The vice president’s spokesperson and economic advisor, Dr. Gideon Boako, has given assurances that Ghana’s chronic power outages will soon come to an end. He expressed a great deal of hope that the nation’s power outages will be fixed by the end of this month. Speaking on Peace FM’s “Kokrokoo” …
Read More »Sack Energy Minister over dumsor – IES tells Akufo-Addo
With the growing energy crisis serving as the main rationale, the Institute of Energy Security (IES) has called for the immediate removal of Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Minister of Energy. IES’s Executive Director, Nana Amoasi VII, voiced her displeasure with the minister’s apparent lack of reaction to the difficulties …
Read More »Napo is the only one who can order for load-shedding timetable – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has made it clear that only Energy Minister Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh is allowed to order the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to publish a load-shedding timetable. In an interview with TV3 on Tuesday, April 23, at a meeting on open government partnerships and transparency …
Read More »Yvonne Nelson threatens to stage dumsor must stop vigil against government
The actress organized a large-scale demonstration against the administration of John Mahama due to the unstable power supply. Actress Yvonne Nelson has called on policy think tank IMANI Africa to plan a demonstration against the Akufo-Addo-led administration over the current unstable power supply, often known as “dumsor.” This request is …
Read More »Recent ‘dumsor’ will affect NPP in 2024 elections – Dr Asah-Asante
Dr. Kwame Asah-Asante, a senior lecturer in political science at the University of Ghana, predicts that the New Patriotic Party (NPP), which is now in power, would be impacted by the recent sporadic power outages in the general elections scheduled for 2024. He said that people utilize indices, such as …
Read More »Heavy rainstorms kill one at Jacobu
According to reports, a 37-year-old man died at Jacobu in the Amansie Central District of the Ashanti during a strong downpour that also caused other buildings to fall. The dead, Kwabena Emma, was carried away by a severe flood on Sunday, April 21, 2024, according to locals. Residents who spoke …
Read More »Over 6,000 Alan’s Movement for Change supporters defect back to NPP
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has welcomed back some 6,000 young politicians from throughout the nation who had earlier defected to join Alan Kyerematen’s Movement for Change. The group, led by Alfred Ababio Kumi, a former NPP parliamentary candidate and candidates for Adentan, acknowledged that it was a mistake to …
Read More »“If there was excess power as claimed by gov’t then why are we experiencing dumsor” – Omane Boamah quizzes
Public outcry and charges of dishonesty and ineptitude against the Akufo-Addo Bawumia government have resulted from the recent reappearance of power outages, or dumsor. Ghanaians are seeking accountability from the administration and doubting its candor about the real reasons of the outages. Despite the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) insistence …
Read More »Let’s use your billboards for 2024 elections – NPP to all former aspirants
The ruling New Patriotic Party has given notice that it intends to utilize the billboard spots held by the party’s previous candidates, according to a statement signed by general secretary Justin Frimpong Kodua. “We hereby serve notice on behalf of the party’s leadership, announcing the temporary use of your billboard …
Read More »Work on Central Market redevelopment project suspended over IMF deal – Regional Minister
The second phase of the Kejetia-Central Market Redevelopment Project would commence construction upon the completion of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital’s maternity block and the Kumasi International Airport, according to Ashanti Regional Minister Hon. Simon Osei Mensah. The project’s financiers have reassessed their agreement with the government following Ghana’s restructuring …
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