Feb. 6th set for 80th Day Celebration of the Late Asantehemaa The Manhyia Palace under His Royal Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has annouced the date for the 80th day celebration of the Late Asantehemaa, Nana Afia Kobi Serwaa Ampem II. A release sent to otecfmghana from the office of the Asantehene, invites Asanteman, Friends … Read more
Former Asante Kotoko coach Michael Osei is demanding a severance package of GHc 10,000 to cut ties with the club. Osei was re-assigned to the club’s youth team but the former assistant and caretaker coach rejected the move GHc 40,000 of the figure Michael Osei is asking for represents the remainder of his GH?60,000 sign-on … Read more
Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has urged the Ashanti Regional Minister-designate, Simon Osei Mensah, to be an agent of transformation in the region, if Parliament approves his nomination. He pointed out that a good relationship between him (the minister-designate) and the people of the Ashanti would be a prerequisite for his success in the office. Otumfuo … Read more
Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu says he suspects poor works done on re-roofing of the main chamber of parliament is most likely to be the cause of the terrible scene of leakages that visited the House Tuesday night after a heavy rainstorm. Although, he said his claim is subjective because one needs to also assess … Read more
Ghanaian movie star, Joseph Osei known in the industry as Wayoosi has added his bid and interest to the numerous lobbies in town for the deputy ministerial position for the Tourism, Arts and Culture. According to Wayoosi, the position does not require big English and that he believes that he, together with Kwadwo Nkansah Lilwin … Read more
A sitting of legislators in Ghana’s Parliament was brought to an abrupt end after the roof of the building was ripped off by a severe rainstorm. Some media men in the public gallery were spotted collecting the dripping rainwater into empty pet bottles. Newly installed electronic gadgets in the chamber including microphones had water dripping … Read more
The bribery scandal that has hit parliament’s Appointments Committee is a seismic one that requires a special committee to probe, Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has said. According to him, although the Privileges Committee has usually been tasked to look into matters of this nature in parliament, the person accused in the allegation is the Chair … Read more
The 2017 edition of the Ghana Music Week Festival has been slated for March 5 to 12. The week-long event was launched on Friday January 27, at Alliance Francais, Accra. Major highlights for this year’s event will include performances in comedy, fashion, as well as stands for vending, products sales and exhibitions at the Independence … Read more
The Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba has rejected claims that she denigrated the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission during the 2016 electioneering period. The Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party in June last year allegedly backed sex-for-job claims leveled against Charlotte Osei by Member of Parliament for Assin Central … Read more
The Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba has rejected claims that she denigrated the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission during the 2016 electioneering period. The Women’s Organiser of the New Patriotic Party in June last year allegedly backed sex-for-job claims leveled against Charlotte Osei by Member of Parliament for Assin Central … Read more
Women, Children and Social Protection Minister-designate, Otiko Afisa Djaba, has denied ever endorsing Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong’s sex-for-job claim against the Chair of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei. “I’ll be the last person to do that because I myself have been a victim of such allegation,” Ms Djaba who is divorced with four … Read more
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has said he will back investigations into the alleged bribery scandal that has plagued the Appointments Committee of parliament. Speaking during the vetting of Monitoring and Evaluation Minister-designate Dr Anthony Akoto Osei on Monday January 30, he said: “I am aware that the media have been lounging for the Minority Leader … Read more
Beleaguered Asante Kotoko assistant coach, Michael Osei, has rejected his new appointment as the technical director for the youth team, describing it as a demotion and a clandestine way of sacking him. Coach Osei is expected to write officially to the management of the club today after several attempts to reach an amicable solution to … Read more
Barring any last minute changes, a new queen mother of the Asante Kingdom will be named this week to succeed the Nana Afia Sewaah Kobi Ampem II who died in November last year. The Manhyia Palace according to deep-throat sources will name 14th Asantehemaa to be spearheaded by Asantehene, Otumfuor Osei Tutu II and his … Read more
Retired diplomat K. B. Asante has said that the recent bribery allegation in parliament is not a shocking revelation. The elder statesman, who was answering a question on the recent bribery scandal that has rocked the House, stated: “Actually, the recent ones do not surprise me much because I have heard from very reliable sources … Read more
The launch of the Ghana Music Week Festival 2017 came off on Friday January 27, at Alliance Francais, Accra. The major highlight for this year’s event which has been slated for March 5 to 12 is a 3-day Celebration of Ghanaian music, with performances in comedy, fashion, as well as stands for vending, products sales … Read more
The Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said he will not discontinue vetting of ministerial nominees despite the scandal in which he, the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and minority members on the committee have been accused of bribery. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga accused the Energy Minister of bribing … Read more
Nurses have been implored to be decorous in their enagagements with patients seeking medical care as per their noble profession they have chosen to serve humanity. The Ashanti Regional Coordinator of National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) Mr. Martinson Osei has urged nursing trainees not to raise people’s blood pressure with their comments. Speaking at the … Read more
The Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said he will not discontinue vetting of ministerial nominees despite the scandal in which he, the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and minority members on the committee have been accused of bribery. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga accused the Energy Minister of bribing … Read more
The Chairman of Parliament’s Appointments Committee, Joseph Osei-Owusu has said he will not discontinue vetting of ministerial nominees despite the scandal in which he, the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and minority members on the committee were accused of bribery. The Bawku Central Member of Parliament, Mahama Ayariga accused the Energy Minister of bribing the … Read more