The payment of reparations for the nations harmed by the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade has been sought by the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “No amount of money will ever make up for the horrors, but it would make the point that evil was perpetrated, that millions of …
Read More »Democracy Hub defies police warning says ‘OccupyJulorBiHouse’ demo comes off as planned
Despite the police department’s warning, the demonstration, according to a group going by the name Democracy Hub, would go on as scheduled. The organizers pleaded with the public in a statement dated September 20, 2023 to reject any police warnings and show up at the 37-bus terminal on the scheduled …
Read More »MCE appeals to government to complete cocoa roads
Hon. Lord Nana Tandoh, the municipal chief executive for the Amenfi West municipality in the Western region, has pleaded with the CEO of the Ghana Cocobod to hasten the completion of cocoa roads in the region. Speaking to the media, he thanked the CEO for his wonderful assistance but also …
Read More »Stop causing disaffection for me – Asenso Boakye to Ken Agyapong
Francis Asenso Boakye, minister of works and housing and member of parliament for the Ashanti Region’s Bantama constituency, has criticized Kennedy Agyapong and warned him against alienating other NPP members in his bid to become the party’s candidate. Asenso Boakye also reaffirmed his fervent belief that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the …
Read More »Police are asking for a court order to stop the scheduled demonstration at Jubilee House
The Jubilee House area will be the site of a planned rally from Thursday, September 21, to Saturday, September 23, 2023. The Ghana Police Service has taken legal action by submitting a court suit to stop the event. Demonstrations are being organized by an organization called Democracy Hub, which has …
Read More »One dead, several injured in renewed land dispute between languards and wood sellers
One person was killed and numerous others were hurt in a violent altercation between landguards and wood vendors in the Ofankor Moose neighborhood on the Accra-Nsawam road. The incident, which happened on Wednesday morning, blocked public highways, caused tire fires, and upheaved the neighborhood. Police preliminary investigations suggest that a …
Read More »Let’s take public sentiments out of Cecilia Dapaah’s case – Judge
“Let’s take public sentiments out of this case,” these are the words of presiding judge Her Honour Mrs Afia Owusuwaa Appiah sitting on the former housekeeper of Cecilia Abena Dapaah who has been charged with a crime. “Hold it there! I will not Kowtow to public pressure,” “I will not …
Read More »If the constituents accept Adwoa Safo’s apology and vote for her party leadership will back her – Stephen Ntim
Stephen Ntim, the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has backed Adwoa Safo’s recent apologies and emphasized that it is an important milestone in her political career. Ntim emphasized that Adwoa Safo is making the right decision by apologizing as a party member. “If the constituents accept her …
Read More »“We do not intend to disenfranchise eligible voters; our interest is to register them all” – Jean Mensa
According to Chairperson Jean Mensa, the Electoral Commission has no intention at all to deny voters their right to vote during the existing limited voter registration process. Accordingly, she stated to the media that the issues discovered in the first few days of the 21-day exercise “swiftly resolved” by the …
Read More »GFA Appeals committee upholds George Afriyie’s disqualification
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has rejected George Afriyie’s appeal against being disqualified from the impending 2023 presidential elections. The elections committee rejected Afriyie earlier this month because he did not fulfill the requirements stated in Article 13(2)(j) of the 2019 Ghana Football Association statutes and because he did not …
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