Legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu has argued for the cancellation or postponement of the December 17 referendum saying the Bill to amend Article 55 (3) could simply be withdrawn from Parliament. An amendment of Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution will enable political parties to sponsor candidates for local level elections. But the debate over […]
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Rawlings angry with ‘independent’ Western Togoland separatists
Former President Jerry John Rawlings who hails from Volta Region is angry by a so-called breakaway from Ghana of the Volta Region and some parts of the Northern and Upper East regions otherwise called the Independent Western Togoland, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to Deputy Minister of Defense, Major [rtd] Derrick Oduro, both the former President and […]
Maame Dokono, original cast returns with ‘By the fire side’ on December 7
The spirit of the ‘Year of Return’ appears to, indeed, be bringing back a lot of valuable resources, people, events and memories of or from the good old days. Among these is the all-time best children’s television programme, ‘By The Fireside’ with amazing Grace Omaboe (popularly known in the showbiz circles as Mame Dokono) which […]
Komenda Sugar Factory: ‘’I never saw or tasted sugar under Mahama and NDC’’-Paramount Chief of Komenda
The Paramount Chief of Komenda Traditional Area, Nana Kojo Kru II says he never saw and tasted samples of the Komenda sugar allegedly produced after the commissioning of the Factory under former President John Mahama. “I didn’t see any sugar, whether blue or white. They didn’t bring some to my palace, and up till date, […]
Botswana: Government bans and closes all 60 branches of Prophet Bushiri’s church
Flamboyant Malawian Pastor, Shepherd Bushiri seems to be having issues with the Botswanan government as all branches of his church in the country have been closed down following its deregistration in 2018. This came weeks after the government of Botswana lifted a visa travelling ban imposed on the founder of the Enlightened Christian Gathering church during former president […]
Wienco and others promise to purchase all excess local rice-MoFA reveals
Agricultural commodity trading company, Wienco Ghana Limited will be at the forefront of attempts to purchase all excess rice harvests. Speaking during a meeting with local rice farmers at Avalavi Weta in the Volta Region on Tuesday, the Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, said Wienco had already committed to buying all […]
Gov’t to ban importation of rice in 2022
The government plans to ban the importation of rice by 2022 to boost local rice production. The Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, announced this during a meeting with local rice farmers at Avalavi Weta in the Volta Region on Tuesday. “Government has a plan and the plan is that we have […]
Procurement of ‘PASCO’: A dent on WAEC’s integrity-Minority
The Minority in Parliament says the decision of the Ghana Education Service (GES) to procure four hundred thousand (400,000) sets of questions and answer booklets from WAEC will compromise the integrity of the examination management body. The GES purchased the questions and answers from the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) for distribution to the first […]
We don’t have plans of sacking Auditor-General; ignore witch-hunt rumors-Gov’t
The government has categorically stated that it does not have plans or any intention to remove Auditor-General, Mr. Daniel Domelevo from office. Dismissing reports by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of subtle moves by the Akufo-Addo led government to kick-out the A-G, Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide pointed out that they are fully […]
Indian investor takes over Komenda Sugar Factory
The Government of Ghana has finally handed over the Komenda Sugar Factory to a Strategic Investor. Park Aggrotech Company Limited, an Indian company based in Ghana and a subsidiary of the Skylark Group of companies won the bid to manage the sugar factory. The Managing Director of Agrotech Company Limited is Lalit Mishra. The factory […]
December 17 Referendum must hold; Ghanaians must vote YES-CPP’s Kabila
The Acting General Secretary of the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr also known as General Kabila is insinuating through a Facebook post that anyone against YES in the impending December 17 Referendum question is against the amendment of the 1992 Constitution. According to him, the move initiated by President Nana Addo Dankwa […]
Your daughter is preventing your enemies from getting you – Prophet tells Afia Schwar
Controversial radio personality and self-acclaimed queen of comedy in Ghana Afia Schwarzenegger has been told by a prophet that her daughter is the one preventing her enemies from having access to her. According to the man of God identified as Pastor Prince Elisha Osei Kofi who is the founder and leader of Power Embassy International […]