Machete-wielding members of the opposition New Patriotic Party’s internal security, ‘Invincible Forces’, chased out supporters of the party’s Korle Klottey parliamentary candidate at the Asylum Down headquarters Wednesday afternoon.The commotion occurred as Nii Noi Nortey’s supporters thronged the headquarters to raise protests against a possible re-run of the primaries.Two defeated aspirants in that primary, Philip […]
President John Mahama’s brother, Ibrahim, has decried political polarisation in Ghana saying it is destroying the country and stunting development. “There is too much unnecessary politicking…our problem is the politics. We can do without it,” he told Okay FM on Wednesday December 16, 2015. “Our talk is what is regressing this country,” Mr Mahama, who
The Assembly Member of Fante New-Town electoral area, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, Morison Djagana has expressed worry over the increasing spate of child prostitution in the Kumasi metropolis. A popular drinking spot at Asafo market known as BB close to the VIP bus terminal has been identified as the brothel for teenage girls between
The rejected presidential nominee for Ejisu/Juaben Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region, Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh has accused the assembly members for deceiving him during the just ended endorsement elections. According to him, the assembly members of the Assembly promised to vote massively for him, saying their words were all lies that break hearts. ‘Why not
The Ashanti Regional Minister Peter Anarfi this afternoon had to run for cover when irate supporters of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Ejisu attempted to attack him. According to the aggrieved youth, the Regional Minister attempted to influence the endorsement elections at the Ejisu Municipal Assembly to favour Mr. Afrifa Yamoah Ponko. The Minister
President John Mahama will today host an event dubbed “Accounting to the People” at the Banquet Hall, State House at 7:30pm.The President will at the event brief Ghanaians on progress made so far, on the execution of the mandate bestowed on him by the people of Ghana in 2012.This was in a statement issued and
A teacher on remand at the Bolgatanga Police Station in the Upper East region has committed suicide. The body of Alex Timbil who was standing trial for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl was found hanging on a rope tied to a bar within the bathroom of the cells. Narrating the incident to media, the Bolgatanga
After almost two years of closure, the Adomi Bridge situated at Atimpoku in the Eastern region is to be re-opened to vehicular traffic Friday, December 18.This follows the completion of extensive rehabilitation works by the Austrian Construction and Engineering firm, Bilfinger MCE GmbH on the 335metre bridge, spanning across the Volta Lake.The bridge which connects
A statement from the biggest opposition party on Monday called for a probe into the deal and alleged that President John Mahama and his brother’s E&P had a hand in the deal which two Norwegian journalists have revealed was questionable.One of the witnesses to the deal, Umar Farooq Zahoor, is on Interpol’s wanted list for
The former chair of Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, has said Nigeria owes Ghana’s former Electoral Commission chair, Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, a lot, as far as restoring electoral stability in Africa’s most populous country is concerned. “We in Nigeria have a lot that we owe to Dr Afari Gyan. No doubt
