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The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has rejected comments by former president John Agyekum Kufuor that Ghana’s first leader Kwame Nkrumah “virtually killed” democracy during his reign. Kufuor who governed Ghana from 2001-2009 told the leadership of the International Democratic Union (IDU) which paid a courtesy call on him at his office in Accra recently that Nkrumah almost plunged the country ...

  Life of most professional footballers has always been; get a good agent, play for the giant clubs in the world, get a good winning bonus or salary, ride the latest sports car, buy a dream house and think about settling down with “the one”, and probably retire with some good investment.   Arguably, only few players think about what ...

The Central Regional Organiser of the 31st December Women’s Movement, Aba Edusah, has kicked against the decision to rename the group by its founder, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. According to her, the organisation’s constitution has spelt out the rules and regulations to follow in changing the name, however, those rules were not followed. She accused Mrs Rawlings of unilaterally changing the ...

Former Foreign Affairs Minister Hanna Tetteh has disagreed with Nadwoli-Kaleo MP Alban Bagbin that the political system in Ghana would corrupt even if Angel Gabriel is immersed into the country’s affairs. Mr Bagbin told Bola Ray on Accra-based Starr FM on Wednesday 21 June: “Our tolerance level for corruption is completely unacceptable.” He added: “We extol corruption and when you ...

A leading member of the erstwhile Mahama administration, Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah says the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) needs a new flagbearer. According to him, the party currently is “old and stale” thus needs a young blood to “shake us up. His comment comes after Former President John Dramani Mahama has been touted as the NDC’s best bet if ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress needs a fresh face to lead it to the 2020 general elections if it is to make an impact, a former National Security Advisor has said. Brig. Gen. Joseph Nunoo-Mensah said Ghana has become too stale and needs a break from the norm which has pervaded the country’s leadership for some time now. He said ...

William Baah, the man who identified himself as an auctioneer, has threatened to take legal action against government’s Asset Retrieval Taskforce for claiming he has ‘stolen’ over 60 vehicles supposedly belonging to the state. Mr William Baah was reacting to a recent media publication that sought to suggest that he is keeping vehicles suspected to belong to the state. The ...

It has been confirmed that Outspoken communicator of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Hopeson Adorye will not be running for the National Organiser for the party again. The hardworking party activist who had earlier hinted of running for the position it has been established, will now be throwing his support behind Sammy Awuku, current National Youth Organiser of ...

A seven-member Supreme Court panel presided over by Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has shot down findings of the Sole Judgment Debt Commissioner, Justice Yaw Apau, now a Supreme Court judge himself, on conclusions he reached when his commission considered two particular cases: Alfred Woyome vs AG and Sky Consult vs. Ghana Post. The Supreme Court said the recommendations of the ...

Fresh evidence intercepted by Joy News shows that notorious Nigerian billionaire kidnapper did not only fraudulently secure a Ghanaian passport, but he also acquired one for the wife and two of his children. Chukwudidumeme Onwuamadike alias Evans was issued with a Ghanaian passport this year under a fake name, Asare Nelson in Accra. He was arrested on June 10 at ...