In recent times, the media, social commentators and all stakeholders have contributed their quota towards the fight against indiscriminate mining activities and illegal small scale mining. With the numerous campaigns against indiscriminate mining activities, we as a nation shall overcome this menace, and protect our environment if and only if we identify the exact cancer … Read more
The Public Interest Advocacy Group has called on the Joe Ghartey committee to make public, the report on its investigation into the bribery allegations made against the Minister of Energy, Boakye Agyarko and some members of Parliament’s Appointments Committee. The Chairman of the group , Aaron Abdul Rahman, who made the appeal on Eyewitness News, … Read more
A magistrate’s court in the Volta regional capital Ho has declined to sit on a case of treason involving three persons arrested by police for demanding the restoration of the Western Togoland. The three are part of a group calling itself the Homeland Study Group Foundation and have for decades, been fighting to secede a … Read more
Samira Bawumia has became a subject of discussion in the fashion world Mrs Samira Bawumia and spouse of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia became a subject of discussion in the fashion world soon after the January 7 inauguration of the 5th president. The former beauty pageant contestant/TV host and one of the stars of the … Read more
Mrs Samira Bawumia and spouse of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia became a subject of discussion in the fashion world soon after the January 7 inauguration of the 5th president. The former beauty pageant contestant/TV host and one of the stars of the 2016 campaign wore a cold-shoulder dress made of the batakari fabric with … Read more
President Akufo-Addo shed tears over the weekend during the 52nd anniversary of the demise of Joseph Kwame Kyeretwie Boakye Danquah. JB Danquah, as all who knew him preferred to call him, was a member of the famous ‘Big Six’ (Ebenezer Ako-Adjei, Edward Akufo-Addo, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamtey, William Ofori-Atta and himself, Joseph Boakye Danquah) … Read more
As we’ve said more than once, it is important that all critically-minded Ghanaians move beyond coup-plotter narratives and examine actual official records related to the CPP government under Kwame Nkrumah. And, whatever you find during your search, you ought to humbly consider the idea that anything negative is never a reflection on any group of … Read more
President Nana Akufo-Addo has promised to resolve all challenges confronting Importers and Exporters in Ghana. The president made this statement when the Importers and Exporters Association paid a courtesy call on him at the Flagstaff House in Accra. The Importers and Exporters had earlier made numerous calls on government to reduce most especially the numerous … Read more
As we’ve said more than once, it is important that all critically-minded Ghanaians move beyond coup-plotter narratives and examine actual official records related to the CPP government under Kwame Nkrumah. And, whatever you find during your search, you ought to humbly consider the idea that anything negative is never a reflection on any group of … Read more
..being adviser means ability to foresee and be firm to warn of happenings at the moment and dangers in the future. I have expressed concerns over the role of the so-called advisers at the presidency, their relevance on official duties and how their work affects our well-being. For instance, l can’t imagine, how did we … Read more
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) is the state institution charged with the onerous task of defending the territorial integrity of the Republic of Ghana. In pursuit of the foregone, even at the peril of the lives of officers, men and women in the regimented formations this institution should be shielded from the negative politicization of … Read more
It has become increasingly clear and, yes, embarrassingly so, that Article 71 of the country’s 1992 Constitution is in dire need of a radical revision. Indeed, it is ironic that it is the very people who shot and rigged their way into the erstwhile Osu Castle and, presently, the Jubilee-Flagstaff House, on the motto of … Read more
The inaugural address of President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the 5th democratically elected government leader of Ghana’s Fourth Republic, was presented almost without any glitch or hitches, except for those critical moments when the protocol division of the presidency demonstrated ingloriously that it still had a way to go by way of executional professionalism. Here was … Read more
The final countdown to the inauguration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo heralded a new era of hope; a positive change far from the “changing lives, transforming Ghana” mantra touted by losers and schemers of a past government known majorly for chronic deficiency in wisdom, lack of vision, lost mission, and an urgent need to … Read more
“When the time is right, I the Lord will make it happen.”—Isaiah 60:22 And it did happen. It was spectacular–a bespoke ceremony that birthed Ghana’s new head of state on Saturday 7 January 2017 reports Gordon Offin-Amaniampong. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx The first inauguration of Akufo-Addo as 14th President and 5th of the Fourth Republic of Ghana was … Read more
President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will be sworn into office tomorrow, January 7, 2017. He will become the fifth President of the Fourth Republic. We bring you brief profiles of the previous First Families. Jerry John Rawlings Jerry John Rawlings was the first President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. He was born on June … Read more
The other day, one of those Kpegah Boys who have sworn to move Heaven and Hell to ensure that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo never got elected President of Ghana in their lifetime, wrote to enquire why The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori-Panyin, II, had yet to make news headlines in the form of the issuance of … Read more
Democracy a concept conceived by ancient scholars holds it foundational principles in the believe that power belongs to the people, and that authority which is legitimized power is naturally inherent attribute of the people. The story of Africa as far as assimilating the democratic legacy left by the colonial states has not seen much progress. … Read more
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has appointed Andrews Kwasi Boateng as its new Registrar for a five-year term. The Council of the University took the decision at its 243rd Special Meeting. He succeeds the late Kobby Yebo-Okrah, effective January 1, 2017. Mr. Boateng until his appointment was the Registrar of the … Read more
The Speaker of Parliament is the presiding officer of the Legislature. It’s an important role in Ghana’s democracy and persons elected to this position must be persons with deep knowledge and understanding of the activities of the House. When Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was declared President-Elect on December 9, 2016, many people started talking about … Read more