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Husband of Nigerian actress Funke Akindele has announced that they have separated. He made this announcement on social media indicating that he is making it clear to the world that they have gone their separate ways. JJC Skillz indicated that the last two years have been very difficult for their family and although he has tried to fix things, he believes that their issues are beyond repair. Although they have gone their separate ways, JJC Skillz indicates that they are working on custody of their children and also how their business interests will be disentangled. Read His Statement Here I have separated. While it lasted we shared a lot of things together and have created 2 beautiful children. The last two years have been extremely difficult for us. I know I have tried my best to fix things but I believe it is beyond repair now. 3 months ago and at Funkes insistence I moved out of the house and apart from AMVCA have not been able to get Funke to sit down in an amicable manner to...

A key subgroup of the Commercial Drivers Union under the Trades Union Congress TUC dubbed True Drivers Union’ have cried that the price of a litre of fuel under Akufo-Addo’s is the price for a gallon under John Mahama. The group who have apologized to Ghanaians because the current economic conditions defeat their purpose for campaigning for the NPP said it was Kwaku Kwarteng Obuasi West NPP MP who influenced them. According to founder and spokesperson for the group, Kwaku Kwarteng led them to sue to the Mahama administration in court over fuel prices but today, they are paying more than 4 times the price they went to court for. The group says they feel disappointed for supporting the NPP in 2016. “Under John Mahama we bought Petrol at Ghc3.26 per litre multiplied by 4.5 which is Ghc14.67 per gallon. We founded Drivers for Change to force John Mahama to remove Ghc1 from the Ghc14.67. We even went to court. Kwaku Kwarteng led us to court to fight. I mean the Obuasi West MP.” The gro...

The founder of a 2016 advocacy group, Drivers for Change, that promoted the candidature of President Akufo-Addo in 2016 has apologized for helping bring Akufo-Addo to power. According to Yaw Barimah who founded the group to support Nana Akufo-Addo and the NPP due to the hardship under John Mahama, what he and his group members are experiencing now under Akufo-Addo is worse than what they complained about under Mahama. Going on his knees as part of protesters who thronged Kwame Nkrumah Circle for the Arise Ghana Demonstrations, Yaw Barimah urged Ghanaians to forgive him. “I am the founder of Drivers for Change. I took Akufo-Addo in a Trotro for him to drink Kalyppo. I was the one who played mate in that clip. If the Kalyppo he drank is what is causing this mess, then I wonder what would have happened if he drank the other one” Yaw Barimah said as went on his knees. “We are pleading with Ghanaians that every wrong we have done …. me Yaw Barimah all the wrongs I did by founding Drive...

A former Deputy Information Minister Felix Ofosu Kwakye has asked the government to admit it is in a sinking ship and seek help. He says there is despair in the land and it is reverberating in every corner of the country. To Ofosu Kwakye, there is no shame in admitting that the government has failed in order for it to get the needed help. He made this known in a tweet. Felix Ofosu Kwakye said “There is general despair in the land and it is reverberating in every corner of our country.The Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government is at its wits end and simply doesn’t know what to do to get out of the mess.There is no defense to be had or mounted.There is no shame in admitting this”. Ghana is currently going through trying times. Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko in a series of tweets early this week admitted that Ghana’s debt is at its highest and that the country is losing investor confidence. He disclosed that even though the government thought that it could make enough money from e-levy, it is m...

Former Communications Director for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Nana Akomea has finally responded to calls on him to redeem the promise of paying rent advance for the youth of Ghana. Nana Akomea in the heat of the 2020 campaign indicated that the NPP government led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will pay rent advance for young Ghanaians. He said at a Press Conference that “Government will in effect pay the rent Advance for you, and you pay the rent monthly to the scheme. “In effect then, the NPP government in its next term will eliminate the big problem of rent advance facing the youth and indeed many other Ghanaians,” he said. Read Also: NPP diagnosed Ghana’s problems in 2016 but failed to resolve them – Nana Akomea But speaking on Accra-based Metro TV, Nana Akomea indicated that he was not speaking for himself but for the political party. Therefore, people calling on him to redeem the promise should rather visit the office of the Ministry of Housing to ask what is being done ...

An Ex-British Soldier Ntim Kwaku Twumasi is blaming the government for the unprofessional conduct of some security personnel in Ghana especially the police for failing to provide them with the requisite logistics for crowd control. According to him, police personnel is pushed to demonstration and crime scenes without the needed logistics provided by the state to enable them to function effectively. On Kumasi-based Fox FM monitored by MyNewsGh.com , he observed that the recent clash between police and students of Islamic Senior High School (SHS) in Kumasi is as a result of failure on the part of technocrats with the Ghana Highways Authorities. ‘Why were the road rumps not fixed early? Who is responsible for that? I blame technocrats and governments who are supposed to provide the logistics and also ensure lives and properties are protected’, NTK told to host, Sir John. The Ex-military man however jumped to the defense of police who were sent to the school in the case of Kumasi oste...

National Chairman hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi has disclosed that his position on the ballot for next month’s contest is divine. Whereas some interpret it to mean the Holy Trinity, God the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit as contained in the Bible, he described his position as fit for his vision and mission for the party. According to the Board Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), it also signifies Unity, Discipline and Commitment which he intends to build in the NPP. “As if by coincidence, design, or a miracle, I am number three on the ballot and that is in tandem with what I seek to achieve for the NPP as part of overall agenda for the NPP”, he disclosed shortly after the ballot. “I have three objectives going into this election. The first is the party’s unity. Unity in the party is very important. We all know what happened in 2008. In 1979 I almost went to Parliament but I was beaten by one vote. I joined the person ...

About the land size of 368 acres land that was acquired by the government at Medie in the Ga West Municipality of the Greater Accra Region has been stolen. Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon Martin Adjei-Mensah Korsah was shocked at the development during a working visit to the area on Tuesday as part of a tour of the Greater Accra Region. According to him, only two acres out of the over 368 acres of land were readily available at the time of the visit as the other had been sold to private individuals by persons the ministry is yet to fish out. “A government acquired land size of 368 acres has been so encroached leaving only 2 acres. Private individuals have acquired large tracts and fenced them for future use. One such developer has fenced 50 plots of land as part of the encroached portion”, he disclosed The story was not different at Prampram where the Chiefs prayed government to hasten with efforts at reclaiming the encroached lands. The queen mother...

The president of the Federation of Women in Ashanti Region, Esther Nana Agyemang is arguing the Bible does not recognize it as a sin if female gospel artistes divorce their husbands subjecting them to various forms of ill-treatment. Some female gospel artists who have divorced their husbands including Obaapa Christy, Joyce Blessing and others have been criticized by a cross-section of Ghanaians including pastors for not obeying the will of God. But the president of Federation Women in Ashanti Region Esther Nana Agyemang in an interview with AMBASSADOR TV hosted by Osei Kwadwo monitored by MyNewsGh.com explained that Majority of female gospel artistes married their husbands following pressure from their families and friends.  “The Bible said what God has joined together, let no one separate, but now majority go into marriage after dating and having an affair for so many years. That marriage can never be classified as what God has put together”. “I’m against married women who ch...

Bloggers and content creators using the GhanaWeb Reporter have earned approximately GHS 4,383.95 (USD 551.44) as of June 27, 2022. Launched in January to democratize journalism and empower content creators, the digital media sharing platform is the first of its kind in the country and two users have already withdrawn their earnings summing up to GHS 2,374.97.  Michael Djan, a French tutor in Accra and a blogger was the highest earner with GHS 1,751.34, and Michael Agyapong follows suit with an earning of GHS 623.63 of which he withdrew GHS 100 in April to “test the system”.  The two users are on the Professional Reporter account which is subscription-based and offers them monetized niche blogs and a content performance dashboard to keep track of earnings from advertising revenue generated by their blogs.  “I intentionally left my earnings…and anytime when I see it [grow], it motivates me… When I got to 1700 getting to 2,000, I said hmm, now the money is becoming huge...

A lady has confessed to causing a man to go insane after the man broke up with her after five years of being in a relationship. According to the lady, she went to a juju man after she suffered the heartbreak and was given a padlock to say whatever she wanted, bury it and it will work for her. She said although she wanted to say something that will keep them forever, she was heartbroken that the young man could break up with her after years of suffering together. So she asked that he goes insane after which she buried the padlock behind his own house somewhere in Aburi. The lady says if the padlock is found and opened, Collins Agyemang will regain his sanity. This has left many in a state of shock on social media that a woman can be this evil. However, others have also said it serves the man right for breaking the heart of a woman after dating her for five years. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

The Emeritus Archbishop of the Catholic Archdiocese of Cape Coast, the Most Rev. Mathias Kobena Nketsiah, has urged government of Ghana to heed calls for educational policy reform from experts in the field. Rev. Mathias Kobena Nketsiah believes that there is a need for reforms in the education sector in Ghana and therefore government should be open to suggestions from experts in the field. He explains the especially the double-track system has problems and therefore will be imperative for government to listen to people who are advocating for a transition to a conducive schedule. Read Also: We have all been beneficiaries of your ingenious Free SHS, others – Dormaahene to Akufo-Addo The Archbishop who was speaking at Cape Coast-based Holy Child School said it is time government stops intimidating people who have opposing views and rather be receptive to ideas expressed. This he said will help government get the needed feedback to better the fortunes of the educational sector of the...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) top gun in the Ashanti Region, Akwasi Kyei Danso has shot down former President John Mahama’s achievement of transforming Kumasi Airport to an international standard. The immediate past Regional Communications Director of the NPP contends the National Democratic Congress (NDC) led by former President John Mahama never made any meaningful infrastructure in Kumasi let alone the so-called International Airport. ‘As I speak to you, the current airport is going to be demolished. We’ll pull down every structure that NDC started. After, Mahama will come and tell us which International Airport he built. He’ll have nothing show.’ the acerbic NPP leading member revealed during a panel discussion monitored by MyNewsGh.com on Kumasi-based Akoma. It would be that in November 2016, Parliament passed the buyer credit and commercial contract agreements between the government and some companies for the development of Kumasi and Tamale international airports. The first bu...

Every single member of the clan of Dr. Kwabena Adjei founder of the Kasapreko brand has their school fees absorbed by him as part of his contribution to their growth. Dr Kwabena Adjei is an industrialist and entrepreneur who founded Kasapreko in 1989 to join several new companies, including Kantamanto, Ravico and Macbell to compete in the liquor distillation businesses at about the same time in Nungua, a suburb of Accra. In an interview with YouTuber Wode Maya, Dr. Kwabena Adjei said every member of his clan from his hometown are attending University for free thanks to him and at his own cost. He said it is his contribution towards making them responsible members of society. Also, Dr. Adjei revealed he has set up a Special Fund for all his grandchildren who will never lack anything as they grow. He explained that the fund will cater for them wherever they want to be educated or whatever they want to do as his grandchildren irrespective of what their own parents may have. Dr. Kwabe...

Actress Lydia Forson has told the government that they have lost the trust of the people considering their management of affairs of the country since they took power. On Monday, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko in a series of tweets disclosed that e-levy is not raking in the income government projected it would. He revealed that it s raking in just 10% of the income they projected it will rake in and that is worrying considering the debt levels of the country. Otchere-Darko indicated that government needs to take steps to ensure investor confidence in the country. Reacting to the position expressed by Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko Lydia Forson indicated that the government has lost the trust of the people. She said if government was a listening government and did not take the people of Ghana for granted, it would have had the support of the people in taking the needed measures to ensure that the economy bounces back. “You underestimated Ghanaians yet again. If this were a listening & h...

Influential political strategist of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Otchere-Darko has hinted that the Government may be seeking an intervention from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in order to put the economy back on track following the failure of the electronic transfer levy( E-Levy) to generate enough revenue for the economy. In a series of tweets, Mr Otchere-Darko noted that he was not against an IMF programme that will help inspire confidence in the economy. He lamented that the E-Levy has delivered only ten percent – GHC 60million – of revenues it had been targeted to raise. The Government of President Akufo-Addo had indicated that it was not going to seek help from IMF for the economy, but Mr Otchere-Darko’s tweets seem to suggest that that option is now open to the Government. See tweets below: I am not for an IMF program that throws peanuts at us but imposes conditions that will end up hurting the poor, jobs and businesses more. Covid-19 and War in Uk...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) National Chairman Hopeful, Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi last week finished his tour of the Greater Accra Region ahead of the National Delegates Conference next month. The former Minister of Education under the erstwhile John Agyekum Kufuor Administration is optimistic of victory taking into account the reception accorded him by party delegates in the nation’s capital. “We have leading members of the party in the region openly endorsing the candidature of Professor Christopher Ameyaw Akumfi and assuring him he is the man to do the job if the party is committed to staying in power”, spokesperson of the candidate revealed. The Board Chairman of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) believes his message of unity resonates with the grassroots who are determined to mandate them give off his best and ensure the NPP remains a formidable force to reckon with. Without mincing words, he disclosed that the Greater Accra Region will be one of the regions t...

From the Chief Executive of NEIP Kofi Ofosu Nkansah; to the top officers of the National Youth Authority (NYA) Pius Hadzide and his Deputy Akosua Manu, to the seat of Government Jubilee House, some young appointees of the Akufo-Addo government are set to cause an upset in the upcoming New Patriotic Party parliamentary primaries. Eugene Arhin and Hajia Fathia Aziz from the Jubilee House are said to be targeting the Awutu Senya West and the Savelugu seats respectively, after years of loyalty to the President, Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House. They will be following in the path of Francis Asenso Boakye and Samuel Jinapor who left the seat of government as Senior Staffers to win parliamentary seats in Bantama and Damongo respectively in 2020. Sources say Pius Hadzide is also staging a boot-for-boot show down with former Ghana Ports Boss Paul Ansah for the Asuogyaman constituency seat where the latter is a two-time veteran. Mr. Hadzide’s chances are rated as below average. Mr. Hadz...

Advanced Body Sculp Hospital owned and run by one Obengfo known in real life as Dr. Dominic Obeng-Andoh has resumed full operation and inviting clients for business despite the controversies surrounding the facility. The Hospital and its doctor who have been subjects of bad news over the years last cane to negative prominence after the death of Stacy Offei Darko, the former Deputy CEO of the National Entrepreneurship Innovation Programme (NEIP) who went to the facility for liposuction in 2018. Liposuction is a cosmetic procedure used to remove unwanted body fat. It involves sucking out small areas of fat that are hard to lose through exercise and a healthy diet. It’s carried out on areas of the body where deposits of fat tend to collect, such as the buttocks, hips, thighs and tummy. Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong who has a daughter with Stacy disclosed that his then 37-year-old baby mama went to reduce [the size of] her hands and thighs. He was speaking i...

A lecturer at the University of Ghana Business School Dr. Kobby Mensah has joined calls for the Church to be taxed. He believes that taxing the church will expand the tax net in the country and provide more money for the country in order to ensure the needed development. In a tweet he said, “Tax the church to expand the tax net. Most of the people are there”. Over the years, there have been calls for the government to rescind its decision on not taxing churches. Government has not fallen for the pressure but rather taxes citizens across board in order to provide income for the country. The conspicuous extravagant and glamorous lifestyle of certain pastors and church owners in Ghana has long been sparking conversations and debates on the need for these churches to pay taxes to the government. Some of these pastors, whom the public refers to as celebrities, control millions of dollars, evident in their opulent lifestyle. On April 25, 2022, General Secretary of the Christian Counc...

Over the weekend, photos and videos of Jackie Appiah’s mansion went viral on social media. Several individuals have questioned the source of her wealth with some attributing it to sleeping with men. Reacting to the position taken by many on social media, Nana Aba Anamoah who has over the years suffered a similar fate has asked that these critics and negative thinkers rise and change their stories too. “When you make it as a man in this country, they attribute it to sakawa or drugs. You make it as a woman, you’re ashawo. People who do this are permanently stuck in a snakepit. Wake up from the folly and attempt to make your life better too. God be with us all,” she said. Source: MyNewsGh.com/ 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Assin Central Member of Parliament(MP) Kennedy Agyapong is accusing politicians from the Northern part of Ghana of failing their people. “Read my lips, politicians in the North, they have failed the Northerners,” he said. He continued “I will say it and not mince words, if you are from the North and you are an MP, a Vice President and President you have failed. It’s not about the English you speak let’s get to work because you have failed your people”. This is not the first time the maverick politician has descended on his colleagues from the north and accused them of doing little to ameliorate the plight of their people said to be lagging behind. In 2018, he indicated that politicians do not lift one another up because they believe the race to the top is a competition where each of them thinks of themselves first rather than supporting one another, particularly the young ones. This has led to a situation where young talented Northerners do not get the help they need but are ...

Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Africa says what the Finance Minister presented to Parliament was an expenditure report of COVID-19 funds and not an audited account. To him, it’s imperative that audits are run on the spending of the COVID-19 funds in order for the Minister to present an audited account to Parliament. Franklin Cudjoe believes that presenting an audited account will help complete the accountability process. “The Finance Minister presented an expenditure report of Covid-19 funds, not an audited account. The audit must be done to complete the accountability process,” he made this known in a tweet. Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta has denied claims that the government has not been transparent with its COVID-19 expenditure. Addressing Parliament on Wednesday, June 22, 2022, the Minister said all programmed, mobilized and utilized funds pertaining to the coronavirus pandemic have been dully reported in line with the government’s commitment to accountability and transparenc...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Agyapong has indicated that he will use Col. I.K Acheampong’s template to govern Ghana. According to him, Acheampong is the President of Ghana he trusted and believed in his philosophies. “For me the President I trust and believed in his philosophies was Col. I.K Acheampong. When Ghana moved cars from left to right under his watch did you hear of any accidents? During his time the only radio station was GBC but because he got the people involved and Ghanaians bought into it. Acheampong brought walatu walasa, he brought feed yourself. Chief Executives and Chief Directors were planting plantain and Garden eggs. For the first time Acheampong’s time we were exporting rice to Burkina and the Saharan. I believe in practicalism, I don’t believe in theory,” he said on Sunyani-based Sun City Radio. On who are his favourites in the upcoming National Party Officers election, Kennedy Agyapong indicated that he has no favourite because h...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram Sam George has said that according to Scripture, the administration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is looking pretty foolish for not properly estimating the cost of building the National Cathedral before starting it. Sam George, who is a devout Christian and an Elder in his denomination, quoted Luke 14:28-30 as proof that according to the Bible, not knowing the cost of a building project before beginning work is unwise. He also wondered why some of the trustees of the project, whom he described as Spiritual Fathers, have remained at post given the controversy the project has generated, adding that the National Cathedral will be used for non-christian programmes which constitutes a threat to Christianity. “According to the Bible, our Government is looking pretty FOOLISH! How are some of our Spiritual Fathers still backing such blatant criminality? This Cathedral which will host non-religious events according to govt documents is...

A founding member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP)  Dr. Nyaho Nyaho -Tamakloe has chided president Akufo-Addo for not firing his former Senior Minister Mr. Yaw Osafo-Maafo over his ethnocentric statement he made against the Asantes. Dr Nyaho Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe has also accused Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo – Addo of not being a listening President enough to take such a bold decision. “Akufo Addo is not a listening president.  A lot has happened even the recent statement by Yaw Osafo-Maafo. I can assure you if it was Kufour, he would have fired him straight because it is creating a problem that in years can develop into something in this country”. Dr Nyaho Tamakloe observed In a leaked audio that has gone viral, the Senior Advisor to the President is heard saying Asantes were nowhere near the struggle of the country’s independence but his forefathers from the Eastern region are the people who actually led the struggle and fought for Ghana. Many individuals and groups hav...

A former personal bodyguard of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo whose name is given as Nana Wireko Addo has complained bitterly about the treatment meted out to him and others after the President took over power. According to him, he has not been treated fairly since his boss took over the reins of power although he was part of the fight to ensure that then-candidate Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo becomes President. Nana Wireko was speaking in a video which has since gone viral on social media. According to him, he has been called by some elements to engage in something he refused to mention but indicated that he cannot do what they expect of him. To Nana Wireko, it is imperative that people who did not benefit from the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo administration be left to make their own decisions not be cajoled into decisions that won’t favour them. “Good afternoon, I want to share a word with you people. This morning I received a call and I’m worried about the conversation that ensued....

The Energy Ministry has detailed efforts made by the current Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh to ensure that the Tema Oil Refinery(TOR) becomes a force to reckon with in Africa. A statement from the Ministry reaffirmed the Minister’s commitment to the revival of the Tema Oil Refinery adding that it has been something on the heart of the President. The statement was reacting to claims by Institute of Economic Studies (IES) that the Minister is doing nothing to ensure the revival of TOR. The statement detailed activities engaged in ensuring that the organization is brought back to its feet in order to provide jobs for the youth. The Ministry said claims that Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has done nothing to revive the Tema Oil Refinery is borne out of ignorance. Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Musician Deon Boakye has said that he has not been able to make a name for himself because Ghanaians don’t like good music. He says the perception that he is a lazy artiste is neither here nor there because he has produced several good songs that have not received the needed attention. Deon believes that if his music is given the needed attention, he will become big in Ghana and will be able to enter the international music scene with ease. The artiste made this known in a tweet while sharing his song with his followers. “Siaaa Who be Lazy artiste ?!!! You guys nor Dey push good music but Bad agenda Nkoaaa,” he said in a tweet. Deon Boakye has received massive support in the music industry especially from Samini who believes in his potential, however, not much has been seen of the artiste in recent times. Siaaa Who be Lazy artiste ?!!! You guys nor Dey push good music but Bad agenda Nkoaaa .. https://t.co/GFA4NF4Jl0 pic.twitter.com/KLMiAtDg7v — LEGEND 🇬🇭 (@DeonBoakye) June ...

Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah has advised residents in flood-prone areas on the best way to deal with floods. Parts of the Western Region, Takoradi got flooded after a heavy downpour. Videos and photos available on social media portrayed a very gloomy situation in the Western Region. Vehicles that tried to force their way through the flood and houses were submerged as a result of the rain. But after inspecting the extent of damage caused by the floods, Western Regional Minister indicated that it is imperative that people who live in flood-prone areas always have a plan B when the rains start. He said “those who stay in areas that are flood-prone, they should always have a plan B. When it starts raining you should move to your sister or your brother or something for a week or two so that when the rain subsides, you come back home”. Meanwhile, the Minister has blamed the recent flood on engineering issues. “We’ve come to realise that there are some sinks i...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that the party will hold its Delegates Conference to elect new National Officers for the party in July at the Accra sports stadium. The event according to a statement issued by the party will take place from the 15th to the 17th of July 2022. Per the list, eight persons are contesting for the position of National Chairman Six persons, including the incumbent, John Boadu are contesting for the position of General Secretary. In all more than 40 aspirants are seeking to take up eight roles in the party. See Press Release Here Source: MyNewsGh.com / 2022 Adblock test (Why?)

Member of Parliament(MP) for Mpraeso Davis Ansah Opoku has backed his colleague Andrew Egyapa Mercer on the need for government to solely fund the National Cathedral project. The National Cathedral has become very topical in recent times with claims that Government has not been truthful to the people of Ghana about the source of funding for the project. A leaked letter from the Finance Ministry indicated that government has released GHC 25 million as part of seed money for the fund even though the communication earlier was that the Cathedral will not be built with state resources. Reacting to the various argument, Davis Ansah Opoku indicated that it’s imperative the government funds the project and is shocked that elements in government have failed to explain to the people of Ghana what the intended purpose of the Cathedral is. “Today in our country, we will admit that we lack a place where we could converge as a people. I mean we all know on the 7th of January just after the ...

The Queen mother of Mampong Traditional Area Nana Agyakoma Difie II was among hundreds of students to have graduated from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology(KNUST). Despite her busy schedule, the traditional ruler made time for lectures, sat for examinations and was awarded a certificate Chieftaincy and Traditional Leadership at the 53 rd Congregation of the KNUST. Nana Agyakoma Difie II was among the pioneers of the course introduced by the KNUST which entails customary law, constitutional law, and administrative law, chieftaincy and arbitration. The course offered students the opportunity for them to appreciate certain components of law as traditional rulers including human rights and the chieftaincy institution. According to her, the whole course consisted of research and exposed her to a lot of issues as a traditional ruler recounting her challenges. “I spent like nine hours every Saturday for lectures. It was not easy. Before KNUST will give you an ac...

Actress Lydia Forson has told her followers and the people of Ghana not to wish doom for the country. Comments on social media currently are an indication that most of the youth in Ghana have given up on the country. They believe that there is no hope for Ghana since leaders of the West African country haven’t given off their best to ensure a better life for their people. Most Ghanaian Youth are looking at leaving the country in order to chase greener pastures outside Ghana. Read Also: Serwaa Amihere biography and net worth Reacting to the growing despair, Lydia Forson has called on the people of Ghana to remain steadfast and pray for the country and its leaders. She is of the view that if Ghana goes down, we are all going down so it’s better to pray for the country while one continues to live there. Her Tweet read “When you pray, say some for our leaders and our country if that’s what you believe in. Just don’t stop wishing our country well regardless of your politics. If Ghan...

Former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for Ejisu Mr. Afrifa Yamoah Ponko has cautioned his fellow party members not to dwell on the abysmal performance of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo because that does not guarantee their victory of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 general elections. “Let me send this warning to my fellow party members,  Akufo-Addo’s lies and abysmal performance does not mean when you (NDC) go to elections you are going to win. That is not true, it doesn’t work like that”, Mr Afrifa Yamoah Ponko warned on Pure FM Kumasi. He urged the NDC to rather focus on working hard, get hard working people and communicate well their message for Ghanaians to understand them which would help them in their quest for victory. The major opposition party in the country in both 2016 and 2020 general elections lost to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in both elections. Some contributory factors for their loss especially in 2016 was corruption and mis...

One of Ghana’s finest sound engineers and music producer, Emmanuel Mallet well known as Zapp Mallet has revealed that the current crop of musicians are not recruiting veteran producers like himself in the game because they are no longer hot. The award-winning recording engineer indicated he and other old music producers have not put down their tools. Zapp Mallet made this known in a tweet replying to one of his fans when asked why producers like him have stopped recording in recent times. “Boy, only if you know the game. We haven’t stopped. Thing is, nobody knows us again cos we’re not hot anymore”, he said. Recognized as one of the pioneers of the Hiplife genre in Ghana, Zapp Mallet is known to be the only music producer to have won the Ghana Music Award three consecutive times in the Recording Engineer category from 1999, 2000 and 2001.  Some hit songs that made the most noise in the industry produced by Zapp Mallet include; Keep Ya Eyes on The Road by Reggi Rockstone, Esi...

One of the biggest Sports Journalists in Ghana, Atta Poku has said that moving from Kessben FM to Wontumi Radio was the biggest risk of his life. According to him, it was the most stupid decision he has ever taken in his life. Atta Poku indicated that he left Kessben FM, not because of money but because he wanted something out of his comfort zone after four years of being with Kessben FM. “I said I wanted to venture into unchartered territory. No one had done sports on Wontumi’s station. This is going to be the first time someone was going to do sports there. I sat down with King Eben and I knew he had the numbers but after his presentation, it drops so he needed me and I needed him. So I told him to let’s not be over-fixated on what Wontumi is giving us. So we challenged him that for the first six months nobody is going to take a dime from him. “I didn’t take a lump sum, I didn’t take any salary and I told King Eben that look leave him. In six months let’s see where God will take...

A Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana School of Nursing and Midwifery Dr. Cecilia Ackah Eliason has indicated that a major cause of high blood pressure is poverty. She says there are studies to back her claim that people with low socioeconomic backgrounds have high blood pressure. Dr. Cecilia Eliason was speaking on Ghana Television (GTV) when she made this known. Apart from poverty, she noted that one’s environment, age and marital issues are also major causes of high blood pressure. She, however, indicates that it’s imperative that people diagnosed of the sickness change their lifestyles and stick to taking their medication because that’s how they can live long and healthy. “financial issues and all that. Studies also have found out that, those of us from low socio-economic background have high what, incidents of high blood pressure”, she said. ” Your age as you age your BP increases and then your environment. There can be issues like marital issues”, she added. “O...

Member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a former Deputy Minister for Transport has taken on critics of the infamous National Cathedral project indicating that there is nothing wrong with the President’s decision to build it with or without public money. “If the President says he is building a National Cathedral for God, I see nothing wrong with it at all”, the former Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema East constituency mounted a spirited defense President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo – Addo’s decision to build a National Cathedral was in fulfillment of a personal promise he made prior to becoming the Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces. However, before the commencement of the project, the President categorically stated that the project was not going to be funded with public funds, explaining that resources for the project would come from the Christian community and spirited donors. But few years down the line, a letter released by the Ministry of Finance sighted by t...