President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and members of the governing New Patriotic Party are ready and willing to ‘betray’ firebrand politician and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, Managing Editor of the Al hajj Newspaper Alhaji Bature has alleged. According to the senior journalist and political pundit, the president has demonstrated beyond measure … Read more
Senior journalist, Kweku Baako has described as “soft” a punitive measure meted out to two senior members of the governing NPP for public misconduct. According to him, the Gender Minister, Otiko Afisa Djaba and Northern NPP Regional Chairman Daniel Bugri Naabu should have been suspended after they openly traded words over misunderstanding in the appointments … Read more
It has emerged that some Chinese women who are allegedly engaged in illegal mining (galamsey), across the country have become untouchable because they have secret sexual video tapes that they allegedly use to blackmail some powerful men in Ghana. This was revealed last Saturday on Joy FM/Multi TV news analysis programme, ‘Newsfile’ by veteran journalist, … Read more
A well-connected and powerful Chinese woman who is into galamsey in the Ashanti Region has been invited for questioning by the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), Joy News has learnt. Asia Huang alias Aisha, who also identifies herself as Yaa Asantewaa, has been invited in connection with some four Chinese nationals who were arrested over the … Read more
National Chairman of the People’s National Convention and the Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper have criticised handlers of the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, for exposing him to public ridicule. According to Bernard Mornah and Kwesi Pratt Jnr, the fact that the President’s handlers could be in the know that the … Read more
Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, says the Minority Leader is not yet ready to vie for the presidential slot of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Speaking on Joy FM/MultiTV’s news analysis programme Newsfile Saturday, he said although Haruna Iddrisu is a “fantastic gentleman” he has to wait for … Read more
Some Chinese women in the business of galamsey have become untouchable because they hold secret recordings of sexual escapades with ‘big men’ in Ghana. Senior journalist Abdul Malik Kweku Baako revealed this on Joy FM/MultiTV’s news analysis programme, Newsfile, Saturday. He said these women, about three of them, have video and audio recordings of powerful … Read more
The Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, has advised businessman Ibrahim Mahama to get more competent people to handle issues regarding a recent expose on two of his companies. Mr Kweku Baako said the many people who have now assumed the position of spokespersons and are reacting to the issues, are not helping the … Read more
The Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, has advised businessman Ibrahim Mahama to get more competent people to handle issues regarding a recent expose on two if his companies. Mr Kweku Baako said the many people who have now assumed the position of spokespersons and are reacting to the issues, are not helping the … Read more
Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has described the report by the Joe Ghartey Committee on the bribery scandal which hit Parliament a couple of months ago as unsatisfactory. The Joe Ghartey Committee’s report concluded that Hon Mahama Ayariga’s bribery allegations against the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, were unfounded and baseless. The report, which was laid before Parliament … Read more
Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt strongly believes there is an agenda to push former President John Mahama out of the race of flagbearership by some individuals in the National Democratic Congress, even before the contest for the election of a Presidential Candidate kick-starts. Even though the former President is yet to declare … Read more
Senior journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, says responsibility for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s defeat in the 2016 elections must be a collective one. “The former President [John Mahama] should take his part and so are the others,” he told Samson Lardy Anyenini on Joy FM/MultiTV’s news analysis programme Newsfile Saturday. Some senior members of … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s right-wing party Saturday picked a controversial firebrand leader to head India’s most populous state, where it won a landslide victory last week. Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party won an absolute majority in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, home to 220 million people and seen as a bellwether of national … Read more
Ghana marked its 60th anniversary on Monday, March 6, 2017, at the Independence Square in Accra with colourful displays of the nation’s rich culture. The parade was graced by the three former Presidents of the country – Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufuor and John Mahama as well as heads of states and dignitaries from … Read more
Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has fixed Friday, March 31, 2017 for elections to be held to elect national and regional officers of the Association. Nominations for the various positions including President, Vice President, General Secretary, Organising Secretary, Treasurer, Public Affairs Officer and Corporate-Member Representative open today February 6, 2017. According to GJA, nominations will be closed … Read more
The national executive of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has set Friday March 31, 2017 as the date for elections for both new national and regional branch executives. A statement signed and issued by the General Secretary of the GJA, Mr Dave Agbenu said in line with the GJA constitution, a three-member Elections Committee has … Read more
Pakistan’s media regulator has banned a high-profile television host after accusing him of hate speech that could put lives at risk. Aamir Liaquat Hussain had accused five missing liberal activists and their supporters of blasphemy. Such allegations can incite murder in Pakistan where blasphemy is a crime that can result in the death penalty. The … Read more
Fifteen persons have reportedly filled forms and are seriously lobbying for the Chief Executive position of the Suhum Municipal Assembly in the Eastern Region. Currently, the question of who becomes the next Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) has created political tension in the area. The long list of aspiring nominees include some constituency executives of the … Read more
Dear NPP supporters, sympathizers, members and soon-to-be appointees…the day you’ve been waiting for has arrived. After 8 long years of being a formidable opposition, God and Ghanaians finally heard your call. Congratulations. The inauguration of the President was beautiful. I especially loved the speech by H. E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akuffo Addo, and I pray … Read more
Once upon a time, I nearly grounded a Press Conference at the now defunct Pan-African Hotel in Nima. It was a Press Conference organized by a group that labeled itself as Sapta. The group demanded an apology from Mr. Sam Pee Yalley, a leading member of the then ruling National Democratic Congress. In rubbishing the … Read more