Author: SAMUEL
Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Secretary‑General of the Commonwealth, has announced that the organisation is actively working to expand political and civil space for women and young people across Africa. Speaking at the launch of the Grow Lead Foundation in Accra, she emphasised that this initiative is aimed at improving access to financing, technology and market opportunities for women entrepreneurs, while also amplifying their voices in climate action and sustainable development. “We are working to open up political and civil space to women and young people to make access to finance, technology and markets easier for women entrepreneurs and to ensure that women’s voices…
NPP’s Eugene Boakye Antwi has set his sights on revitalizing the New Patriotic Party’s connection with key voter groups, particularly the youth, women, and business community, who, he believes, turned away from the party during its final years in power. The NPP General Secretary hopeful said his campaign was focused on strengthening grassroots structures and rebuilding trust among constituencies that felt neglected. “I want a very united, very focused party determined to wrestle power from the NDC,” he said in an interview on Joy News monitored by Lovinghananews.com. He acknowledged that the youth and women were critical to the party’s…
A star-studded lineup of Ghanaian musicians will share the stage at Shatta Wale’s birthday concert at the Blackstar Square on October 18, 2025. Dubbed ‘ShattaFest 2025 x Shattabration: The King Calls’, the free event starts at 4:00 pm. The dress code is white. The concert is slated to run until about 10:30 pm. Shatta Wale, whose birthday falls on 17th October, says the concert is a way to deepen his bond with fans. Already confirmed performers include Wendy Shay, Medikal, Tinny, JZyNo, Jupitar and Empress Gifty. Others include Kwame Yogot, Captan, Rashid Metal, Togyal Renner, Mandem Yopic, and Chuku Lion.…
Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, has expressed support for Alan Kyerematen’s decision to have distanced himself from the second term of President Nana Akufo-Addo, describing that period as “extremely terrible” for Ghana. Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, October 18, Cudjoe said it was wise for Kyerematen not to be seen as part and parcel of Akufo-Addo’s second term. “It served him better not to be recognised as a part and parcel of the second reign of Akufo-Addo because that reign was terrible—extremely terrible. So people should take solace in the fact that he…
Eugene Boakye Antwi has cautioned that the New Patriotic Party’s path back to power depends on unity, discipline, and respect among its members. He observed that internal divisions and unrestrained rivalries had eroded the party’s public image and cost it electoral strength. “A divided NPP is a defeated NPP. A united NPP is an unstoppable NPP,” the former Subin Constituency declared in an interview on Joy News monitored by Lovinghananews.com. He urged aspirants in the ongoing presidential race to campaign with decorum, reminding them that the Ghanaian electorate is watching how the party conducts itself. Boakye Antwi criticized the surge…
Former Member of Parliament for the Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has pledged to usher the party into a new era of modernization and digital transformation. In an interview on Joy News monitored by Lovinghananews.com, he emphasised his intention to move beyond traditional party management to establish systems that reflect efficiency, transparency, and forward thinking. “I’m not only going to manage a party. I want to modernise it for the future,” he stated, noting that technology would play a central role in improving internal operations. Boakye Antwi outlined plans to introduce a credible membership database, digitize…
The seasoned Ghanaian actor Alex Kofi Adu, better known by his stage as Agya Koo, has shared details about his friendship-keeping approach. Agya Koo claimed in an interview with Nana Kwame Adjei Bohyen on Angel FM in Kumasi that he has always been more at ease by himself than with other people, a characteristic that he has carried with him since he was a young child. He acknowledged that the only person he had ever considered a true friend was Akrobeto, a fellow actor with whom he had a strong relationship in their early filmmaking days. Agya Koo claimed that…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed suggestions that it is threatened by the formation of the newly rebranded United Party (UP Plus), led by former Trade Minister Alan Kyerematen, insisting it is neither concerned nor attempting to reconcile with defectors. Speaking on The Big Issue on Channel One TV on Saturday, October 18, NPP’s Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, firmly stated that the ruling party has no reason to be alarmed by UP Plus or its centrist agenda. “I don’t think there is anything for the NPP to be worried about,” Ahiagbah said. “They say they have formed a…
The United Party (UP Plus) says it is building a sustainable political force that will outlast Ghana’s short-lived third-party experiments by focusing on two key national priorities: economic revival and constitutional reform. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, the party’s General Secretary, Yaw Buaben Asamoa, said UP Plus is offering more than just political ambition — it is laying the groundwork for long-term change that directly addresses the structural challenges that have stalled Ghana’s development under successive NPP and NDC administrations. “We have two paths for sustainability,” Buaben Asamoa said. “For those who think we are…
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has responded to the emergence of the newly launched United Party (UP Plus) by questioning the ideological foundation and historical legitimacy of the party’s name, rather than treating it as a political threat. Speaking on Channel One TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday October 18, NPP Director of Communications, Richard Ahiagbah, distanced the NPP from any dispute over the name “United Party,” which UP Plus has adopted following its rebranding from the Movement for Change. According to Ahiagbah, while UP Plus may have chosen a historically significant name, its principles and self-described centrist ideology do…