Monthly Archives: July 2019

Give us space to work instead of touting falsehoods – Akufo-Addo tells Mahama

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has thrown a challenge to his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama, to name a single policy his erstwhile government introduced to boost the production of cocoa in the country. Addressing a durbar of chiefs at Daboase in the Wassa East District of the Western Region, on Tuesday, 23rd July, 2019, President Akufo-Addo noted that the ...

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‘My documentary wasn’t misleading, NMC’s report unfortunate’ – Manasseh Azure

Joy News journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni is unhappy with the National Media Commission‘s (NMC) ruling on his documentary dubbed: ‘Militia in the heart of the nation.’ According to him, the ruling was unfortunate and inappropriate. While expressing worry, the journalist argued that although he provided the NMC with all facts regarding the documentary he cannot fathom why the commission rubbished ...

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‘Stop the hallucination and political lies’ – Martin Amidu replies Asiedu Nketia

Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has debunked allegations that he was cautioned about his decision to accept the role of Special Prosecutor. The anti-corruption fighter was reacting to a statement by General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia, that he (Martin Amidu) was warned against taking up the job of Special Prosecutor because of the impediments posed ...

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Kejetia Market: Cheapest stall GHS7.8K; most expensive GHS41K

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has urged the general public to disregard what it describes as the “falsehood” being propagated by some communicators of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the effect that stalls at the newly-constructed Kejetia Market are being allocated to only loyalists and supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) through its Ashanti Regional Chairman, Mr ...

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Manasseh’s D-Eye documentary ‘misleading, unethical, sensational’ – NMC

The National Media Commission (NMC) has dismissed aspects of the ‘Militia in the Heart of the Nation’ documentary by Multimedia Group’s Manasseh Azure Awuni, describing it as a misrepresentation of facts. Even though the NMC said the operations of D-Eye at the Christiansborg Castle was “problematic and unacceptable”, the Commission noted in its ruling that “the group did not manifest ...

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Robbers attack Deputy Education Minister

The deputy education minister Dr Osei Adutwum has been attacked by highway robbers on the Bolga-Kumasi highway. The police said the robbers numbering about seven-shot into the vehicle of the minister while taking other passengers and drivers under siege near Sarikyikura on the Tamale Buipe highway. The Northern region police command has mounted a search for the group of robbers. ...

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Chiefs rally Western North indigenes to vote against Akufo-Addo and NPP

Indigenes of newly created Western North region have cited President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for playing them for fools after the massive support the area gave the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 elections. According to the natives, the NPP government is only interested in their votes and nothing else. The President of the Chirano Traditional Council, Okogyeman Kwaku ...

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Over $6m was budgeted for AFCON; $4.5m spent – Minister

Minister for Youth and Sports, Isaac Asiamah, has revealed that over $6 million was budgeted for the AFCON 2019. This, according to him, included training tour, expenses for main tournament and related activities. “A budget of US$6,365,033.44 was approved for the tournament comprising training tour, main tournament and their related activities.” He added that out of the allocated amount, US$4,563,353.00 ...

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Report jeans-wearing wives to police – DOVVSU

Married men who are being denied sex by their jeans-wearing wives have been advised to report their wives to the police. The Central Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), Mr George Appiah-Sakyi, explained that “denying your spouse sex amounted to emotional abuse”. “If your wife wears jeans to sleep and causing you emotional abuse its ...

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$1 million per constituency project will develop deprived communities – Bawumia

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expounded what the real effects of President Akufo-Addo’s flagship one million dollars per constituency policy are. At a special breakfast meeting with Caribbean and African heads of mission in Havana, Cuba on Friday, 19th July 2019, Vice President Bawumia highlighted progress made by government to develop Ghana to the admiration of the diplomatic Corp. ...

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