The embattled Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Augustine Nana Kwesi Andrews, says hate campaigns are being waged against him because Ashanti Council of Elders of the party, who are generally indigenous Ashantis are not comfortable that he, a Fanti, and his secretary, an Ewe, who are settlers should lead the party in the region. Speaking in an interview with The Chronicle in Kumasi, chairman Andrews said had done nothing wrong yet a seven member Fact Finding
Three families and two persons in Ahanta in the Western Region are claiming ownership of the severed head of Otumfuo Badu Bonsoe II, the Ahanta Chief who was decapitated by the Dutch in 1838. The three families are the Ahamanza Royal Family, Anona Royal Family of Busua, and Mmevile Royal Ackade Family, and two other persons. The families claim that the beheaded Chief was a member of their linage and as such, reserved the right to have access to the head and that it be regarded as royal. To give
The Speaker of the 6th Parliament, Rt. Hon. Edward Doe Adjaho, has called for an all-inclusive review of the government’s pro-poor policy, the Free Senior High School (SHS). The former Speaker is advocating for the stakeholders’ conference on the sustainability, and revitalisation, as well as to re-examine the calibre of SHS products the country needed and deserved. Mr. Adjaho said it was becoming increasingly clear that the time had come to review the current implementation of the programme,
The Ashanti region chairmanship race of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) promises to be keen when nominations open in November. Mr Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, a former Regional chairman of the party has declared his intention to wrestle the position from the incumbent, Augustus Nana Kwesi Andrews. At a meeting with the media in Kumasi last Saturday, Obimpeh said he is coming back to ensure that the NDC wins the 2024 general elections to champion total development, especially in the Ashanti
Access to information by the public is a right that has been guaranteed under Article 21(1)(f) of the 1992 Constitution. The Constitution states under the aforementioned article that: “All persons shall have the right to information, subject to such qualifications and laws as are necessary in a democratic society.” But, Ghana did not enjoy that right until March 2019, when the Right to Information (RTI) Act was promulgated into law by Parliament, received President assent on May 21, and became
There have been a lot of instances of broken homes, divorced spouses, and single parents in the country. The moment these partners decide to split ways, the toll falls on the children in diverse ways one cannot imagine. When a couple decides to end their relationship, undoubtedly it affects them, but what is worse is it affecting the child’s psychological health. This child, who knows little to no idea of what is happening, results in it having a traumatic effect on their personality, often
The Co-Chairman of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Steve Manteaw, has expressed worry over Ghanaians not demanding accountability from the extractive sector of the economy, despite information made available to the public. He also noted that the GHEITI hinged on two areas, namely transparency and accountability. According to him, EITI had been able to establish transparency at the sector, but, however, bemoaned that with the numerous information made available
Commissioner of Police (COP) George Alex Mensah has donated items to the Nerebehi M/A Basic School in the Bekwai Municipality to aid academic activities. The GH¢20,000 worth of items included mathematical sets for final years students who are due to sit for their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), a lawn mower, and an undisclosed amount of money, which is to help the pupils sit their mock examinations. He also donated an undisclosed amount of money to the National Health Insurance
To actualise the dreams of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and keep it afloat, the Ghana International Trade and Finance (GITFiC) has taken a step further to launch a handbook to enable the business community of Africa understand the practicalities. The book; ‘Actualising the African Economic Vision; A practical handbook on the AfCFTA’, which was launched at the Pacific Alliance Embassy in Accra received high patronage and would serve as the guideline for African leaders,
The Melcom Group of Companies has rebranded its logo to provide variety of products and services to expand and extend its services for the convenience of every Ghanaian. The colors of the new logo is made up of blue, red and white to replace the old red oval wrapping of the calligraphically written Melcom to the universal location sign . The Blue colour represents the company as being trustworthy, reliable and calm, the Red is bold strong and energetic, whilst the White stands for sophisticated,
Academic City University College has hosted the second edition of the Sci-Tech Fair, one of two events of the STEM Festival, another initiative of Primetime Limited, the producers of the National Science &Maths Quiz (NSMQ). Ten Senior High Schools have converged on the campus of Academic City and are being challenged to build projects from the scratch on the topic of “Recycling – Transforming waste into Reusable Products.” This event will take place from Thursday, September 22
Gospel Artiste, Nana Yaw Boakye, famed MOG Music has narrated a harrowing life experience where he lost his seven-month-old baby. According to the ‘Be lifted’ hitmaker, he was forced to put the remains of his seven-month-old baby in his car trunk for burial after he was pronounced dead. As a guest on ‘Just Being Us’, on Akwaaba Magic, DSTV channel 151, hosted by MzGee, the inconsolable MOG Music recounted his wife’s labour ordeal. As their first child, MOG said that they were put in
Akon has revealed that he and Michael Jackson were discussing plans to open a number of music-focused schools across Africa. According to Akon, the plans were far advanced but was tragically derailed with the death of the King of Pop. Akon mentioned that he and MJ came up with the idea back in the day. It would have been a series of music universities in Akon’s home continent, Africa. Akon says he and Michael wanted to supply students with instruments, infrastructure and industry advice
During his performance at the recently held Global Citizen Festival, British rapper Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo, popularly known as Stormzy eulogized Ghanaian high-life legend Daddy Lumbaby wearing a t-shirt with his picture in it. This act by Stormzy has caught the attention of Daddy Lumba who has taken to his social media pages to return the favor and show his appreciation. Daddy Lumba, born Charles Kwadwo Fosu took to his Facebook page to appreciate Stormzy for paying homage to him at
So Fraiche Media and Bambou Events collaborated to organise series of art exhibitions showcasing the work of exciting Ghanaian contemporary artists. The first in the series of exhibitions, dubbed “Art In The City”, was held at Level Up Lounge in Labone, Accra, on Tuesday. The collaboration, spearheaded by the Managing Director of So Fraîche Media, Cyril Ofori Nelson, aims to synchronise ideas and resources to help contemporary artists become more entrepreneurial and learn how to build stainable
The Director General of the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organization, Abdulmumin Jibrin, has announced his decision to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. In a tweet on Saturday evening, Jibrin, who is expected to be actively involved in the coming APC presidential primary election, said he was moving on from the party. With this latest development, some Nigerians on social media are wondering what will become of his position in Tinubu’s camp while others wonder if the national leader of
There is heavy presence of security operatives at the Osun State High Court on Monday morning as the governorship election tribunal commences sitting. DAILY POST reports that Governor Gboyega Oyetola is challenging the result of the July 16 guber election as announced by the Independence National Electoral Commission (INEC).Meanwhile, Oyetola had requested to relocate the sitting of the Tribunal to Abuja due to security reasons. But the President of the Appeal Court had on Friday rejected the
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is believed to have travelled out of Nigeria to Europe after making some revelations about some stalwarts of his political party, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. DAILY POST gathered that the Governor left the country at midnight on Friday to a yet to be verified country in Europe. The mission of the Governor in Europe was not immediately known but it is public knowledge that in recent times Wike has been a frequent visitor to London for political reasons.
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, on Monday, struck out the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, for retrial. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a ruling, described the seven-count criminal charge in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/05/2022 filed by the EFCC, as “an abuse of court process.” The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the anti-graft agency had filed the suit before
The Federal Government has directed the vice-chancellors of universities to re-open schools and allow students to resume lectures. The Guardian reports that the National Industrial Court (NIC), Abuja on Wednesday ordered the lecturers to call off their seven-month strike and return to the classrooms but Femi Falana, ASUU counsel has subsequently filed an appeal over the court ruling. FG however on Monday has instructed all vice-chancellors; pro-chancellors and chairmen of governing councils of
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