President Peter Mutharika’s former aide, Ben Phiri has cautiously welcomed calls to go back to State House, saying he is not the appointing authority. “State House is somebody’s plot. I cannot just go there but if you want me to go back to the DPP (ruling Democratic Progressive Party) then I am more than ready,” […]
Thousands of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) supporters are calling for return to State House of Ben Phiri who 18 months ago resigned as Presidential aide on personal grounds. The DPP cadets are also calling for the return of President Mutharika’s nephew Chimwemwe Kajawo who served as late Bingu wa Mutharika’s errand boy. Before his resignation […]
Following an election defeat in Mchinji West constituency and two wards coupled with not-so-convincing wins in two other wards in the just ended by-elections, ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) diehards are calling for the return of the party’s master planner Ben Phiri to the core of the party’s strategy team. Nyasa Times understands that Phiri […]
Princess Chitsulo’s launch of her music album, Nyimbo Yanga, on Friday night at Comesa Hall in Blantyre will go down in history as one of most memorable events of a kind mainly because of the outreach impact the show had. Gracing the occasion as guest of honor was former presidential aide and philanthropist Dr Ben […]
Malawians who attain college and university education should be in the forefront in effecting social changes in their respective communities if the nation is to gain from their academic endeavour, according to senior member of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Dr Ben Phiri. Phiri said this during the thirs Ramadhan Convention for Islamic University […]
Twamie Chimungu was ecstatic on Saturday after a blessed wedding with Dr Ben Phiri, formerly special aide to President Peter Mutharika, and described her wedding to the political strategist as “absolutely wonderful”. The couple were formally married on Saturday in ceremony of a full white wedding, exchanging matrimonial vows before Apostle Madalitso Mbewe of Calvary Family […]
Legendary musician Wambali Mkandawire has discarded the honorary doctorate he was decorated with by the Cyprus International Institute of Texas, USA in July this year. Wambali has disowned the honorary doctorate two months after being conferred with a Masters in Musicology by the institution. He was honoured alongside renowned gospel musician Ethel Kamwendo Banda and […]
President Peter Mutharika’s special aide and ruling DPP field marshal director, Ben Phiri has attained a doctorate degree with the Cyprus International Institute of Texas in United States of America which he received at a colourful commencement ceremony held on Saturday at the Bingu International Conference Centre (BICC) in Lilongwe. Now to be called Dr […]
Ben Phiri, President Peter Mutharika’s longest serving aide and right-hand man, has gone on a ‘sabbatical leave’ until the dust settles on his recent resignation scandal, Nyasa Times has established. Mutharika has allowed Phiri to take a low profile two months after a resignation circus, until the allegations of his wrongful self- enrichment cools off. […]
A former legal adviser to the late President Bingu wa Mutharika and commentator Z Allan Ntata, has said the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has not changed from the mistakes that led the previous DPP administration into rapid decline and unpopularity. Ntata claimed in an interview on Malawi Newsnow (www.malawinewsnow.com) that the DPP agenda for […]
Malawi President Peter Mutharika’s long-time Special Adviser and Assistant, Ben Phiri, is facing investigations by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) on allegations of wrongful self-enrichment after reports indicate that he has become an instant billionaire. Phiri recently resigned from his position after being accused that he has amassed a spectacular fortune and property portfolio in one […]
In most cases, Malawians distort history while it is made, especially about politics, because they are usually prejudiced against truth that does not endorse their political opinions. Malawians usually want to be told what they want to hear, and when they are told something different, they tend to stick to what they think is the […]
There are two things which are very worrisome and terribly suspicious on how Ben Phiri has continuously received unrelenting attacks from Z Allan Ntata to the point of resigning – whether a tactical or real resignation. Let me get straight to my points. The first worrisome and suspicious thing, is that the militant DPP youths […]
We all know that it has been Commando Z Allan Ntata who has been giving the Prime Minister sleepless nights of late. We also know that the Commando has asserted that we have a puppet at state house and that a puppet master is calling the shots. There are people who were claiming that the […]
After Ben Phiri, President Peter Mutharika’s longest serving aide and right-hand man, announced through the media his resignation Tuesday, President Peter Mutharika has issued a rebuttal firmly insisting his ‘Special Aide’ remains at State House. Mutharika speaking through a presidential press secretary Gerald Viola said Phiri remains a special aide . Phiri told local media including […]
A citizen-led initiative to help build and ensure public accountability has put together a dossier of President Peter Mutharika’ special adviser Ben Phiri showing he has become an instant billionaire after paying K100 million mortgage in four months on the four properties he has bought in posh Area 10 location in the capital Lilongwe. According to […]
Seven cabinet ministers in the DPP-led government demanded an audience with President Peter Mutharika and told him face to face that they were not happy that the Head of State was “a puppet” to his special aide who goes around calling himself a ‘Prime Minister’ and boasting that he is above the ministers and can […]
When people start talking bad about you, I think it’s important to do some soul searching—honest soul searching for that matter— and change for the better. The issue in this article is about Ben Phiri—Malawi President’s special assistant for to be honest, the slim, short young man has always been making bad headlines since his […]