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COVID-19 gaffe: Carlos Ahenkorah resigns!

The Deputy Minister for Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has resigned from his position. This comes after he admitted breaching COVID-19 protocols by visiting a...

Santasi robbery: Stabbed three-year-old girl dies (Photo)

Belonia Adusei, the three-year-old girl, who was knifed during a robbery incident at Hemang/Ampatia in Kumasi, has also died. Her death comes barely two weeks after her...

You made our politics interesting – Mahama mourns Sir John

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress has joined scores of Ghanaians to mourn former boss of the Ghana Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie. According to...

Sir John’s brother speaks on his death

Father William Opoku Boateng, a junior brother to the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, affectionately called Sir John, says his brother was a man of...

Asiedu Nketia promises to ‘father’ Sir John’s family

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has promised to take over the family duties of his late friend and former...

Covid-19: Akufo-Addo grants amnesty to 794 prisoners

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has granted amnesty to 794 deserving prisoners in a bid to mitigate the dangers posed by congestion in Ghana's...

Asanteman pays tribute to Sir John

Tributes are pouring from across the length and breadth of Ashanti, the home region of Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, who...

Prof Gyampo reveals Sir John’s message to him after NPP primaries

A political scientist with the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has showered praises on the late former General Secretary of the New Patriotic...

Hushpuppi handed over to United States for ‘fraud accusation’

Social media celebrity and his accomplice have been extradited to the United States of America (USA) after being arrested in Dubai last month. Raymond Abbas,...

Akufo-Addo pens emotional tribute to Sir John [Read]

President Nana Akufo-Addo has penned an emotional tribute to mourn the death of late politician and lawyer, Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John. The...

Gunshots at Kasoa, NDC man injured at registration centre [Photos]

A polling station agent of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Awutu Senya East Constituency in the Central region, Ebenezer Tetteh, has been...

Tears flow as mourners throng Sir John’s hometown [Video]

Following the death of Sir John, mourners have thronged his hometown, Sakora Wonoo of the Kwabre East District in the Ashanti region. Ghanaians were hit...

Those breaking Covid-19 protocols at registration centres are NDC people – Sam Pyne

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Sam Pyne, has chided the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for creating false impressions about...

Nana Addo is president today because of Sir John – NDC man eulogises

A Communications Team Member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alhaji Nasiru Mohammed, has paid tributes to former Ghana Forestry Commission boss, Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie. According...

What I sacrificed for Sir John – Asiedu Nketia reveals [Audio]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says he is still shocked by the sudden demise of his best pal...

Details of Sir John’s relatives he was set to bury pop up [Photos+Video]

It has emerged that former Ghana Forestry Commission boss, Kwadwo Owusu Afiriyie’s was preparing to bury two relatives whose details have popped...

Oti Region: Security deployment destroys newly-constructed footbridge; Togolese counterparts angry [Video]

A Joint security team deployed into the Oti Region, specifically at the Ketsi border outpost in the Jasikan district, has destroyed a newly-constructed footbridge...

Scenes from Sir John’s hometown as sympathisers throng his house [Photos]

Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region has been thrown into a state of mourning, following the death of industrious...

What Sir John told Asiedu Nketia in their last conversation [Audio]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Asiedu Nketia has recounted details of his last conversation with late Forestry Commission Boss, Sir John...

Sir John proved to be a worthy opponent – Okudzeto Ablakwa

Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has described the death of former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party(NPP) Kwadwo...

He was the people’s General Secretary – NPP Council of Elders chair eulogizes Sir John

Chairman of the National Council of Elders for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hackman Owusu Agyemang, has eulogized late Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

What a choice! – Sam Dzata George lauds John Mahama’s choice of running mate

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram Constituency, Sam Dzata George, has lauded the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, for...

When Sir John spent three days in General Mosquito’s home [Audio]

General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has shared some fond memories he had with the late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie,...

Sir John’s ‘last appearance’ on radio [Video]

Late former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie had his last public interview on Accra-based Asempa FM, a subsidiary...

Chinese factory recycles textbooks meant for Ghanaian pupils into toilet rolls

An unlicensed Chinese factory, Everyday Manufacturing Limited, has been closed down by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) for recycling government textbooks into toiletries. The discovery...

NPP can never forget Sir John – Hackman Owusu-Agyemang mourns

Chairman of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) Council of Elders, Hackman Owusu-Agyemang, has recounted why the party can never forget Sir John. According to him,...

Ayikoi Otoo’s ‘love letter’ to Sir John [Read]

Former Attorney-General under the Kufuor administration says he is still in shock following the news of the death of former General Secretary of the New Patriotic...

Turn 1D1F poultry farm billboard into a real one – Akufo-Addo told

The Anomabo Traditional Council, headed by Nana Owia Ansah IV, has appealed to President Nana Akufo-Addo to transform an erected billboard of a poultry...

Man killed after rescuing girl from being raped in Tamale

One Abdul-Halim has reportedly been shot and killed by an unknown gunman at Nyanshegu in the Northern region. The deceased met his untimely death when...

When Sir John appeared before Supreme Court panel [Video]

The late former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John, was a man who...

I spoke to him in the afternoon – Otchere-Darko mourns Sir John

 New Patriotic Party stalwart, Gabby Otchere-Darko, has described the death of the Ghana Forestry Commission boss, Kwadwo Owusu Afiriyie, as tough to swallow. Sir...

Social media reacts to Sir John’s death

Social media was buzzing with condolences following the death of former General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly...

Late Sir John tops twitter trends

Late Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Sir John is trending number 1 on Twitter. News of his...

Financial literacy Foundation Africa’s open letter to Ghana on Republic Day

For more than 50 years, Ghana has depended on the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in both the formal and informal sectors for...

NDC must apologise over CI 126 criticisms – Kwaku Gyasi

The Public Relations Officer of Government’s One District One Factory Secretariat, Kwaku Gyasi, has asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to eat humble pie...

Govt reacts to Ghana’s exclusion from EU travel list

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, says Ghana's exclusion from the European Union (EU)'s travel list as it opens its external borders is not surprising. The...

Armed robbers strike in Sege

Armed robbers critically wounded one person and tortured five others in a savage attack on three houses in Sege in the Greater Accra Region...

NDC executives storm Sekyere Afram Plains over arrest of members

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Augustus Nana Kwasi has led some executives to the Sekyere Afram Plains constituency. Reports indicate...

Soldier crashes cyclist to death at Somanya

A military officer has knocked down a cyclist to death at Somanya in the Eastern Region. The soldier, W.O. II Teye Stephen Kwame, 43 years...

GJA Ethics and Disciplinary Council develops strategic plan

The Ethics and the Disciplinary Council of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has developed a strategic plan to guide its operations and called for...