Kofi Jumah’s son marries Akufo-Addo's daughter in private ceremony at Jubilee House
The event as reported by dailyguidenetwork.com was held at the seat of government, Jubilee House, and was strictly by invitation for the guests. One of the videos which emerged also showed the president asking his daughter if she was ready to accept Kwabena Jumah as her husband-to-be which she responded in the affirmative. Also in attendance at the beautiful ceremony were First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo and the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia together with second lady Samira Bawumia. However, the news portal dailyguidenetwork.com reports that the earlier reported marriage ceremony was rather a private introduction ceremony. Kofi Jumah, detailing how his son met the president’s daughter, said the two love birds met in America at a time when they both did not know the profile of their parents.
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April 21, 2022 12:12 UTC
'Babies with sharp teeth' label: Rawlings didn't mention any names - Ablakwa
General News of Thursday, 21 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comOkudzeto Ablakwa speaks about politics of insultsResponds to Rawlings' 'babies with sharp teeth' commentAblakwa and others labeled as 'babies with shar teeth'Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Member of Parliament for North Tongu, has spoken about the infamous babies with sharp teeth term introduced in Ghana's politics by the late President Jerry John Rawlings. "It started with a speech that ex-president Rawlings gave at one of our party events in Kumasi. He talked about these ‘babies with sharp teeth’. "In all sincerity, nobody ever called me that 'go after the former president,' used unprintable language, no. TWI NEWSThe phrase; “babies with sharp teeth” eventually became a popular one Mr. Rawlings used to described persons whom according to him, were babies in the NDC but were ‘biting’ hard at him whenever he criticized some happenings in the party.
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April 21, 2022 11:51 UTC
Mahama Should Consider One Of His 'Rivals' As Running Mate - Ben Ephson
This is the view of veteran journalist and pollster, Ben Ephson, who has joined calls for Mahama's 2020 running mate, Prof Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to be dropped. According to Ephson, in an interview on Joy News, the former president must consider picking any of his political contenders for the flagbearership slot as his running mate. “Mahama would have to repackage himself because a Mahama with the same running mate is going to be difficult [to win 2024 general elections]. He may have to form an alliance or perhaps, pick one of the [NDC presidential contenders] as his running mate. And Mahama with all his body language looks like he is retaining his running mate for 2020 [general elections].
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April 21, 2022 08:52 UTC
E-Levy: An act of parliament cannot be injuncted until main concerns are addressed - NPP MP
This according to him, is a simple understanding of the law on issues of Act of Parliament. Haruna who is a lawyer will allow this basic rule of presumption to escape him,” he added in his Facebook post. Substantive caseIn March 2022, the Minority Caucus in Parliament filed a suit to challenge the passage of the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy) at the Supreme Court. Haruna Iddrisu indicated that the passage was unconstitutional, as parliament did not have the required numbers to make a decision on the E-Levy. This was after the Minority boycotted the consideration of the E-Levy at the second and third reading stages.
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April 21, 2022 06:08 UTC
Akufo-Addo commiserates with Dag Heward-Mills and family on the death of his son
The news of the death of Dr. David Heward-Mills broke on Good Friday, April 15, 2022, but with little information on exactly what led to his death. The president also signed a book of condolence opened in the memory of the late David Heward-Mills. On Saturday, April 16, 2022, GhanaWeb reported that the Founder of the Lighthouse Chapel International, Dag Heward-Mills had lost his first son to death. According to reports, his first son, Dr. David Heward-Mills, who was a medical doctor died in the United States of America on Friday, April 15, 2022, after a short illness. EducationThe late Dr. David Heward-Mills had his Internal Medicine Residency Programme at the University of Georgia from 2019 to 2020.
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April 20, 2022 15:35 UTC
NDC Is Bigger Than Any Individual – Andy Kankam
Editor of the Informer Newspaper, Andy Kankam, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) should take into serious consideration the Economic Intelligence Unit’s (EIU) report, called on the party to change its leadership to win election 2024. The EIU report said the NDC has a higher prospect of winning the 2024 elections but that could elude them if former President John Dramani Mahama is maintained as flag bearer. Leadership will definitely change hands because the NDC is a strong party and not an individual. Portions of the EIU report read;“The next parliamentary and presidential elections are due in 2024. “The former president, John Mahama, is reportedly considering running again, but we expect the opposition NDC to try to revitalise its prospects with a fresh candidate.
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April 20, 2022 09:31 UTC
I Believe Mahama Should Be Changed As Flagbearer – Former NDC National Organiser
Former National Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress, Yaw Boateng Gyan, has stated his strong conviction that former President John Dramani Mahama should be dropped as a candidate for the party in the 2024 elections. Former President Mahama, having lost re-election in 2016, contested the presidency again in 2020 as flagbearer of the NDC but lost again. Ahead of the 2024 elections, John Dramani Mahama is once again tipped as the likely presidential candidate of the NDC which is aiming for a comeback to power after what will be an eight-year opposition term. Asked by the host if he will advise for a change in the party’s flagbearer, Yaw Boateng Gyan said “that is what my mind tells me. In 2016 we loaded up and His Excellency John Dramani Mahama manned the steering wheel.
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April 19, 2022 13:35 UTC
The 5-minute meeting in Abuja Stadium that decided Ghana's fate in World Cup play-off
It was thus a miracle that Ghana came out the first half not on the losing side. But if the Black Stars were going to make it to Qatar, something needed to change urgently. Quickly, Otto Addo, Chris Hughton, George Boateng, Mas-Ud Didi Draman and Richard Kingson held a meeting on the field. The meeting lasted five minutes and in that meeting, Ghana’s weakness in the first half was analyzed and necessary steps to tackle the situation were agreed on. Osman Bukari and Okyere Wriedt were going to replace Kudus and Afena-Gyan respectively in the latter stages of the game.
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April 19, 2022 11:59 UTC
How Ghana's World Cup opponent Cristiano Ronaldo announced the death of his son
Sports News of Tuesday, 19 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comCaptain of the Portuguese national team, Cristiano Ronaldo has called for privacy for his family following the death of his baby boy. The Manchester United forward and his girlfriend were expecting twins but the global football icon has confirmed that the boy couldn't survive. Cristiano Ronaldo is a father to four other children. Read Ronaldo's full statement below:"It is with our deepest sadness we have to announce that our baby boy has passed away," Ronaldo and Rodriguez wrote. Our baby boy, you are our angel.
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April 19, 2022 10:39 UTC
NDC Cannot Win 2024 Elections With Mahama – EIU
The opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, cannot win the 2024 generals elections with John Dramani Mahama as their flagbearer, the Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, has said. Mahama has led the NDC into two unsuccessful election campaigns in 2016 and 2020. According to EIU’s five-year forecast for Ghana released on April 13, 2022, the opposition party has a higher probability to be victorious in the next general elections. “Our baseline forecast is that ongoing public dissatisfaction with the slow pace of improvements in governance—such as infrastructure development, job creation and easing of corruption—will trigger anti-incumbency factors and push the electorate to seek a change," the EIU report stated. From the research findings, EIU indicated that “John Mahama, is reportedly considering running again,” adding that NDC should "try to revitalise its prospects with a fresh candidate.”The EIU has, in the past, predicted correctly the outcomes of Ghana’s elections in 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020.
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April 19, 2022 07:27 UTC
Labadi Beach Comes Alive With Hundreds Of Revellers On Easter Monday
Easter festivities are absolutely incomplete without Easter Mondays. This has however not been the situation since the coronavirus pandemic reared its head in March 2020, making government impose restrictions on gatherings. Bans were placed on free movement with the beach becoming a no-go area. For the first time after restrictions were eased, Ghanaians did not spare the day despite early morning rains on Easter Monday. GhanaWeb visited one of the popular beach sites in Accra, Labadi beach to assess the situation and see how Ghanaians marked the holiday.
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April 19, 2022 07:20 UTC
'He got in with her permission' – Zanzibar hotel jumps to the defense of man who tried to rape tourist
“There was a naked man lying on my bed and touching me at 2am in my hotel room! MY 23rd BIRTHDAY VACATION WENT WRONG IN ZANZIBAR , TANZANIA2 — Zainab Oladehinde (@zainabdehinde) April 16, 2022I eventually witnessed and experienced in Tanzania. There was a naked man lying on my bed and touching me at 2am in my hotel room ! 38 pic.twitter.com/FEe5kb48fn — Zainab Oladehinde (@zainabdehinde) April 16, 2022I stood my ground and said I wouldn’t delete any picture. 42. pic.twitter.com/kFX5KzAT0F — Zainab Oladehinde (@zainabdehinde) April 16, 2022When we got to the hospital, the nurse confirmed that there was no penetration.
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April 19, 2022 00:20 UTC
Serwaa Broni explains how she met Hopeson Adorye
According to Hopeson Adorye, he never accessed a hotel room he had booked for her as she has alleged. But in a latest interview with American-based social commentator, Kevin Taylor, Serwaa Broni has refuted claims that she met the president through Hopeson Adorye. Asked about her relationship with Hopeson Adorye, Serwaa Broni stated, “I know him, he is actually not my friend but I got to know him through a mutual friend in the UK. But in her recent interview with Kevin Taylor, Serwaa Broni insisted Hopeson Adorye ransacked her hotel room and attempted to access her laptop in 2017. A recording of the alleged meeting with Hopeson Adorye, the former CID boss and Serwaa Broni was subsequently played during the interview.
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April 18, 2022 22:46 UTC
US border officers discover bat meat, ‘prekese’, others in baggage of passenger arriving from Ghana
General News of Sunday, 17 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comUS border officials clamp down on prohibited itemsPassenger involved arrived from GhanaCDC says bats are dangerousUS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have reported discovering some unusual items in the baggage of a passenger arriving from Ghana at the Washington Dulles International Airport. CNN reports that three and a half pounds of bat meat, 12 pounds of tetraplura (a flowering plant from West Africa), turkey berries (yellow-green, pea-sized berries), and eggplants were among the items found in the baggage of the said passenger. A news release from the Customs and Border Protection indicated that the passenger from Maryland arrived from the West African country on April 5. The plants were seized and destroyed while the meat was handed over to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They have also been suggested as a possible source of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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April 17, 2022 21:06 UTC
Friends but now foes: Six politicians who are no longer on talking terms
General News of Sunday, 17 April 2022Source: www.ghanaweb.comGhanaWeb FeatureAt some point in their political careers, they enjoyed a close relationship and were close buddies. GhanaWeb puts the spotlight on six Ghanaian politicians who were once good friends but are no longer on cool terms. Koku Anyidoho vs Asiedu NketiaAt some point, Koku referred to Asiedu Nketia as ‘my boss’. Whereas Asiedu Nketia has maintained a loud silence on their issues, Koku Anyidoho has been vocal and consistent. Their relationship has however soiled with Kennedy Agyapong blaming on the Alan Kyerematen versus Akufo-Addo rivalry in 2008.
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April 17, 2022 18:16 UTC