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A picture of Kimathi Rawlings and his elderly sister Dr. Zanetor taken at a sombre Black Stars Square during the State funeral of their father, former President Jerry John Rawlings, has illuminated social media platforms, bringing out the humour in some persons and subsequently eliciting laughter from some social media users. …

Filmmaker Leila Djansi has asked the Ghanaian media to desist from the commentary suggesting that the late former President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings had a bad side. According to her, Rawlings had an unmatched integrity and led by example and that is what earned him a bad name. To …

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has paid tribute to Former President Jerry John Rawlings who was laid to rest today after four days of final funeral rites. In her tribute, the Queen said she was saddened when she heard of the death of the JJ Rawlings. “I was saddened to …

Jacob Osei Yeboah, commonly known as JOY, an independent presidential candidate in the 2012 and 2016 elections, has described the former late president, Jerry John Rawlings, as an epitome of transformation. He said this is for the fact that many people thought that Rawlings was not a man who believed in …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the late former President Jerry John Rawlings as his “good friend and a repository of sound advice.” According to Mr Akufo-Addo, in moments of difficulty in his presidency, he could count on Mr Rawlings’ considerable “wealth of experience and knowledge,” and “on those occasions, he came through …

Whereas the country is mourning a fallen Head of State, the war against the resurging coronavirus remains. A fast-rising spate in numbers in recent times has raised concerns and called for stricter observance of the protocols to ensure curbing. As it stands, the nation has 3,813 active cases with a …

A staunch member of the Opposition National Democratic Congress Mr. Japhet Festus Gbede who is also from the Volta Region of Ghana called on The Agbotui Family, Clergy, Religious Leaders and Mr. Mensah Tamekloe to do a DNA test for the allege 52 years old Abigail Mawutor Rawlings who is …

Former first lady Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings in eulogizing her late husband and former president says there’s so much she did not know until her marriage to Jerry John Rawlings. “I was innocent and you were streetwise, there was so much I did not know about the real-life outside the wings and home …

Former National Women of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Anita Desoso says the Ewe Chiefs and family of the late former President of Ghana Jerry John Rawlings have decided not to be involved in his funeral because they were disrespected by Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings. According to her, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings did not involve them in …

The four-day burial rites of Ghana’s longest-serving Head of State is being climaxed today. Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings who passed in November 12, 2020 will be laid to rest at the Military Cemetary in Accra. Prior to this, a Catholic Requiem Mass and a vigil were held in his honor on …