President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is set to honour his promise of being the first recipient of the Coronavirus vaccine acquired by government as part of the fight against the global pandemic. As part of his address on Sunday, February 28, 2021, the president noted that he would lead by example to …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s 24th address to the nation on measures to fight coronavirus
Fellow Ghanaians, Good evening, and thank you for welcoming me into your homes once again. You are doing so on one of the sacred days of our nation, 28th February, when the 1948 Christiansborg Crossroads shooting occurred seventy-three (73) years ago, which led to the martyrdom of Sergeant Adjetey, Corporal …
Read More »Over 15 pastors surround Akufo-Addo as he kneels down for prayers
“The battle is the Lord’s” – a biblical quote as written in 1 Samuel 17: 47 appears to have become President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s favourite verse as he choruses it to conclude most of his speeches and while the country is faced with numerous challenges, including the outbreak of Coronavirus …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to deliver 24th coronavirus address tonight
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today, Sunday, February 28, 2021, give his 24th Address to the Nation on the fight against COVID-19. The President’s address is scheduled for 8 pm and will be streamed live on www.ghanaweb.com. The address comes two days before the nation kicks off its COVID-19 vaccination exercise having taking delivery …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to take first jab of Covid-19 vaccine
President Akufo-Addo will receive the first dose of the initial consignment of COVID-19 vaccines which arrived in the country on Wednesday. “President Akufo-Addo will be the first to be vaccinated,” Dr Anthony Nsiah-Asare, Presidential advisor on health, disclosed. According to Dr Nsiah-Asare, the move to have the President take the …
Read More »Soldiers now being used to pound fufu for Akufo-Addo appointees – Report emerges
Respected Political Scientist and Public Intellectual Professor Ransford Gyampo has revealed that some soldiers of the Ghana Armed Forces have been reduced to pounding fufu for civilian appointees to which they have been assigned to provide services such as bodyguard duties. Prof Gyampo, who had earlier expressed disappointment at the …
Read More »LIVESTREAMED: Akufo-Addo’s 23rd address on coronavirus pandemic
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is ‘coming to our homes’ this evening with his 23rd address on measures his government has taken against the spread of the novel coronavirus. Ghana, according to the Ghana Health Service is witnessing a third wave of the virus with almost 800 new cases recorded today, January …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to address Ghanaians on Coronavirus amidst spike
President Akufo-Addo is set to address the nation on measures his administration has taken to manage the Coronavirus pandemic in Ghana. His 23rd update will be his second televised update after assuming office for a second term. The President had revealed that the country as at January 1, 2021, had recorded 55,220 …
Read More »The six women on Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list
A total of six women have been named in President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s ministerial nominees list. The presidency released a list of 30 nominees today following days of waiting amid speculation. The issue of women appointees had come up strongly with the president being urged to allot enough spaces for …
Read More »Akufo-Addo nominates 46 Ministers; Osafo-Marfo’s office scrapped
President Akufo-Addo says he will appoint a total of 46 Ministers in his government, a cut from the 126 that served in his first term. The President in a statement Thursday said the list of Ministers will be submitted to Parliament today. The statement noted the President has scrapped the …
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