Latest: GSE: Financial stocks to further drive returns On February 24, 1966, the first President of Ghana, Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, was removed from office through a joint military and police coup. The overthrow of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) government 51years ago is regrettable, to say the least. In 1956, the CPP won the … Read more
Pressure is seriously on mounting on Chief of Apaaso within the Akwamu Traditional area in the Eastern Region, Nana Otieku Amoani Asare, to refund some compensation claims he fraudulently secured. The chief allegedly used fictitious means to claim compensation for one of the fifty-two (52) communities displaced by floods following the construction of the Akosombo … Read more
Ghana Gas Company has reaffirmed that the shutdown of the FPSO Kwame Nkrumah at the Jubilee Field will not affect power supply. The halt is to run for fifteen days, to allow for an interconnection between the Tweneboa, Enyera, Ntomme (TEN) fields and the Jubilee Field for gas exportation to the Ghana Gas Company. The … Read more
No doubt the vetting was the best I have ever seen especially given the composure, preparedness and depth of answers given by the nominee to many questions posed to him by the very astute Minority Chief Whip and Minority Leader. It was rather disappointing that the Chairman of the vetting committee had exercised his autocratic … Read more
I read with great relief the “promises to audit all judgement debt cases” by Ms. Gloria Akuffo, the Attorney-General designate that appeared on Ghanaweb General News of Wednesday, 11 January 2017. This is extremely important in view of the judgment of Justice Anthony Oppong at a Land Court in Accra that ordered the government to … Read more
I read with great relief the “promises to audit all judgement debt cases” by Ms. Gloria Akuffo, the Attorney-General designate that appeared on Ghanaweb General News of Wednesday, 11 January 2017. This is extremely important in view of the judgment of Justice Anthony Oppong at a Land Court in Accra that ordered the government to … Read more
..I had watched attentively albeit a bit disoriented, a tv programme hosted by two nigerians in which, somehow, the two implied that due to ‘constant’ electric power supply in Ghana, Ghana would have been ‘El Dorado’ for them and would care less when it should come to footing electricity utility bills.. In part -1 of … Read more
“…The intelligent questions for everyone to ask is: When Akufo Addo gives $1 million per voter district, will my Region pay, or will my Region get?…Will you get $14.09? Who will lose $6.46 to the person in your proud Region?…What is the Constitutional basis?…Will the payments truly “enhance accountability in governance…(and)…effective separation of powers” when … Read more
..rumours have it that Ghana’s inability to secure natural gas from Nigeria, a country endowed with abundant natural gas to feed Asogli thermal plant or any other pertinent thermal plant/s in the country to generate supplementary electricity energy to add to national grid is economic one.. But it doesn’t seem likely from all logical point … Read more
Last December, my family gathered at my grandmother’s house for the one-year anniversary of her death. Her house in Akim Oda, a small town in southern Ghana, was filled with well-wishers. I walked into the kitchen to fetch drinks for the guests, and as I opened the fridge, the lights flickered out. “Oooh, light off!” … Read more
The Ministry of Power is convinced that a possible cut in gas supply in the country won’t adversely affect the production of electricity. According to the Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, the country’s power producers can rely on crude oil to power the various power plants to adequately serve the energy needs of Ghanaians … Read more
The Ministry of Power is convinced that a possible cut in gas supply in the country won’t adversely affect the production of electricity. According to the Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor, the country’s power producers can rely on crude oil to power the various power plants to adequately serve the energy needs of Ghanaians … Read more
So you see! Some of my articles were prompting Mr. John Dramani Mahama (JDM) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) government to beware the ides of March. From my personal commonsensical analysis, four main factors led to the fall of JDM and NDC administration. Kakistocracy (system of government by least qualified citizens. However, not all JDM … Read more
Energy sector think-tank, African Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), is predicting a supply deficit in the power sector in 2017 on the back of anticipated shortages in gas supplies to thermal plants. The gas supply shortages will be occasioned by the suspension of gas inflows from Nigeria and the persisting defects on the Floating Production, … Read more
One does not need any critical assessment of President John Mahama’s promises to conclude that his last minute job creation ‘overtures’ are mere cosmetic aimed at winning votes. Mahama forgot his role in the joblessness of scores of Ghanaians Prior to the implementation of some policies to address the unemployment situation two years ago, the … Read more
All voters in Ghana must ensure that they vote in next week’s presidential and parliamentary elections to make their voices heard in the socio-political wellbeing of the country, Good Governance Africa – West Africa (GGA) has said. According to the governance think tank, it is necessary for the citizens to fulfil their civic duties by … Read more
President John Mahama says he has directed prepaid meters to be installed at the various public offices to control debts owed the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). He said the decision would ensure that officials of the various ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) monitor their use of the energy and pay for it. The President, … Read more
Election periods are strategic times electorate get to hold politicians to ransom, with the politicians having full knowledge as to what is in stall for them if these needs are not met and President Mahama is definitely having his share of the heat. President Mahama is undoubtedly one of the most criticized leaders Ghana has … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has gained notoriety for fiercely opposing development projects provided by other political parties that are in government, hence their propaganda ahead of the December 7 presidential and parliamentary elections should not be heeded, President John Dramani Mahama has said. According to him, the NPP is exhibiting the same attitude its … Read more
As human beings, we have been blessed with an incredible nervous system that enables each individual to live a superior life than all biological life forms. Unlike analgesics, we experience pain, and we do everything within out power to terminate it. It is not human to do otherwise. I am aware that the above caption … Read more