In the Ghanaian political space, Kwame Baffoe has carved a niche for himself as an unvarnished political animal. Abronye as he is popularly referred to has over the years showed no relent in defending the New Patriotic Party. In the ranks of the party, he has stamped his dominance by …
Read More »‘After slamming Ghanaians with more taxes, when will Akufo-Addo learn’? – Prof. Hanke asks
Renowned Johns Hopkins University economist, Professor Steve Hanke, has again questioned the Akufo-Addo-led administration’s intention to enter an economic programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a post shared on Twitter, he blamed government for imposing more hardships on Ghanaians by introducing more taxes in a move to salvage the economy. …
Read More »Marburg virus: One more person dies; 40 quarantined in Savannah Region
40 people have been quarantined in the Savannah Region after one more person died of a suspected case of the Marburg virus. The patient who died last Thursday was a relative of one of the two people who died from the virus in June. The two people died days apart …
Read More »COVID-19 Trust Fund left with GH¢9m in account; appeals for more funds
The Chairperson of the COVID-19 National Trust Fund, Justice Sofia Akuffo, is appealing for more donations for the fund, as they have only a balance of GH¢9 million left in their account. During the peak of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020, a trust fund was set up to enable well-meaning …
Read More »Kaduna Train Attack: Terrorists release seven more kidnapped passengers
Seven passengers kidnapped during the Abuja-Kaduna train on March 28, have been released. It was reported that the terrorists attacked the train, bombed a section of the rail track, killed 9 passengers and abducted 62, including children. Confirming the release, Malam Tukur Mamu, a member of the negotiating team and …
Read More »British Airways to cancel 10,300 more flights
British Airways is to cut 10,300 more short-haul flights due to feature in its schedule between August and the end of October. This latest announcement means nearly 30,000 flights will have been removed from BA’s schedule between April and October this year. The cancellations affect London Heathrow, Gatwick and City …
Read More »Akufo-Addo gives Metro Mass Transit 45 more buses
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, 6th July 2022, commissioned the first batch of forty-five (45) buses out of one hundred (100) VDL Intercity buses procured for use by the Metro Mass Transit Ltd. President Akufo-Addo stated that the event is significant particularly because it has provided the country …
Read More »Government has given us $25 Million but we need more money – National Cathedral Board
The National Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral has averred that the construction of the National Cathedral is a collaboration between the government of Ghana and Churches. Secretary to the Board Prophet, Victor Kusi Boateng, explained that the role of the church through the Board is embarking on a …
Read More »Nigerian beat makers have more global impact after ‘stealing’ some aspects from us – Dr Ray Beat
Nana Yaw Nkrumah known in showbiz as Dr Ray Beat, a popular sound engineer has said that currently, Nigerian producers are making more impact in terms of music production than his colleagues in Ghana. “In the beginning, they learnt from us but for now Nigerian producers are making more impact …
Read More »Boko Haram appoints new ‘governor’ in Borno, may launch more attacks in coming weeks
The Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād faction of the Boko Haram fighters has appointed Ameer Hassan as its new “governor of the Mandara Hills” in Borno State. A counterinsurgency expert, Zagazola Makama, disclosed this in a series of tweets on Tuesday. The new governor, Hassan was said to have replaced …
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