Author: Nana Yaw Cobbina

Ghana’s ambassador to the United Nations Human Rights His Excellency Abu Zein will be among high profile dignitaries lined up for the 7th World Summit on Human Rights and International Human Rights Awards in Geneva, Switzerland this year, 2023. The summit, scheduled from April 22 to 24, this year is expected to draw dignitaries from across the globe Among the dignitaries to grace the event are Her Excellency Dr Noledi Punder, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, Republic of South Africa, His Excellency Federia Villegos, president of UN Human Rights Council , ambassador of Argentine to UN, Geneva, Kaja Kallas…

Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Hon. Joe Ghartey, has stated that he has what it takes to lead Ghana successfully as President. According to the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Essikado-Ketan Constituency, and former Minister of Railways Development, he has a track record of delivering successfully in every public sector position he has been appointed to in in the past. He recollected that as Attorney-General he was faced with the problem of fighting drugs, corruption and judgment debts among other problems. As Second Deputy Speaker he said he worked well with both sides of the house. Hon…

By Joseph Nana Yaw Cobbina The largest opposition NDC party executive of the Madina constituency has praised the administration of Hon Lawyer Francis Xavier Sosu, the Member of Parliament for Madina Municipality for tremendously achievements for the past two years of his four year mandatory tenure in office and his highly commendable. According to them, even though the little resources given to him as the largest opposition party MP, Hon Sosu has been able to discharged his duties carefully and pointed out some of many lives he has transformed in the Constituency. Speaking at a news conference held in Accra,…

Former Cameroonian footballer Mbami Modeste,Marseille Midfielder who retired from football in 2007 has died from a cardiac arrest. According several online sources,he won the Olympic football games with his country in 2000 in Sydney, also scoring the Golden goal against Brazil during the quarter-finals. He was also in the team when Cameroon reached the finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup in 2003 and was part of the 2004 African Cup of Nations team, who finished top of their group in the first round of competition, before failing to secure qualification for the semi-finals. M’bami was also in the Cameroonian national…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has appealed for the strengthening of the relationship between the Church and the State, which, he said, will help in the construction of the progressive, prosperous Ghana. According to President Akufo-Addo, “Our nation relies on you (the Church) to form your congregants on nation-building for them to see the importance of the social implication of the Gospel as it relates to national cohesion and development and the relationship between spirituality and work ethics.” Speaking at the 28th National and 16th Biennial Congress of the National Union of Ghana Catholic Diocesan Priests…

So some of those respected Christian leaders will still shamelessly dare justify these expenses at Kempinski Hotel in the name of the “Cathedral of Lies”? Expenditures that they’d reconsider were they to fund the project from their own assemblies. It’s as if when it comes to public funds, our leadership’s recklessness as a people, for some, don’t differ much. Whether politicians, osofos, pastors or whatever, it looks like the leadership skill-set is similar. Dream of opportunities to abuse public offices for private gains and very little else. Otherwise, why will Ghanaian Christian leaders, who know and ought to know that…

Abokobi Township is currently undergoing a facelift as resealing of inner roads commenced on Friday, 6th January, 2023. This forms part of a 2.3-kilometre road project which commenced in the second quarter of 2022 and follows the paving of the Abokobi lorry station and markets respectively. The phase two of the project which extends to the Assembly and towards Sesemi is also ongoing and involves the construction of a 220-metre concrete drains. Speaking to GEMANEWS, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Hon. Elizabeth Kaakie Mann, said she was delighted to finally see the commencement of the resealing of the Abokobi inner…

Chairman, Distinguished Invited Guests, Constituency Executives, Assemblymen, Ward Co-ordinators present, Branch Executives, members of our great Party – the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Madina Constituency and beyond, friends from the Media, ladies and gentlemen. We are pleased to officially welcome you to Madina Constituency on behalf of the Communications Bureau of the Party, on the occasion of the commemoration of two (2) years in Office by our distinguished member of Parliament – Hon. Francis-Xavier Sosu (Esq).It will be recalled that two years ago, on December 7 2020, we clinched back the Parliamentary Seat from the NPP following the 2016…

Chief Execitive Officer of African Most Beautiful USA ( AMBUSA) Nana Akosua Nkrumah Adasa III has paid a courtesy call on Former President of Ghana John Agyekum Kuffour at his residence. The visit was led by Legandary Ghaians actor Samuel Seth Karikari popularly known as Koofori who is the event cordinator of ABUSA. The 2022 ABUSA Queens, Laurie Fonhoue ( winner) and Angel Kissiedu ( 2nd runner up) who have been in Ghana a few days to do charity works were very excited to meet with ex- President Kuffour. The Former President who is now a statesman welcomed the entourage…

Christmas in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 is called Ganna (or Genna) and is celebrated on January 7th. Like many Orthodox churches around the world, Christmas is on January 7th in Ethiopia. As the months of the Ethiopian calendar are different, Ganna is on the 29th day of the month of Tahsas. The Ethiopian Orthodox Church considers January 7th to be the day of Jesus’ birth and is therefore the day for major religious activity in Ethiopia. #supporterofkanopillarsinmalaysia

In his quest to promote tourism in Akwamu, Odeneho Kwafo Akoto III led an enthusiastic crowd on a hike through the Akwamu Conservation Forest Mountain trail on boxing day, Monday 26th December, 2022 as part of this year’s Odwira Akyi Adaekɛse celebrations. The Hike for Purpose: Hike for Life activities was to create awareness and to encourage tourists to visit Akwamuman. The day’s activities ended at the Bogyawe Palace with plenty of indoor games and activities. Odeneho invites you all to join him on the next hike scheduled for……. Soon!! #AkwasidaeFestival #Akwamumanhene #BogyaweMedia

Police intelligence operation on 5th January 2023, led to the arrest of four suspects for the unlawful possession of over 104 bags of substances suspected to be narcotics at Lolonya near Sege in the Greater Accra Region. The four suspects, Ntow Prince, Felix Owusu, Jery Quartey and Daitey Mashack were arrested while discharging sacks of the compressed plant materials into a boat at the seaside at Sege. During the arrest, suspect Daitey Mashack who is the Assemblyman of the area attempted to bribe the arresting officers with an amount of Twenty Thousand Ghana Cedis (GH₵ 20,000.00). The loaded truck with…