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

It has been revealed that the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has contracted officials from the Electoral Commission (EC) to calculate important statistics like inflation rates. This revelation was made by Dr Mahamudu Bawumia,…

A press conference hastily organised by the Hon Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Deputy Minister of Communications, to explain the reason for the formation of the Presidential Delivery Unit (PDU), has left the country in shock. According to Mr…

Privileged information from Cabinet indicates that President John Dramani Mahama has started feeling terrified of having to go to Parliament. This follows the tragic revelation that the president has become a Dead Goat. It is not yet…

The ongoing controversy about religion in the country may soon be over. The Catholic Bishops Conference last week issued a statement threatening to relocate all Catholic schools in the country to the Vatican City, where they can operate…

If you are Ghanaian, you have cause to rejoice today. Ghanaians have received the best Independence Day gift ever as they celebrate the country’s emancipation from British colonial rule 58 years ago. This commemoration is taking place…

President John Dramani Mahama last week issued a directive proscribing citizens of Ghana from voicing opinion critical of his government unless they can ‘produce hard, incontrovertible evidence for any such opinion.’ This bizarre…

Koku Anyidoho, NDC Deputy General Secretary, has vowed to wipe Sam George off the Ghanaian political landscape. Speaking on an Accra-based radio station, Koku revealed that President Mahama had decided long ago to dismiss the NDC…

In a statement widely described as ‘a bombshell,’ the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga, has disclosed an impending ‘massive shake-up’ in the Flagstaff House. The statement did not disclose much but ominously hinted that even…

We introduce to you our new weekly satirical column 'Inside the News by Mpakoo'. This column would take a look and possibly swipes at our social, political, economic and religious lives. We hope you enjoy it, and expect it every Monday. -…