Author Archives: larryehu

Kennedy Agyapong threatens Bawumia’s presidential ambition

Maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin Central in the Central Region, Hon Kennedy Agyapong has cautioned some elements in the ruling New Patriotic Party to be watchful of their deeds and utterances in the media so not to cause disaffection for the vice-president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Speaking in an interview with Asempa Fm on Eko Sii Sen political ...

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UN agrees to draw down Darfur peacekeeping force

New York – The UN Security Council on Thursday agreed to a major draw down of peacekeepers in Sudan’s troubled region of Darfur after US pressure led to a $600 million cut in the UN budget for peace operations. The council unanimously adopted a British-drafted resolution that will cut the number of troops and police serving in the joint African ...

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NSMQ 17: Quiz Mistress finds her ‘stolen’ bag

Quiz Mistress, Dr. Elsie Effah Kaufmann has found her bag which got missing minutes after declaring Prempeh College as winners of this year’s National Science and Maths Quiz. The handbag of the Quiz Mistress for the 2017 National Maths and Science Quiz went missing after the event. But speaking to Accra-based Adom FM, Headmaster of Prempeh College disclosed that the ...

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Ghanaians are friendly but not efficient

‘’One thing everybody wants and needs in this world is FRIENDLINESS’’ – William E. Holler. Before you start getting heated up if you are a Ghanaian, take a minute, breathe in and be sure that, this is a very objective yet unharmful observation. According to a hospitality report for Ghana released by Africa’s leading online travel website Jumia Travel, Ghana ...

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Contaminated oil cartel is ‘security threat’; OMCs CEO calls for gov’t action

Chief Executive of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs), Kwaku Agyeman-Duah, has said Ghana’s security is at risk if a cartel of illegal fuel operators continues building wealth. There have long been allegations that some influential business and political moguls are part of a cartel that smuggles oil to neighbouring landlocked countries by redirecting oil meant for export. The ...

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US Embassy vindicated: NDC party office turned ‘visa headquarters’

Following the announcement of reforms in visa acquisition procedures, among other things, by the US embassy, the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert Jackson, has come under intense backlash with a lot of Ghanaians throwing salvos from all angles directed at him. Some have even questioned the motive behind a drastic reform withdrawing courtesies and protocols accorded members of parliament and ...

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National Brass Bands Competition launched in Swedru

In a bid to revive brass band groups in the country, the government launched the National Brass Bands Competition in Agona Swedru in the Central Region last Friday. The competition which forms part of the Ghana @ 60 years celebrations will see the government revive brass band groups in the country and resource them with the necessary equipment and support ...

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