A Deputy National Youth Organiser of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Eric Edem Agbana has declared that President Akufo-Addo has turned Ghana into the laughing stock of other countries following the termination of the Power Distribution Services (PDS) deal and the subsequent withdrawal of $190 million dollar support the American government had pledged to Ghana … Read more
A 44-year-old Rastafarian contesting the upcoming district assembly elections has revealed he smokes Indian hemp, an illicit drug popularly referred to as ‘wee’. Kwaku Boakye, a.k.a. Motion, was mocked on social media platforms for his physical appearance after his posters emerged as assemblyman contestant for Santasi Electoral Area in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. He … Read more
Actress Fella Makafui has taken a swipe at the Communications Minister over her comments that people who are complaining about hardships in the country are witches. The actress joined a number of entertainment personalities and Ghanaians who were not amused by the comments of the Minister. Ursula Owusu incurred the wrath of a section of … Read more
Ghana’s largest local beverage manufacturer, Kasapreko, has so far lost about US$2 million in revenue to the closure of the Nigerian-Benin Border, the Head of International Business Development for the company has said. According to Francis Holly Adzah, even though the beverage firm “managed to send in three trucks of products to the Nigerian market … Read more
The Communications Minister is standing by her directive to Mobile Network Operators to stop upfront deductions of the Communications Service Tax (CST) Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, in a response to opposition MP, Cassiel Ato Forson, rejected claims that her directive is unlawful. The Minister directed the network operators through the National Communications Authority (NCA) to treat the CST … Read more
Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Bantama Constituency, Fiifi Mensah has mounted a spirited opposition to President Akufo-Addo and his party’s manifesto commitment of getting Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chiefs Executive (MMDCEs) elected by the end of 2020, MyNewsGh.com reports. The Electoral Commission has scheduled December 17, 2019 for Ghanaians to … Read more
About 16 months ago, Mrs. Matilda Amissah-Arthur lost her husband, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur. The death of the former Vice President, saw his family receive much sympathy from many in the political and public circles. Much of this sympathy was described as hypocritical and dishonest in a tribute by the widow, that was widely discussed, following … Read more
Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands received a Future and Emerging Technologies grant of the European Programme Horizon 2020 of almost 3 million euros to develop an artificial womb within the next decade. The model, which is being developed, would provide babies with artificial respiration. Notably, in case of premature birth, … Read more
A Political Science Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Mr. Jonathan Asante Okyere has observed that the lazy attitude of some ministers in Akufo-Addo’s administration is likely to cause the party’s defeat in 2020. Reacting to a survey report released by, the Alliance For Social Equity And Public Accountability – ASEPA, over the performance … Read more
Partisan differences went out of the window in the trial of persons implicated in the collapse of Capital Bank, as New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP for Asokwa constituency, Kobina Tahir Hammond, and National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislator for Bolgatanga East, Dominic Ayine, teamed up as defence lawyers for one of the accused Kate Quartey-Papafio. Parliament … Read more