Ghanaian gospel musician, Gifty Adorye, aka Empress Gifty, has bemoaned the heavy attacks on women who wear hip pads. According to her, in a video that has since gone viral, only uncivilised people attack women who wear hip pads to enhance their beauty. “How can you be so uncivilised to look …
Read More »We’ll carry our weapons to June 4 demo – Captain Smart, Okatakyie, Oliver write to Police
A group of Ghanaians seeking to demonstrate for three days beginning June 4 have written to the Accra Regional Police Command to allow them to demonstrate with their own private security. The individuals including broadcasters Captain Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa are also asking the Police to allow demonstrators to carry …
Read More »‘We are doomed’ – Adongo on cabinet’s price control consideration
Deputy Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Isaac Adongo, has bemoaned a decision considered by Cabinet to implement a price control mechanism to help stem soaring inflation. This comes after a leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko disclosed that President Akufo-Addo and his cabinet opted not to introduce …
Read More »We are Black Stars – Inaki and Nico Williams declares
Ghana targets, Inaki Williams and Nico Williams have declared that they are Black Stars in a Spanish La Liga video. The Williams brothers made the declaration in the aforementioned video as part of a campaign against racism and discrimination. “We are Nico and Inaki, we are Black,” Inaki said in the video. …
Read More »We are happy COKA lost, he’ll have given NDC hell – Alhaji Sani
A founding member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Sani Mohammed has expressed joy about the outcome of the just-ended executive elections in the Ashanti Region. The Ashanti Regional Polls ended with Bernard Antwi Boasiako garnering some 464 votes to beat his close contender, Odeneho Kwaku Appiah who polled some 306 votes. …
Read More »We need to capitalize on technology to boost Africa’s cultural heritage
Dr. Wale Okediran, the General Secretary of the Pan African Writers’ Association (PAWA) says there is a need to capitalize on the numerous benefits of technology to commercialize Africa’s intangible cultural heritage. He said this during the Indigenous African Music and Dance Conference, organized under the auspices of the Ministry …
Read More »‘We are friends to African nations’ – French ambassador to South African protesters
The French ambassador to South Africa, Aurelien Lechevallier, has stressed that his country has friendly relations with African countries. He made the comments during a brief appearance on Wednesday, May 25, to receive a petition demanding that France leaves Africa. “We are friends to African nations,” he told protesters from …
Read More »We will import water if river bodies’ destructions continue – Mireku Duker
George Mireku Duker, Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has stated that the continuous destruction of river-bodies across the country can lead to the importation of water. “Our rivers are highly polluted. The liberties taken with Ghana’s environmental governance and practices must not be allowed to continue, and we …
Read More »‘We will continue to fight until government listens’ – TUC on pay increment
Mr Joshua Ansah, the Deputy Secretary-General of Trades Union Congress (TUC-Ghana) has indicated that the TUC will not accept any pay increment less than the prevailing inflation figure. He said when they took office, they chose the course of negotiating and diplomacy, but later realized they had chosen the wrong …
Read More »Our juniors paid GH¢7,000 to be posted while we stay home – Unposted nurses cry out
Some nurses have accused the government of taking huge sums of money to post their colleagues into various health facilities after their service. According to the nurses, who were speaking in a radio interview, some of them are yet to be posted because they are unable to pay the monies …
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