Madam Gloria Huzi, the Ashanti Regional NDC Women’s Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has given the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, a one-week ultimatum retract and apologize for passing unprintable words on Prof Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang. …
Read More »Kumasi Traditional Council summons Wontumi over comments against Otumfuo
The Kumasi Traditional Council has summoned the New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Chairman, Bernard Antwi Boasiako, also called Wontumi, over some alleged derogatory remarks he made against the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. The Council has asked the leadership of the NPP to ensure Mr. Boasiko appears before it next …
Read More »‘Mass abortions for Africa’ – Finland minister quits after a week over 2019 comments
Finland’s minister for economic affairs resigned on Friday (June 30), a little more than a week after taking office, amid a flurry of scandals linking him to neo-Nazi ideology. Vilhelm Junnila, of the far-right Finns Party, quit amid a new furore over comments he made in parliament where he said …
Read More »Ashanti NPP angry with Napo over his anti-party comments
Some members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region are up in arms against the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known in political circles as Napo, and who doubles as the Minister for Energy, over his recent comments at Kumawu where he …
Read More »Nigerians descend on Akufo-Addo after Buhari comments
Some Nigerians have lambasted President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for eulogizing his Nigerian Counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, May 19, 2023. The Ghanaian President while delivering a speech as the guest of honour to launch two biographies of Buhari noted that Africa and the world at large will miss his leadership. He further said …
Read More »Mahama, Bryan comments failed to pass criminal test threshold – IGP
The Ghana Police Service has described as ‘not criminal’, comments that were made by the Agric Minister, Bryan Acheampong; Former President, John Mahama; and Chairman of the NDC, Aseidu Nketiah. The Inspector General of Police, Dr. Akuffo Dampare, said this following a meeting held with the leaders of both the New Patriotic …
Read More »Alban Bagbin slams Kamala Harris, Akufo-Addo over comments on LGBTI activities in Ghana
Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has berated the Vice President of the United States of America, Kamala Harris, and the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, over their comments on the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, 2021 (Anti-LGBTQI bill) being considered by the House. Both …
Read More »Netizens descend on Mahama over his comments on Agenda 111 project
2020 presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has come under intense backlash over his recent comment on one of government’s flagship programme, Agenda 111. In a post sighted by GhanaWeb on micro-blogging platform, Twitter, Mahama mentioned that although the Agenda 111 programme is in its fourth year, the …
Read More »Burkina Faso recalls its ambassador to Ghana over Akufo-Addo’s Wagner comments
The Government of Burkina Faso has reportedly recalled its ambassador to Ghana over President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s accusations that the country is hiring Russian mercenaries. According to security analyst Adib Saani, who disclosed this to GhanaWeb, the Burkinabe government has also summoned Ghana’s ambassador to Burkina Faso to answer questions …
Read More »Kanye West’s honorary degree rescinded after anti-Semitic comments
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has rescinded Kanye West’s honorary doctorate degree at the college. The degree, which was issued to Kanye on May 11, 2015, was rescinded on Thursday, Dec. 8. The school shared in a statement: “The School of the Art Institute of …
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