Member of Parliament for Adansi-Asokwa in the Ashanti region, Kobina Tahir Hammond has been appointed the new minister for trade and industry.[ads2] This comes following the resignation of Alan Kyerematen, who vacated his position to concentrate on his campaign to become the flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections. This was contained in a list of new ministerial appointments by President Akufo-Addo submitted to the speaker to parliament.[ads3] Also, the member of parliament for Abetifi in the Eastern region, Bryan Acheampong has been named the new minister for food and agriculture. He will be replacing…
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Following the resignation of some ministers in his government, President Akufo-Addo has made new ministerial appointments.[ads2] Bryan Acheampong, the member of Parliament for Abetifi in the Eastern region has been appointed the new minister for food and agriculture. He has been handed the office following the resignation of Owusu Akoto Afriyie who left to concentrate on his campaign to become the flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 elections. Renowned politician and a top member of the NPP, K.T Hammond has been nominated as the new minister for trade and industry, replacing NPP’s 2024 flagbearer hopeful,…
A Senior Reegistered Nurse at the Kpasera CHPS Compound in the Mpaha Health Zone of the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region, Atinga Aniyiri David, has committed suicide.[ads2] Information gathered by 3news revealed that the deceased had a misunderstanding with his girlfriend, who threatened to leave him. Unable to live with the threats, according to reports, the nurse decided to commit suicide. He was seen by some residents hanging on a tree with a rope tied to his neck behind the facility.[ads3] The Assembly member for the area, Japo Mohammed, was contacted and he informed police in Mpaha about the…
President Akufo-Addo has joined the call for prayers for Ghanaian footballer, Christian Atsu who has been trapped under rubbles after an earthquake in Turkey on Monday, February 6, 2023.[ads2] The 31-year old winger currently plying his trade for Hataysport in Turkey was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Several members of his new team had to be rescued after the earthquake and Atsu is now reported to be amongst those still missing as a search and rescue operation gets underway. The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is also trapped as efforts to free them continue.[ads3] In a tweet extending…
Member of Parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak has accepted the changes made to the NDC leadership in Parliament.[ads2] On January 23, the NDC made changes to its leadership in parliament with the astute legislator losing his position as the minority Chief Whip to fellow party member and MP for Adaklu, Kwame Agbodza. Even though the changes brought some misunderstanding, the former sports minister has finally declared his support towards the changes made. In a Facebook post, he disclosed that his decision to accept the changes was as a result of an intervention by former President, John Dramani Mahama.[ads3] “To all…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has called for prayers for Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu is reportedly amongst those trapped under rubble in Turkey after a huge earthquake.[ads2] The former Newcastle United and Chelsea winger currently plying his trade for Hataysport in Turkey was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Several members of his new team had to be rescued after the earthquake and Atsu is now reported to be amongst those still missing as a search and rescue operation gets underway. READ:Ghana’s Christian Atsu ‘trapped in rubble’ after an earthquake in Turkey The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is…
Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has disclosed that should the government fail to land a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by mid-March, Ghana’s economy will crash.[ads2] According to him, Ghana is in crisis and will have to secure a bailout from IMF to prevent a more severe situation. “We really feel that government has listened, there is humanity to us, we are protecting the destitute, widows and the orphans and the older people who have worked for this nation. We are in a crisis, we cannot put our heads under the sun and pretend that we are not”, Ofori-Atta…
It was a demolishing exercise at the St Martin’s Park in Deboase in the Western region as Skyy FC dismantled Asokwa Deportivo by 8:0 in week fourteen of the ongoing division one league on Monday, February 6, 2023.[ads2] The Daboase-based club showed enough muscles to whitewashed Deportivo to maintain their lead on the zone two table of the division one league in a game which was supposed to have been played on Sunday, February 5 but rescheduled for this morning after a heavy downpour. It was a game Skyy FC dominated from the blast of the whistle till the end…
Ghana winger, Christian Atsu is reportedly amongst those trapped under rubble in Turkey after a huge earthquake.[ads2] Reports indicate that a search and rescue operation is underway after Atsu, who formerly played for Chelsea and Newcastle United, was caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Atsu joined Turkish Super Lig club Hataysport last summer.[ads3] Several members of his new team had to be rescued after the earthquake and Atsu is now reported to be amongst those still missing as a search and rescue operation gets underway. The club’s sporting director, Taner Savut, is also trapped as efforts to free them…
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has described the entire six years of the President Akufo-Addo’s administration as wasteful especially in the energy sector.[ads2] According to him, before leaving office as the president, he left behind the Tweneboa Enyenra Ntomme (TEN) and Sankofa fields. But Mr Mahama believes since Akufo-Addo assumed office as the president of the republic, no additional production activity has been done in the upstream oil sector for the past seven years.[ads3] In a tweet, Mr Mahama said “Wasted years! We bequeathed to the Akufo-Addo gov’t two new oil fields, TEN and Sankofa. Greed and ineptitude as against…