John Agyekum Kufuor, a former president of Ghana, has voiced his concerns about what he sees as pervasive factionalism within the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr. Kufuor, who served as Ghana’s president from 2000 to 2008, claimed to have noticed substantial changes in the NPP since its inception. The former …
Read More »Dome-Kwabenya MP Adwoa Safo apologizes to Akufo-Addo, NPP leadership
Sarah Adwoa Safo, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Dome-Kwabenya, has apologized to the NPP leadership and its members for her recent behavior. The MP was out of the House of Parliament for an extended length of time and refused to come back to assist in passing crucial legislation for …
Read More »Gov’t increases producer price of cocoa from Ghc 800 to Ghc 1,308
For the 2023–2024 cocoa season, President Nana Akufo Addo has announced a 63.5 percent increase in Ghana’s cocoa price. The cost of a bag of cocoa has increased from GHC 800.00 to GHC 1, 308.00. The cocoa season will now start in September rather than October, according to Nana Addo. …
Read More »8 killed in explosion at Chinese-owned quarry at Anto Aboso
An explosion at a quarry site in Anto Aboso, in the Shama District of the Western Region, resulted in the deaths of at least three Ghanaians and five Chinese nationals. According to reports, the fatal explosion happened on Saturday, September 9, at about 10:00 p.m. The disaster’s genesis is still …
Read More »Gabon Coup leaders frees ousted President Bongo on health grounds
President Ali Bongo’s house detention has been lifted, according to Gabon’s military authorities, who also declared him “free to move around.” Military spokesperson Col. Ulrich Manfoumbi said the decision to release Mr. Bongo was made because of “his state of health” in a statement read on state television on Wednesday …
Read More »Alan withdraws from NPP flagbearer contest
Leading candidate Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has resigned from the competition to be the flagbearer for the ruling New Patriotic Party. The official announcement of this momentous development was made in a statement dated September 5, 2023. The fact that the special delegates meeting held to restrict the number of candidates …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s gov’t have packed the court to avoid accountability after they have left office – Mahama
According to former president John Mahama, the Akufo-Addo government has clogged Ghana’s courts in order to escape facing consequences after taking office. Mr. Mahama revealed that some of the lawyers President Akufo-Addo had surpassed in the group during his address to the concluding session of the third lawyers conference, which …
Read More »President Bongo and eldest son under house arrest as military seizes power
Minutes after the Central African state’s election board reported that President Ali Bongo had won a third term, military officials in oil-producing Gabon claimed to have taken control and placed him under house arrest on Wednesday. After a tense poll that was expected to continue the Bongo family’s more than …
Read More »Wagner boss killed in plane crashed which killed 10 people
Yevgeny Prigozhin, the leader of the Wagner Group who incited a mutiny against the Russian army in June, was aboard the aircraft that crashed outside of Moscow, according to Russian police. According to Russia’s emergency circumstances ministry, all 10 passengers on board died. 10 passengers have reportedly perished after a …
Read More »Help gov’t to take action to redeem the nation from corruption – Osafo Maafo to Christians
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo Maafo has expressed worries about the message that church leaders deliver to Christians, particularly in light of the fact that corruption still exists in a country that describes itself as primarily Christian, with 72% of its population practicing Christianity. “We need to do some introspection …
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