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The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has dismissed reports that he has initiated moves to contest the presidential slot for the ruling New Patriotic Party. Reports have been rife that Mr Afriyie Akoto during the weekend initiated a private meeting with some top-notch power brokers of the NPP in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to disclose ...

Political activist Kwame Asare Obeng popularly known as A-Plus has described Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah as a very ungrateful politician. Speaking on Starr Chat on Wednesday, A-Plus told host Nana Aba Anamoah that there is no cordial relationship between him and the Member of Parliament for Ofoase Ayirebi. “Politicians do not respect and they’re very ungrateful. I do not ...

Political activist Kwame A-Plus has described the government as insensitive following the introduction of a number of taxes in the 2021 budget statement. The government introduced a Covid-19 levy, financial sector cleanup levy, and two others as part of measures to shore up revenue. The new proposed levy will become a one percentage point increase on both the existing VAT ...

Some distinguished past and present Ghanaian public office holders are set to be awarded by the Initiators of Change Foundation through its annual ‘Lifetime in a Portraits’ Award. The “Lifetime in a Portrait Award” aims at discovering and celebrating distinguished individuals from various backgrounds with the prime goal of engendering social cohesion, unity, patriotism, role modelling, and national development. This ...

An Italian court has cleared two global oil giants, Eni and Shell, over allegations of corruption in Nigeria. The long-running case centred around the $1.3bn (£936m) purchase of an offshore oil block in 2011. Prosecutors had alleged that the majority of the money was used to bribe Nigerian politicians and officials. But the court in Milan said the two firms, ...

Maverick political activist A-Plus has extolled the public service attributes of Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah saying the former broadcaster is not corrupt. “Kojo is not corrupt; I can say that because I know. But I can’t speak for the future,” he told Nana Aba Anamoah on Starr Chat Wednesday. A-Plus however noted the Information Minister has not acknowledged his ...

The First Vice-Chair of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Frederick Fredua Antoh says the current jostling for flagbearer within the party is unfair to President Akufo-Addo. The comment comes on the back of active social media campaigns by supporters of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia and Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen for the standard-bearer slot. There are other candidates who have declared ...

A timber truck driver is reportedly dead while another person is in critical condition after a terrifying accident at Abene in Kwahu East District of the Eastern region The accident occurred Wednesday morning on the Kwahu Abetifi to Abene road. According to an eyewitness, the logging truck trailer was carting three big logs of timber but suddenly one of the ...

The Executive Director of the Africa Center for parliamentary affairs Dr Rasheed Draman says the seeming budget tussle between Parliament and the Presidency may end up in the Supreme Court. The Speaker of Parliament Alban Sumana Bagbin Tuesday, March 16 issued a stern warning to Committees which will consider the 2021 budget estimates against approving the estimates with the figures ...

An Educationist, Mr Ekow Djan has said former Minister of Education Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh should be held liable for the controversial textbooks disparaging Ewes in the country. According to Mr Djan, the Ministry of Education under the watch of Dr. Mathew Opoku-Prempeh, together with its direct agency, the National Council for Curriculum Assessment (NaCCA) headed by then Executive Secretary, ...