North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has indicated that the current Economic Management Team of Ghana must be changed. According to the MP (Member of Parliament), this management team has led the country into trouble through their mismanagement of the country’s resources. In a JoyNews interview monitored by GhanaWeb, Ablakwa …
Read More »Gold Coast, Abyssinia and other names of African nations before independence
Colonization cost Africa a lot, including the indigenous names of some of its countries. But after independence, several countries changed their names in an effort to completely cut authoritative links from their colonial rulers. Below is the full list of Africa’s 54 countries and colonial territories and what they were …
Read More »Absence of money should not be basis for ‘review’ of flagship programmes – IMANI
Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of IMANI Centre for Policy and Education, Franklin Cudjoe, has said current economic crisis should not form a basis for the government to review flagship programs. In a series of tweets, Cudjoe decried the government’s failure to conduct value for money and cost-benefit analyses for …
Read More »Murder of 3 High Court Judges: ‘I think Rawlings, Kojo Tsikata died with the truth’ – Kwabena Agyepong
Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, has spoken about the murder of his father and other judges in 1982 during the era of the Peoples National Defence Council (PNDC). According to him, people high up in power must have given orders for the ‘savage’ murder …
Read More »Government cuts salaries of appointees by up to 30% – Presidency
The presidency has confirmed that appointees will take salary cuts as part of measures approved by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to mitigate hardships in the Ghanaian economy. Government has recently admitted that the economy is in distress amid the rising cost of living, hike in fuel prices and the …
Read More »Police investigates assault of suspect in viral video
The Police Professional Standards Bureau (PPSB) has commenced investigations into the circumstances that led to the assault of a suspect by some personnel of the service. A video capturing the assault of the handcuffed suspect has been widely circulated on social media. According to a statement from the police, the …
Read More »Blow-by-blow account of how accident that burnt over 14 happened – Eyewitness tells
An eyewitness account has emerged detailing how the accident at Asamase happened on March 22, 2022. Reports on Tuesday evening indicated that some over 14 persons were feared dead following a ghastly accident at Asemasa near Beposo in the Shama District in the Western Region. According to reports by Connect …
Read More »Family of murdered immigration officer demands justice
A Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) officer stationed at the Hamile Border post in the Upper West Region has been shot dead by unidentified persons. Assistant Immigration Control Officer 1 (AICO I) Michael Ekow Otoo who was with the Hamile detachment of Operation Conquest Fist was shot at about 5 am …
Read More »Council of State members cut allowances by 20% amid economic challenges
Members of the Council of State say they will cut their monthly allowances by 20% till the end of the year in identifying with Ghanaians amid the country’s economic challenges. Already, there has been pressure on government to reduce its expenditure. Speaking at the Jubilee House, Chairman of the Council, …
Read More »Chief of Staff, others had to kneel to beg ‘wicked’ Adwoa Safo – Annoh-Dompreh
Frank Annoh-Dompreh, Majority Chief Whip, has once again lashed out at ‘absentee’ Dome-Kwabenya MP, Sarah Adwoa Safo, over her continuous absence from Parliament. According to the Nsawam-Adoagyiri lawmaker, he cannot fathom why the ‘on leave’ Gender Minister will punish the government in such a manner. He said, the party has done a …
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