Lawyers for investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas – Cromwell Gray LLP say media reports suggesting that the Supreme Court has ordered Anas to testify in court with his mask off in the case against former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi must be disregarded. The Supreme Court, presided over by Justice Baffoe-Bonnie, in its ruling on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, stated that the celebrated investigative journalist should appear in court and testify publicly as a prosecution witness. But the Judge’s decision has largely been misinterpreted, with many saying Anas is to come to court without his mask if...
Gov’t still committed to probing deaths recorded during 2020 polls – Ambrose Dery
Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery says government is committed to justice for the victims and families of those who died during the 2020 elections. At least five people died in separate violent incidents across the country during the election that saw president Akufo-Addo win a second term. Two years after the incidents, there have been no arrests or prosecutions. At a press conference, the Interior Minister promised government’s willingness to get to the bottom of the murders. “We want to investigate the murders and the investigations are ongoing. The police service did not have a department that handles cold cases, but...
Member of Schlupp’s entourage hits out at GFA after rumoured World Cup snub
Calvin Riches, a member of Crystal Palace midfielder, Jeff Schlupp’s agency has branded the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as “criminals” after the player was reportedly dropped from the final 26-man squad for the FIFA World Cup. His comments are on the back of media speculation that the 29-year-old former Premier League champion did not make the cut for the World Cup in Qatar. After extensive talks and a visit from Black Stars assistant coach, George Boateng, Schlupp was named in the 55-man provisional squad announced by the GFA. Although no official list has been released by the GFA, speculation has...
Sepp Blatter admits Qatar World Cup decision was a ‘mistake’
Sepp Blatter has admitted the decision to award the World Cup to Qatar when he was FIFA president was a “mistake”. The build-up to this year’s World Cup has been dogged by concerns about the suffering of low-paid migrant workers to build the infrastructure in the tiny Gulf nation and discriminatory laws that criminalise same-sex relations. Blatter, 86, was the boss of FIFA in 2010 when its executive committee controversially voted for the World Cup to be held in Russia and Qatar in 2018 and 2022 respectively. Blatter claims he did not vote for Qatar and instead wanted a “gesture...
The players REPORTEDLY dropped by Otto Addo from Black Stars’ World Cup squad
With the 2022 FIFA World Cup in sight, many Ghanaians are waiting on Head Coach, Otto Addo and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to release the final list of 26 players for the tournament in Qatar. There has been speculation in the media over who has made the final cut and who has not, from the 55 players listed in the provisional squad. This article is by no means the official mouthpiece of the GFA but an assessment of the information gathered from sources close to the FA. So which players did not make the final cut, according to reports?...
Ghana’s food prices highest in Sub Saharan Africa – World Bank Report
The 2022 World Bank’s Africa Pulse Report has ranked Ghana as the country with sub-Sahara Africa’s (SSA) highest food prices. The report was released at the end of last month, October 2022, which indicated that domestic food prices have gone up by 122 percent since January this year. Many Ghanaians are feeling the heat and cost of food prices. The situation is being exacerbated as the year-on-year inflation rate for September 2022 from the 16 administrative regions was almost 38 percent. Experts in the agribusiness sector have cautioned Ghanaians to brace for more hikes in cost of food over the...
Anas to release exposé on galamsey
Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and the Tiger Eye PI are set to release another undercover investigative piece on the 14th of November, 2022. The investigation titled ” Galamasey Economy” will focus on the perils of galamsey in the country in recent times. In a Facebook post, the investigative journalist post a question on whether to show the video or not ‘Are you ready ?To show or not to show ? I need the answers quickly so we can decide.” he quizzed in his post on his official Facebook page In 2017, President, Nana Akufo-Addo put his presidency on the...
Bulldog drags Shatta Wale to High Court for defamation
Artiste manager Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson, popularly known as Bulldog or Bullgod, has filed a writ at an Accra High Court against danchehall artiste Shatta Wale over the latter’s recent comments about the murder of Fennec Okyere in 2014. The writ, filed on Monday, November 7, is praying the Court to, inter alia, order Shatta Wale to make a publication of retraction of his “defamatory” words and apologise unreservedly on seven consecutive days. Bulldog also wants general, special and punitive damages slapped against his former artiste “for the malicious publication of falsehood against the Plaintiff”. This follows a recent publication on Facebook by...
Voter IDs will be used for registration of SIM cards – Sam George insists
The Ningo-Prampram MP, Sam George, is sticking to his claim that Voter ID Cards will be accepted for the registration of SIM cards. In a statement, Mr George maintained that the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation has through the National Communications Authority engaged with the Telcos to adapt the platform to accommodate the Voter’s ID Card. He also said there are plans to integrate the Ghanaian Passport in line with the Minister’s earlier directive for Ghanaians abroad. Responding to the statement from the NCA, Mr. George said, “this incontrovertible fact is contained in their very own release.” “Why they seek...
NABCO trainees to fast and pray over unpaid allowances
The Nation Builders Corps Trainees Association of Ghana (NABTAG) has declared a one-day prayer for God’s intervention to change the heart of government officials over their unpaid allowances. The former NABCo trainees have, therefore, set Wednesday, November 9, 2022, for fasting and prayers over their unpaid allowances. In a statement issued by the trainees, they say because of their suffering, all NABCo trainees are to fast and pray on Wednesday, November 9th 2022 for God to touch the heart of the leaders to hear their cry and pay them. They say have sacrificed their lives for Ghana for 46 tough...