Tag Archives: President

From being a dormitory cleaner to vice president – Bawumia shares life story after filing NPP presidential nomination

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, today, Friday, June 16, 2023, filed his nomination for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries. After completing the filing, Dr. Bawumia said it was a very important step to making history, 3news.com reports. “I believe that is the first step of our victory in 2024 by …

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President Tinubu suspends Emefiele

  President Bola Tinubu has suspended Godwin Emefiele as the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor.   A statement released by the Director of Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Willie Bassey, says the suspension was due to an ongoing investigation into his office.   …

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GFA presidential aspirant Kojo Yankah kicks against proposed three terms for president

Presidential aspirant for the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kojo Yankah, has made a bold statement, asserting that eight years is a sufficient duration to make a substantial impact as the GFA president. Yankah’s comments come in response to the proposal put forward by the GFA Statutes Review Committee, which suggests extending the …

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Angolan President fires economy Minister amidst fuel subsidy protests

Angolan President João Lourenço has dismissed the country’s Minister of Economic and Social Development, Manuel Nunes Júnior, in the midst of widespread protests sparked by the government’s decision to eliminate fuel subsidies. The move to end subsidies, aimed at reducing government spending, went into effect on June 1, causing a …

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Vice President Bawumia has never held British or any other citizenship – Gideon Boako

The Spokesperson for the Vice President, Dr Gideon Boako, has rubbished claims on social media that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia holds British citizenship while in office serving as Vice Presidentof Ghana. In a post on his Facebook page Friday evening, Dr. Gideon Boako stated emphatically that Dr. Bawumia has never held British citizenship, …

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Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni tests positive for COVID-19

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has announced that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after one out of three tests conducted on him returned a positive result. The revelation came shortly after his State of the Nation address on Wednesday, where he informed the public about his slight cold and subsequent …

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Vice President Bawumia is a British citizen – Former ambassador alleges

Sam Pee Yalley, a former ambassador to India, has alleged that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, holds British citizenship. Speaking in an XYZ TV interview on Thursday, June 8, 2023, monitored by GhanaWeb, Yalley said that records to which he is privy indicate that the vice president had British citizenship when …

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Even as veep he has proven himself, what about when he becomes president? – Issah Fuseini touts Bawumia’s credentials

Former NPP Member of Parliament for Okaikoi North, Issah Fuseini has appealed to the delegates of the ruling New Patriotic Party to elect Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as flagbearer of the party. Contributing to Peace FM’s ‘kokrokoo’ show, Issah Fuseini touted Dr. Bawumia as the best candidate to lead the NPP …

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Anti-LGBTQ law: If they cut aid, we shall discipline our expenditure – Uganda president

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, the Ugandan president has admitted that international partners and donors could cut aid to the East African nation because of a recently passed anti-LGBTQ law. The 78-year-old is, however, unperturbed by that prospect stressing that the country will rationalize its affairs to deal with the situation if …

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Signing of anti-LGBTQ bill is finished, ‘we are ready for war’ – Uganda president declares

Yoweri Kaguta Museveni, president of Uganda has declared that the subject of an anti-LGBTQ bill is closed since May 29 when he asssented to the Bill transmitted to him from the Parliament. He stressed in a quote shared by the presidency that ‘nobody will move us,’ likening the fightback that …

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