Author Archives: larryehu

Ofori-Atta breached processes in issuance of $2.25bn bond – CHRAJ

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has found that the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, breached certain processes in the issuance of the government’s $2.25bn bond earlier this year. CHRAJ, in its investigation of a conflict of interest allegation leveled against Ken Ofori Atta by a known member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Brogya Genfi, said although ...

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South Africa’s top court to deliver ruling on impeachment of Pres. Zuma

outh Africa’s top court will rule on Friday on a bid to compel the country’s parliament to launch impeachment proceedings against President Jacob Zuma over a scandal related to state-funded upgrades to his private home. The Constitutional Court application brought by the EFF, UDM and Congress of the People (Cope) seeks to compel the Speaker of Parliament, Baleka Mbete, to convene a Committee ...

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Kofi Annan: The Courage To Make Positive Change

According to a recent Oxfam report, just eight men have the same wealth as half the world’s population. In many places, inequality is growing and widening the gap between the richest and the poorest. Environmental degradation and natural resource depletion continue unabated, and man-made climate change is driving the world to the brink of catastrophe. The challenges humanity is now ...

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Borussia Dortmund’s Kagawa makes kid cry with nonstop barrage of nutmegs

The Bundesliga has been off since Dec. 17. It doesn’t continue play until Jan. 12. It’s up to the players to decide what to do with their spare time. For whatever reason, Borussia Dortmund midfielder Shinji Kagawa decided to embarrass a little kid: https://twitter.com/S_Kagawa0317/status/946011196796182528 That’s eight nutmegs in the span of half a minute, along with another failed attempt and ...

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PNC slams Mornah for calling for Israeli Ambassador’s expulsion

The People’s National Convention (PNC), has condemned its National Chairman, Bernard Mornah, over his calls for the expulsion of Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ami Mehl, saying that is not a party position. Mr. Mornah made the call following statements from the Ambassador describing Ghana’s vote against the US on making Jerusalem the capital of Israel as a ‘regrettable mistake’. According ...

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Ebony wins Artiste of the Year at Bass Awards

Afropop songstress, Ebony has been adjudged winner of the coveted Kwame Nkrumah Artiste of the Year Award at the 2017 BASS Awards ceremony held at the National Theatre in Accra on December 28, 2017. The Awards ran by Bull Haus Entertaiment considered works done in 2016. A year that Ebony had just one hit song – ‘kupe’ making it difficult ...

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Weah gets congrats from African, global leaders and football world

African leaders are extending congratulations to their newest counterpart, George Weah, after the 51-year-old was declared president-elect after winning a December 26 presidential runoff. Beyond diplomatic correspondence that are sent away from the public view, a number of them have used social media platform Twitter to extend their felicitations. The first to tweet was Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta who was ...

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Bond deals: Outcome of CHRAJ investigations vindicates our position – Haruna Iddrisu

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has disclosed that the outcome of findings by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on a complaint filed against the Finance Minister over the infamous US$ 2.25 billion bond in March this year, vindicates the position of the minority in parliament. He disclosed in a statement released on Friday December 29, 2017 that ...

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