The Speaker of Parliament, the Right Honourable Doe Adjaho, has ordered the recently installed seats and other items of furniture imported from China to be returned. This move, which has been described as ‘sudden and startling,’ came in the heat of discussions over the clinical trial of the Ebola vaccines …
Read More »Have no fears, I’m not resigning – Lord Mayor Dr Okoe Vanderpuije
Accra Mayor, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has assured Accra residents that he is still at post and will remain at post for a very long time to come. In an interview on an Accra-based radio station, Hon. Dr. Vanderpuije gave a word of comfort to listeners, ‘I want to assure …
Read More »Paul Afoko’s missing letter
The mystery surrounding the absence of Mr Paul Afoko during the press conference by Akufo-Addo has finally been solved by an even bigger mystery. People were struck that the NPP party chairman was absent from an event which was meant to foster unity in the party. When asked by reporters …
Read More »NPP beats NDC
The last time the New Patriotic Party (NPP) beat their rivals the National Democratic Congress (NDC) at anything really substantial was in December 2004 at the presidential and parliamentary elections. Since then, it has been one defeat after another. Not even at their very own favourite pastime of litigation could …
Read More »Lydia Forson vindicated
The release last week of the OECD global school rankings which put Ghana at the bottom of the pile has put paid to a drawn-out controversy about whether or not Lydia Forson had gratuitously vilified president Mahama. It will be remembered that the Sting in a Tale actress had in …
Read More »I have not resigned – Nana Oye Lithur
The Minister of Gender, Children, and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur, has vehemently denied rumours that she has resigned from the government. The rumours, which started in the middle of last week, have been quietly but quickly spreading because of her loud and bombastic silence on the attacks against female …
Read More »Halidu Haruna tries to apologise: Says comment was publicity stunt
This is a Wednesday Special edition of the Inside the News by Mpakoo. Hope you enjoy it. Alhaji Halidu Haruna, the NDC man who got into trouble for saying female celebrities who criticise the government are prostitutes, has made an only-partially successful attempt at an apology. In an interview on …
Read More »My beard is not the reason I won Best African Mayor Award – Dr Vanderpuije
The Mayor of Accra, who describes himself as ‘Lord Mayor’, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has vehemently denied any suggestions that he was awarded the inaugural African Mayor Award because of his lush beard. He told journalists at the 2nd Africa Urban Infrastructure Investment Forum held in Luanda, Angola that although …
Read More »Soli for journalists is part of IMF bail-out package – Julius Debrah
It has been revealed by the presidency that the large sums of money dished out to journalists who attended a meeting called by the Chief of Staff was part of a Journalism for Development programme under the bail-out package the government recently received from the IMF. This was made known …
Read More »President Mahama prioritises food sufficiency in new appointments
The president, His Excellency John Dramani Mahama, has revealed in an interview that the reason for the deputy-ministerial appointment of Hon Kwabena Mintah-Akandoh is to promote food sustainability. ‘To fulfil the Better Ghana Agenda,’ he said, beaming with charming smiles and exuding the sweet aroma of charisma, ‘it is my …
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