Tag Archives: Mosquito

Mosquito coil kills three persons in Abuakwa

The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has said mosquito coil caused the fire outbreak that claimed three lives at Abuakwa in the Atwima Nwabiagya municipality of Ashanti Region. It says, “an unattended lit mosquito coil in close contact with room combustibles caused the heart wrenching fire which claimed 3 lives …

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Meet Mosquito: The Sierra Leonean army commander whose name Asiedu Nketiah ‘stole’

Like Edna Ferber once said about nicknames, “Nicknames are fond names. We do not give them to people we dislike,” and that may well have been the inspiration behind why those who gave that alias to the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, did so. As he shared …

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The politics of how Chief Imam and others tried to convince Gen. Mosquito to accept Kufuor’s appointee

It would not be the first time he has spoken about how he came to be known as General Mosquito, but in his most recent narration of the events that led to it, the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) made some interesting revelations. Speaking in an interview on Otec …

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Ghana’s economic hardship: Even Akufo-Addo is bleeding – General Mosquito

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress has said everyone in the country is facing economic difficulties including the president Nana Akuffo-Addo. Speaking on OTEC FM’s afternoon political show dubbed, ‘Dwabrem’ Mr Asiedu Nkatiah on Friday August 19, 2022, Mr. Asiedu Nketia revealed ‘’the current economic crisis …

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Condoms, mosquito and drugs worth $100k go missing

Hundreds of thousands of condoms, mosquito nets and tuberculosis drugs worth $100,000 (£77,000) are alleged to have disappeared from a warehouse operated by the Kenya Medical Supplies Authority (Kemsa). They are believed to have been stolen and resold on the black market and to private chemists, according to the UN’s …

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VIDEO: How I got my nickname ‘General Mosquito’ – Asiedu Nketia explains

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has disclosed why he is popularly referred to as ‘General Mosquito.’ According to him, the nickname was bestowed on him by political rivals in the governing New Patriotic Party after he single-handedly masterminded an opposition to an NPP member nominated to become …

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GHS worried as farmers use mosquito nets for farm fencing

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced plans to hand out insecticide-treated bed nets from May 18, this year, with at least 275, 967 households in the Upper East Region expected to be covered. The Upper East Regional Health Directorate made this known during a multi-stakeholder meeting it convened on …

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Mahama – Mosquito, Haruna – Zanetor and other potential NDC 2024 pairings

  The race for the 2024 presidential flagbearership position looks far away but political jostling has started in the two main political parties, the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP, and the main opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC. With respect to the NPP, recent friction has been generated especially over the …

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I became “Johnson” from ‘John’ because people said I wasn’t smart – Asiedu Nketia

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, known affectionately as General Mosquito, has revealed reasons for which he changed his first name, which was John, to Johnson. General Mosquito, admired for his humour and eloquence, revealed in a conversation on Joy FM’s Drive Time Tuesday …

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Mosquito ‘bites snoring’ Amidu over letters of lamentations

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia otherwise known as General Mosquito has taken a dig at Ghana’s Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu over what he described as needless letters of lamentations. He reminded Mr. Amidu that he was employed by the President Nana Addo Dankwa …

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