Inside the News by Mpakoo – All pieces appearing in this column are satire

Mr. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah's lawyers have reacted to a satirical piece published on our weekly satire column 'Inside the News by Mpakoo' with a rejoinder. We are publishing the rejoinder in full unedited for the benefit of our readers.…

Various NDC bigwigs have asserted over the past week that the failed attempt to assassinate the president is evidence that Mahama is the best president Ghana has ever had. ‘It is a fact that only great leaders are objects…

The Parliament of Ghana has been cited for blasphemy for the contempt proceedings they held against Prof Alex Dodoo and Abubakar Ahmed (aka Blakk Rasta), at the end of which the speaker, the Right Honourable Doe Adjaho, pronounced them…

Reasons why China rejected an application for loan by the Ministry of Finance to fund the ‘Gang of Four’ projects has until now been shrouded in secrecy. The finance minister, Hon Seth Tekper, has said the loan was declined because the…

The chances of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) winning the 2016 presidential elections has been given a massive boost after it unveiled its most ambitious policy initiative since assuming the reins of government in January…

The people of Ghana have threatened to impose economic sanctions ‘which will totally devastate the American economy,’ unless the USA backtracks on their recent supreme court ruling that legalised gay marriage. This unusual warning was…

The Acts of the Lord Mayor: Chapter 1 1 Behold the mighty and wondrous works of the Lord Mayor. He was provoked to hot anger against the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah. Their iniquities rose up like a mountain before the Lord. 2 These…

The Ghana Association of Comedians (GAC) has sharply criticised the Ga Traditional Council for performing stand-up comedy without a licence. In a press release, the group criticised the Ga Traditional Council in the strongest terms…

The Speaker of Parliament, the Right Honourable Doe Adjaho, has ordered the recently installed seats and other items of furniture imported from China to be returned. This move, which has been described as ‘sudden and startling,’ came in…

Accra Mayor, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has assured Accra residents that he is still at post and will remain at post for a very long time to come. In an interview on an Accra-based radio station, Hon. Dr. Vanderpuije gave a word of…