The President’s new nominee for the post of District Chief Executive (DCE) for Twifo Hemang-Lower-Denkyira, Kennedy Sarpong, has been rejected in a confirmation poll. He polled 12 out of the 24 expected votes with one absentee. The votes fell below the two-thirds majority needed to get the nod. However, immediately after the exercise, scores of party sympathizers, friends and the …
By a popular request from my good friend, Roland, I would kindly like to crave your indulgence to allow me to recycle a joke I have used several times, but very well fits into this story. Somewhere in the 70’s, there was a popular highlife tune by AB Crentsil called “Atia”. I must say “Atia” is undisputedly an all-time hit. …
Rapper Speed Darlington has vowed to arrest Onye Eze for arresting and humiliating relationship blogger Blessing Okoro. Onye Eze was seen in a viral video arresting and handcuffing the blogger for claiming his house belongs to her. Reacting to the incident which has dominated the news for the past few days, Speed Darlington defended Okoro over the humiliating arrest. According …
Versatile Ghanaian Hiplife musician Okyeame Kwame has revealed that his wife Annica Nsiah-Apau asked him not to join the contest for Musicians Association of Ghana presidency even though he had interest in race. Speaking in a one on one interview with Ghanaian Journalist Attractive Mustapha about his 20 years journey in the music industry and why he is not contesting …
Award-winning broadcaster Nana Aba Anamoah has taken a swipe at the first gentleman of the land Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo after he called Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan on phone to ask him to rescind his decision of retiring from the national team. Some few days ago, Black stars striker Asamoah Gyan issued a press release announcing his retirement from …
Ghana leader Nana Akufo Addo has ordered former national team captain Asamoah Gyan to rescind his decision retirement from international football. The president of the West African country made the order when he spoke to the iconic striker on Tuesday evening just one day after he quit the national team in anger. Gyan quit on Monday just weeks before the …
Ghanaweb.com can confirm that President Nana Akufo-Addo has decided to back Black Stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah in his decision to take the national team’s captaincy from Asamoah Gyan and hand it to another player. According to our deep-throat sources, the President in a telephone conversation was satisfied with the explanation that was given to him by James Kwasi …
A court in Kenya has ordered former President Daniel arap Moi to pay 1.06bn shillings ($10.5m; £8.2m) in compensation to a widow for illegally seizing her land. Mr Moi transferred to himself 53 acres of land belonging to widow Susan Cheburet Chelugui, the judge ruled. The land was illegally grabbed 36 years ago but only transferred to Mr Moi’s name …
US President Donald Trump has said he does not want a war with Iran amid rising tensions between the two countries, according to senior officials. In a meeting on Wednesday the president told aides he did not want US pressure to turn into a conflict. The US has deployed warships and planes to the Gulf and withdrawn diplomatic staff from …
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will on Tuesday, May 14 leave Accra to begin a six-day working visit of the newly created Oti, North East and Savanna regions. Beginning at Jasikan in the Oti Region, the visit will represent the second phase of the President’s working visit of the newly created regions which, earlier in April this year, saw him …
