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Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC) Yaw Boadu-Ayeboafoh has charged journalists in the country to be responsible in their line of duty in order to avoid any form of attack on them. He said inasmuch as attacks on journalists are not right, it is the journalists’ duty to ensure they go about their duty in a way that does not interfere with the work of others to trigger any form of attack on them. Mr. Boadu-Ayeboafoh made the call Tuesday at forum in Accra organised by Media General with support from Star Ghana on the theme “state of media…

Ghana’s Speaker of Parliament Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye faces impeachment over allegations of stated misbehaviour, abuse of power and corruption arising out of the proposed controversial new chamber for parliament. Executive Director of ASEPA, Mensah Thompson, who made the allegation, on July 9 petitioned President Nana Akufo-Addo to under Article 146 of the 1992 constitution, trigger impeachment proceedings against Prof. Ocquaye. He is claiming the Speaker acted ultra vires by not seeking “the necessary approvals from parliament and the public procurement authority” before initiating processes for the construction of the new chamber, which has since July 8 been put on…

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, has likened the performance of the Ghana Black Stars in the 2019 African Cup of Nations to that of the Akufo-Addo government, stating they are all incompetent. The Black Stars failed in their bid to advance to the round of 8 in the tournament when they Tuesday evening lost 4:5 to Tunisia on penalty shootout. While some Ghanaians have taken on the Black Stars on social media, others descended on the coach, James Kwesi Appiah, accusing him of failing to make changes when it mattered. Some have already started calling for his…

A violent clash over a disputed parcel of land at Dagombaline in Kumasi has left seven persons with severe machete wounds and two buildings as well as a makeshift structure burnt down. Some residents have also started fleeing the area which is under the Asokore Mampong municipality for fear of reprisals, our Ashanti Regional correspondent Ibrahim Abubakar reported. The attack was triggered by an attempt by one of the two factions to pull down properties on the disputed land belonging to the other faction. That was fiercely resisted leading to pelting of stones and what could be described as a…

Ghanaians are calling for the head of Black Stars coach James Kwesi Appiah following the national football team’s abysmal performance at the 2019 African Cup of Nations tournament in Egypt. The Stars crashed out of the competition Monday night after succumbing to a 4:5 defeat on penalties against Tunisia at the knock-out stage, dashing the hopes of millions of Ghanaians across the globe. Akufo-Addo ‘gutted’ by Black Stars exit The defeat did not come as a surprise to many though as the Black Stars campaign to end the 37-year AFCON title drought began on a shaky foot with the Stars…

An aircraft built by South African teenagers has successfully landed in Egypt three weeks after it set off from Cape Town. The four-seater Sling 4 plane was assembled by a group of 20 students from vastly different backgrounds. The crew landed in Namibia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zanzibar, Tanzania and Uganda during the 12,000km (7,455 mile) trip. Pilot Megan Werner, 17, founder of U-Dream Global project, said she was thrilled by the accomplishment. “I’m so honoured to have made a difference around the continent at the places we’ve stopped. “The purpose of the initiative is to show Africa that anything is possible…

Senior Lecturer at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana, Professor Joseph Atsu Ayee, has called on government to design a comprehensive legislation to promote party accountability and prevent money laundering in political elections. This, according to the Professor, entailed a better oversight of integrity in the public sector, stronger political parties and attention to illegal financial transaction in the country’s political election space. “Even though laws and regulations were important, they require a conducive social fabric that empowers citizens and encourage accountability, and ensure proper implementation and sustainability of integrity-enhanced system”, he added. Prof Ayee made the…

The Parliamentary Service Board has indicated the proposed 450-seater new chamber for Ghana’s parliament is not completely off the table. Deafening public outcry by Ghanaians, including some members of parliament from both sides of the House, forced the board to announce a hold on the decision to construct a new chamber estimated at the cost of 200 million dollars. The decision to put on hold the controversial project was taken at a crunch meeting Monday by the board. Parliamentary board in crunch meeting to decide whether to ‘drop that chamber’ “The Board, has, upon reviewing representations made by well-meaning Ghanaians,…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his administration is on the path of fulfilling many of the promises made to the Ghanaians in the run up to the 2016 elections. Addressing members of the Ghanaian community resident in France on Monday, July 8 as part of his official visit to that country, he indicated that in the last two and a half years in office, his government has fulfilled a considerable number of the promises made. “We are 2 and a half years into a 4-year mandate, and what I continue to insist and tell the people of Ghana is…

The Founder and Leader of the Glorious Word and Power Ministry, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has stated that there was no way Ghana could have won this year’s African Cup of Nations (AFCON) being played in Egypt. According to the man of God, who is popularly called the Nation’s Prophet, the tactical skills of Coach Kwasi Appiah of the Ghana senior national team, the Black Stars was weak, hence leading to the team’s early exit from the tournament. The Glorious Word and Power Ministry leader, who claimed that he had played football before and therefore had a fair knowledge of…