A five-man delegation from Spanish football giants FC Barcelona is in Accra to explore potential sports- business and soccer partnerships. The feasibility and fact finding team is led by a senior member of the powerful Barcelona board Paul Vilanova Villa Abadal and the director of the renowned FC Barcelona Escola programme Franc Carbo. Upon their … Read more
Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has called on opposition parties to support the good initiatives by President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government. Speaking on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah urged the parties, particularly the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), to stop predicting doom for the government. He urged detractors of … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Hon. Alhassan Suhuyini has cautioned the new government to take a cue from the previous over spending of state funds during the Ghana at 50 celebrations. “However let the celebration not be used as an opportunity to dissipate public funds, reward political party loyalist or be a subtle … Read more
There is no single appointment that has hit the media headlines since the incipience of the new NPP administration than that of DR B K Asante as the new CEO of Ghana Gas. First there was an agitation by a section of NPP youth within Ellembellle Constituency, who felt the appointee ought to have been … Read more
Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Member of Parliament for Ofoase-Ayirebi, has called on opposition parties to support the good initiatives by President Nana Akufo-Addo and his government. Speaking on Peace FM’s ‘Kokrokoo’ programme, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah urged the parties, particularly the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), to stop predicting doom for the government. He urged detractors of … Read more
Unofficial communicators for the opposition National Democratic Congres (NDC) popularly called ‘Serial Callers’ are angry at leadership of the party for ditching them. They accuse the leaders of not caring about their welfare after they sacrificed their hard earned money, time and energy to propagate the good message of the party on the various radio … Read more
New Ashanti regional Minister, Hon. Simon Osei Mensah, has begun official duties at the Regional Coordinating Council in Kumasi. Hon. Osei-Mensah began his official duty as a guest of honor at the annual review of the Ghana Health Service at the Miklin Hotel in Kumasi. He told health professionals of his determination to fight indiscipline … Read more
Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Nii Lante Vanderpuye has lamented on the lack of recognition the country provides to its retired sportsmen. Just about three years, Ghana has lost six of its great sports heroes with the latest being ex-Black Stars coach Fred Osam Duodu, Sam Ardey and Emmanuel Afranie. Addressing the August House … Read more
The Majority Leader in Parliament and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has insisted that former President John Dramani Mahama lied to Ghanaians about the state of the nation when he was in office. Speaking in an interview with Kwame Tutu on Rainbow Radio 87.5Fm, he said the former leader failed to … Read more
Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has revealed he only corroborated bribery allegation claim made by Accra-based Radio Gold. According to him, he had assumed the GH¢3,000 given to him by Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, was his allowance only to hear it was bribe from Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko. Mahama Ayariga … Read more
AS part of his familiarisation with his ministry and agencies, Minister of Transport, Kwaku Amankwaah Ofori Asiamah, has visited the Ghana Shipper’s Authority in Takoradi in the Western. In an address, Deputy Chief Executive of Ghana Shipper’s Authority (GSA), Mrs. Asana Owu, expressed her delight at the visit by the minister. She revealed that GSA has … Read more
Between 1977 and 1979, the economic conditions in Ghana had created a huge imbalance in the Ghanaian society leading to serious corruption that was nick named “Kalabule” which virtually replaced National morality in this country. Living conditions had become so unbearable that Ghanaians referred to their own country as “Ogyakrom” meaning fire town in the … Read more
New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has described as total embarrassment bribery allegation levelled against the Appointment Committee in Parliament by some NDC MPs. He is of the firm conviction that those alleging have no basis and have only connived to destroy the Joseph Osei-Owusu led Vetting Committee. … Read more
Former Deputy Minister of Power, John Jinapor has cautioned the Akufo Addo-led government not to be clouded by political expediency into making wrong judgement, while it proceeds to review some of the Power Purchase Agreements(PPA) the country entered into under the esrtwhile John Mahama administration. According to him, in as much as the government has … Read more
President Akufo-Addo has delivered his first State of the Nation Address in Parliament, touching on the various aspects of the economy. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY … Read more
MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC,NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2017. It is good to be back here again in this Chamber, where I spent some 12 memorable years as a Member of Parliament. I recollect … Read more
President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, February 21, 2017 delivered his first state of the nation address after his investiture as President of the land. Below is the full speech: MESSAGE ON THE STATE OF THE NATION BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, ON THE OCCASION OF THE STATE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT ON … Read more
Latest: “Food Sovereignty appeared before our committee and we gave them the opportunity to prove that the bill is about GMO. They couldn’t. They actually apologized and withdrew. And yet the day after, they went and issued a statement. So, for me it is important that we clarify these things, rather than misleading various agencies … Read more
Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has strongly defended his claims that members of the Appointments Committee of Parliament were offered monies to approve the nomination of now Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko. Appearing before the five-member ad-hoc committee investigating the bribery allegations the former minister of science and technology said it was … Read more
Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon. Prof. Aaron Michael Oquaye has said there is no way Ghana will succumb to the liberalisation of the world by accepting homosexuality as part of its culture. Same-sex marriage, he noted, is abomination since the culture, religion and traditions of the Ghanaian setup frown on it. “It is unfortunate that … Read more