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26

Mar

By WMN

Articles, Featured, News, Politics

Jean Mensa is the target of the NDC, not Gertrude Torkornoo, JSC.

The attempted removal of Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo is only a means to an end. In fact, from all indications, though she is as much hated by these NDC elements as the other persons appointed to man various institutions by President Akufo-Addo, the ultimate target is not the CJ. With Gertrude Torkornoo in place, the ruling NDC will find it impossible to get rid of Jean Mensa. Jean Mensa is the one they are hellbent to remove from office with her deputies. The Chief Justice who is law abiding and would never allow the Constitution of the Republic of…

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25

Mar

By WMN

Featured, News, Politics

Okatakyie Afrifa’s Arrest an Affirmation of Mahama’s Continued Efforts to Gag Voices of Dissent

Ghana’s President, John Dramani Mahama, has once again, caused for the arrest of Okatakyie Afrifa of ‘For the Records Show.’ Another Rambo-styled arrest of the ace journalist was pulled out this afternoon by the Cyber Security Department of the Ghana Police Service. Information available to Whispers Media Network indicates that the arrest was based on a flimsy allegation brought against him by a person who failed to show up to substantiate the allegations. WMN is reliably informed that this allegation came up in 2017 by a lady who later clarified the issues and indicated that it was out of the…

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22

Mar

By WMN

Articles, Featured, News

Who is buying the weapons for the conflict in Bawku now?

  Many continue to hold the view and promote the narrative that Ghana is a very peaceful country. They make this assertion without looking at what continues to plague our people in Bawku in Upper East. The age-long, seemingly never-ending conflict in the Bawku area has had a toll on the people living in and around the town. Thousands, if not millions, of lives have been lost through this conflict. Despite this prehistoric war between the two main ethnic groups, it has, over the past few years, been used as a tool by a group of politicians to win political…

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19

Mar

By WMN

Featured, News, Politics

Growing Insecurity in Ahafo Region as Timber Wars Claim Lives ~ Citizen Akoto

The Ahafo Region, once known for its serene landscapes and rich forests, is now a hotspot of violence and lawlessness, with rising insecurity threatening the lives and livelihoods of its residents. Despite the escalating tensions, the authorities remain conspicuously silent, leaving communities to grapple with the chaos on their own. Over the past few weeks, the region has witnessed a surge in violent incidents, particularly in towns like Sankore and surrounding areas. These deaths are directly linked to the frenzied rush for timber in the Ahafo forests, a situation that has worsened since the National Democratic Congress (NDC) assumed power…

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19

Mar

By WMN

Articles, Business, Featured, News, Politics

Arrest of Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah; How President John Dramani Mahama is Stifling Free Speech

  For many a Ghanaian who believed President Mahama’s Reset mantra was to catapult the nation from what was bequeathed to him by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to another enviable position. What we are witnessing, however, leaves so much to be desired. Just this evening, Okatakyie Afrifa-Mensah, host of For The Records show, was picked up by operatives of the National Security. He was at GIMPA to write an examination and was soon picked up upon finishing the exams and was heading home. Afrifa’s Rambo-style arrest has come about as a result of his recent criticisms of the Mahama government.…

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16

Mar

By WMN

Featured, News, Politics

How a game-changing 24-hour economic model has turned out to be a nightmarish dream

  President John Mahama and the NDC anchored their 2024 electioneering campaign on a promise to introduce a 24-hour economic model that would not only lead to an economic boom of the country but would also offer employment to the teeming Ghanaian youth. The policy was touted as the Messiah to liberate Ghanaians from the scourge of unemployment. The idea found expression in the campaign so much so that it influenced thousands of people, especially the youth, to vote for President John Mahama. Before the elections, many a Ghanaian sought to understand what the 24-hour economic model entailed. Several attempted…

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16

Mar

By WMN

Featured, News, Politics

How can you claim to lead a lean government but with a huge budget for the Presidency? ~ Afenyo-Markin Asks Mahama

  The Minority Leader, Osahen Alexander Kwamena Afenyo-Markin, has raised eyebrows about the huge budgetary allocation to the Presidency when the Mahama government has been praising itself for running the leanest government in recent years. Reacting to the 2025 budgetary statement read by the Finance Minister, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the Effutu Legislator expressed shock at the budgetary allocation for the Office of Government’s Machinery as against the previous government. “Lean Government yet fatty fat political expenditure at Jubilee House” Hon. Afenyo-Markin wrote on his Facebook page. During the delivery of the 2025 budgetary statement, the finance minister, Ato Forson…

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15

Mar

By WMN

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Stop the lamentations and get on with fixing the economy – A letter to Felix Kwakye Ofosu

Dear Felix Kwakye Ofosu! For how long are you and your gang going to continue singing dirges about what you have inherited from the erstwhile Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government? Snap out of these lamentations and focus on the task ahead of you. If you think we shall allow you to engage in these pitiful plaints for the rest of your tenure, then you have another think coming. When you went across the country promising to build a resilient, robust economy, you thought it was going to be a walk in the park? Just do as you promised. A political…

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14

Mar

By WMN

Business, Featured, News, Uncategorized

Randy Abbey Demotes Directors at COCOBOD, transfers some without giving them any Portfolios

  Whispers Media Network has learned that COCOBOD is undergoing shakeups which have set tongues wagging by industry players. For some unexplained reasons, the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Randy Abbey, has undertaken some reshuffles which defy conventional logic. The CEO, has made the following changes: 1. Directors have been made special advisors to deputy CEOs and replaced with lower ranked officers. 2. Some directors have been transferred without portfolios. 3. Director of legal has been transferred to Cocoa Processing. 4. A lot of transfers are ongoing and while they are being replaced with NDC members who have no qualifications…

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14

Mar

By WMN

Featured, News

Rainfall-Dependent One of the Banes of Ghana’s Under-development – Dr. George Domfe

The Executive Director of the Institute of Economic Research and Public Policy, Dr. George Domfe, has emphasized that the country’s over-reliance on rains-fed agriculture has contributed to the stagnation of the country’s economic development. Contributing to a panel discussion at the UPSA-IERPP organized post-budget dialogue for the 2025 budget under the theme ‘Unpacking the 2025 budget: Implications for Economic Stability and Growth, the IERPP boss bemoaned the country’s over-dependence on rainfall to ensure an efficient agricultural sector, describing it as counterproductive. “We depend so much on rainfall for our agriculture. This must be discouraged. At age 68, we should not…

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