Former President John Dramani Mahama has likened the violence that marred the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election to one that would happen in a war zone in Afghanistan. A group of masked national security operatives fired gunshots and wounded some 16 supporters of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at La-Bawaleshie near the private residence of Mr Kwesi Delali Brempong, …
“The initiative has been shown but I think that the structure he is suggesting won’t work. Just to tell NPP to invite your brothers NDC to come and sit and see how you can ban vigilantes is too simplistic,” says former President John Mahama. The former President was reacting to a call from President Akufo-Addo to the two major political …
Former President John Mahama has warned all militia groups affiliated to the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to stay away from the party’s presidential primaries scheduled for Saturday, 23 January 2019. According to him, the police is capable of providing adequate security hence no militia group should make any attempt to take over the work of the police. A …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cautioned Ghanaians to be wary of investment opportunities that offer mouthwatering returns, as such schemes are often than not fraudulent. Speaking to some personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces after donating 50 Ankai Buses to the army in Accra on Friday, 22 February 2019, Nana Akufo-Addo said the government has created the Financial Stability …
Former President John Mahama has described the late former Education Minister Lee Ocran, as a “fighter”. The former High Commissioner to South Africa died before midnight on Thursday, 21 February 2019 at his residence in Accra. The National Democratic Congress’ ex-MP for Jomoro had been unwell days to his death. “It has been a sad morning for me … Lee …
Former President John Dramani Mahama has accused the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration of borrowing recklessly over the past two years. According to Mr Mahama who lost the 2016 Presidential elections to Akufo-Addo, the government is engaged in historic levels of borrowing but has nothing to show for it. He said although his administration was chastised for borrowing, they used …
Out of Ghana’s 106 Minority MPs, only five were present in parliament on Friday, 22 February 2019 for business, Class91.3FM’s parliamentary correspondent, Ekow Annan, reported. It is unclear why so many of the MPs from the Minority Caucus were absent. Ekow Annan said there are speculations that most of them have travelled to their various constituencies to take part in …
Official records show at least 200 million cedis have been locked up in Menzgold, an investment firm now dismissed as a Ponzi scheme. The Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta revealed this during a durbar with army officers in which the President, Nana Akufo-Addo, was present. The information, which was in response to a question, reveals for the first time the extent …
Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) have been trying to put out a fire at the Makola shopping centre since Friday morning. According to the fire officers, due to the level of smoke emanating from the basement, they have been unable to locate the source of the fire. They have since resorted to the use of a smoke …
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor through his lawyer, Kissi Adjabeng, of Cromwell Gray LLP, has filed a motion at the High Court seeking to compel the Bank of Ghana to release some documents upon which the license of now-defunct financial company, uniBank was revoked. According to the lawyers, the action has become necessary because the central bank has refused to release the …
