Author: ghanabanews
General News of Monday, 27 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Executives and members of the Union of Industry, Commerce, and Finance (UNICOF), Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) branch, have urged the government to focus on its vision for TOR and not be distracted by individuals and groups they describe as discredited and criminally minded, who profit by continually creating negative stories about TOR in the public domain. They have also entreated their fellow TOR workers not to allow themselves to be used by such people to tarnish the image of the company for selfish and malicious purposes. In a statement, the group…
General News of Monday, 27 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Journalist and radio presenter Oheneba Boamah Bennie, known as a sympathizer of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC), has criticized the conduct of some government appointees who have refused to answer calls from party supporters just days after coming to power. According to the outspoken presenter, many party supporters have expressed frustration over their unanswered phone calls to these appointees—a situation he finds deeply concerning. Speaking on his show on TV XYZ, in a video shared on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Oheneba Boamah Bennie urged government appointees to abandon such…
Politics of Thursday, 16 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com George Oti Bonsu, a financier of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), lamented the party’s neglect after spending his funds to support its activities. According to him, he has been treated unfairly by certain party leaders despite financing most of its campaign programmes. “Former General Secretary of the NPP Agyenim Boakye came to me that I should come and support the NPP with my finance. Those days when Kufuor was in power, I took 1 billion each from people to support some MPs and also financed a party for Kufuor. “I rented an office space at…
Politics of Thursday, 16 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com George Oti Bonsu, a New Patriotic Party (NPP) financier, has detailed how he lost his newly acquired Benz S550 to a former Deputy Chief of Staff in the NPP administration. “I bought my Benz from a certain man called Fynn. The car was very expensive, so I was preparing myself to go and pay its duties before clearing it. “Francis Ebo came to my house and saw the car. He asked me about it, and I told him that I had just bought it and was now preparing to pay its duty. “He said, ‘You,…
General News of Thursday, 16 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Some Ghanaians have expressed anger over the diplomatic and service passports issued to officials of the controversial National Cathedral project during the previous Akufo-Addo administration. The outrage comes after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a list outlining the categories of individuals required to return their diplomatic passports, following a directive from President John Dramani Mahama for all diplomatic passports to be returned by January 24, 2025. According to the ministry, the affected individuals include: 1. Former Ministers and their spouses 2. Former Members of Parliament, irrespective of political affiliation 3. Former Members of the…
General News of Thursday, 16 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com One of the main issues observed in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government, which became a major campaign topic for the 2024 general election, was the numerous corruption scandals under the administration. The frequency of these scandals were alarming, with key figures in the erstwhile government, as well as some persons close to the presidency, often implicated. Another worrying trend were accusations of abuse of power by leading government figures, including Akufo-Addo himself. President John Dramani Mahama, as part of his campaign promises for the 2024 election, pledged to investigate all the corruption scandals…
The Paramount Chief of Mampong Traditional Area in the Ashanti Region is urging his colleague chiefs to go back and asset their authorities. He made the call when National House of Chiefs had an impromptu meeting with President John Dramani Mahama after being sworn into office. The question www.ghanabanews.com will like to ask National House of Chiefs especially Daasebre Osei Bonsu II, the paramount chief of Mampong in the Ashanti Region when did he released chiefs ought to asset authorities. Where was Daasebre Osei Bonsu II under Former President Akufo-Addo’s regime when the Former President was disrespecting chiefs across the…
In parliament, his wife is fighting an inglorious tribute delivered while his casket, like his ears, remains open. Far away in Takoradi, a statue mounted by sycophants in his honour is toppled, the way tyrants fall. In his party, the unanimous chorus is that his successor paid for his sins. Why did it take too long for people to see what some of us saw two years into Akufo-Addo’s presidency? In 2019, I wrote an article titled “If Akufo-Addo had died in 2016.” In that piece, I said his tribute and story would have found space in the golden pages…
Politics of Tuesday, 14 January 2025 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Reports indicate that the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, will be appointed as the Majority Leader in the 9th Parliament, replacing the current Majority Leader, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, if the latter is confirmed as Minister of Finance, according to a report by graphic.com.gh. Dr. Ato Forson, the finance minister-designate, was vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament on Monday, January 13, 2025. If he is approved as minister, he may not be able to juggle both roles, hence, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) caucus in Parliament would need to appoint a…