Author Archives: larryehu

‘A kindergarten child can perform better than Akufo-Addo’ – Muntaka

The National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament, Alhaji Muntaka Mubarak has said that President Akufo-Addo’s administration has done virtually nothing to improve the living conditions of Ghanaians one year into office. According to the MP, Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation’s Address to parliament was just a repetition of his 2016 campaign promises. Sharing his reaction with Accra-based Citi FM, the ...

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Gambian anti-FGM activist nominated for 2018 Nobel Peace Prize

A Gambian activist, Jaha Mapenzi Dukureh, has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her work in the area of helping combat Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), a Norwegian portal has reported. Jaha was nominated for the award by a Norwegian politician Jette Christenssen who met Jaha during the launch of her film ‘Jaha’s Promise’ in 2017. “Her case is incredibly ...

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Social media reactions to State of the Nation’s address

Social media has been busy with comments and reactions to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s second State of the Nation address. The President performed his constitutional duty dictated by Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution to give an account of the state of the country on Thursday, February 8. The address to parliament highlighted key achievements by his government since ...

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Cameroon must adopt ‘sincere, constructive dialogue’ in Anglophone crisis – E.U.

The European Union (E.U.) has waded into the recent upsurge of deadly violence in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions. It has subsequently tasked the government to ensure that lives do not continue to be lost as has been witnessed over the last weekend where a number of security officials and civilians have been killed. Whiles stressing the need for such acts ...

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University of Ghana doesn’t give degrees to ‘fools’ – Film Director tells Agya Koo

The longstanding controversy between director Fiifi Gharbin keeps seems not to be resting anytime soon as accusations and counter-replies keep on coming. According to Mr Fiifi Gharbin in an interview with SeancityGh, Agya Koo once told him he (Gharbin) is nobody in the industry and knows nothing and even if he (Gharbin) chews the entire Legon building, he cannot compare ...

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Smiling Mahama handshakes serious-faced Rawlings

Former Presidents Jerry John Rawlings and John Mahama have been captured shaking hands in parliament during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s second State of the Nation Address which he presented on Thursday, 8 February. A smiling Mr Mahama is seen shaking a serious-faced Mr Rawlings who was seated by former First Lady Nana Konadu. A similar thing happened at the 25th anniversary ...

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‘Resist attempts to tax you for NHIS’ – Segbefia urges workers

Former Minister of Health, Alex Segbefia is entreating civil servants in Ghana to resist attempts by government to deduct any monies from their salaries to fund the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). He is of the view that it behooves on government to find innovative ways of funding the NHIS than worsening the plight of the Ghanaian worker by deducting ...

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SONA 2018: Minority members are allergic to facts – Akufo-Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has taken a swipe at the members of the Minority in Parliament, saying they are “allergic to facts”. Delivering the 2018 State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament Thursday, he said the inability of the opposition lawmakers to appreciate facts is a threat to smooth national debate. Walking the Minority through what he says are the ...

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