Articles from the ‘News From Other Newspapers’ category

Konadu Rawlings For President Posters Out

Posted by on January 16, 2012 at 12:00 pm in News From Other Newspapers

Residents of Kumasi and other parts of the country woke up on Sunday morning to witness fresh 2012 election posters of Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, wife of former president and NDC founder, Jerry John Rawlings, scattered all over the country. The posters, which were nicely made by experts in the designing business, had a huge [...]

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Mills@3rd Editors Forum: Does My Existence Pose A Threat To Anyone?

Posted by on January 9, 2012 at 3:15 pm in News From Other Newspapers, Politics

The President, His Excellency John Evan Atta Mills, has taken a dig at rumour-mongers and the constant attempt to make his health status an issue and has sought to find out if his continuous existence is a threat to others. In response to a question on his health status President Mills indirectly asked if some [...]

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Rawlings bemoans the state of indiscipline in Ghana

Posted by on December 16, 2011 at 4:34 pm in News From Other Newspapers, Politics

From: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Joy News Former president Jerry Rawlings has said that the indiscipline in the country has reached a crescendo. He believes the country is stagnating as a result of such unruliness. Mr. Rawlings expressed the views when former Black Stars player, Samuel Osei-Kuffour went to him to formally invite him to [...]

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Mills demands report on GHC42m judgment debt to NDC stalwart

Posted by on at 3:29 pm in News From Other Newspapers, Politics

From: Ghana l Joy News Attorney General Martin Amidu is expected to present a report explaining the state’s decision to pay a controversial judgment debt to NDC stalwart and businessman, Alfred Woyome. Mr Woyome was paid 42 million cedis of judgment debt after he won a case against the state. He sued the state for [...]

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Pratt Demands Full-Scale Independent Investigations

Posted by on at 3:24 pm in News From Other Newspapers, Politics

Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., is calling for full scale independent investigations into the circumstances surrounding how GH¢41,811,480.59 of state money was doled out in a court settlement to an alleged bankroller of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Alfred Agbesi Woyome. He is also asking for investigations to be conducted [...]

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‘Prosecuting attorneys must deepen knowledge in crime’

Posted by on December 15, 2011 at 11:11 am in News From Other Newspapers, Other Top Stories

From: Ghana | Daily Graphic        The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Mr. Martin Amidu, has stressed the need for prosecuting attorneys to deepen their knowledge and understanding of the new and emerging economic and organised crime. That, he said would enable them to creditably investigate and prosecute criminals associated with such crimes. Mr Amidu [...]

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Sekou – I rejected NDC’s car and cash bribe

Posted by on December 7, 2011 at 10:35 am in News From Other Newspapers, Politics

From: Ghana | Myjoyonline.com | Adwoa Gyasiwaa Dr. Sekou Nkrumah, son of Ghana’s first president, who recently fell out with the ruling National Democratic Congress, says a member of the party Tuesday attempted to bribe him with cash and a car so he would do the party’s bidding. But he warns the party to stay [...]

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Mills: I Don’t Have An Inordinate Desire To Be President

Posted by on December 5, 2011 at 11:48 am in News From Other Newspapers, Other Top Stories

President John Evans Atta Mills has asked the United Nations (UN) Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon, to ignore what he describes as ugly noises from politicians and keep a close eye on Ghana as he remains strongly committed to ensuring that next year’s election is violence-free. I will not allow Ghana to burn under my watch [...]

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