'Try it' - Bridget Otoo fumes as police 'cocks gun' during #OccupyJulorbiHouse demo
General News of Thursday, 21 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comBroadcast journalist, Bridget Otoo has accused personnel of the Ghana Police Service of brutalizing her along with other protestors at the widely participated anti-government demonstration, #OccupyJulorbiHouse. In an audio heard by GhanaWeb during a Twitter space on Thursday, Bridget Otoo lambasted the police personnel at the Accra Regional Command for brutalizing innocent protestors and cocking their guns at them. “You are cocking your guns, you are cocking your guns! Try it!” Bridget Otoo said. Recording the mini-chaos between the police and some protestors in the yard, even as a… https://t.co/BNd7yX6BSh pic.twitter.com/sEd2duhB2x — Ölele | Deep Throat Sauce????????????????????
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September 21, 2023 13:12 UTC
Watch video of 4 Ghanaians staging anti-government demo at UN HQ in New York
Diasporia News of Thursday, 21 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe practice of nationals 'acosting' their presidents overseas is not a new phenomenon. It has been used as a protest mechanism to express opposition especially to ongoings back home. Ghana's president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the subject of a similar protest in 2019 according to a classfmonline report. A video available to GhanaWeb showed four women staging the protest. You can also watch this episode of People & Places on GhanaWeb TV:
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September 21, 2023 06:23 UTC
We must break the 8 – COP Alex Mensah
He added that the NPP is the best political party in the country and it has really done well in the management of the country. “We will break the 8, we must break the 8 to push Ghana forward. "Comparing other political parties, I see the NPP as the best political party that can help this country,” he said. “This IGP won’t help us. He won’t, he wants everything to be done fairly and we don’t win elections that way.
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September 20, 2023 15:37 UTC
You Fought The Church, Now You Want To Be President? – Apostle Agyenim Goes After Ken Agyapong
Apostle Agyenim Boateng of the Peniel Outreach Ministries International has opposed the possibility of the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong becoming the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential candidate. The pastor has asserted that Agyapong's past actions, particularly his criticism of the Church of God, disqualifies him from being considered as the party's flagbearer. He highlighted the controversial moments when Agyapong publicly criticized the Church during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. He recalled Agyapong's statements in which he suggested that, if he were president, he would "collapse all one-man churches in Ghana." Agyapong will contest for the flagbearership slot of the NPP along with three other contenders including Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, and Addiah Nimoh.
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September 20, 2023 09:02 UTC
Akufo-Addo shocked I haven’t received any contract since 2021 – Ken Agyapong
General News of Tuesday, 19 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comNew Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirant Kennedy Agyapong, has disclosed that he has not received a government contract since 2021. Agyapong has been severally accused by party insiders of benefitting from government contracts but turns around to blast the government when he is unhappy over internal issues. “Those going around that Kennedy Agyapong has been given contracts, I met president and told him that from 2021, with all that I have done for the NPP, I haven’t gotten any contract. He reiterated that despite being the subject of intimidation along with the blocking of his businesses, “I have kept quiet. I insist that since we came into power… ask NAPO, when I met the old man and told him, he was shocked,” he added.
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September 19, 2023 14:28 UTC
Ghana Remains The Highest Indebted Country To IMF In Africa – Report
Ghana has maintained the top spot among African countries as the most highly indebted country to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The development comes after Ghana’s loans from the Fund soared by 35.3 percent in the second quarter of 2023. The recent figure represents $451 million SDR which is higher than the previous figure of 1.246 billion SDR recorded as of April 30, 2023. The IMF report further pointed out that Ghana’s outstanding loans is 9.55 percent of Africa’s total of SDR 17.68 billion. Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo was the second country in Africa behind Ghana to be ranked as the most highly indebted to the IMF.
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September 19, 2023 13:40 UTC
Winner of 2024 presidential elections already decided - Rev Owusu Bempah
Politics of Tuesday, 19 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, has issued some prophecies on the upcoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries, slated for November 4, 2023, and the 2024 presidential elections. Addressing his congregation on Sunday, September 17, 2023, Rev. Owusu Bempah indicated that the result of the 2024 elections has already been determined in the helm of the spirit. And so today, I have to get home early to perform that action for the person (the next president).
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September 19, 2023 12:11 UTC
NPP Behaving As If They Won 2016 Polls On Silver Platter – Owusu Bempah Laments
Owusu Bempah, a spiritual force behind president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo stressed that prior to the 2016 elections, his church had played a key role in the political victory that led to Akufo-Addo coming into office in 2017. Without mentioning names, he accused some people of being ungrateful in seeking to belittle the impact that he had on the NPP campaign at the time. I played a major part, just that some people are ungrateful, we have suffered. The work God did through me for the NPP to come into government, it is only an ingrate who will say I did nothing,” he stressed. Please report any inappropriate content to us, and we will evaluate it as a matter of priority.
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September 19, 2023 07:16 UTC
Pastors Arrested For Assaulting Priestess Who Refused To Surrender Her Gods
Three (3) pastors who physically assaulted a priestess of the indigenous Traditional Religion in Wiaga in the Builsa North Municipality of the Upper East Region have been arrested by the police. At a point, one of the pastors, a Whitman pulled a pistol on her and threatened to kill her. “They took some of my idols and hid them and when I retrieved them, one of the pastors who is a white man held me and pushed me onto the ground. I quickly got back up and that was when the white man took out a pistol and threatened to kill me,” she told the Journalist. The traditional priestess wants the perpetrators of the violence on her punished.
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September 18, 2023 15:20 UTC
Let John Mahama Dare Drop Jane Naana Agyemang & He Will Carry His Burden Of Defeat In 2024
Mr. Anyidoho’s firm stance comes in the wake of a failed attempt over the weekend by Julius Debrah to whip up support for his desperate bid to become running mate. According to Koku Anyidoho he really does not understand why Julius should be doing what he is doing at this crucial time. “Was Jane Naana the one to deal with the personal problems and heavy burden of the Flagbearer? If the Flagbearer himself and his close aides failed woefully in handling all the heavy missiles from the NPP, why blame the running mate?” Koku asked rhetorically. To all intents and purposes, John Mahama’s choice of a running mate for the 2024 general election is going to be hotly contested and the electorate will be watching closely and waiting with bated breath.
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September 18, 2023 10:10 UTC
5 anti-government bombs Ken Agyapong released at Show Down walk
General News of Monday, 18 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comKennedy Agyapong addressed teeming supporters over the weekend at a gathering dubbed, THE SHOW DOWN WALK. The speech was to round off a fitness walk through parts of Accra, as he drummed support for his candidature. Known for his blunt nature, the Assin North lawmaker and New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful spoke his mind and, in the process, made some hard admissions about the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government’s failings. GhanaWeb’s tracking of his SHOW DOWN WALK speech picked out five anti-government jabs. Youth unemployment is rising"Ghanaians are ready to give Kennedy Agyapong a chance, the onus is now on New Patriotic Party (NPP) members to elect Ken Agyapong to rescue Ghana for young people to get jobs.
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September 18, 2023 06:54 UTC
LIVESTREAMED: MzGee hosts Bullgod, Arnold, Ola, others on United Showbiz
Entertainment of Saturday, 16 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comUnited Showbiz on UTV is live with hostess MzGee fielding questions to her guests on the weekly entertainment roundup programme. Her guests for this week are the following:Arnold Asamoah-BaidooBullgodOla MichaelAshes andMcYaa YeboahWatch the livestream below:
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September 17, 2023 15:03 UTC
Hue and cry about my appointment made me aware people don’t understand my work - Mortuaries CEO
He noted that when his appointment was announced by the president, there was significant confusion among Ghanaians about the nature of MoFFA's work. The public's response to his appointment on social media further emphasised the need for education about MoFFA's role, he added. He recounted a situation where people questioned the necessity of regulation in the funeral industry, and he responded by asking if they would prefer to have an unregulated space to a regulated space. Dr Twerefour pointed out that some cemeteries lack these basic amenities, allowing free-range animals to enter and feed. Furthermore, he mentioned that the law allows family members to report mortuaries that fail to properly preserve the bodies of the deceased to MoFFA.
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September 17, 2023 12:32 UTC
2019 video of Elmina chief explaining why police take 'funeral donations' resurfaces on social media
General News of Sunday, 17 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comThe Paramount Chief of the Elmina Traditional Area, Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, has defended police against serial accusations of being corrupt. He admits that police officers often receive monies from members of the public but explains that such monies cannot be classified as bribes but rather as funeral donations. He explained, in a video clip that has gone viral on Twitter (now X) that it was not for nothing that policemen wore black uniforms, that it was because they are constantly mourning. They wear black uniforms so whatever you give them is akin to funeral donations," he stated to laughter. The video has elicited lots of reactions as people mock the police and applaud the chief's sense of humour.
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September 17, 2023 04:56 UTC
LIVESTREAMING: MzGee hosts Bullgod, Armold, Ola, others on United Showbiz
Entertainment of Saturday, 16 September 2023Source: www.ghanaweb.comUnited Showbiz on UTV is live with hostess MzGee fielding questions to her guests on the weekly entertainment roundup programme. Her guests for this week are the following:Arnold Asamoah-BaidooBullgodOla MichaelAshes andMcYaa YeboahWatch the livestream below:
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September 16, 2023 21:48 UTC