THE FOUNDER of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has once again tasked President John Evans Atta Mills to demonstrate that he has the ability to rule the country by stopping the armed robbery menace which is threatening the security of the country.  “We need to take a swift action on all these wrongs and nip the seeming insecurity in the bud. We need to work hard to redeem the image of the party because the members are not too happy about

CONTRARY TO their claims in the lead-up to the 2008 elections that foreign travels are a waste of government revenue, so when elected into power their government will frown on overseas travels, President Mills and his Vice, John Dramani Mahama, have both travelled 13 times since the National Democratic Congress (NDC) took office six months ago. Whilst President Mills, since assuming office as the first gentleman of the land has travelled out of the shores of the country five times,

ALTHOUGH THERE WERE MANY reports in the media about the deplorable state of some ancients buildings in the Cape Coast Metropolis which included the Cape Coast Court, the Ministries’ Block, the Ghana Commercial Bank building, among others, nobody made any attempt to have them renovated until recently, when it was announced that the President of United State of America (USA), Barrack Obama, was preparing to visit the historic town.

As Radio Gold’s Kokonsa keeps saying, “things are happening”. Indeed, things are happening in Ghana in general and in the elephant colony in particular. In Ghana, it is quite obvious that President Atta Mills is committed to building a Better Ghana and with the very positive early steps that he is taking, I have no doubt that come four years, Ghanaians will go to the polls and renew the mandate of the Asomdwehene to build an even Better Ghana.

Pretty-faced Zuleika, wife of former Information Minister, Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, aka Asabee, will this morning be dragged before an Accra High Court to respond to charges of allegedly assaulting and obstructing a security officer from performing his duty. This is an apparent fulfillment of a threat from government that Zuleika would be prosecuted for not allowing her husband’s passport to be seized by some National Security operatives who reportedly refused to identify themselves

Surprise, they say, can even beat the strongest, and indeed, that was the situation a priest of a popular Catholic Church in Kaduna found himself recently when he beheld a desecrated altar of his church during an early morning prayer session. Sources told Daily Sun that the parish priest of the church, situated in a densely populated Kawo area of Kaduna, had on Wednesday July 17, 2009 expressed great surprise before the congregation when he discovered that some unknown persons

The ongoing political crisis in Ogun State that has virtually put leaders of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Governor Gbenga Daniel at loggerheads started after the 2007 general elections when the governor was alleged to have perfected strategies to take over the party allegedly to manipulate it to further his political interest ahead of the governorship election in 2011. In fact, the crisis has been centered around the politics of 2011 and which

The father of a teenage girl who remarkably survived a plane crash off the Comoros islands has described how his daughter was ejected from the plane into the Indian Ocean. “She didn’t feel a thing. She found herself in water,” Paris-based Kassim Bakari told French radio RTL after speaking to his 13-year-old daughter Bahia who was recovering Wednesday in hospital in Moroni. “She could hear people talking, but in the middle of the night she couldn’t see a thing.

INSISTING that he will not rush into responding to every issue that develops in and about Nigeria, former President Olusegun Obasanjo is maintaining a sturdy silence on the state of the nation, especially anything that has to do with the administration of the incumbent, President Umaru Yar'Adua. On a two-day visit to the United Nations (UN) in New York, the former president refused to answer questions posed to him in his hotel, where he has held private meetings

A suggestion on Tuesday that a role may be found for native doctors in the implementation of the Presidential amnesty for Niger Delta militants caused a stir among stakeholders meeting in Port Harcourt. Air Vice Marshall L.E. Arariye, coordinator of the Presidential committee on implementation of Amnesty and Rehabilitation of Militants said the panel could engage the services of native doctors to reintegrate repentant militants into society.

THE Federal Executive Council (FEC) yesterday urged the Presidential Panel on Amnesty and Disarmament of Militants in the Niger Delta to work diligently and speedily to hasten restoration of law and order in the region. The council gave its counsel after the Minister of Interior and Chairman of the panel, Maj.-Gen. Godwin Abbe and Chief of Defence Staff, Air Vice Marshal Paul Dike, briefed it on the progress of its work and its meeting with stakeholders in the region.

President John Atta Mills has appealed to teachers to put their shoulders to the wheel and contribute to the development of the educational sector in order to redeem its lost glory. He said the government would put in place measures to minimize the numerous challenges confronting the education institutions at all levels and provide the necessary motivation for teachers to enhance teaching and learning. This was contained in a speech read

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) will no longer tolerate a large number of presidential aspirants as happened ahead of the 2008 general elections, when as many as 17 aspirants locked horns at the congress to pick a candidate. From now on, only two persons will be allowed to vie for the presidential slot of the party. This was part of the decisions taken at a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held at the party headquarters in Accra on Thursday

THE DANSOMAN Police Command has arrested and is investigating two young ladies for allegedly scheming to lure Mr. Lord Commey, the National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), into a cocaine deal. The suspects, Sardia, 19 and Joan, 21, were arrested over the weekend and had admitted in their written statements to the Police that indeed they  were plotting to drag Lord Commey into a cocaine deal and that they had been planning the operation after tracking him for

The former President, Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor has threatened to kick against any monthly meeting with the party leadership in his private residence, to avoid misconceptions against him. The information gathered from the camp of the ex-President was that he is upset by reports in the public domain that sought to malign him, following the controversial meetings he held with party gurus in his house last two weeks. According to reports, Mr. Kufuor complained bitterly

The former President, Flight Lieutenant Jerry John Rawlings on Friday sent a public message of condolence to the family of Michael Jackson, whom he described as the Emperor of Pop music.  Michael Jackson died on Thursday night after cardiac arrest. Flt.-Lt. Rawlings said: “I once had the honour of meeting with Michael and we struck a great friendship born out of respect. Michael changed the world and always knew that with change

THOUGH the government is watching the Takoradi Port with an eagle eye due to the new role the Port is expected to play in future, as transit point for the oil industry, the Port might eventually fail to play the role expected of it due to the grave challenges confronting it. This is because the Port is currently handicapped by the shallow waters which need deeper dredging to allow larger vessels to berth. This had been an issue that confronted the NPP Government, which tackled

A frontline commander of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) in Bayelsa State, ‘General’ Ogunboss has revealed why the top echelon of MEND are skeptical of the amnesty proclamation by President Umar Musa Yar’Adua. MEND had consistently picked holes in the amnesty package since Yar’ Adua made it public, describing it as a Greek gift. Ogunboss in an interview with Daily Sun though acknowledged that the militants

R&B star, R. Kelly, who is currently on THISDAY Music Festival Tour in Africa, has hinted of plans to perform an unforgettable showcase in honour of Michael Jackson, the departed King of Pop. In a statement made available to THISDAY last night, the R. Kelly said the tragic circumstance of Jackson’s untimely death “has coincided with my current tour and I want to use this opportunity to pay tribute to my mentor and remind people of his genius and influence on all our lives”.

Another round of violence appears to be looming in Kano State as leaders of non-Muslim residents in the state has petitioned President Umaru YarAdua, and Senate President, David Mark over the renewed attack on the people and wanton destruction of alcoholic drinks by Hisbah command, an agent set up by the state government to implement Sharia legal system in the state. Leaders of non indigenes in the state in a four page strong petition dated June 18 and made available to Daily Champion

Several families in Lagos were thrown into mourning in the early hours of Sunday after a two-storey building collapsed, killing 11 people and injuring 26 others. The building in Goodies Park, Railway Terminus, Iddo, was said to be a warehouse but later converted to a two-storey building and rented out to tenants. It collapsed about 4 a.m. immediately after a thunder blast shook structures in the area during the early hour rain. Some of the deceased were brought out dead while others

THE Presidency yesterday cleared the thickening fog over the sudden postponement of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua's planned two-day visit to Bayelsa State. There were speculations that security reports advised the President against the trip, coming at a time the people of the Niger Delta were still bitter over the Federal Government's recent military action in the region. But Special Adviser to the President (Media and Publicity), Mr. Olusegun Adeniyi, said in Abuja yesterday that the cancellation of the tour

Despite President Umaru Yar’Adua’s commendation of Niger Delta militants, especially Osama Bin Laden who surrendered his weapons weekend, two militant leaders, Ateke Tom and Sogboma George yesterday said they would not surrender their arms until they have audience with President Yar’Adua. It would be recalled that the President had applauded the militants that accepted the amnesty by agreeing to lay down their arms and embrace peace