Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s government plans to abolish the agency tasked with recovering the billions of dollars plundered by late dictator Ferdinand Marcos and his allies, a cabinet member said Wednesday. The announcement was the latest development in the remarkable political rehabilitation of the Marcos clan, which has accelerated since family ally Duterte became president … Read more
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
Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, the newly elected Speaker of Parliament of the Seventh Parliament of the Fourth Republic delivers his maiden address. Read the full text below Introduction Your Ladyship the Chief Justice, My Lords Spiritual and temporal, Hon. Members of Parliament-Elect, Your Excellencies, Nananom, Niimei, Naamei, Political Parties Representatives, Press Corp, Distinguished Ladies and … Read more
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was today [Saturday], January 7, 2017, sworn-in as the speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic by the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood. His nomination as speaker was met with no opposition from both sides of the divide. In his acceptance speech, he pledged to create and maximize opportunities … Read more
Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was today [Saturday], January 7, 2017, sworn-in as the speaker of the 7th Parliament of the 4th Republic by the Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood. His nomination as speaker was met with no opposition from both sides of the divide. In his acceptance speech, he pledged to create and maximize opportunities … Read more
Last Thursday, the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwesi Nyantakyi, became a member of the Executive Council Board of the world governing football body, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA), after winning an election to that effect. The GFA boss won one of the two seats available for Africa on the FIFA … Read more
Since the inception of the 1992 constitution ,I have purposely refused to call any member of parliament “Honorable” because about 80 percent don’t deserve the title. The lack integrity and intelligence. In 1994 as a young journalist. I saw the caliber of persons elected into our parliament. Majority at the them lack the character and … Read more
24 April 1936 – 16 June 1979 Father: Opanin Kwaku Amankwa Mother: Ama Serwaa Amaniampong Education & Career Pattern Presbyterian Boys Boarding School, Mampong A/R 1967: Commandant, Military Academy Afrifa was one of the brains behind the 1966 coup that toppled Nkrumah. While as Commander of the First Infantry Brigade in Kumasi under Kotoka, the … Read more
Ex Ghana captain Stephen Appiah remains adamant he will go into coaching despite the increasing demands of the job. The 33-year-old has completed parts of his coaching badges in Europe but is yet to practice his acquired knowledge. Some ex-Ghanaian footballers have enjoyed relative success since venturing into coaching after hanging up their boots. Ex-players … Read more
It has emerged at the Presidential Commission investigating matters related to the 2014 World Cup appearance that government spent $471,130.39 on the Black Stars at the tournament. This figure is far less than earlier reports had suggested. It was previously thought that $7m was spent on the country’s World Cup campaign in Brazil but it … Read more
Suspended Ghana midfielders, Sulley Muntari and Kevin-Prince Boateng, will be appearing before the Presidential Commission of Inquiry into the Black Stars’ World Cup campaign in Brazil. The chairman of the commission, Justice Senyo Dzamefe, has given a clear indication that the duo who were suspended and sent home at the global football fiesta over issues … Read more