Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand has said he rates Thomas Partey highly and even wanted the Red Devils to sign him. Ferdinand has been very vocal on the comparisons between Partey and Casemiro, which has divided opinion among football fans. The former England defender has always maintained the view that Casemiro is the superior midfielder but admits that he rates Partey too. “I rate Partey…I’ve done clips that before he went to Arsenal, I was saying Man United should buy Partey,” Ferdinand said on the Vibe with FIVE podcast. “I genuinely believe he is a top player, but if you keep mentioning Casemiro,...
Parliamentary seats must be reduced from 275 to 200 — Afenyo-Markin proposes
The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has expressed dissatisfaction about the ballooning size of parliament since the 1992 constitution came into force. He has proposed that the number of seats in Parliament be reduced from 275 to 200. Afenyo-Markin believes his proposal will ease pressure on the public purse. Speaking at this year’s GIMPA Law Conference on Wednesday, March 15, 2023, he said “I must say that one critical thing to look at is to put an upper limit on the number of MPs that we must elect each year. It is unpalatable that a small country like Ghana with its...
IES predicts fuel prices to fall between 3% and 10% from March 16
The Institute for Energy Security (IES) is predicting a 3% to 10% reduction in prices of fuel from tomorrow, March 16, 2023. According to the IES, their projection is due to a decline in the activities of price indicators in the last two weeks. The IES in a statement opined that Ghanaians should expect a fall in the prices of all three key petroleum products, i.e, Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), petrol and diesel. “…the last two weeks has seen price indicators on both the domestic and international fronts falling and this can translate into some price reductions at the pumps...
Dampare, police professionalism on Ashaiman incident deserves commendation – Sam George
The Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam Nartey George has commended the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare following the arrest of the alleged key suspects over the death of a soldier at Ashaiman in Accra. The Ghana Police Service in a statement said it had through a week of sustained-intelligence arrested six key suspects in connection with the killing of 22-year-old soldier who was with the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) band at Sunyani in the Bono Region. Commenting on the matter in an interview on GHOne TV, the lawmaker stated that the IGP and his men deserve...
Ghanaian visually impaired man allegedly stabs wife multiple times to death
Police in the Eastern Region have arrested a visually impaired man believed to be in his 70s, identified only as Mr Amudor for allegedly stabbing his wife multiple times to death. The tragic incident reportedly occurred on Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at Abepotia, a suburb of Nkawkaw in the Kwahu West Municipality in the Eastern region. According to starrfm.com.gh, the deceased wife, Grace Alifo, was found dead in a pool of blood with multiple stab wounds on the neck and breast. It is reported that the deceased woman had threatened to divorce the husband, now a suspect and it is believed that...
I won’t accept road tolls less than GH¢5 – Chair of Parliament’s Roads Committee
Chairman of Parliament’s Roads and Highways Committee in Parliament, Kennedy Osei Nyarko wants road tolls pegged at GH¢5. Kennedy Osei Nyarko believes that setting the toll at GH¢5 will help the government generate more revenue for the country. He was speaking to journalists about the government’s proposed reintroduction of road tolls and said only that amount of money will be considered as the toll rate. “After suspending the road tolls for more than a year, why do we just add 50 pesewas to it? As the Roads Committee Chair, I will not support anything less than GH¢5. I am doing...
58,000 more health workers were recruited for COVID-19 fight – Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has disclosed that his government recruited an additional 58,000 healthcare givers to boost its fight against COVID-19 during the peak of the pandemic. Speaking at the National Honours and Awards at the Accra International Conference Center, the president said, following government’s commitment to ensuring the safety of citizens, it took some difficult but necessary decisions including healthcare recruitment. “Our priority then was the health and safety of Ghanaians and that is why we put in place a comprehensive strategy in place to deal with the virus which incidences were unknown, and we were restrained from...
No new projects; I’ll complete abandoned ones if I win 2024 polls – Mahama
Former President, John Dramani Mahama has stated that the next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government will not immediately begin new projects but will instead, complete those that have been abandoned. According to John Mahama, the country’s economic situation will not allow the government in waiting to start new projects. Speaking to delegates in the Tano North constituency as part of a campaign tour in the Ahafo Region, Mahama, a flagbearer aspirant of the NDC, said that when the party takes office, it will ensure that all abandoned infrastructural works are completed. “With the economic crisis that we currently have, by...
Let’s not underrate Angola – Yaw Acheampong to Black Stars
Ex-Black Stars Midfielder Yaw Acheampong has warned Chris Hughton and the team not to underrate the Palancas Negras of Angola ahead of Ghana’s first leg encounter of the 2023 AFCON qualifiers at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi. The two sides head into the first leg level on points in Group E of the qualifiers. Speaking to Citi Sports ahead of the first leg clash on March 23, the former Elmina Sharks Head Coach is wary of the threat the Angolans pose. “Now football every country is rising to the top, so we don’t have to underrate any country,...
Ken Agyapong can never become president – Dr Amakye Boateng
Renowned Political Scientist at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Dr Amakye Boateng has taken a swipe at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) aspiring flagbearer Kennedy Ohene Agyapong over his presidential ambitions. The political scientist is of the view that Kennedy Agyapong lacks basic presidential skills and qualifications per Ghana’s cultural and moral standards, hence he can never become the first gentleman of the land. Dr Amakye Boateng was speaking on Akoma FM’s evening political show GhanAkoma Tuesday, March 14. While discussing the basic characteristics of personalities who Ghanaians vote for to transform the country, he told host of the show Aduanaba...