General News of Friday, 14 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe 30th anniversary of the late Madam Eleanor Akosua Akufo-Addo, formerly known as Saa Nkansah-Gyamenah; the late wife of President Nana Akufo-Addo will be marked by her family. Madam Eleanor Akufo-Addo sadly departed on July 13, 1993, under undisclosed circumstances. The late Eleanor Akufo-Addo was a distinguished lawyer and held the esteemed position of being the first Ashanti Regional Manager of DHL. To commemorate her 30th anniversary, a special event will take place at Asante Mampong; her final resting place. The commemoration of Madam Eleanor Akufo-Addo's 30th anniversary serves as a poignant reminder of her significant contributions and the enduring love she shared with President Nana Akufo-Addo.

General News of Friday, 14 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comCalls have been made for the Supreme Court to impose sanctions on the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, over allegations of disregarding pending legal actions and allowing the anti-LGBTQ+ bill to proceed in the House. Dr. Amanda Odoi, a researcher, has filed a petition claiming that the Speaker has shown disdain and contempt for court processes, thereby violating the 1992 Constitution of Ghana. Dr. Odoi is one of two citizens who have sued the Speaker of Parliament and the Attorney General regarding the anti-LGBTQ+ bill. Despite this, she claims that the Speaker allowed the bill to proceed to its Second Reading in Parliament. Dr. Odoi believes that imposing sanctions on the Speaker would uphold the dignity of the court.

General News of Thursday, 13 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comMore damning evidence is emerging around the plot by some senior officers of the Ghana Police Service to oust the Inspector-General of Police, George Akuffo-Dampare, ahead of the 2024 general election. The initial publication was accompanied by a 50-minute audio recording detailing the agenda of the police officers during a meeting with one Alhaji, the NPP man. However, the availability of more damning evidence in the form of video recordings provide more insight into the plot. According to the Commissioner of Police identified in the audio as Mensah, the leadership style of Dr Dampare threatens the possibility of the New Patriotic Party retaining power in 2024. According to a GhanaWeb source, the evidence including videos implicating the senior officers is voluminous with some bordering on national security issues and implications.

General News of Thursday, 13 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comMedia personality and political activist, Kwame Asare-Obeng, popularly known as A Plus, has stated that he has lost his dad. In a post shared on Facebook, on Thursday, July 13, 2023, A Plus said that his dad died in the United States of America (US) after a short illness. We spoke about politics and my cousin who has died of cancer in the US and is yet to be buried. Just as I was about to return some of the calls, my cousin called to inform me that my father popularly known as Dan, died at dawn after he fell sick and was being rushed to the hospital. Read the full post by A Plus below:BAI/OGBWatch the latest episode of The Lowdown:In the meantime, watch the latest episode of #SayItLoud on GhanaWeb TV with Etsey Atisu below:

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TWI NEWSHe alleged that Dr Dampare is an NDC person who was given promotions during NDC governments and served as aide-de-camp to late President John Evans Atta Mills. "If you find out yourself, he is not in good terms with Dr Bawumia… find out if you are close to Dr Bawumia because he knows that Dr Bawumia did not recommend him as IGP… Dr Bawumia knows that if we take him to elections we’ll have difficulties,” he stated. The senior party member expressed concern about how the matter has not been brought to the attention of leading members of the party and the government but was informed by the senior officer that such attempts have proved futile. He further revealed that Dr Dampare enjoys the support of some close relatives of the president including his executive secretary Nana Asante Bediatuo and Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko. The former NPP party chairman at a point received a call which he informed his guests was from the president.

However, when a son of a late former Paramount Chief of the Somey Traditional Area in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region, describes his people as wicked, that raises a lot of eyebrows. Today, however, he explained that the people of his hometown, some of whom were treated as family and given opportunities to also thrive under his father’s rule, want to push them out of their father’s house. He also narrated how his father’s house became the official palace of the area, and for this reason, there is a continued attempt to push them out of it because, technically, that is still the palace. “If we leave that house, that means that we don’t have any place. Courage, who once run to become the Member of Parliament for Ketu South, also explained what would happen to the family in the instance that they do not win the battle of keeping their father’s house.

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Politics of Monday, 10 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe First National Vice Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sofo Awudu Azorka, popularly known as Chief Azoka, has been captured in a viral video saying that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is a dangerous person. In the said video, Chief Azoka could be heard saying that Bawumia played a vital role in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) winning the presidency. He said that the vice president is one to be feared because he is a liar. One of the men, whom the NDC vice chair was communicating with, in response to his comments described the vice president as a “dangerous man”. They are not talking about the 9 other candidates; in the morning they talk about Bawumia; in the afternoon, Bawumia; in the evening, Bawumia; in their dreams; Bawumia.

General News of Monday, 10 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comAngel FM morning show host, Nana Yaa Brefo has called out New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopefuls Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Alan Kyerematen for making unrealistic campaign promises. “Ghana is currently not independent and yet you (Alan) go about promising to put constituency executives on salary because you take us for fools, you expect us to believe you. "Alhaji [Bawumia] on the other hand is promising appointment to ten party members in each constituency. Ahead of the NPP’s November presidential primary, ten candidates including Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen have been crisscrossing the country courting the support of party delegates. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia as part of his campaign has promised to appoint 10 party members from each constituency into government positions when elected flagbearer and subsequently president.

General News of Sunday, 9 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comRenowned broadcaster Dr Randy Abbey has taken a swipe at the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government over his decision to tax sanitary pads. Speaking on his Good Morning Ghana programme on Friday, July 7, 2023, Dr Abbey could not believe that the government considered sanitary pads as a luxury good. He rejected the government's excuses that adding sanitary pads to goods considered as luxuries was a mistake. “How can you have a problem with taxes on condoms but not have a problem with placing taxes on sanitary pads and even described it as a luxury product?" There might be something wrong with you,” Dr Abbey, the host of Good Morning Ghana, said.

In a video sighted by GhanaWeb, the Founder of Heaven Way International Ministries popularly known as Nana Agradaa alleged that her husband took off his wedding ring and sold it claiming that it was too tight for him. “It was all because of Mercy that you took off the ring and sold it and when you were asked you just said you had sold it. Who sells their wedding ring without a motive. “When I do my analysis, it was around the time the man was talking to Mercy that he took off his ring. He claimed the ring was too tight and he had sold it but he had already made up his mind,” she said.

General News of Sunday, 9 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comNew Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful, John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen has noted that the party risks losing the 2024 presidential election if it fails to elect a candidate from its stronghold, the Ashanti Region. We all here know that as for NPP, since the return to multi-party rule, our stronghold is the Ashanti Region. “So if you want someone who will become president, you need someone who has political capital in the Ashanti Region,” he said. “That aside, you need a candidate who can also make inroads into the opposition stronghold which is the Volta Region. It is not the case that the Volta Region does not like the NPP, they have promised us their support in so far as Alan is the NPP candidate,” he said.

Diasporia News of Saturday, 8 July 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comA 43-year-old Ghanaian living in Pomigliano, a suburb of the Metropolitan City of Naples, Italy, Frederick Akwasi Adofo, has reportedly been killed by two teenagers. The worried community members checked the CCTV of a shop nearby and found that two teenagers, who were believed to be both 16 years of age, attacked the man and beat him to death. The homeless Ghanaian had lived in Italy for almost 11 years having illegally migrated to the country in 2012 through Libya and the Mediterranean. After he was arrested by Italian Customs on his arrival, he was granted asylum and had been living in Pomigliano, since. This made him become known and loved by the community members.

According to a report filed by Ghanaweb.com, British-Ghanaian entrepreneur Akosua Dentaa Amoateng is expected to be included in the new administration of Asante Kotoko for the upcoming season. Amoateng, who previously served as the International Relations Manager for the dissolved administration, is the only member from the previous management of Asante Kotoko to be considered by the Manhyia Palace. With a strong connection to the world of football, Amoateng has managed Ghanaian football legend Asamoah Gyan and played a key role in securing the services of former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong for the Ghana Football Association. The previous management of Asante Kotoko, led by Nana Yaw Amponsah, including Akosua Dentaa Amoateng, has also been dissolved. However, the Manhyia Palace will announce a new board for Asante Kotoko before the start of the 2023/24 season.