Author: Gifty Baoateng

By Gifty Boateng The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has set in motion, a wicked propaganda against it main opponents, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), ahead of today’s rerun of some 19 polling stations in the Ablekuma North constituency. It Member of Parliament (MP) for Trobu constituency, in the Greater Accra Region, Gloria Owusu, has accused the NDC and it candidate Ewurabena Aubynn of intimidation. According to the first time MP, who stormed the constituency with colleagues to campaign, the NDC wants to cheat the NPP candidate, Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, who once represented the constituency. Speaking to a female resident…

By Gifty A. Boateng The New Patriotic Party (NPP) 2024 parliamentary candidate for the Ablekuma North constituency, in the Greater Accra Region, has broken ranks with the main opposition party. According to the candidate, she is unaware that the NPP has formally boycotted the rerun set for tomorrow Friday July 11. As far as she is concerned, the aspirant insists the party has not issued any formal letter to the effect that it is disinterested in the rerun. “Have you seen a letter”, she asked hostess of the ‘Pulse’ on the JoyNews channel. Nana Akua Owusu Afriyie, who was once…

By Gifty Boateng Pupils of Super Kids Academy in Accra, have commemorated the National Prayer and Thanksgiving Day, instituted by the John Mahama administration. The event, designed to coincide with the Republic Day celebration, to pray and thank God for his blessings, was marked across the country. The school, comprising basic and junior high, according to management, joining in the first edition, announced it intends to make the event a yearly programme. According to them, they will commemorate and observe the day every year, so long as it is a national affair, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging the importance of…

By Gifty Boateng The only son of the late former president, Jerry John Rawlings, is out of the bachelor’s market. Kimathi Rawlings has departed from his father by settling down with his beautiful girlfriend who is white. A very beautiful video of the wedding ceremony emerged online yesterday Monday July 8 with many expressing pleasant surprise and sending congratulatory messages. Interestingly, many also wished that he married a Ghanaian considering the fact that they want him to veer into politics and succeed his father as president. Some ladies who have been crushing on the handsome son of Rawlings who married…

By Gifty Boateng  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the Akwatia constituency, in the Eastern Region, Ernest Yaw Kumi, has reportedly died at 40. This means that the Electoral Commission (EC) will be required to hold a by-election in the diamond rich constituency. The first-time lawmaker, according to media reports died today Monday July 7, 2025. The cause of his sudden passing is not readily available. No family source has confirmed the news but his colleague, Dr. Mahama Tiah Kabiru, MP for Walewale confirmed this to 3news. The deceased who was member of the NPP communication…

By Gifty Boateng A professor of financial economics at the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), Lord Kwaku Mensah, has revealed that in terms of political ideology, he is aligned to the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). As an academic, Prof Mensah said even though he is not a known member of the NDC, he can boldly say he is aligned to the party, having been appointed to serve in the John Mahama government. The lecturer of many years was appointed the acting head of the Local Government Service (LGS), alongside other colleagues from Ghana’s premier university, by the president…

By Gifty Boateng Justice Senyo Dzamefe, the Supreme Court justice has revealed how their much awaited appointments to the apex court, has brought enormous relief to them. According to him, they impatiently waited for their elevation but it never came until it was finally made possible by President John Dramani Mahama. The respected judge said they were not the only affected and concerned individuals but their families too also showed anxiety and could not wait for them to rise to the highest office of their career. Speaking at the swearing in ceremony as new justices of the apex court, Justice…

By Gifty Boateng Various public tertiary universities including the University of Ghana, have erupted with jubilation after cash amounts hit accounts of students under the ‘No Fees Stress’ policy initiative. The payment of the money is a fulfillment of a promise by the John Mahama government to all First-Year tertiary students, aimed at easing the burden of paying schools fees by suffering parents and guardians. Per The New Republic’s checks, over GHc2, 900 were paid to each students. According to the Minister for Communications and spokesperson to the president, Felix Kwakye Ofosu has disclosed that about 15, 000 students have…

By Gifty A. Boateng The African American community in Ghana, is this month marking the 1863 abolition of slavery, mainly in the Southern States of the United States (US) with it yearly Juneteenth Celebration. The month-long commemoration is bringing together members of the community and people from all walks of life, to mark this important black emancipation, resilience, and diasporan unity, after several years of oppression. Led by the African American Association of Ghana (AAAG), the Association in this year’s event, has partnered with interest groups, including the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA). As part of the event, they have outlined several programme of…

By Gifty Boateng Journalist and entrepreneur, Bridget Otoo has joined the John Dramani Mahama government at the presidency. The former TV3 and Metro television broadcaster, has been appointed as a Presidential Staffer, designated at the office of the Minister for Government Communications Felix Kwakye Ofosu, who is also the president spokesperson. Ms Otoo, who is a known critic of the erstwhile New Patriotic Party (NPP) and once alleged that she left the Kanda based television in 2017 because of her seeming support for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), announced her appointment on Friday June 27. She described her new role…