I have always held an irrevocable view that if we chose to engage in self-laudation, we must as well be prepared to be truthful to ourselves and the general public by delineating both our qualities and weaknesses. Otherwise, we may open ourselves to public ridicule, and, the discerning Ghanaians may regard us as propagandists or … Read more
The acting Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has indicated that there is clear evidence that the NPP will record its highest votes ever in the Volta Region in the December 7 parliamentary and presidential elections. According to him, the hard work of parliamentary candidates, regional, constituency and branch executives was very … Read more
In Ghana, and Africa as a whole, our conducts are mostly guided by the hackneyed majoritarian African culture of respect. Thus, in Ghana, the acceptable norm, is one must always seek to discharge his/her emotional intelligence and show deference at all times in order not to upset the banal African concept of respect. So, it … Read more
It is evidently unfortunate that certain sections of the media – print, social, broadcast – have been collaborative in fostering media trials of those accused of corruption rather than following through to ensure trials and conviction of those who looted our commonwealth. It is like some of them are on the payroll of Buhari Administration … Read more
Deputy General Secretary of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho, has warned party bigwigs who are sponsoring the placement of adverts of President John Mahama and the party in pro opposition newspapers to desist from the act immediately. According to him, these people who are influential risk incurring the wrath of the party … Read more
It may take a long time, but a stammerer will finally be able to pronounce “father”. Nobody is more powerful than the Creator. A warrior often dies of war, a swimmer dies of water but a parrot dies of pride. Those with conscience never take bullet from the rear, because we are always face to … Read more
Back in August, when Mr. Steve Mallory (real Ghanaian birth name Kwadwo Osei-Poku) published his so-called lowdown on the purported state of the health of the three-time Presidential Candidate of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), I categorically noted that the editor-publisher of Africawatch was a cud-chewing “ruminant journalist” who was simply regurgitating old … Read more
Communications Minister, Dr. Omane Boamah says the suspended National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) ought to kill his hopes of ever taking the rightful place in the Dankwa-Busia-Dombo tradition as the National Chairman of the party. He said per the NPP’s manifesto launched last weekend it is clear in the subconscious of the elephant … Read more
Tormentor-in chief of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Executive Editor of Africa Watch Magazine, Mr. Steve Mallory (aka Kwadwo Osei) has turned his attention on the Acting Chairman of the party, Freddie Blay, describing the NPP’s strongman as a greedy man. He wrote in his latest edition of the magazine that: Perhaps if … Read more
We at Africawatch pride ourselves on being one of the most uncompromising, unbiased and truthful pan-African magazines, and it was in that spirit that we covered in our August issue the health status of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the presidential candidate of Ghana’s main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP). We felt it was a story … Read more
The caption of this column is actually my first written-down gut reaction to the news articles titled “I Am Not NPP – Gina Blay” Starrfmonline.com / Ghanaweb.com 10/5/16) and “‘NPP Unhappy with Mahama Ads in Daily Guide’ – Gina Blay” Starrfmonline.com / Ghanaweb.com 10/5/16), but it was not the one that I intended to use … Read more
The news report blared it loud: “I am not NPP—Gina Blay”. And we were given the benefit of the details: “The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Western Publications Ltd – Publishers of Daily Guide newspaper—Gina Blay has revealed that she is not a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). But, speaking on Starr Chat, … Read more
“We were more Kotoko-biased when we started publications so when we shifted into politics, it tended to be similar [with focus on anti-NDC stories] because we took it that NPP supporters tend to buy more papers than the NDC’s. Our priority is the money. In Ghana, daily sales is on headlines” …This was the revelation … Read more
The National Executive Council of the New Patriotic Party has unanimously endorsed the soon to be launched 2016 manifesto. Ex-president John Kufuor and other founding fathers of the party in a spectacle of political unity gave their blessing for the manifesto to be outdoored on Sunday. The manifesto, dubbed Agenda For Change, spells out policies … Read more
The CEO of Western Publications Gina Blay has revealed that the New Patriotic Party is unhappy over adverts of President John Dramani Mahama’s achievement in the Daily Guide Newspaper. Several adverts in the Daily Guide, a newspaper owned by Mr. Freddie Blay acting Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, promoting the re-election bid of President … Read more
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three British-born scientists for discoveries about strange forms of matter. David Thouless, Duncan Haldane and Michael Kosterlitz, will share the 8m kronor (£727,000) prize. They were named at a press conference in Sweden, and join a prestigious list of 200 other Physics laureates recognised since … Read more
It was a war of words between two outspoken deputy general secretaries on NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed ‘Ghana Montie’ when the duo were offered the opportunity to use the platform to campaign for their respective parties. The ruling National Democratic Congress [NDC] Deputy General Secretary, Koku Anyidoho and opposition New Patriotic Party [NPP] Deputy … Read more
Opposition leader Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has successfully submitted his nominations to contest the 2016 presidential election in December. The presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) personally presented his forms to the Chairman of the Electoral Commission Thursday morning. At exactly 8:50 am, Nana Akufo-Addo arrived at the EC’s office for the historic exercise. The … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has stated that an advertisement of President John Mahama in the Daily Guide, a newspaper owned by the acting Chairman of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) – Freddie Blay – and his wife, Gina, is not from the NDC’s headquarters. Mr Koku Anyidoho, a Deputy General Secretary of … Read more
Given that the rationale behind the establishment of the Daily Guide – a newspaper owned by the acting Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, and his wife, Gina – is to make profit, it cannot be wrong that the paper is carrying an advert of President John Dramani Mahama ahead of the … Read more