Zulu Princess Thembi Zulu-Ndlovu has passed away. Zulu-Ndlovu was the sister of the late Zulu King Goodwill Zwelithini kaBhekuzulu. The news was confirmed to Weekend Witness by her brother, Prince Mbonisi Zulu on Friday evening. He said: “Yes, she passed away at a hospital in Newcastle. The family just found out so …
Read More »Weed has become too expensive; we can’t buy – Smokers in Sefwi lament
Marijuana (weed or wee) smokers at Sefwi Asawinso in the Western North Region have been badly hit by the recent general increase in goods and services in the country as they lament bitterly the high cost of the banned substance in their area. Sellers of marijuana in Sefwi Asawinso say …
Read More »‘Odartey Lamptey has been through a lot, I want to read his book’ – Sarkodie
Popular Ghanaian rapper, ‘Sarkodie’, has reacted to news of ex-Black Stars striker, Nii Odartey Lamptey, winning back possession of his East Legon mansion which his ex-wife dragged with him in court. Following a court ruling on Monday, March 4, 2022, Odartey Lamptey was legally handed his property after battling its possession in court …
Read More »Parliament has 274 MPs, Assin North seat ‘automatically vacant’ – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has advanced the view that there are currently 274 Members of Parliament in the lawmaking chamber. According to him, the people of Assin North Constituency in the Central Region are without a representative after the courts asked their Member of Parliament, …
Read More »Cedi has started gaining strength – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said that the Cedi has started gaining strength against the major trading currencies. He said this in an interview with the BBC’s Peter Okwoche on Monday, April 4. The President was touting the economic progress of the oil-producing West African nation but when his attention was …
Read More »I’m happy Parliament has passed e-levy – Nana Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has welcomed the passage of the controversial 1.5% Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) in Parliament. Delivering the State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, the President said the passage of the e-levy presents an opportunity for Ghana to revive its economy. …
Read More »We can’t find Bawumia, the dollar has arrested him – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has raised questions about the whereabouts of vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia at a time when the country is facing economic and social hardship. According to him, it seems the cedi has rather arrested Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as hardship in the country has led to a scale never witnessed in the …
Read More »Bawumia led EMT has lost touch with Ghana’s reality – Bawa Mogtari
Special Aide to former President John Dramani Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari believes that the insistence on introducing the e-levy by the government is an indication that the country’s economic management team has lost touch with the reality in the country. According to her, the bad governance displayed by the Nana …
Read More »Why lawyer behind SC case on Deputy Speakers has apologized to Mahama
Justice Abdulai, the private legal practitioner and law lecturer who petitioned the Supreme Court over the voting rights of the Deputy Speakers of Parliament has apologized to former President John Dramani Mahama. Abdulai’s apology is linked to what he said was a purported twist on comments he made about Mahama’s …
Read More »Where’s the money you claimed Ghana has? – Rashid Pelpuo taunts Bawumia
Member of Parliament(MP) for Wa Central, Rashid Pelpuo has questioned Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia on where the money he claims Ghana has is. The Vice President, then Running Mate is on record to have said that Ghana is rich. He said he knows this because he worked at the Bank of …
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