Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Condemn Homosexuality But Not Through Violent Means

Pope Francis
Several critics have condemned homosexuals and warned their leaders not to embrace the act which they deem despicable and a canker to the development of their nations.

But the topic on homosexuality has become even more intricate especially with some powerful world forces calling on developing countries to legalize the rights of gays and lesbians or face a penalty.

Moses Foh Amoaning: "If This Pope Goes On The Way He’s Going, He'll Not Last Long"

Private Legal Lecturer, Moses Foh Amoaning says he is greatly disappointment in Pope Francis for failing to openly condemn homosexual acts.

This NDC Gov’t Is Unpopular Not The Sacked 33 MMDCEs

Policy Analyst and a member of the People’s National Convention (PNC) has urged the dismissed 33 Metropolis, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to take their expulsion in good faith but hoped the newly appointed executives will soon experience a similar fate.

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

Prof Mills Was State Property…We Need To Know How He Died

Traditionally, criticizing the dead is deemed offensive. And when the deceased has been laid to rest in peace, it is obviously unacceptable to reveal his or her dark sides. This may be a generally accepted custom in the nation but to some, custom can be disregarded when the departed is a leading figure; even moreso when he was a former president.

This is why Ken Kuranchie stopped at nothing to pose the question; what killed Professor Mills?

This Oko Vanderpuije Man Is Dividing Us With His Penchant For Tribalism Left, Right & Center

Alfred Oko Vanderpuiye on the left with Sammy Awuku on the right
Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku, believes the actions and in-actions of the Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, have the potency of wrecking the economy.

NDC Used Mills To Get To Power, Used His Death To Campaign And Are Now Abusing His Memory

The Managing Editor of the Searchlight newspaper, Ken Agyei Kuranchie has expressed disappointment in the leadership of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, for abusing the memory of the late President.

Peace Council Chair Tells Politicians: Exhibit Servant Leadership

Chairman of the National Peace Council, Rev. Professor Emmanuel Asante has urged leaders in the country to take a cue from the life of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, who he described as ‘religious’ national figure.

Monday, July 29, 2013

“It’s A Deliberate Attempt To Bastardize Zoomlion”

Communications Manager for Zoomlion Ghana Ltd., Robert Coleman wants media practitioners in the country to exercise “great caution and circumspection” and not fabricate stories about the company’s involvement in the Ghana Youth Employment and Enterpreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA) report submitted to President John Dramani Mahama some two weeks ago.

Mills’ Son Opens Up On His Father’s Death…It "Didn’t Make Sense To Me"

Mills son Samuel Kofi Atta Mills pays his last respect
For the first time since his father’s demise and one year commemoration, son of the late President John Evans Atta Mills has decided to reveal the circumstances that led to his father’s death.

Friday, July 26, 2013

It Is Blasphemous To Tag Mills A Saint…And To Equate Him To Nkrumah

Former National Youth Organizer of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), James Kwabena Bomfeh Jnr., has warned government functionaries not to compare the late President John Evans Atta Mills to Ghana’s first President, Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah.

Judging from the leadership role of the late President Mills, James Kwabena Bomfeh, popularly known as ‘Kabila’, said during a panel discussion programme on Oman FM’s National Agenda programme that the late President could not in any way wear the shoes of the late Dr. Nkrumah.

Mills Will Be Remembered As Ghana’s Worst Ever Leader After Mahama

Ernest Owusu Bempah
Ernest Owusu Bempah, Deputy Communications Director of the National Democratic Party, says the late President Mills will go into the historical books of Ghana as the ‘worst’ leader after his successor, President John Dramani Mahama.

Abuga Pele: How Are My Character Assassinators Going To Repair The Damage Caused To My Image?

Abuga Pele
Former National Coordinator of the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA), Hon. Abuga Pele, has hit back at critics who have accused him of being part of the alleged corruption and financial malfeasance cited in the report by the five-member ministerial committee that investigated his outfit.

Thursday, July 25, 2013

Mills Was So Sick He Did Not Really Know What Was Going On Around Him

Though the country has been plunged into a sad mood as Ghanaians mourn and reminisce about the deeds of the late President John Evans Atta Mills, a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) however has called for an investigation into death of the late President and the source of funding for organizing his one year anniversary.

Balado Manu: Arrest Of Suspected Arsonists Is Just A “Diversionary Tactic”

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ahafo-Ano South Constituency, Hon. Stephen Kwaku Balado Manu says the arrest of two persons suspected to be behind the supposed arson at Kantamanto is only a hoax to divert the attention of Ghanaians.

I Don’t Know Why This Administration Can't Seem To Do Anything Right

A member of the New Patriotic Party, Kwabena Sarpong wants the Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuije to be held liable for the fire outbreaks at the Kantamanto market and prosecuted in court in the stead of the suspected arsonists arrested quite recently.

A couple of months ago, the Kantamanto market followed by the Makola market and other market centers in the metropolis were razed by fire, which destroyed several items belonging to traders.

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

Koku Anyidoho: I Got Spurred On By Kweku Baako’s False Reportage About My Dad

Former Communications Director of the erstwhile Mills government, Koku Anyidoho has for the first time revealed what really motivated him to take up politics as a career.

NDC Is Comfortable Commemorating Mills’ Death; But Can’t Tell Ghanaians How He Died?

Policy Analyst for the People’s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed has accused the Planning Committee set up by President John Dramani Mahama to organize the one year anniversary of the late President John Evans Atta Mills of turning the commemoration into an “NDC affair” devoid of any nationalistic color.

Prez Mahama Should Be The First To Prepare His Mind For Any Verdict By The Supreme Court

A member of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and Policy Analyst, Atik Mohammed says President John Dramani Mahama should psych himself up as the country awaits the verdict by the nine-member panel sitting on the Presidential election petition before the Supreme Court.

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

“BE BOLD” – Karbo Tells Judges

Former National Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Anthony Abayifa Karbo, has made a solemn call on the nine-member panel sitting on the election dispute between leaders of the opposition New Patriotic Party and the Electoral Commission to be ‘bold’ even as the nation awaits their verdict.

Sammy Awuku: If You Don’t Rally Behind Your Spiritual Leaders, NDC Will Desecrate Them Piecemeal

Deputy Communication Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku has made a clarion call on Christians in the nation to defend their religious leaders so as to prevent politicians from debasing their reputations.

Arrest Religious Leaders Whose Divine Directives Lead To Loss Of Life

Managing Editor of “Insight” newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., wants State Prosecutors to arraign religious leaders before court when innocent Ghanaians die as a result of their divine instructions backfiring.

Monday, July 22, 2013

Otabil Is An “Opportunist” And Wants To Subvert Democratic Governance

Head of Policy Monitoring and Evaluation, Dr. Tony Aidoo has lashed out at the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Dr. Mensa Otabil, for impressing upon his congregation and the entire citizenry the need to offer prayers for the destiny of the nation saying the man of God wants to provoke Ghanaians toward “insurgency”.

We Have The Right To Believe Or Not To Believe In God – Kwesi Pratt

Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has impressed upon the entire nation to stop hurling invectives on people who profess disbelief in prophecies from men of God.

Kwesi Pratt, who was obviously not happy with the scathing attacks on unbelievers or atheists, wants the law to be enforced so as to avert any infringement on the rights and freedoms of such people.

Current Fashion Of Our Religious Beliefs: A Factor To Economic Recession

Member of Parliament of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) for Techiman Constituency, Hon. Adjei Mensah says Ghanaians should call the bluff of the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Dr. Mensah Otabil, by not praying for peace of the nation.

Saturday, July 20, 2013

I’m Not Like Mensah Otabil, I Don’t Run Away From My Words

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., says he never wants to live on earth like Dr. Mensah Otabil, General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), who he claims, easily chickens out when confronted with certain pronouncements he's made.

Ex-Prez Kufuor Admonishes Media Practitioners

Not exactly the picture
Former President John Agyekum Kufour has charged media practitioners in the country to effectively to execute their duties as watchdogs for the nation.

In a speech read on behalf of the former President by his Spokesperson, Frank Agyekum, at the National Peace Summit at the State House in Accra, President Kufour reminded the media of its responsibilities and urged journalists to be circumspect in their reportage in order to avert any dangers.

Kufuor: Pray For Supreme Court Panel Adjudicating On Election Petition Case

Former President John Agyekum Kufour has urged the nation to offer prayers for the Justices sitting on the election dispute before the Supreme Court.

He admonished Ghanaians to uphold the verdict of the court and ensure that peace prevails after the nine-member panel gives a ruling on the election petition filed against the legitimacy of President John Dramani Mahama by three leaders of the opposition New Patriotic Party.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Contempt Of Court Still Applicable – Fmr Dep Chief Of Staff

Contempt of court was for some weeks a topical issue within the legal boundary of the land with some people being hauled before the Supreme Court to answer queries after having fallen foul.

Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party, Sammy Awuku, was the first to be dragged before the judges sitting on the election petition case, and probably realized his ‘real size’ after a barrage of questions from the “Sanhedrin”; the nine-member panel. He however escaped punishment.

Make Public Pronouncement Of Commitment To Accept Supreme Court Final Ruling

A Political Science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University Technology, Aminu Dramani wants political leaders in the country to make public pronouncements of their commitment to accept the verdict of the court irrespective of the direction of the ruling.

Election Petition…Cost To The Nation Financially Has Been Devastating - Segbefia

After Counsel for the petitioners, Philip Addison, ended his fourteen (14) days of cross examining Chairman for the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan, the ball is now in the bosom of the nine-member panel sitting on the case.

Pegging Marriage Age At 23…We May Live To Fight Battles Of Sexual Misconduct

Government Statistician, Dr. Philomena Nyarko, this week proffered that the legal marriage age should be fixed at 23 years to ensure that young women become physically, socially and psychologically prepared before procreation.

Thursday, July 18, 2013

DVLA Boss Speaks On Road Worthiness Of Vehicles

Chief Executive of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), Rudolph P.K Beckley has called on private and commercial drivers in the country to submit their vehicles to the authority for assessment.

Fix The Economy…You Cannot Tax And Spend Your Way Out Of Trouble

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West of the New Patriotic (NPP), Ursula Owusu has stridently called on government to stop embezzling public funds and rather fix the ‘broken’ economy.

Former MP Tells Police: Don’t Shoot To Kill Armed Robbers

Armed Robbery has over the years been an albatross and threat to national development.

Consequently, people who engage in such vice are deemed criminal and usually locked up in cells to serve as deterrent to other potential culprits.

Dr Apaak To Political Parties: Prepare Your Supporters Mentally To Accept Supreme Court Ruling

The Convener of the Forum for Governance and Justice (FGJ), Dr. Clement Apaak has charged the National Peace Council and the National Media Commission (NMC) to drive into the citizenry the spirit of patriotism and nationalism.

Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Stop “Pampering” Multinational Mining Companies

A member of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and a Policy Analyst, Atik Mohammed wants government to stop ‘pampering’ multinational companies who he accused of exploiting the country’s natural resources.

Tuesday, July 16, 2013

Mahama’s Administration Is A “Killer Gov’t”

Policy Analyst of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Atik Mohammed has lambasted government for purportedly ‘killing’ the hard work of contractors in the nation.

Speaking on Oman FM's "National Agenda" on Tuesday, he described the government as a “Killer government”, claiming that it meted out unfair treatments to the contractors.

NDC Used GH₵8.7 bn In 2012 To “Better Lives” Of Ghanaians – Fifi Kwetey

In a quick riposte to media reports that the ruling NDC government seemingly wasted $ 5 billion to finance its campaign during the 2012 general elections, Fifi Fiavi Franklin Kwetey has sought to set the record straight in order to defuse the controversy over the claims.

What Is Wrong With A Man Of God Admonishing Us To Pray To Avert Calamity?

Member of Parliament for Berekum East constituency, Hon. Dr. Kwabena Twum Nuamah has urged Ghanaians to treat the admonition by the General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr. Mensah Otabil, to Ghanaians to wake up and pray because he senses something ominous befalling the nation with the gravity it deserves.

XCLUSIV FOTOS: "Ghana Stands In Worship" Concert Makes History!

Donnie McClurkin on stage
The first ever national worship concert “Ghana Stands In Worship” will go down in history as the best ever open air gospel event organized in Ghana. The well-publicized event which featured the best of best of artistes turned the Ohene Djan Sports Stadium into a huge church ground on Saturday July 13, 2013.

Ken Kuranchie: Ghanaians Have No Right To Call Themselves "Civilised People" ...

Chronicling the events that unfolded during his incarceration, Ken Kuranchie has expressed doubt about the civilization of the country.

Govt Is Irresponsible…“Spending Money Like An Arab Sheikh” – Ken Kuranchie

Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Searchlight, Ken Kuranchie has jabbed government over the introduction of new tax hikes on goods and services provided in the country.

The newspaper editor, who could not fathom the logic in introducing new taxes, said on Oman FM's political programme 'National Agenda' bemoaned the extravagant nature of the Mahama-led government.

Monday, July 15, 2013

Let’s Do Tax Discrimination – Bernard Mornah

Government has for weeks now indicated there will be imposition of new taxes on goods and services. The new tax hikes are intended to generate revenue to develop the economy.

Ken Kuranchie: Ghanaians Have No Right To Call Themselves "Civilised People" ...

Chronicling the events that unfolded during his incarceration, Ken Kuranchie has expressed doubt about the civilization of the country.

Radio Gold Rips Into Sir John…Demands Apology For “Treacherous, Shameful And Unconscionable” Comments

The Management of Radio Gold appears to be on a collision course with the Chief Scribe of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie after the Accra-based radio station hit back at the outspoken politician following his allegation that the station had doctored a recording of an Oman FM programme on which he made potentially contemptuous comments against the Supreme Court Justices sitting on the election 2012 petition case.

Prof Oquaye & Mpiani Are Spewing “Absolute Nonsense”

Following recent warning by Matthew Addai an advisor to Isofoton SA and a self-acclaimed member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), to two other members not to muddy the waters, the NPP guru still seems dissatisfied and would not let go until the truth is unveiled.

It Is Prudent To Expel Teachers Who Do Not Comport Themselves – Ablakwa

Deputy Education Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has reinforced the need for teachers in the country to be sanctioned if they misconduct themselves.

Following orders by the sector Minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, that teachers who absent themselves from duty for 10 days or more should vacate their post; the Deputy Education Minister is of a strong view that the directives will help to instill discipline.

Wednesday, July 10, 2013

We Need Complete Overhaul Of ECG & Other State Institutions – PPP Communicator

A member of the Communication team of the People's Progressive Party, Samuel Amoako says the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) should be overhauled in order to streamline its operations.

That’s Our Problem...Always Going For The Lazy, Easy Option - Pratt

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt has jabbed government and management of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) for proposing to increase levies on water distribution and electricity supply.

Govt Has Been On A Spending Spree At The Expense of Ghanaians - Nana Akomea

Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) believes government has been on spending spree at the expense of the welfare of the citizenry.