Tag Archives: ADDO

Akufo-Addo announces plans to construct 100 new artificial pitches in 2024

The government of Ghana will construct one hundred new artificial pitches by the end of the year 2024. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo announced the government decision during the official commissioning of the newly constructed Borteyman Sports Complex on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Speaking at the ceremony, Akufo-Addo first highlighted …

Read More »

Wey Gey Hey, do you cheat in exams? – Watch how Akufo-Addo replied Mahama’s WASSCE cheating claims

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for the first time, replied to a claim by former President John Dramani Mahama, that there were instances of cheating during the West Africa Senior Secondary School Examinations (WASSCE). The former president’s comments, made months back during his Building Ghana Tour attracted earlier responses from the education …

Read More »

Oppong Nkrumah to sports, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu to foreign affairs – 5 key changes in Akufo-Addo reshuffle – Report

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected over the weekend to announce the biggest reshuffle in his government since coming into office in 2017. Multiple media reports state that several key cabinet ministers are expected to be handed different portfolios while others will exit the government totally. Calls for a …

Read More »

See list of universities ‘built’ by NDC that Akufo-Addo has renamed

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to revert the names of public universities which were renamed by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government to their original names if the NDC comes into office in 2025. Mahama accused President Akufo-Addo and his party, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), …

Read More »

Even if Akufo-Addo is Bawumia’s running mate, NPP will lose 2024 polls – A/R traders mock

The governing New Patriotic Party on December 6, 2023; gave its flagbearer for the 2024 elections extra time to settle on a running mate ahead of the crucial elections. This was after Mahamudu Bawumia made a formal request to the NPP National Council for more time to settle on his …

Read More »

I was told to pay $20,000 bribe to Asenso-Boakye for access to Akufo-Addo – Businessman alleges

The Chief Executive Officer of Alafei Food, Claude Convincer Davit, has accused the Minister of Workers and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye, of soliciting $2,000 to grant him access to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Speaking at an event in a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb, Davit said that the incident happened in 2017 …

Read More »

This is unnecessary! – Bridget Otoo slams Akufo-Addo over ‘you don’t vote for me’ comment

Prominent media personality, Bridget Otoo, has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his remarks when he visited the people of Mepe and other flood-affected areas in the Volta region. “I came here because Ghanaians are having difficulties and suffering and it is my responsibility to try and help. If …

Read More »

The ‘God of NPP’ – Piesie Esther as she serenades Akufo-Addo with ‘Waye Me Yie’ song

A video of Piesie Esther, serenading President Akufo-Addo with her popular ‘Waye Me Yie’ song has been met with interesting reactions from netizens online. At the 40th anniversary celebration of veteran gospel singers, Tagoe sisters, Piesie Esther walked straight to President Akufo-Addo’s seat and ministered to him, while patrons looked …

Read More »

‘People are suffocating in hardship’ – Sarkodie writes to Akufo-Addo

Sarkodie has ‘written’ to the president to inform him of the underlying motivation for the #OccupyJulorbiHouse protests that rocked Accra for three days. According to the artiste, who is currently in the US, suffocating hardships was at the heart of the mass action. He observed that the tone deaf nature …

Read More »

Dr. Addo-Kufuor is not worth US$1.2 billion – Lawyers threaten TikToker

Lawyers for Dr Kwame Addo-Kufuor, former Minister for Defence have categorically denied a report that their client’s net worth is a staggering $1.2 billion making him the second richest person in Ghana. According to a statement signed by lawyer Samuel Atta Akyea of Zoe, Akyea & Co, the said report which was put …

Read More »