Tag Archives: National

After four days of intense vetting, the elections committee of the New Patriotic Party has approved 47 candidates for the 10 positions up for grabs in the party’s upcoming national executives election. According to a report by assaaseradio.com, the committee has further directed aggrieved or disqualified aspirants/members of the party to petition …

Sonnie Badu has broken silence on the 50,000 dollars he reportedly charged for a ‘brief’ musical performance during the launch of the National Cathedral fundraising campaign held in the United States in February 2019. The Ghanaian musician has denied taking a dime from organizers. According to Sonnie who responded to …

Honorary Vice President, IMANI-Africa, Bright Simons has brought some perspective to the subject of the National Cathedral construction in Ghana with regards to how a similar project was executed in neighbouring Nigeria. Speaking on Newsfile on Saturday, June 18, 2022, Bright Simons explained that Nigeria began the construction of a …

Frema Busia, a daughter of former Ghanaian Head of State, Kofi Abrefa Busia, has taken a heavy swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for turning his personal pledge to God into a national pursuit. There have been a lot of controversies generated by the government’s decision to facilitate the construction of a …

The Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana has confirmed that construction of the religious edifice has stalled. Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah explained that the status quo can be attributed to “the vagaries of the fundraising”. In a statement issued on Friday, he however, assured that construction would soon restart. …

The National Cathedral is in fulfilment of a pledge by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to God before winning the 2016 elections. As a national monument, the Cathedral would house chapels and baptistery, 5,000 capacity seater main auditorium, expandable to 20,000 people for national events and celebrations. Government properties housed …

A broadcaster with the Multimedia Group and host of PM Express on Joy News, Evans Mensah, has disclosed why the members of the National Cathedral Board of Trustees have refused to make any statement after Dr. Mensa Otabil resigned as a member of the Board. It has emerged that the …

The National Theatre and parts of Accra were submerged following a downpour which lasted about six hours. Characteristic of flooding in Accra, properties running into several millions of cedis were destroyed. In addition, several people were trapped in their homes as they could not step out due to the volume …

Following a publication that the Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), is no longer a member of the National Cathedral Board of Trustees, the official website of the 5,000-seater project has updated its records. Pastor Mensa Otabil’s photograph has been taken off the 13-member Board of Trustees. This implies …

The Executive Director for the National Cathedral project, Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah has rendered an apology for his claims that the state facilitated the construction of a National Cathedral in Ghana. Following a press release issued by the Coalition of Muslims, Ghana (COMOG) challenging the claims, Dr. Opoku-Mensah in a statement …