The President, Nana Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to restore the now crippled Ghanaian economy to its healthy status, before the COVID-19 pandemic struck. He has confidently set a timeline to achieve this goal, which should see the economy being mentioned as one of the fastest growing on the African continent. He acknowledged the time left, barely two years for him to leave office, but expressed optimism in achieving the set goal. He said “The next 22 months of my mandate will be focused on
Former President John Dramani Mahama has revealed that he decided to withdraw from the Independence Day Celebration because the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has turned it into a political jamboree. “I said I don’t want to be part of this party jamboree. Independence is a solemn national celebration that is celebrated at Independence Square and everybody could come. Today, they bus their supporters in, they have party flags and they are wearing party T-Shirts, I don’t want to be part
Nana Aziaku IV, Divisional chief and Tufuhene of Ahanta Traditional Council (ATC), has been confirmed as the Acting President of the Council. The confirmation brings to an end the controversy surrounding the acting President of the Council after the home call of the overlord of Ahanta, Otumfuo Baidoo Bonsoe XV. It would be recalled that on February 7, this year, some of the Divisional chiefs, led by Nana Kofi Etsin, chief of Abodes, Nana EgodziEssoun, chief of Kwesimintsim and Nana Bozza, chief
People who wish to rent a place of abode but struggle with advance payment will have to worry no more, as Rent 4 Me Ghana has come to their rescue. Rent 4 Me Ghana, is a subsidiary of the Great Griffin Business Empire. The company would pay the rent advance to the landlord on behalf of the individual to allow them move in, while the occupant pay the rent monthly to Rent 4 Me Ghana. This was made known over the weekend at the launch of the initiative in Accra, at a ceremony which attracted several
The Police and Military have launched a manhunt for persons who murdered a soldier of the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) over the weekend at Taifa, a suburb of Ashaiman, in the Greater Accra Region. The soldier, Trooper Imoro Shariff’s lifeless body was found lying in a pool of blood. Lying beside the body was his military packs containing a tablet.Conspicuously missing was his iPhone 6. It is not clear what might be motive of the killers. This has pushed the security authorities to activate the
The immediate past Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, in a recent interview she granted to the media condemned the flamboyant style of celebrating Ghana’s Independence Day. According to her, instead of marshalling state machinery to congregate in one region to celebrate the day, the state should rather use that money to construct a school and name it Independence Day School. Though the former Chief Justice has of late become a pain in the neck of the government, one cannot discard the idea she has
The people of Nyamedam and Kweikrom, both in the Central Region of Ghana, are full of joy for having access to safe drinking water. The joy followed the hard work and benevolence of a Blogger and KJM Foundation respectively. Kobby Kyei, the Blogger, had visited these villages in January, and reported on their plight, which got the attention of the Foundation to quickly offer solutions. These communities, Nyamedam and Kweikrom, can be located within the Agona West and Gomoa East municipalities
The Droboman Network for Development has observed with utmost displeasure the erratic nature of the electricity supply to the people of Drobo and its environs in recent times. According to the association, “it is quite disheartening to note that almost no single day passes without a disruption in the electricity supply to either parts of or the whole of the Jaman South municipality in the last couple of months. “We also find it pretty frustrating the seeming disrespect to the people and the
Scores of soldiers on Monday and Tuesday, 6th and 7th March went berserk at Ashaiman Official Town where they brutalised residents, motorists and commuters they could pounce on. Similar to the events during the peak of the lockdown period in 2021, the armed soldiers mounted barriers along the Ashaiman—Official Town street to prevent vehicles from moving to and fro and subsequently, keeping most residents indoors. The actions by the soldiers were to avenge the murder of their young colleague
Recently, there was a summit hosted by the African Union (AU) and Israeli delegation with observer status were driven out of the hall. It turned out the reason had nothing to do with Israel racially attacking Black Africans interests. It was all about a certain adopted protocol against Israel decades ago, because of its occupation of Arab lands. What is sad is that during all these years the Arab world had not reciprocated our warm gesture. In the 70’s, a high official from either Iraq or Iran,
Yobe state government has lifted a ban on the riding of motorbike across seven local government councils of the state following decade of Boko Haram insurgency. Special Adviser on Security Affairs to Governor Mai Mala Buni, Brigadier General Dahiru Abdulsalam, disclosed this in a press statement signed and made available to journalists in Damaturu the state capital. According to him, the motorbikes are to operate between 6am and 6pm daily, not to be used for commercial purposes ‘Achaba’ and
Fresh crisis is brewing among the members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State. This is as the former Chief of Staff to former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Tony Okocha has now declared himself as the leader of the APC in the state. Okocha, in a media briefing in Port Harcourt on Sunday, claimed that his emergence as the leader of the APC in the state follows Amaechi’s alleged directive that members of the APC should vote against the then Presidential Candidate of the party,
The Oyo State chapter of Labour Party has been engulfed in another crisis over the alleged endorsement of Governor Seyi Makinde. Makinde is seeking a second term on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). DAILY POST learnt that Sodiq Atayese, chairman of the Labour Party, and some chieftains in the state had allegedly endorsed the governor. The chairman of the party and his colleagues made the announcement at the weekend in Ibadan. He enjoined members of the party to vote for Makinde
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday visited Lagos in what could be described as a homecoming of a sort, during which he told Nigerians he would not disappoint them. Mr Tinubu, according to a statement from his media office made available to journalists said he arrived to a tumultuous welcome at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja. The statement signed by Tunde Rahman noted that the President-elect was received among others by the Lagos State Governor Babajide
I must, first of all, welcome our Special Guest of Honour, the President of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau and current Chair of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), His Excellency Umaro Sissoco Embaló, and members of his delegation to Ho, capital of the Volta Region, and to Adaklu, the venue for this ceremony. Senhor Presidente, você é bem-vindo ao Gana. Ghana is proud of the strong ties of cooperation and friendship that
Venus and Serena Williams’ father Richard defended Will Smith over the infamous Oscars slap in a new interview. Smith faced backlash after slapping Chris Rock on stage during the 2022 Academy Awards ceremony. The slap occurred after Rock made a joke about Smith’s wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. On Monday, Richard, who Smith won an Oscar for portraying in the 2021 biopic “King Richard” on the night of the incident, told the UK TV show “Good Morning Britain” that
Chris Rock earned some laughs at the expense of Meghan Markle and the royals over the weekend. During his new Netflix special, Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, the comedian, 58, unloaded a few jokes about Meghan, 41, and her in-laws, at one point claiming that “some of that s— she went through was not racism,” but rather what he called “in-law s—.” He later called the royal family the “OGs of racism” and “Sugarhill Gang of racism” during
Justin Bieber made a surprise appearance at Rolling Loud over the weekend amid ongoing drama involving his wife, Hailey Bieber, and ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez. Fans erupted in cheers when the pop star, 29, hopped on stage at the Los Angeles music festival Saturday night to join Don Toliver in singing their new song, “Private Landing.” A concertgoer tells Page Six that Justin’s performance was “amazing” and that “the crowd was going crazy for him.” The surprise appearance
Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, will be invited to King Charles III’s coronation, a statement from the couple suggests. They say they have been emailed about the coronation, on 6 May, but will not confirm whether they plan to attend. It is understood that some prospective guests are being asked to save the date ahead of official invitations that will be sent later. Buckingham Palace has declined to comment on invitations. There has been speculation about whether the US-based
A Southwest US-bound flight was forced to make an emergency landing after birds struck the plane’s engine, the airline said. The plane – flying from Havana to Fort Lauderdale, Florida – filled with smoke following the collision shortly after take-off on Sunday morning, Southwest said in a statement. No one was injured in the incident. The pilots safely returned to Havana where customers evacuated the aircraft via slides, Southwest said. Videos of the flight on social media show
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