Tag Archives: President

Akufo-Addo is third highest-paid president in West Africa – Report

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been listed as the third highest-paid president in West Africa. According to a Business Insider report, Akufo-Addo is beaten to the top spot by his Ivorian and Liberian counterparts, Alassane Ouattara and George Manneh Weah respectively. The report which lists the 15 top-earning African …

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Vice President Bawumia vindicated yet again

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been vindicated yet again after he came under attacks from a section of opposition NDC elements for saying he used to be a member of the Boys Brigade of the Methodist Church. Speaking at the 125th Anniversary celebration of the EP Church last week, the Vice …

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Africa gains nothing from Russian ties – Ukrainian President

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, August 4, 2022, warned African countries against supporting Russia’s aggression on his country, saying the continent had gained little from siding with Moscow. Zelensky told a group of African journalists that it was in Africa’s interest to condemn the Russian invasion of Ukraine because …

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Replace Justin Kodua with an Ashanti – NPP youth group appeals to president

A group known as the NPP Youth for Ashanti Interest has made a passionate appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that in replacing the Chief Executive Office of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), he does not give the position to a non-Ashanti. According to a statement issued by …

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Full Text: Dr. Nduom writes open letter to President Akufo-Addo

HE. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Jubilee House Accra Dear Mr. President, Ghana Beyond Aid: My Recommendations To Walk the Talk “Ghana Beyond Aid” is a vision put forth by your Administration. You have articulated this forcefully and pushed it in presentations to Ghanaian citizens. You have also stood your ground on …

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US President Joe Biden tests positive for Covid after ‘rebound’ infection

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for Covid-19 again, in what has been described as a “rebound” infection by his doctor. The 79-year-old first contracted the virus on 21 July, when he was revealed to be experiencing mild symptoms. On Saturday Mr Biden said he was not experiencing symptoms …

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VIDEO: Why I took Ghana to HIPC – President Kufuor explains

Ghana in 2001 under the presidency of John Agyekum Kufuor, was declared a Heavily Indebted Poor Country, HIPC, by the World Bank. According to the President, creditors were not looking at Ghana because of the debt his predecessor had left behind so, there was no benefit and the macro-economy was in …

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KNUST SRC president asked to refund GH¢9,100 for SA educational trip

The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has asked the President of the Student Representative President (SRC), Michael A. Abuah, to refund the over GH¢ 9,000 given him for an educational trip to South Africa. In a letter addressed to Abuah, the university asked that …

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Zimbabwe’s president Mnangagwa accused of rape

A 33-year-old woman has filed a police report in Queensland, Australia, accusing Zimbabwean president Emmerson Mnangagwa of raping her when she was 15. Susan Mutami told police that Mnangagwa – then a cabinet minister – pursued her after meeting her during an interschools competition in 2003. She was in Form …

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Five NPP sympathizers who have fallen out with Akufo-Addo after he became president

Relationships are formed and broken on various grounds. In politics especially, considering the popular saying that it is a ‘dirty game’, it is inevitable that one’s actions and or inactions have the possibility of creating tension and friction between them and others, even friends sometimes. This may be applicable in …

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