Former President John Dramani Mahama has told the Electoral Commission (EC) to advertise the district-level elections as it does for presidential and parliamentary polls. This, in his view, will get more people aware of and interested in the district assembly elections. Asked what could be done to raise the interest of Ghanaians in the …
Read More »Cashew farmers threaten to halt selling cashew beans to merchants
Cashew farmers in the cashew growing areas in the two Bono regions are threatening to halt selling of cashew beans to merchants this season due to current minimum price announced by the Chief Executive Officer of Tree Crops development Authority Hon.William Agyepong Quaitoo. The CEO announced a price of Gh7.00 …
Read More »C/R;16 year old boy dresses as girl to steal from Traders at Kasoa arrested
A 16-year-old boy, Isaac Nana Nartey, a Form 1 student of Suhum Technical Institute, has been arrested at Kasoa New Market and is suspected of being a criminal in the market. According to the leader of the security guard at Kasoa New Market, Alahji Harun Tetteh Mensah, criminals have taken …
Read More »(video)”I have long flushed my NPP membership card in the toilet” .-Hopeson Adorye
Former airport security director Hopeson Yaovi Adorye has slammed executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party in his latest outburst after being sacked from the party in November of this year. In an interview with Evans-Nkum on Akoma FM’s evening political show M’abato, the former NPP parliamentary candidate for the …
Read More »Mahama’s 24-hour economy policy is a clear indication that ,he has no campaign message; Sir John’s rebuttal.
As the 2024 general elections draw closer and political activities heat up, it is so normal for our political landscape to be awash with campaign messages of all kinds from all political parties. However, it is not far-fetched for the Ghanaian voter to expect realistic and convincing policy alternatives from …
Read More »Anti-LGBTQ bill: MPs split hairs over appropriate punishment for culprits
Parliament could not agree on the appropriate punishment for LGBTQ+ persons engaging in unnatural carnal knowledge with each other. The Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill criminalizes sex between persons of the same sex, between a man or woman and an animal or object, proposing a punishment …
Read More »Creation of Office of Special Prosecutor was an act in futility – Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has described the passing of the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) Act 2017 (Act 959) as an action in futility. He contended that the powers given to the Special Prosecutor should have been left with a non-partisan Attorney General. According to him, he presented these views during deliberations on the …
Read More »TV signals may be cut if broadcasters don’t pay for use – Communications Minister warns
The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, is warning that television signals to homes and offices may be cut next year. The Minister insists that this action is a result of broadcasters refusing to pay for their use of the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform. Digital terrestrial television is a technology for …
Read More »Court grants New Force spokesperson GH¢20K bail
New Force Movement and is required to report to the police three times a week. Shalimar Abbiusi, the Belgian national, was detained by the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) after being invited by the state security agency as part of its investigations towards finding those behind the formation of the movement. But the Movement, in a press …
Read More »I’ll wage a strong fight against corruption – John Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that if he is voted for in the December 7, 2024, general elections to become president again, he will tackle corruption forcefully. He described corruption as a canker that eats away at society and, hence, must be dealt with drastically. In a statement to mark this …
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