A leading member of pressure group Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely-Hayford has called on Ghanaians to reject President John Dramani Mahama at the December polls over what has become known as ‘Woyome Saga’. According to Sydney Casely-Hayford, President Mahama has not exhibited and shown the will power to retrieve the judgment debt ‘wrongly’ paid to businessman … Read more
The Government is not interested in collecting the GHS51 million from businessman Alfred Woyome probably because he is a financier of the governing party, anti-graft campaigner Vitus Azeem has said. “I don’t know whether they are scared or they don’t have the moral courage but all that has happened point to the fact that they … Read more
A member of pressure group, OccupyGhana, says the Attorney-General cannot be trusted to retrieve some GHC51 million judgment debt paid to Alfred Woyome after her request to discontinue the case has been granted. Sydney Caseley-Hayford says although Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong’s notice to the apex court may be consistent with law, her actions in the past … Read more
Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Presidential candidate Dr. Paa Kwesi Nduom was caught off guard on the campaign trail after he was asked for his views on extension of maternity leave to six months. “It’s a tough one, admittedly it is a tough one” he told workers during a meeting with the Trades Union Congress (TUC). … Read more
Two persons who allegedly attacked a businessman with cutlasses at Rawlings Park and made away with his money, two mobile phones and gold watch have appeared before a Circuit Court in Accra. Tettey Ashong and Isaac Boateng, both unemployed, have been charged with conspiracy to rob and robbery. They have pleaded not guilty to the … Read more
An investigation into South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma has found evidence of possible corruption at the top level of his government. In the report, former Public Protector Thuli Madonsela recommends Mr Zuma establish a judicial commission of inquiry within 30 days. Mr Zuma is accused of an improper relationship with wealthy businessmen. He had tried … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party Presidential Candidate has ruled out the involvement of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the economic turnaround of Ghana if he is voted for in December. Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom said the Britton Wood institution is there for countries that have run out of ideas and have nowhere else to turn … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has mounted pressure on the Mahama-led administration to as a matter of urgency retrieve the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt paid to businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome. According to the party, it will hit the streets with Ghanaians if government fails to do so. “The NPP cannot let this corruption … Read more
The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has charged President John Dramani Mahama and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to account for monies wrongly paid to businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome or face series of street protests. “We demand that President Mahama and his government retrieve the full value of our monies otherwise the party intends to … Read more
The Attorney General’s Department has filed a notice at the Supreme Court to discontinue a case it filed about a week ago against businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, in the controversial GHc51 million judgment debt saga. The notice of discontinuance stated that “please take notice that the 1st Defendant Judgment Creditor [Attorney General] herein has this … Read more
The upcoming presidential and parliamentary election is slowing operations at the ports, according to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Shippers Authority, Dr. Kofi Mbia. Dr. Mbia adds that many traders are hesitant to import goods due to uncertainties over the elections. “We have been monitoring the development over the period, the second quarter … Read more
House Speaker Paul Ryan revealed Tuesday that he has already voted for Donald Trump despite their long, highly publicized rivalry. Ryan hesitantly endorsed the Republican nominee in June but has refused to campaign for him against Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. The two GOP leaders have had a tense and awkward relationship since the summer. Ryan … Read more
John Legend’s trophy cabinet contains an Oscar, a Golden Globe and 10 Grammy Awards but he says true love trumps all that. “Everyone is scared of love because you might get hurt,” he told Newsbeat. The singer’s latest album, Darkness & Light, deals with heartache and happiness. “Men have the added challenge of feeling like … Read more
The Presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom says there is nothing to be gained by the Electoral Commission if it decides to appeal against a court order overturning his disqualification. “I don’t know what they will gain by doing so”, he said while welcoming the Commission’s right to appeal … Read more
In my article four years ago on the US presidential election of 2012, I mentioned several factors that could determine the winner. The candidates, Baraka Obama and Mitts Romney, were known politicians and each had a political record to review and judge. Moreover, their individual party was united and determined to win. Although the polls … Read more
I am back in the US and will be voting for Mr. Trump early next week in Maryland. My [half] brother Barack Obama is a big disappointment. Why did he not come home to Kogelo [the family village] on his visit to Kenya last year? Why did he not provide for the family when they … Read more
In the world of business, businessmen or women come in generations. There are those who find paths, discover new frontiers, make waves, blaze trails, break old records and set new ones. Mr. Kennedy Okuson of KRIF Ghana Ltd is one of such generational businessmen in Ghana. He is among the bigwig Nigerian investors playing an … Read more
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has disagreed with comments by the Paramount Chief of the Asogli State in the Volta Region, Togbe Afede XIV that Ghanaians are suffering under President John Mahama. According to a Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Koku Anyidoho, Togbe Afede is entitled to his opinion. Speaking … Read more
President John Mahama is in a class of his own, Dele Momodu, the CEO and publisher of Ovation, has said. The Nigerian businessman has been praising the Ghanaian leader in recent times for what he believes is his transformation of the country. And in an interview with the press at Koforidua in the Eastern Region … Read more
“As leaders, our energies should be directed at wealth creation,” Togbe Afede XIV, Agbogbomefia of Asogli has said. He adding, “I haven’t said poverty reduction; that’s negative and uninspiring,” a rejoinder signed by the Secretary to the Asogli State Council said. Clarifying reports by the media attributed to the President of Volta Regional House of … Read more