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04 May

Press Freedom Ranking: Lawyer Shares Opinion On Ghana’s Press Freedom

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Private legal practitioner, lawyer Nana Serwaah Acheampong, has shared her opinion on Ghana's current rank on press freedom. Speaking on Accra- based Movement TV she said that, “the media is the 4th estate therefore journalist must be given the room to operate without fear. Unfortunately, some security agencies mishandle journalists in their course of duty. This is a wake up call for all of us in ensuring that media men and women have the liberty they need in their duty". Her comment comes on the back of the latest report by Reporters Without Borders on Ghana dropping 30 places in…

04 May

Ensure Transparency In The Utilization Of E-Levy- Dr. Bannor Pleads With Government

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Dr. Frank Bannor, an Economist, has pleaded with the government to ensure transparency in the utilization of the electronic levy (e-levy). Adding his opinion on the e-levy saga he said, “Covid-19 has created an external burden of 16.9 trillion dollars on global economy and developed countries such as America have presented a new budget to increase taxes of the people who take above 400,000 dollars annually, especially for high corporations. There has been an unconventional rate for generating funds all over the globe and Ghana is not an exception. The government devised internal means of generating funds to reduce the…

04 May

Mahama Is Fond Of Breaking His Promises- Buckman Akufo (VIDEO)

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A New Patriotic Party (NPP) Eastern Regional Secretary hopeful, Buckman Akufo, has said ex-President Mahama is fond of breaking his promises. He made this known during an interview on Movement In The Morning, a political show on Accra-based Movement TV when the host, Kwaku Dawuro asked him of his opinion on John Mahama's statement on repealing the e-levy act. “As the campaign lead for the late President Atta Mills, Mahama promised Ghanaians his government would introduce the one time premium policy when they are voted into power, and when they gained power they never did. People like Dr. Dufuor, the…

04 May

Why Are You Jealous Of Bawumia- David Boakye To Mahama (VIDEO)

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David Boakye, the Bono East Regional Secretary for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said that ex-President Mahama is jealous of Dr. Bawumia. Expressing his concerns about John Mahama’s Ghana at a crossroad speech he said, ‘’Mahama’s alternative solution was full of lies. The moment he said the Economic Management Team led by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia should be reconstituted, I knew he was jealous of Bawumia. Mahama was the vice president for three and half years and within that short period he was tagged with corruption scandals. And the President at the time demanded he should be investigated to the…

04 May

LAIR! You Didn’t Solve Dumsor- Chairman Wontumi Exposes John Mahama

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The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi has rubbished claims by Mr. Mahama that his government fixed ‘dumsor’ before exiting office in 2016. According to Chairman Wontumi, former President John Mahama appears to be making mockery of himself by claiming he solved ‘dumsor’. The NPP Chairman in an interview with Wontumionline.com, provided timeline to prove his case noting that in August, 2017, the ‘dumsor’ crisis still persisted and had to be solved by the Akufo-Addo led government. Speaking at an event organised by the opposition National Democratic Congress…

04 May

World Bank Provides $200m To Accelerate Ghana’s Digital Transformation Agenda

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The World Bank has approved $200 million to help the Government of Ghana increase access to broadband, enhance the efficiency and quality of selected digital public services, and strengthen the digital innovation ecosystem in Ghana to help create better jobs and economic opportunities. Digital is one of Ghana’s best-performing sectors and grew on average by 19 percent per year between 2014 and 2020. Today, Ghana is among the digital leaders in Sub-Saharan Africa and the Digital Economy diagnostic conducted in 2020 identified key bottlenecks that needs to be removed to further accelerate Ghana’s digital transformation. Building on previous investments, particularly…

04 May

Manchester United: Cristiano Ronaldo Tells Fans ‘I’m Not Finished’ After Scoring In Brentford Win

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Cristiano Ronaldo gave a defiant message to Manchester United fans after their 3-0 win over Brentford on Monday night - telling them 'I'm not finished'. The 37-year-old was on target against the Bees, netting from the penalty spot to secure his 24th goal of the campaign since sealing a fairytale return to Old Trafford from Juventus last summer. The decision to bring Ronaldo back to the club has divided fans and pundits. He has left some infuriated over his temperament and attitude - storming off the pitch after some defeats and recently slapping a mobile phone out of a young…

04 May

Gyan Raises Over GH₵340k For Charity Projects At Book Launch

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The launch of Asamoah Gyan’s ‘LeGyandary’ autobiography raised over GH₵340,000 during an auction of the first 50 copies of the book. The book which talks about the legendary former Black Stars striker’s career was launched by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra last Saturday. Mr Ernest Ofori Sarpong, the Chief Executive Officer of the Special Group of Companies and chairman of the occasion, bought the first auctioned copy for GH₵100,000. The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Agyapong, also made a bid of GH₵100,000 to purchase the second copy. The President…

04 May

My Brother Is The One Behind My Success – Ex-Sunderland Ace Asamoah Gyan

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Ex-Sunderland striker Asamoah Gyan says his brother Baffour Gyan is the one behind is success after launching his first autobiography titled ‘Legyandary’ on Saturday. Baffour played a key role in Asamoah's playing career which has seen become all-time leading goalscorer of the Ghana national team, with 51 goals. Gyan even shed tears as he talked about his brother at his book launch at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra which had Stephen Appiah, Abedi Pele, Anthony Baffoe, and Emmanuel Adebayor, and El Hadji Diouf all in attendance. "He is the one behind my success and sometimes criticism come and…

03 May

You Didn’t Even Have An EMT…You Had Mascots- Chairman Wontumi Replies Mahama

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The government of former President John Dramani Mahama didn’t even have an Economic Management Team (EMT), Chairman Wontumi has pointed out. The Ashanti Regional Chairman for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has explained that it was rather “mascots” Mr. Mahama appointed to work on Ghana’s economy when he rather needed “serious brains” to be at work. In an interview with Wontumionline.com, Chairman Wontumi added that there wouldn’t be ‘dumsor’ to kill indigenous businesses if Mr. Mahama had an EMT to handle the economy just as Vice President Bawumia is doing for President Akufo-Addo. He therefore challenged the 2020 flagbearer for…