4, 1979, Jerry John Rawlings led a government overthrow after the then military government of the Supreme Military Council (SMC II), led by Lieutenant General Fred Akuffo, was accused of massive corruption. After leading the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) which governed the country and supervised an election in the …
Read More »The story of a stray bullet that left a permanent scar on John Mahama’s cheeks
In 2012, the former president of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, launched his autobiography, My First Coup D’état. In the book, he shared some of the most personal details of his life, his growing up years, and especially his experiences from the time when Ghana experienced its first military takeover. The former …
Read More »You’ll be disappointed if you are coming because of World Cup – Sulley Muntari to Inaki, Lamptey, others
Accra Hearts of Oak midfielder, Sulley Muntari has welcomed the six new players who have joined the Black Stars ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. Sulley Muntari in an interview with veteran sports journalist, Kwabena Yeboah stated that Ghanaian players born abroad switching allegiance to represent Ghana …
Read More »Judge drops rape probe against French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin
A Paris judge on Monday ordered the dismissal of a five-year rape investigation into French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin, his lawyers said. “The justice system has said for the fourth time in five years that Mr Darmanin has not committed any punishable act,” Mathias Chichportich and Pierre-Olivier Sur said. The …
Read More »Cape Coast: Thief electrocuted to death while stealing power cable
A young man named Jafaru, 27, has met his untimely death at Abura, a suburb of the Cape Coast Metropolis in the Central Region after he attempted to steal some power cables at the aforementioned community. The unfortunate incident is said to have occurred about 4:30am Monday, July 11 2022. …
Read More »You have no asset register, why should we trust you to protect votes? – Ablakwa jabs EC
The Electoral Commission of Ghana does not have an asset register, which is a basic document meant to capture and record its assets across the country, a sitting lawmaker has disclosed. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament representing the people of North Tongu in a social media post dated July …
Read More »VIDEO: Dr. Kwaku Oteng’s 4th wife was single in the marriage – AJ Poundz opens a can of worms
AJ Poundz was hit with a barrage of criticisms after she was accused of mocking Sally Akua Amoakowaa Mensah when the latter’s marriage with Dr. Kwaku Oteng hit the rock but has insisted her laughing emoji beneath a post that announced the news was never to ridicule her one-time friend. …
Read More »Economic crunch: Another Rawlings will rise up and cause a big mess – Nunoo-Mensah
Former Chief of Defense Staff of the Ghana Armed Forces, Brigadier-General (Rtd.) Joseph Nunoo-Mensah, has suggested that the worsening economic situation in the country will lead to an uprising as citizens of West African nations including Ghana are boiling with anger. According to him, the leaders of nations are siphoning the …
Read More »2 Men chop off a Taxi Driver’s head
Luck eluded 2 men who tried to flee after chopping off the head of a taxi driver as their car was involved in an accident on their way to sell the head. The men, (names unknown) killed and chopped off the head of the driver in an attempt to sell …
Read More »A/R: Midwives forced to use torch lights for deliveries at CHIP compounds
Over 5000 residents living in Pokuase, Amoako and Esienkyem communities in the Ahafo Ano East District in the Ashanti Region are without electricity or standby generator forcing nurses and midwives to deliver to deliver pregnant women using torch lights and lights from their mobile phones at various CHIP compounds. Residents from the three communities …
Read More »“Learn from Sarkodie” – Fans troll Shatta Wale for his poor fashion sense
Shatta Wale’s fashion taste has been questioned following his choice of attire for his latest performance on stage. At a mega showdown at Nungua, a suburb of Accra, over the weekend, Shatta Wale gave fans and critics many reasons to doubt his appreciation of fashion and style. Many have asserted …
Read More »If Kagame is delivering and the people want him to rule for 40 years, let him run – Gabby
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, has commented on political developments in Rwanda, where the President recently announced that he could contest for a fourth term in office. Commenting on an Asaase Radio story titled: “Paul Kagame to seek fourth term as president of …
Read More »Presidency tough, I’m eager to go – Buhari
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), Monday, described his seven years in office as “tough” saying “I am eager to go.” This was as he called on the Academic Staff Union of Universities to consider the plight of the future generations of the country as the strike stretches into …
Read More »Being a celebrity is boring and lonely – Ayo Adesanya cries out
Popular actress, Ayo Adesanya in a recent interview lamented that being a celebrity could be lonely, as well as boring. The single mum who has paid her dues in the make believe world said, “It is very lonely being a celebrity, contrary to what people think. People think that as …
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