Year: 2022

The Heat Was Unbearable – Agradaa Shares Prison Experience
23 Dec

The Heat Was Unbearable – Agradaa Shares Prison Experience

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The founder and leader of Heaven Way International Ministries, Evangelist Patricia Oduro has shared the bitter experience she had in prison. Nana Agradaa was arrested by the police and trialed to court after her church members accused her of defrauding them after an All-Night church service. A series of viral videos were shared on social media showing disgruntled church members crying and narrating how the former celebrity priestess scammed them of various sums of money under the guise of doubling it for them. She reportedly sent the people away from the church after achieving her aim, prompting the alarms they…
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The Police Still Stop Me To Search For Drugs – Kwaw Kese Laments
23 Dec

The Police Still Stop Me To Search For Drugs – Kwaw Kese Laments

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Rapper Emmanuel Kofi Botwe also called Kwaw Kese says some personnel of the Ghana Police Service, still stop him in search of illegal substances. Speaking in an interview on Accra 100.5FM’s Ayekoo Ayekoo today, Thursday, December 22, the rapper said, “As of now, the police see me and stop me to search for weed. Three days ago, he added, it happened again”. I was in the Trassaco area, in an Uber cab when the police stopped us. The moment they realized it was me in the backseat, they asked me to step down for a search for weed,” he cited. “I have…
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FIFA Ranking: Ghana Moves Three Places Up But Maintains 11th Position In Africa
23 Dec

FIFA Ranking: Ghana Moves Three Places Up But Maintains 11th Position In Africa

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Ghana will finish the year in the 58th position in the FIFA ranking after moving three spots up following their involvement at the just-ended World Cup. Ghana began the competition as the lowest-ranked team among the 32 teams, having been relegated to the 61st position. The surge in their ranking comes following the win over South Korea while also suffering defeats to Portugal and Uruguay. However, the Black Stars’ position on the African rankings remains unchanged as they still occupy the 11th slot. Senegal drops to the second position with World Cup semi-finalists Morocco taking the top position on the…
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First Delivery Of Oil Products Under ‘Oil For Gold’ Policy Set For Next Month – Dr. Bawumia Reveals
23 Dec

First Delivery Of Oil Products Under ‘Oil For Gold’ Policy Set For Next Month – Dr. Bawumia Reveals

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The much-applauded Gold for Oil Policy will be implemented beginning next month, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced. The Oil for Gold initiative, announced by the Vice President last month, will see Ghana pay for imported oil products with gold, in a move which the Vice President explained will impact positively on Ghana’s US Dollar foreign exchange reserve, fuel prices and general cost of living. Writing on his Facebook page on Thursday, Vice President Bawumia announced that the initiative will start next month with the first delivery of oil products under the policy. “I am happy to announce that…
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Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool: EFL Cup Fourth-Round Tie Was ‘Spectacular’, Says Jurgen Klopp
23 Dec

Manchester City 3-2 Liverpool: EFL Cup Fourth-Round Tie Was ‘Spectacular’, Says Jurgen Klopp

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Four days after Argentina and France served up what some have claimed to be the greatest game of all time in the most important game, Manchester City and Liverpool provided their own treat at Etihad Stadium to remind everyone English domestic football remains the most entertaining weekly dish on the menu. Despite five goals, 25 shots and two confrontations involving City midfielder Rodri, this EFL Cup fourth-round tie will clearly not live anywhere near as long in the memory as the efforts of Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe in Qatar. But, for the 50,000-plus in attendance and those watching on TV at…
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George Cohen: England World Cup Winner And Fulham Right-Back Dies, Aged 83
23 Dec

George Cohen: England World Cup Winner And Fulham Right-Back Dies, Aged 83

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England World Cup winner George Cohen has died, aged 83. The right-back played every minute of the six matches in the 1966 tournament and was vice-captain for the 4-2 win over West Germany in the Wembley final. Cohen, who spent his entire club career with Fulham, won 37 caps for England. "Very sad to hear my friend and England team-mate has died," said Sir Geoff Hurst, who is one of the two surviving members of that 1966 side, along with Sir Bobby Charlton. "Everyone, without exception, always said that George was such a lovely man. He will be sadly missed,…
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Delegates Should Be Bold Enough To Reject Anyone Who Will Not Help The Party-David Boakye
23 Dec

Delegates Should Be Bold Enough To Reject Anyone Who Will Not Help The Party-David Boakye

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Bono Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, David Boakye, has cautioned delegates to reject anyone who will not be of help to the party. Speaking in an interview with Kwaku Dawuro, on Movement In The Morning, on Movement TV/Wontumi radio, David advised delegates to put into consideration how beneficial people who contest for the primaries can be to the party, and avoid favoritism as collective efforts to better the party is what they seek for. He said ''One thing is that, no matter how the regional executives, national officers or government intervene, the delegates must be bold enough to…
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CEOs And Appointees Should Desist From Contesting Their MPs- David Boakye Urges
23 Dec

CEOs And Appointees Should Desist From Contesting Their MPs- David Boakye Urges

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The Bono East regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), David Boakye, has stated that Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) should not be made to contest for parliamentary elections, in constituencies where the sitting MP belongs to NPP. Speaking on Movement in the Morning show on Movement TV and Wontumi Radio, David Boakye stated that the CEOs should be made to stay where they are- and not given the chance to contest for elections, except for orphan constituencies. According to him, when it happens so, it creates fractions in the party, which in turn brings apathy and eventually goes against…
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Finance Ministry Responsible For ₵9.2bn Tax Irregularities – IMANI Africa
23 Dec

Finance Ministry Responsible For ₵9.2bn Tax Irregularities – IMANI Africa

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IMANI Africa says the Finance Ministry is responsible for the 99.6 per cent that is GH₵9.2 billion tax irregularities. This tax irregularity is recorded from the year 2015 to 2020. This is contained in IMANI Africa’s 2nd Fiscal Recklessness Index 2020 Project. According to the report, the Finance Ministry “(and subsidiary agencies) tops the list of MDAs as the most fiscally reckless MDA on an annual basis and also over the six years between 2015 and 2020.” It added that the Ministry of Finance had the highest combined Fiscal Recklessness Score (FRS) of 0.8797. The report noted that two key irregularities…
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It’s Been A “Hectic Year” But You’ve Remained ‘Faithful’ To Us – Lands Minister Lauds Press Corps
23 Dec

It’s Been A “Hectic Year” But You’ve Remained ‘Faithful’ To Us – Lands Minister Lauds Press Corps

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The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor has commended the media, particularly his Ministry’s press corps for their dedicated service to the Ministry and the country during the year. Speaking at a press soiree on Thursday, December 22, 2022, the Hon. Minister said his outfit views the media as an indispensable arm of their work and will continue to engage with the press corps to keep Ghanaians informed about the activities of the Ministry. He said throughout what he will describe as a “hectic year”, the press corp remained faithful to the Ministry and gave the Ministry…
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