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President Akufo-Addo has asked Ghanaians to keep with his government to turn the current economic crisis around. He said his government are determined to change the situation. According to him, the citizenry will soon witness results from some of the decisions and actions taken to ameliorate the problems. The President …

A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakoe has declared Ghana as a failed nation. According to the statesman, the mismanagement of the economy by the Akufo-Addo government has sent all achievements chalked by previous governments downhill. He made these assertions in an interview on JoyNews’ …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has observed that Ghana’s economy has lurched from crisis to crisis. In a Facebook post, the former President said the crisis has ultimately resulted in the most debilitating living conditions in several decades. He added that within a space of ten months, our currency, the …

Private legal practitioner and member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko has expressed satisfaction with the reaction of Ghanaians ahead of the President’s address tonight. According to him, the suggestions preceding the President’s address indicate collective concern from citizens. In a tweet on Sunday, he said the …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has disclosed that the Union will increase transport fares by 19% effective October 29.   According to Godfred Abulbire, General Secretary of the Union, the increment is due to the recent hikes in fuel prices coupled with the galloping inflation and the current …

Charismatic Ghanaian preacher, Prophet Kofi Oduro, says only ‘fools’ believe that the country is moving in the right direction. According to the founder of the Alabaster International Ministries, the depreciation of the local currency and the general hardship in the country are worrying developments. Addressing his congregants in a church …

Private legal practitioner and member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has acknowledged the harshness of the Ghanaian economy and its effect on the people. According to him, ‘the struggle is real’.   In a Facebook post on Friday, the NPP member bemoaned the increasing rate of …

Ghanaian actor and a philanthropist , Prince David Osei, has made a U-turn on his earlier decision to support President Akufo-Addo to become Ghana’s President. According to him, he was ‘wrong’ for giving Akufo-Addo the benefit of the doubt.   In an Instagram post on Monday, the award-winning film actor …

The Members of the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA), say they will close all their shops on Monday, August 29, to demonstrate against the persistent depreciation of the Ghana Cedi. According to them, the rapid fall of the Cedi is having a negative impact on their businesses, hence their …