Mahama Ayariga, the member of parliament for the Bawku Central Constituency, has joined the chorus of people denouncing the atrocities committed by soldiers against the people of Garu and Bugri in the Upper East Region. In the current regime, he called the soldiers’ actions “barbaric and unacceptable.” After a group of angry youths armed with machetes, AK-47 rifles, and other weapons attacked a team of five counterterrorism intelligence officers that the Ministry of National Security had sent on a crucial special operation in Garu on Tuesday, October 24, the military…
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Police arrest 22-year-old houseboy who killed his madam a month after being employed
Police have managed to arrest a 22-year-old houseboy who killed his boss, a businesswoman just about a month after being employed. On Friday, September 8, 2023, John Allister, the primary suspect, is suspected of committing the crime at Sokoban, a Kumasi suburb. According to reports, he stabbed Efia Ahenkan, also known as Princess Efia, who also happens to be the wife of Reverend Osei Kofi’s son who lives in London, United Kingdom. According to reports, Allister fled the crime scene with the deceased’s car and a number of other possessions,…
Dr. Akuffo Dampare to face ‘leaked tape’ committee on Tuesday
On Tuesday, September 12, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, the Inspector General of Police, will testify before a parliamentary committee looking into a tape that was leaked about his administration. This was revealed in Accra by Samuel Atta Akyea, the chairman of the 7-person ad hoc committee looking into the attempt to remove the Inspector General of Police. All three senior police officers who have already testified before the committee, COP Alex Mensah, Superintendent George Asare, and Superintendent Emmanuel Eric Gyebi, are anticipated to return with their attorneys on Tuesday, September…
Be transparent with limited voter registration – Mahama challenges EC.
John Dramani Mahama, the 2024 nominee for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is requesting that the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) be “more transparent” in the procedures building up to this year’s early voter registration drive, which will begin on Tuesday. The former president pleaded with the EC to take note of the many requests to expand the exercise to include electoral zones. These were disclosed by Mr. Mahama on September 6 during a Facebook Live message to his followers. First and foremost, he urged all eligible Ghanaians to attend…
Other flagbearer aspirants may pull out – NPP cautioned after Alan’s withdrawal.
Ransford Yaw Gyampo, a professor of political science at the University of Ghana, warns that other New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer candidates may withdraw from the campaign “if care is not taken.” He claims that other candidates appear to be subjected to the same intimidation that led one of the flagbearer candidates, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, to withdraw from the race on Tuesday, September 5. On Tuesday, September 5, Prof. Gyampo made this suggestion while appearing on TV3’s Ghana Tonight. It follows Mr. Kyerematen’s announcement that he would not be participating…
‘I have been hit by stray bullets but I will be vindicated soon’ – Hajia4Reall.
Hajia4Reall, a socialite, actress, and singer from Ghana whose real name is Mona Montrage Faiz, has made a rare online appearance. Hajia4Reall was adamant that she would prevail in her ongoing legal dispute in the US. Today, September 5, the socialite-turned-musician who was extradited from the UK to the US for allegedly defrauding older, single American men and women out of over $2 million in a deranged lonely hearts scam expressed great optimism about the ongoing legal battle. Not all bullet wounds are caused by stray bullets, the author stated…
Police just fear-mongering, thinking our demo will turn into a military coup – Mahama Ayariga.
According to Mahama Ayariga, a member of parliament from Bawku Central Constituency, the Minority members of Parliament have previously marched along the same path in a “very successful” and peaceful protest. He claimed that the same cops offered security. He has a hard time understanding why the cops claim they cannot give the same level of security this time. He believes that the cops are merely inciting fear and using intimidation against them. On Monday, September 4, he revealed this when appearing on TV3’s Ghana Tonight. It comes after the…
Cecilia Dapaah will not get her money from OSP – Martin Kpebu hints.
Despite a High Court decision last Thursday, private attorney Martin Kpebu has suggested that former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah should forget about her money with the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP). He claimed that numerous pieces of legislation allow the OSP to keep the money and her bank accounts frozen. On Saturday, September 2, he disclosed this while discussing The Keypoints on TV3/3FM. The OSP’s request to confirm the freezing of Madam Abena Dapaah’s bank accounts was denied last Thursday by the Financial Division…
Coups: African misrule under a ‘macabre lazy’ democracy has reached its limits – Lloyd Amoah.
Dr. Lloyd Amoah, a senior lecturer at the University of Ghana’s Department of Political Science, has charged African countries with misruling while exercising democracy. He claimed that the extent of the continent’s misrule had been achieved. Dr. Amoah, who is also the founding director of the Centre for Asian Studies at the University of Ghana, commented on the coup situation in Gabon by writing on Facebook that “Gabon has caught the coup contagion. The boundaries of African misgovernance under a ghastly lax democracy have been reached. Colonel Festus Aboagye (Rtd),…
Man nabbed after allegedly beheading landlord in Bia West.
In the farming community of Yaw Anane, which is located in the Bia West District of the Western North Region, a man who is thought to be in his late 40s is accused of beheading his landlord. According to Augustine Bediako, the assemblyman for Nafana Electoral Area, who confirmed the tragic incident to Onua FM’s Emmanuel Sowah, both the victim and suspect are farmers, however, it was the victim, named as Kwasi Antoh, 60, who owned the farm and the suspect, Yaw Wotoro, was the farm keeper. The assemblyman claimed…