A former Member of Parliament (MP) for Nsuta-Kwaman Beposo, Kwame Asafo-Adjei, has stated that there is no need for the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to pick forms to contest the flagbearer position of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) because he lacks credibility. According to him, inasmuch as everybody is eligible …
Read More »NPP is an Akan party whether we like it or not! – Party activist booms
An activist of the ruling New Patriotic Party has made controversial statements regarding the role of northerners in the party’s electoral successes. In a viral video on social media, the party activist, speaking on Gye Nyame 94.5 FM, asserted a clear distinction between the significance of votes garnered by the NPP …
Read More »Social media reacts to Bawumia’s ‘One student, One laptop’ announcement
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on May 27, announced a plan to supply laptops to senior high school students, effectively replacing traditional textbooks. This bold initiative has sparked a flurry of reactions on social media, with users expressing a mix of excitement, skepticism, and concerns about the implementation and potential …
Read More »Seidu Agongo: Is social media your enabler or destroyer?
On May 15, 2023, when a boisterous crowd of Nigerians on and off social media were urging their own Hilda Baci on to set a new record as the longest non-stop cook in the world, Ghanaians were realising that one of their social media influencers, Mona Faiz Montrage, has been …
Read More »IMF’s $3bn bailout will adversely affect the vulnerable – Prof. Bokpin
A lecturer of economics at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Professor Godfred Bokpin, has stated that the approved $3 billion International Monetary Fund credit facility will leave the vulnerable worse off. Speaking on Eyewitness on Citi FM, Prof. Bokpin intimated that it is too early to celebrate the approval of the …
Read More »Brace yourselves for full consequences of ‘harsh’ IMF deal – Minority Leader
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson in a reaction to the completion of processes leading to the IMF’s Executive Board approval of Ghana’s request for a Fund-supported programme says Ghanaians should brace themselves for more hardships under the programme. “Let us brace ourselves for the full consequences …
Read More »Duffuor caused his son’s defeat – Global InfoAnalytics CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwah, has blamed a failed presidential aspirant of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Kwabena Duffuor for his son’s defeat in the party’s parliamentary primaries. The pollster attributed Dr. Duffuor’s interlocutory injunction against the party to his son, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor …
Read More »NDC Primaries: My concerns that the party cannot conduct free, fair elections is evident for all to see – Dr. Duffuor
Former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, believes that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not ready to conduct free and fair elections during the primaries on Saturday. Speaking at a press conference on Friday evening, Dr Duffuor stated that although the party had promised to address his concerns and the …
Read More »Do you careth not, when we perish?
Our appetite, as a country, to major in the minors and vice versa is becoming unacceptably loud. We are now lost sheep, whose leader is struggling in the open to rescue us. Besides the illegal mining, which has torn this country with concomitant effects being visited on us with no …
Read More »DDEP: ‘I feel used after 38 years of service’ – Retired soldier cries out for his coupon payments
A retired officer of the Ghana Armed Forces says he feels used by the state after 38 years of service. Rtd. Commodore Samuel Wiredu Anim was part of the pensioners who picketed at the Finance Ministry this morning to demand payment of their coupons. The Pensioner Bondholders have resumed for …
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