The second edition of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s encounter with the media came off on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Flagstaff House. Nana Akufo-Addo, who started with a speech accounting for his stewardship to the people of Ghana in his first term, also answered a number of questions from a number of journalists ... The post Akufo-Addo’s 2nd media encounter in pictures
Police in Guinea say they have arrested a healer for conning hundreds of women into believing they were pregnant. N’na Fanta Camara gave women who had been unable to conceive a mixture of leaves, herbs and other medicines that caused them to bloat and look pregnant. For her services, patients paid $33 (£24), in a ... The post Guinea healer held over faking hundreds of pregnancies
The President of the National House Chiefs and Paramount Chief of Asogli Traditional Area, Togbui Afede XIV, says US President, Donald Trump’s description of African nations as ‘shithole countries’ is a manifestation of the level of corruption and under-development seen in African countries. He said corruption has for several years denied citizens of Africa of ... The post Blame
The Gbolo Alzariya English and Arabic Primary school in the Sagnarigu district is one of many schools in the Northern Region without Information Communication and Technology (ICT) laboratories and tools. The school’s headmistress, Madam Mahama Maria, revealed to Citi News that the only laptop used for teaching the pupils has been out of commission since 2015. According ... The post N/R:
President Nana Akufo-Addo has revealed that, about $5 billion dollars were unaccounted for in gold exports from Ghana to the United Arab Emirates. Speaking during an interaction with the media on Wednesday, he recalled that the Senior Minister, on an official visit to the Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, received some praise from people ... The post $5bn ‘missing’ from
A US YouTube personality has been awarded damages from a British ex-boyfriend who posted videos of them having sex onto the internet. Chrissy Chambers became a leading “revenge porn” campaigner after she was alerted to the clips. The High Court in London heard that the accused – who cannot be named for legal reasons – had accepted ... The post YouTube
North and South Korea have agreed to march together under a single “unified Korea” flag at next month’s Winter Olympics in the South. They also agreed to field a joint women’s ice hockey team in rare talks at the truce village of Panmunjom. These are the first high-level talks between the two Koreas in more ... The post Koreas to march under single ‘united’
President Akufo-Addo has said that the implementation of the National Identification System remains an integral part of his government’s plans despite the fact that it is yet to become fully operational. The President had said at the first Media Encounter in July 2017, that the National ID system would be up and running by the end of that ... The post ‘Delayed’
President Akufo-Addo has rebuffed claims that the numerous social intervention programmes being undertaken by his administration may leave a debt burden that will take Ghana back to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), when the current programme with the Fund ends. The President is hopeful the fiscal discipline measures embarked on by the government’s Economic Management ... The post Mahama’s
President Akufo-Addo believes the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, will “put the fear of God” in corrupt public officers. He said although he does not expect Martin Amidu to entirely root out the phenomenon of corruption in public office, he is certain that his work will assure public officers that they will not be prosecuted based ... The post Martin Amidu
President Akufo-Addo says the fate of the two Guantanamo Bay detainees in Ghana will be determined by Parliament when the House reconvenes from recess. He said he is fully aware that a decision has to be made on the fate of the two, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, who were ... The post GITMO 2 will know their fate when Parliament resumes
President Akufo-Addo has stated that his government has saved some Ghc5.7 billion from road contracts that were awarded under the John Mahama administration. The President said this confirms their long held assertion that the Mahama administration inflated contracts and allowed corruption to thrive. Speaking at a Media Encounter on Wednesday as part of his one-year ... The post Ghc5.7bn
Ghanaian football enthusiasts who were harbouring hopes that the White Paper issued after a probe into the issues that marred the appearance of men’s national football team’s at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil have been dealt a massive blow. President Akufo Addo has revealed that the 2014 white paper produced on the evidence gathered ... The post ‘I’ve
Ghanaian football enthusiasts who were harbouring hopes that the recommendations in the White Paper, released after a probe into the issues that marred the appearance of men’s national football team at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil will be implemented, have been dealt a massive blow. President Akufo Addo has revealed that the white paper ... The post ‘I’ve
President Akufo-Addo believes his administration has been more serious with the fight against corruption in the public sector than the Mahama government. According to him, his commitment to fighting corruption can be seen in his firm actions on allegations of corruption against some of his appointees. Speaking at a Media Encounter at the Flagstaff House ... The post ‘My fight against
President Akufo-Addo has indicated his willingness to embrace an opportunity to contest as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer for the 2020 elections if he’s given the opportunity. The President, who made this known at his second Media Encounter at the Flagstaff House said: “I do not have a difficulty facing the Ghanaian people. I ... The post ‘I’ll contest
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has said one of the key objectives of government’s One district One Factory policy is to address rural-urban migration. The outline of the project is to have factories set up in all the two hundred and sixteen districts across the country. Speaking on the Citi breakfast Show, a Deputy ... The post One district, one factory will end
The Akufo-Addo administration says it has saved about GHc 782 million from sole sourcing and restricted tendering processes within its first year in government. This is in sharp contrast to the zero savings made from sole sourcing in 2016 under the National Democratic Congress, according to figures from President Nana Akufo-Addo. Beyond this, the Ghana Institute of ... The post Over
The Akufo-Addo administration says it has saved about GHc 800 million from sole sourcing and restricted tendering processes within its first year in government. This is in sharp contrast to the zero savings made from sole-sourcing in 2016 under the National Democratic Congress, according to figures from President Nana Akufo-Addo. Beyond this, the Ghana Institute of Procurement ... The post Over
President Akufo-Addo has said his government is working tirelessly in protecting the public purse as he promised prior to election 2016. Speaking at a Media Encounter on Wednesday as part of his one-year stay in office at the Flagstaff House, the President, who spoke about the high unemployment figures leading to the thousands of people ... The post I am protecting the public purse as
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