Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has said investigative journalist Ahmed Suale was a bad man. He said Sual’s own deeds caused his death. Speaking with Roland Walker on TV3’s New Day Wednesday, August 16, 2023, Ken Agyapong who is also a flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic …
Read More »If Victoria Hammah was chastised for merely dreaming it, Cecilia Dapaah deserves more for having it – Ken Agyapong on Fmr. Sanitation Min’s stolen wealth
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has likened Cecilia Dapaah’s stolen wealth saga to that of Victoria Hammah, a former deputy Communications Minister under the erstwhile Mahama government. The MP says the amount of monies discovered from the former Sanitation and Water Resources minister’s residence is more damning …
Read More »De Bruyne to miss up to 4 months after hamstring injury
Kevin de Bruyne could miss the next four months of the season as Manchester City decide whether he needs surgery on a hamstring injury, manager Pep Guardiola says. The 32-year-old limped off after 23 minutes in City’s opening win against Burnley at Turf Moor on Friday. De Bruyne also went …
Read More »Petrol to sell at GHS12.97, diesel GHS13.43 per litre – COPEC
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) is predicting that fuel prices may go up by 5.7% within the second pricing window of August 2023. The product is currently being sold at the pumps at an average price of GH¢12.45 per litre. COPEC says the price of LPG will also increase …
Read More »Tricycle operations in parts of Greater Accra restricted
The Greater Accra Regional Co-ordinating Council (GARCC) has restricted the activities of tricycle operators within the Central Business District (CBD) in an effort to mitigate traffic congestion and restore orderliness to the streets of Accra. The Council has also banned the use of party paraphernalia during festivals in the region. …
Read More »Ayorkor Botchwey justifies action against passport officers; says ‘goro boys’ can’t do without their support
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has justified her action against some officers of the passport officers She sacked the officers for aiding middlemen (Goro boys) to charge between GHS2000 and GHS3000 for passports. This is in spite of the fact that standard and expedited …
Read More »Africa needs a new generation of farmers – Olusegun Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo says Africa needs a new generation of farmers to resolve the yawning gap of food insecurity. He decried the current situation where approximately 40 million Africans according to a U.N report go to bed without food even though the continent has the largest population of …
Read More »John Mahama re-echoes significance of constitutional governance
Former President John Dramani Mahama has stated that democratic governance is still the best option for African countries despite some of the flaws that exist there. He stated that constitutional governance allows the people to peacefully change underperforming leaders. His comments come at a time West African countries including Niger, …
Read More »Over 600 Kumasi Technical University students unable to write their second semester exam
Over 600 students of Kumasi Technical University could not write their second-semester examination because they could not meet the registration deadline. These students are currently stranded and appealing to the academic board of the University to allow them to write the exam, although the University has granted them a deferment …
Read More »Jacobu district police command denied claims they deliberately shot and killed two suspected criminals
Tension is mounting at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti Region, following the alleged killing of two people by the police last Thursday. Information on what led to the killing of the two identified as miners is scanty, however, some residents of Afoako where the incident happened …
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