The deputy Minister of Interior and Member of Parliament for Builsa North, James Agalga, has hit out at the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, saying he is intolerant of dissenting opinions and, therefore, cannot be trusted with Ghana’s highest office. Mr. Agalga cited the indefinite suspension of the … Read more
Voters in Colombia have rejected a landmark peace deal with Farc rebels in a shock referendum result, with 50.24% voting against it. The deal was signed last week by President Juan Manuel Santos and Farc leader Timoleon Jimenez after nearly four years of negotiations. But it needed to be ratified by Colombians in order to … Read more
Like all the other religious leaders of the so-called Independent Churches who have actively involved themselves in the political culture of the country, Prophet Isaac Owusu-Bempah is regarded as a controversial Christian cleric by those who deem his “prophecies” to be deliberately and tendentiously directed against their good fortunes. But, of course, whether one agrees … Read more
Even though the Edo Gubernatorial election was postponed from for about two weeks, it appears not much changed within the period in terms of its outcome. Epistemologically speaking, we saw a titanic battle between People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and All progressives Congress (APC)’s Mr Godwin Obaseki. While for the purpose of analysis, … Read more
Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur on Sunday joined worshipers at the Ebenezer Miracle and Worship Centre at Ahenema Kokoben in the Ashanti Region. He was accompanied by the Ashanti Regional Minister, Hon. Alexander Ackon and other dignitaries where the were prayed for by the Founder and Leader of the Church Rev. Dr. Ebenezer Opambour Adarkwa … Read more
Heavily armed military and police forces in the Northern region have taken over Nanton following a near clash between some chiefs of the Abudu and Andani royal families over right to officiate an installation of a regent for the traditional Area. The forces are standing guard and laying siege to parts of the community after … Read more
Folks, I have read the editorial comment published yesterday by the pro-Akufo-Addo New Statesman newspaper and laughed it off as a clear confirmation of my poor opinions about the struggles of such a dead political horse. (See http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/features/Is-it-okay-to-peddle-damaging-untruths-about-opposition-leader-473533). That editorial picked on the arrest of the Lebanese Fadi Daboussi by the BNI to create the … Read more
A Deputy Communication Officer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Abayifa Karbo has threatened to reveal certain hidden truths about All People’s Congress (APC) flagbearer, Hassan Ayariga if the latter doesn’t cease his incessant attacks on Nana Akufo-Addo. Hassan Ayariga in the past week has been lambasting the NPP flagbearer, claiming among other things … Read more
More entertainment icons continue to throw their weight behind the candidature of New Patriotic Party’s Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The latest to join the bandwagon are hiplife duo Ruff N Smooth and radio presenter Andy Dosty. Real name Andrew Amoh, the latter was at the residence of Nana Akufo-Addo on Friday, September 30 to declare … Read more
Feature: Guilty or not, the Ford Exhibition gift would not go away What is this that I am hearing? Oga Kwatakwata contravened the gift policy when he took the Ford Exhibition car from a Burkinabe contractor, who himself took a whopping US$650,000 from bungling state officials for constructing this nation’s equivalent of a Jericho Wall … Read more
Deputy General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), lawyer Obiri Boahen says the 78 page report by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is incomplete without the voice of the Burkinabe contractor, Oumarou Djibril Kanazoe, who is the at centre of the controversy. According to the lawyer, CHRAJ has done … Read more
Presidential candidate of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom, has asked the people of Sunyani in the Brong-Ahafo Region to disregard all promises being made by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama and Nana Akufo-Ado, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In the view of the PPP … Read more
The suspended National Youth Organizer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ernesto Yeboah, has shot down the chances of his party’s flagbearer Kobina Ivor Greenstreet, describing him as a man who condones corruption and does not fit to lead the country. According to the obviously livid suspended Youth Organizer, it is becoming increasingly impossible to … Read more
The suspended National Youth Organizer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Ernesto Yeboah, has shot down the chances of his party’s flagbearer Kobina Ivor Greenstreet, describing him as a man who condones corruption and does not fit to lead the country. According to the obviously livid suspended Youth Organizer, it is becoming increasingly impossible to … Read more
Ghana’s Majority Leader in Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has lauded the Electoral Commission (EC), for insisting that presidential and parliamentary aspirants declare their assets to be eligible to contest in the elections. According to him, the decision will help in the fight against corruption in the public sector. Mr. Bagbin was speaking to the media, after … Read more
The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has expressed disappointment with the report released by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) exonerating the president over bribery allegations involving the Ford gift saga. The president accepted a Ford Expedition SUV car as a gift from Burkinabe contractor Djibril Kanazoe. Mr Kanazoe was later given series … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama’s delegation was at the Electoral Commission Thursday afternoon to complete processes that can send him back to the Flagstaff House as Ghana’s president after the December polls. Already, leader of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo who lost the last election by little over 300,000 votes, submitted his forms before … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama’s delegation was at the Electoral Commission Thursday afternoon to complete processes that can send him back to the Flagstaff House as Ghana’s president after the December polls. Already, leader of the opposition New Patriotic Party, Nana Akufo-Addo who lost the last election by little over 300,000 votes, submitted his forms before … Read more
Victory for New Patriotic Party (NPP) flag bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in December’s presidential poll will not come as a surprise to Brigadier Joseph Nunoo-Mensah (rtd), the former National Security Coordinator has said. Asked if he would be surprised in the event of an Akufo-Addo triumph in the upcoming elections, the former Chief of … Read more
The Electoral Commission (EC) has come under heavy criticism for some of the demands it is making from the presidential and the parliamentary candidates for the December general election. First was its demand that individuals who seek to contest for the position of president pay an amount of GH¢50,000 each while those contesting for parliamentary … Read more