There have been a lot of conversations about the use of the driver’s mate phrase by Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. It has been the subject of widespread commentary sometimes bordering on ridicule, humour and attack. While this is all well and good, it has drowned the undergirding or larger point made by the Vice […] The post Etse Sikanku writes: The driver’s
By Murtala Issah A twenty-eight-year-old nurse, Zainab Ali, has been sentenced to six years in prison with hard labour after she was found guilty of causing harm contrary to Section 69 of the Criminal Offences Act, 1960 (Act 29). The convict, on January 12, 2024, poured hot water on her husband, Ryan Yussif, following a […]
The Ghana Prisons Service in the Ashanti Region is hopeful of decongesting its facilities with the opening of an In-Prison Paralegal Office at the Kumasi Central Prisons. The IPP which targets criminal convicts, tailgates from the successes chalked in the Justice For All Program which has so far reduced Ghana’s remand prisoner population ratio from […] The post POS,
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has advised Ghanaians to avoid traveling to the Gao and Ansongo regions of Northern Mali. In a statement, the Ministry disclosed that the major highways linking Mali and Niger, particularly the Gao and Ansongo Regions of Northern regions of Mali have recorded terrorist harassment of commuters who […] The post MoFA
By Tilda Acorlor The All Regional Games (AGR), aimed at unearthing talented athletes and rekindling grassroots multi-sporting events across the country, has officially announced its presence in the Volta Region. Former Black Stars Captain, Asamoah Gyan, who is the mastermind of the sporting event, was in Ho, the Volta regional capital, with his team for […]
Pro-New Patriotic Party group known as Patriotic Movement for Dr. Bawumia based in the Ashanti region made up of constituency executives and grassroots supporter of the Party executive are urging the party’s Flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to ignore pressure from certain groups within the party to select their preferred candidate as his running mate for […] The post Stop
Political science lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Dr. Asah Asante says the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is wasting time with the selection of the running mate for Dr. Mahamudu Bawuamia. This comes on the back of the many calls from groups within the NPP on the flag bearer to select their preferred […] The post NPP wasting its own time on Bawumia’s running mate
Ghanaian Weightlifter Winnifred Ntumi, who recently made history at the African Games by securing Ghana’s first medal, has revealed that she is yet to receive the promised $7000 prize money. Ntumi, 21, emerged victorious with a gold and two silvers in the women’s 49-kilogramme category at the event held at the GCB Hall at the […]
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the party will hold a ceremony on Wednesday 24th April 2024 to outdoor the running mate for their flag bearer, John Mahama. The event is scheduled to take place at the Kofi Ohene Konadu Auditorium at the University of Professional Studies (UPSA). In a statement issued by the National […] The post NDC to outdoor Mahama’s running mate on
Ghana’s record goal scorer Asamoah Gyan insists that his newly introduced initiative, the All Regional Games will provide the country with the much-needed talent to compete for more medals and silverware in the coming years and improve sports development in the long run for the nation. The post Asamoah Gyan unveils focus for All Regional Games first appeared on
Member of Parliament (MP) Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has accused Attorney-General (A-G) Godfred Dame of abusing his discretionary powers in the case that is seeking to come to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to receive the anti-lgbtqi bill. This was after the A-G, on Tuesday, April 9, prayed for the High Court to adjourn to April 18 […] The post Dafeamekpor
Mali’s military junta continued to restrict political life in the country on Thursday, April 11, banning the media from reporting on the activities of political parties and associations. The country’s high authority for communication issued a statement calling on “all media (radio, television, written press and online) to halt broadcast and publication of the activities […] The post Mali:
A political analyst, Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere, has described the confirmation of Farouk Aliu Mahama as the parliamentary candidate for Yendi by the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) as an affront to the democracy of the party. He argued the party may have settled on Farouok given that his father […] The post Confirmation
Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, the main contender to Farouk Aliu Mahama in the parliamentary primary for the Yendi Constituency held on January 27, 2024 does not want to cause trouble for the New Patriotic Party (NPP0 in Yendi even though she expressed disappointment in the decision of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the […] The post Abibata doesn’t want
A political analyst, Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere, has said that it was politically expedient for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to settle on Farouk Aliu Mahama as the parliamentary candidate for the Yendi. He is however wondering how the party can pacify the supporters of the other parliamentary candidate aspirant Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama who […] The post NPP
Farouk Aliu Mahama with Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah The Chief Executive Officer for the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, has accepted the Read More... The post I Respect Party Decision- MASLOC CEO appeared first on
Farouk Aliu Mahama In a move that demonstrates unity and collective vision, the National Executive Committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially confirmed Farouk Aliu Mahama as Read More... The post Farouk Aliu Mahama
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has announced that inflation for the month of March this year increased to 25.8%. This is up from 23.2% recorded in February 2024. Government statistician Professor Samuel Kobina Annim said at a press conference in Accra on Wednesday, April 10 that the non-food inflation went up by 22.6 percent while food […] The post Inflation rate increases sharply to
Cristiano Ronaldo found himself at the centre of controversy yet again during Al-Nassr’s Saudi Super Cup clash against Al-Hilal. The match, already tense with Al-Nassr trailing 2-0, escalated into chaos as Ronaldo was sent off for an altercation with Al-Hilal’s Ali Al-Bulaihi. Video footage captured Ronaldo seemingly elbowing Al-Bulaihi and later appearing to stamp on […] The post Ronaldo
By Rashidatu IBRAHIM An economist and advisor on South-South Cooperation and Development Finance at the South Centre, a Geneva-based intergovernmental organisation, Yuefen Li, has urged African countries to enforce regulations that require multinational corporations to contribute a greater share of taxes for their operations within these nations. She noted that implementing such measures would serve […] The post
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