Tag Archives: Ex-President

South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been involved in a car crash but was unhurt. A drunk driver collided with his “official armoured state vehicle” on Thursday evening, police have said. But a leading member of his uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK) party alleged that he had been targeted. He …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has officially launched and unveiled the trophy for the JA Kufuor Cup at a short ceremony held on February 13, 2024. This year’s J.A. Kufuor Cup match between premier league giants Asante Kotoko and Nsoatreman will take place at the Baba Yara Stadium on Sunday, …

A court in Mauritania has jailed former President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz for five years for corruption. It found Aziz guilty of money laundering and abusing his position to illegally enrich himself, but acquitted him on other charges. The court also ordered the confiscation of his illegally acquired assets. Aziz, …

In the quest to unravel the confusion surrounding her supposed relationship with the late former Speaker of Parliament, Peter Ala Adjetey, one of the people she confided in was former President John Agyekum Kufuor. This portion of Yvonne’s life story captured in her book, comes after she had discovered that the late …

A New York grand jury on Thursday indicted Donald Trump over hush money payments made to a porn star during his 2016 campaign, making him the first former US president to face criminal charges. The historic indictment of the 76-year-old Republican – who denies all wrongdoing in connection with the …

Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has bemoaned the criticisms being levelled at ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor for his pronouncements on the current happenings in the country. Speaking in a Neat FM interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Obiri Boahen said that no member of the NPP can say …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has revealed that he is working on his autobiography but that he feels challenged because he has yet to complete it. The ‘Gentle Giant’ who was president between 2001 and 2009, became the first opposition candidate under the Fourth Republic to win the presidency. Kufuor …

Prosecutors in the Comoros on Thursday sought a life sentence for former president Ahmed Abdallah Sambi who was tried in absentia for high treason. Sambi, 64, the arch opponent to current president Azali Assoumani, faces charges related to the alleged sale of Comorian passports to stateless people living in Gulf …

In one of Shatta Wale’s outbursts, he claimed that his former manager Bullgod pimps girls for an ex-president. Shatta in a bid to hit back at Bullgod during a social media banter wrote on Facebook; “Ghana will know when you said” a former president “sends you to bring him girls.” The post sparked outrage on …

The former President of Burkina Faso, Blaise Compaoré, has arrived back in his country after spending seven years in exile. The government says he is there to hold talks with the military junta as part of reconciliation efforts. One journalist has been tweeting pictures of the return: In April this …