Tag Archives: President

On July 24, 2012, President John Evans Atta Mills becomes the first Ghanaian President to die in office. The cause of death has become a bone of contention with a former aide of the late President suggesting that the late President’s death was not natural. Koku Anyidoho, has constantly accused former President …

Sri Lankan MPs have elected prime minister Ranil Wickeremesinghe as the country’s new president, despite his unpopularity with the public. Mr Wickremesinghe faces the task of leading the country out of its economic collapse and restoring public order after months of mass protests. He roundly defeated party rival Dullus Alahapperuma, …

The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has made a case for a comprehensive amendment of the 1992 Republican Constitution with a view to making the supreme law of Ghana a pragmatic rather than dogmatic legal document capable of changing the paradigm of the country’s democratic prospects and development. …

Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has confirmed he will be resigning, the prime minister’s office has said. It comes two days after crowds stormed the official residence of both leaders. Demonstrators are still occupying the buildings and are refusing to leave until both leaders are gone. The parliament Speaker had …

President of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) Dr Joseph Obeng has said the cancellation of road toll collection by the government was needless. Contributing to a discussion on the decision by the Government of Ghana to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), on TV3’s Key Points, Saturday July 9, Dr Obeng …

A daughter of Angola’s former president José Eduardo dos Santos is demanding an autopsy after the death of her father on Friday in Barcelona. Welwitschia dos Santos, 44, said the hospital should retain his body for a postmortem, alleging foul play. Welwitschia dos Santos “has requested… that the Teknon medical …

L Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has announced he will step down after protesters stormed his official residence and set the prime minister’s house on fire. Neither the PM nor the president were in the buildings at the time. Hundreds of thousands descended on the capital Colombo, calling for Mr …

Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence on Saturday shortly before protesters, angered by an unprecedented economic crisis, stormed and overran the compound. Huge crowds had surrounded the leader’s home to demand his resignation, blaming government mismanagement for the painful downturn. As protesters surged at the gates of …

A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, has said Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia should be thankful to God and the party if he ends his political career as a vice president of the republic. According to Agyepong, Dr. Bawumia was made running mate …

Ghanaian Former Professional Boxer, Nelson Azumah has recounted his childhood ambition. According to him, his dream as a child was to be the President of Ghana. “As a child, you would say whatever you want to do. If I didn’t do boxing, I would want to be a president. I said what …