The ruling NPP says it has successfully trialled its vote-buying scheme ahead of the December 2020 general elections. Around 6,000 people took part in the trial in Koforidua over the weekend which, according to the NPP, “tested the party executives’ ability to bribe voters to vote in a particular way.” A party insider said he’s…
Guys Bawumia responds to #OpenUGMCNow by increasing his UK health insurance cover
Vice President Guys Bawumia has responded to calls for the immediate opening of the 597-bed University of Ghana Medical Centre by increasing his UK private medical care cover. Speaking at a press conference over the weekend, Bawumia who travelled to Guy’s Hospital in the UK earlier this year to receive life-saving medical treatment responded to…
Gov’t to reduce unemployment by hiring more presidential staffers
President Akufo-Addo has unveiled an ambitious plan to tackle youth unemployment by “creating more jobs for the boys”. A statement released this morning said the initiative is a partnership between the Akufo-Addo government and NPP footsoldiers which aims at providing hundreds of card-bearing party members an opportunity to fill their pockets. In addition to the…
Police to hire crack team of prophets to tackle armed robbery
The Ghana Police Service is expected to announce the formation of a special unit of prophets to deal with the spate of daring broad daylight armed robberies across the country. The new unit will be known as PHONEY – Prophetic Helicopter Operations & National Emergency Yellers. The prophets will be expected to use their spiritual…
Hand of God healed me, insists man who travelled 5000km for medical care
A man who recently travelled over 5000km and paid thousands of pounds to access life-saving medical treatment has insisted that his healing was down to divine providence. Speaking on Sunday, Vice President Guys Bawumia said his decision to go on “medical leave” abroad had nothing to do with a lack of confidence in the Ghanaian…
Canadian who bet $10k on Accra floods bets on another gas explosion by end of 2017
The Canadian man who scooped a handsome winning in 2016 with a $10,000 bet on the Accra floods has once again placed a ‘sure banker’ on another gas explosion happening in Accra next year. The bet follows Saturday’s apocalyptic gas explosion at a fuel station in Atomic Junction, Accra- the third gas explosion in the…
Gov’t unveils Free Israel Pilgrimage logo
Following its practice of creating logos for flagship policies, the Akufo-Addo administration has unveiled a logo for its ‘cerebrally weak’ Free Israel Pilgrimage Programme. The unveiling took place at the Kotoka International Airport during a farewell ceremony for the first batch of christian pilgrims to be airlifted to Israel by the kind courtesy of the…
“Stop whining”, insist people who’ve spent the last 8yrs whining about everything
People who have spent the last 8 years whining about the “deplorable state of our country” and the fact the “nothing works in Ghana” have told Ghanaians to stop whining. Despite spending every minute under the previous NDC administration whining on social media and the radio stations about everything including the intensity of the 2016…