Author: TNRgh

Former President Rawlings[/caption] The former president, Jerry John Rawlings says rumour making rounds that his mother, Madam Victoria Agbotui has died is false. A statement from the Office of the Former President signed by the head of the Communications Directorate Kobina Andoh Amoakwa has therefore asked the general public to disregard the reports. Though the former president’s mother is advanced in age, it said the old lady is healthy and strong. [caption id="attachment_125327" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Victoria Agbotui[/caption] “The office of former President Jerry John Rawlings has taken note of an unfortunate rumour making the rounds about Madam Victoria Agbotui, mother…

The late Maj. Maxwell Mahama[/caption] The District Chief Executive of Upper Denkyira West District in the Central Region, Agyeman Asiedu, is pleading with Ghanaians to cease commentary on the gruesome murder of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. He is also urging the chiefs and people of Denkyira Obuasi (New Obuasi), where the soldier was killed, to also halt a planned commemoration of the day since it brings back the bitterness in late Mahama’s family, families of persons standing trial for the murder and the general public. Exactly two years ago today, on Monday, May 29, 2017; Major Maxwell Adam…

The Amegashie Conference Hall of the University of Ghana Business School will on Wednesday host the 3rd June 4 Anniversary Lecture as part of activities marking the 40th anniversary of the June 4 uprising. Renowned management expert Professor Bright K. Aheto, immediate past Dean of the School of Business at the Central University College and a former Deputy Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) will deliver the lecture which commences at 2pm. In attendance will be the leader of the uprising, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings and other leading cadres of the uprising. Prof Aheto will speak…

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) says claims of purported leakage of papers in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) are false. “The false information [is] circulating on social media,” WAEC said in a statement on Tuesday but noted, “there has been no leakage of examination papers for the WASSCE for School Candidates, 2019.” The examination body through its Deputy Director, Public Affairs Mrs. Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, however said the Council in its monitoring of the examination received information regarding examination malpractices. “In some cases, pre-arranged cheating has been reported by insiders with school authorities creating hideouts where…

File picture[/caption] A heroic move by over 50 youth from Shama and it’s environs in the Western region has resulted in the arrest of two persons suspected to have attacked a taxi driver and snatched his car on Monday, around 11pm. Narrating the incident, the leader of the youth, Justice Nana Asiedu who is also a commercial driver told CONNECT FM’s OMANBAPA morning show host Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson the victim called on phone to inform them his car had been taken from him by three brawny persons and a female accomplice. According to the leader, two of the culprits…

Pastor Mensa Otabil[/caption] RE: Some scriptures in the Bible are senseless and stupid  The International Central Gospel Church has noted with concern a publication first sighted on brownqh.com and subsequently on ghanaweb.com entitled “Some scriptures in the Bible are senseless and stupid – Mensa Otabil.” The said article references portions of a message preached on Sunday 13th January 2019 by Pastor Mensa Otabil, which was subsequently featured on our Living Word television broadcast on Sunday 26th May, 2019 as the basis for this unfortunate heading. It opens with an assertion that Pastor Mensa Otabil claims that some scriptures in the…

Hajia Alima Mahama[/caption] The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, is expected to announce the road map on the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on Wednesday. The minister will take her turn at the Meet the Press Series today where the announcement would be made. The election of MMDCEs was a major campaign promise by the NPP in the 2016 general elections. Hajia Alima Mahama will use the media encounter to provide further details on the status of the agenda, a statement by the Local Government Ministry said. She will also give…

Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) says it will begin spilling excess water from the Weija Dam as it warns residents to evacuate. Communities that are likely to be affected include: Tetegu, Oblogo, Pambros Salt, Lower McCarthy Hill, Lower Weija, Bojo Beach, Ada Kope, Tsokome and surrounding communities. This is part of routine measures to safeguard the dam, GWCL said in a statement on Tuesday, without stating when the spillage would be done. “With the onset of the rains, the water level is rising and getting close to the safe operating level of 47ft. Like every dam, its safe operating levels…

Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah[/caption] Claims by prosecution witness Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah that COCOBOD does not do sole sourcing in procuring fertilizers and other agrochemicals have been shot down in court. Dr. Adu-Ampomah, a former Deputy Chief Executive at Cocobod in charge of Agronomy and Quality Control had in his evidence-in-chief, told the court the procurement practice there had always been open tender. This, he said, were done through advertisement in the papers where product required is specified, and companies registered by CRIG that are interested were required to support their bid with documents. It however turned out in court on Tuesday…

Well,  Charterhouse after meeting and deliberating with its board of directors and other media whatnots  decided to strip off the awards won by Stonebwoy  and Shatta Wale over the scuffle which ensued  between the two artistes during VGMA at 20. Assuming it is fine to nullify the awards of these two musicians, put them behind bars, and prosecute them in court, what shall we do to the organisers who failed their distinguished guests and patrons around the world? Is Charterhouse not killing a fly with a sledgehammer? Our sense of responsibility as a nation is too poor! How no one…