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Akufo-Addo is a democratic assassin – Asiedu Nketia
1,675 President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is assassinating Ghana’s democracy with his leadership, National Chairman of the opposition NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has remarked. The President, per Asiedu Nketia’s rating, has performed worse than the Acheampong and Akuffo regimes he fought prior to the Fourth Republic. Speaking Thursday, August 3, 2023, on Maakye with Captain Smart, […]
Alan campaign team finds “unqualified” delegates on NPP presidential election register
1,614 The campaign team of Alan Kyerematen, one of the presidential aspirants on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has raised concerns over some anomalies it says it has discovered in the delegates register for the upcoming Special Delegates Conference. In a letter dated August 2, 2023 and addressed to the Chairman of […]
Gifty Affenyi-Dadzie calls for law to sanitize media space
1,417 A former President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Gifty Affenyi-Dadzie, has urged the National Media Commission (NMC), the National Communications Authority and other stakeholders to intensify advocacy for a broadcasting law to sanitise the media space. “Whereas there have been challenges in time past with the passage of the Broadcasting Bill, I believe […]
Ejura-Sekyedumase: Police investigate alleged suicide of 38yr-old teacher
1,274 Police are investigating the death of a headteacher of the Apaaso M/A Basic School at Skyedumase in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region after his lifeless body was found hanging in his room. The deceased, 38-year-old Ernest Attah Kyei was found dead at about 4:30 pm on Monday, July 31, 2023, after relatives […]
You need free education on English language – Sammy Gyamfi fires Ofori-Atta over ‘turn the corner’ claim
1,411 The criticism of the Finance Minister over his proclamation that the government has turned the corner in its management of the Ghanaian economy, does not seem to be ending anytime soon. The latest to add to his woes is the National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi. According to him, […]
I’m not afraid of losing an election – Muntaka
1,465 The Member of Parliament for Asawase constituency in the Ashanti Region, Muntaka Mubarak, says he is least perturbed about losing an election. While advising politicians to be bold in making difficult decisions, the MP noted that some decisions must be taken irrespective of threats from constituents to vote against them. “There are some things […]
Parliament must investigate BoG losses — Adongo
1,863 The Ranking Member of the Finance Committee of Parliament, Isaac Adongo, has urged the House to commence investigations into the activities of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) for losing up to GH¢55 billion in equity and recording a negative reserve in one year. “Since 1967, if we add all the losses that the BoG […]
Asante Akyem North residents threaten ‘no vote’ over lack of infrastructure
1,478 Residents of the Asante Akyem North municipality in the Ashanti region have avowed not to partake in the 2024 elections until their poor roads are fixed. The production of produce like tomatoes, plantain, water melon, cabbage and others at Pataban, Asante Akyem Onyemso and Magyeda communities who are mainly into farming attract traders from […]
BoG’s ¢61bn loss reflects economic difficulties in Ghana – Prof Bokpin
3,362 Professor of Finance and Economics, Godfred Alufar Bokpin says the current ₵61 billion loss to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) projects the severe economic hardship Ghana has faced in the past few years. According to him, the Central Bank can make profits and losses at any time and would not be too strange, but […]