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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 ...

Internationally acclaimed young Ghanaian actor, Abraham Attah has been unveiled by the Education Ministry as the ambassador for the NPP government’s Free Senior High School programme. 15-year-old Attah, who played a starring role in Netflix’ 2015 hit movie ‘Beasts of No Nation’ was unveiled on Thursday, June 22, 2017 by the Education Minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh at a short ceremony. ...

Since the beginning of May this year, social networks across Africa and its Diaspora have been saturated with photos and videos showing horrified people demonstrating the presence of plastic in food items, like rice and eggs. Yet most of these videos don’t have a grain of truth (or plastic) in them. Alexandre Capron, a French journalist and member of the ...

The MP for Odododiodoo constituency, Nii Lante Vanderpuije, has said he does not believe in openly criticising the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings. “I don’t believe in the situation that, whereby the founder does something and I go out there and criticise him in the open and I do something and the founder go out ...

The Member of Parliament of the Korle Klottey constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings has expressed her admiration for her father, former President Jerry John Rawlings who turns 70 today. Zanetor, the eldest daughter of the 1st President under the 4th Republic took to Facebook to laud her father for his selflessness and longevity. She wrote: “Wow… Dad, I can’t believe you’re ...