General News of Sunday, 29 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Private legal practitioner Martin Kpebu has expressed shock at what he describes as the greed of outgoing President Nana Akufo-Addo. Speaking during a panel discussion on TV3 on Saturday, December 28, 2024, as monitored by Ghanaweb, Kpebu questioned why a leader of Akufo-Addo’s stature would exhibit such greed. “…I mean, look at the greed. You come in at age 73, and you are so greedy—greedier than John Mahama, who is not even a lawyer,” lawyer Kpebu stated. He criticized President Akufo-Addo for what he described as a poor performance during his tenure,…
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General News of Sunday, 29 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Krontihene of Akyem Asuom, Nana Boadi Amponim Abodade III, has fervently prayed against Ghana ever being afflicted with a President like Nana Akufo-Addo again. According to him, the country has suffered greatly under President Akufo-Addo’s tenure, witnessing widespread looting by government appointees during what he described as a poorly performing administration. Speaking to the media, Nana Boadi Amponim Abodade III expressed relief that President Akufo-Addo’s term would end in just over a week. “Overall, we thank God that the good Lord is about to hand the mantle to President Mahama. As…
General News of Friday, 27 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Director of Public Affairs of the West African Examination Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has retracted his description of a claim by the Minister of Education that the commission will release the 2024 West Africa Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results on Sunday, December 29, 2024, as scandalous. Speaking in an interview on GHOne TV, on December 26, 2024, John Kapi confirmed that WAEC received an amount of GH¢35 million it requested from the Ministry of Education, which would allow it to release the results around the times announced by the sector minister, Dr…
General News of Friday, 27 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com The Supreme Court of Ghana is today, Friday, December 27, 2024, hearing an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) challenging the recent declaration and redeclaration of the parliamentary election results of 9 constituencies that were in dispute. The Electoral Commission, on Friday, December 20, 2024, went ahead with the recount and continued collation of the parliamentary election results of 9 constituencies for the just-ended 2024 general election despite opposition by the NDC. Before the re-collation and re-declaration exercise, the NDC claimed it had acquired a court order that barred the EC…
Africa News of Sunday, 22 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: bbc.com Cyclone Chido has killed 94 people in Mozambique since it made landfall in the east African country last week, local authorities have said. The country’s National Institute of Risk and Disaster Management (INGD) said 768 people were injured and more than 622,000 people affected by the natural disaster in some capacity. Chido hit Mozambique on 15 December with winds of 260 km/h (160mph) and 250mm of rainfall in the first 24 hours. The same cyclone had first wreaked havoc in the French Indian Ocean territory of Mayotte, before moving on to…
Africa News of Wednesday, 25 December 2024 Disclaimer Source: bbc.com Mozambique’s main opposition leader, Venâncio Mondlane, has declared that he will install himself as president on 15 January after rejecting his defeat in presidential elections. His announcement came as his supporters staged violent protests across the country to demand an end to the 49-year-rule of the Frelimo party. The capital Maputo was like a ghost town on Christmas Eve, with almost all businesses shut and people staying at home to avoid being caught up in the worst unrest in the city since Frelimo rose to power at independence in 1975. Frelimo’s…
General News of Thursday, 26 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Renowned private legal practitioner and law lecturer, Justice Srem-Sai, has broken down the case of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the Electoral Commission of Ghana on the recollection and redeclaration of five parliamentary election results initially declared in favour of the party. In a statement shared on X, Justice Srem-Sai, on December 25, 2024, indicated that the case filed by the NDC in the Supreme Court is challenging a ruling of the High Court that nullified the initial declaration of five constituencies, namely Okaikwei Central, Ablekuma North, Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Tema Central, and Techiman…
General News of Wednesday, 25 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com President-elect John Dramani Mahama has extended his wishes to Ghanaians as they celebrate Christmas on December 25, 2024. In a Christmas message shared on his social media page, John Mahama thanked Ghanaians for bestowing the mandate of the presidency upon him. He assured that his presidency aims to build a nation that works for all, providing equal opportunities for everyone. “In the Republic of Ghana, Christmas is a season of hope and renewed inspiration. As we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ and the values He lived by, I wish to thank you,…
General News of Tuesday, 24 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com Renowned Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has hinted at another explosive exposé which will be aired on the BBC. Speaking in a video clip from an interview which has gone viral, Anas indicated that the documentary would be aired in January of 2025. “(The documentary) which is likely to be released on the BBC in January, shocked me and I can tell you. Get ready for a shocker on the BBC Africa Eye,” he said in the video clip. Asked whether the documentary was “something that will be seen globally,” the…
General News of Sunday, 22 December 2024 Source: www.ghanaweb.com A private legal practitioner, Kwame Boafo Akuffo, has criticised the decision of the High Court in Accra, ordering the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) to go ahead with re-collating and re-declaration of the results of five constituencies where National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary candidates had earlier been declared winners. In a write-up sighted by GhanaWeb, lawyer Boafo Akuffo pointed out a number of issues with the court’s order for the commission to re-collate and re-declare the parliamentary election results of the five constituencies. He indicated that the commission’s claim that its officers were forced to declare…