Ghana has technically had over ten (10) Heads of State since the country gained independence from the British colonial masters in 1957, and each of these presidents, have each come with their uniqueness. In this GhanaWeb feature, we retrace the roots of all the people who have served as presidents …
Read More »Thieves break into church, steal all musical instruments
A church at Manso-Datono in the Amansie South District of the Ashanti Region for the second time this year, have suffered the wrath of some criminals. Members of the community on Monday, May 9, 2022, woke up to news that the chapel of Christ Redeemer Church has been ransacked by …
Read More »Fire all striking workers, replace them with military – Prof Adei on ‘neutrality allowance’
Professor Stephen Adei has proffered a drastic solution to an ongoing strike by the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana, CLOGSAG. According to the former rector of GIMPA, the government should fire all striking workers and replace them with the military as a stop-gap measure as it recruits …
Read More »Ejurahene urges all NPP aspirants to demonstrate political maturity for peaceful polls
The Ejurahene Barimah Osei Hwedie II has called on the aspiring candidates vying for various positions in the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to demonstrate political maturity and work together to consolidate the peace of the country, by conducting peaceful elections during the upcoming internal polls. “Remember that this is internal elections, …
Read More »Don’t invest all your money, blow some on good living – Eastwood Anaba advises
Founder and leader of the Eastwood Anaba Ministries, Reverend Eastwood Anaba has advised that businessmen and women should take time off and spend money. He is of the belief that after years of working so hard to make profits, there is a need to spend on one’s self. The preacher believes that anyone who …
Read More »Demolish all structures impeding work on Nungua-Barrier Interchange – Roads Minister directs
Kwasi Amoako-Attah, the Minister of Roads and Highways, has directed the Departments of Urban and Feeder Roads to demolish all structures impeding construction work on the Nungua-barrier interchange. The directive follows complaints by Mr Emmanuel Bonne Acquah, the Resident Engineer of China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Company Ltd, the construction …
Read More »All set for full trial of Jomoro MP
June 6 and 7, 2022, have been set by a Sekondi High Court as dates to kickstart the full trial of the case in which a Jomoro resident is challenging the eligibility of the current Member of Parliament for the Jomoro Constituency in the Western Region to contest as MP …
Read More »Why I am donating GHC10,000 each to all 275 constituencies – Ken Agyapong
Assin Central Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, has announced that he is donating GHC2.7 million towards the party’s upcoming constituency elections. The vocal lawmaker said he had cashed the amount which he wants to be shared in portions of GHC10,000 to each of the 275 constituencies across the country. Speaking …
Read More »All you need to know about the late Hajia Ramatu Mahama
Hajia Ramatu Mahama was born on 15th October 1951 to a Minister for Trade and Industry and first black chairman of COCOBOD in the first republic and a long-standing political stalwart in Ghana through to the third republic, the late Imoro Egala. Hajia Ramatu was an educationist in Tamale and …
Read More »All about the one-shilling Gold Coast tax which was abolished after nine years
The introduction of taxes by any government has somehow been met with discontent by citizens or residents of that state. Although taxes are paid to ensure a nation generates domestic revenue for socio-economic development, payment of taxes have become unpopular, especially in the Ghanaian context. Many still question why they …
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