Think tank, IMANI Africa, has scored the Nana Akufo-Addo government an overall mark of 48.78% with regards to the fulfilment of its 2016 manifesto promises. The think tank also scored the government 54.35% for how it has managed the economy, stating that out of a total of 162 promises, only 41 have been implemented. The scores are contained in the ...
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Auditor General on a mission to scandalise government appointees – Kyei Mensah-Bonsu claims
Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has accused the embattled Auditor General, Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo of heinous moves to scandalise appointees in the current administration under the guise of fighting corruption. “In many instances when the report has come to Parliament we find out that many times the Auditor-General has gotten it wrong and ...
Read More »Swansea City manager declares transfer stance on André Ayew
Swansea City manager Steve Cooper has registered his pleasure with the recent form of André Ayew — stating that the Ghanaian will stay with his side beyond the January transfer window. Ayew produced a Man-of-the-Match performance for the Swans in their 3-1 victory over Middlesbrough at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday. The Ghana international opened the scoring from the spot ...
Read More »How Ghanaian players fared in the Champions League and Europa League this week
A number of Ghanaians were in action this weekend for their various sides in Europe’s top two competitions this week. Here’s how they got on. Tuesday Majeed Ashimeru was a late substitute for Red Bull Salzburg as they saw out the last few minutes of their Champions League campaign. He came on in the 90th minute with Salzburg already 2-0 ...
Read More »Richard Commey loses IBF title to Teofimo Lopez by TKO
Teofimo Lopez came in the favorite as a challenger tonight, and he showed why, as he stopped Richard Commey in the second round to win the IBF lightweight title at Madison Square Garden. The 22-year-old Lopez (15-0, 12 KO) absolutely drilled Commey (29-3, 26 KO) with a right hand as both throw their rights at the same time, Lopez’ getting ...
Read More »Have you looked at your ugliness? – Fadi Dabbousi tackles A.B.A. Fuseini
Member of the governing New Patriotic Party ( NPP) Fadi Dabbousi has reacted strongly to comments by Member of Parliament(MP) for Sagnarigu, A.B.A. Fuseini to the effect that every other thing has gone up except President Akufo-Addo’s height. In a strongly-worded rejoinder, Ghanaian-Lebanese wondered whether the MP had considered his unsightliness made worse by his badly cut tribal marks on ...
Read More »Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II removed as chair of House of Chiefs committee
The National House of Chiefs (NHC) has removed the Omanhene of the Sefwi Anhwianso Traditional Area, Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II as the chairman of the Governance and Development Committee of the House with immediate effect. This is because, according to the NHC, it was the second time Ogyeahohor Yaw Gyebi II had gone public to criticise a unanimous decision taken ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s $170m savings from Karpower relocation was fabricated – Alex Mould claims
Alex Mould says the US$170 million savings President Akufo-Addo said the nation saved for the change of fuel from HFO to natural gas from Ghana’s Eni operated Sankofa Gye Nyame (SGN) oilfield, are fabricated. The n Energy and Financial expert who was part of the initial arrangement for the Karpowership Purchase Agreement and the fixing of the pricing of the ...
Read More »Charlotte Osei’s dismissal: Gordon Asare Bediako ‘reveals’ how it was allegedly planned by NPP
It has emerged that elements of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) together with some people at the presidency allegedly planned the removal of the three electoral commissioners over a year ago. This was contained in an audio conversation available to US-based Ghanaian journalist, Kevin Ekow Baidoo Taylor and cited by GhanaWeb. The audio conversation was allegedly between Gordon Asare ...
Read More »We reject skewed IMANI’s survey on Ghana’s cocoa sector – Farmers
Ghana Cocoa, Coffee and Shea nut Farmers Association has rejected findings in a survey conducted by IMANI Africa which paints a bleak picture of the sector. A statement issued and signed Alhaji Alhassan Bukari, National President of the association, described the findings as skewed with sensationalised news stories based on the report indicating it is another attempt by foreign donors ...
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