UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson says President Donald Trump played a role in inciting yesterday’s unrest. “In so far as he encouraged people to storm the Capitol and in so far as the president consistently has cast doubt on the outcome of a free and fair election, I believe that …

Political Scientist, Prof Ransford Gyampo has indicated that it was childish to have invited the Military into Parliament. The Military were invited to Parliament to protect ballot paper and boxes after violence erupted in the lawmaking house. The move has been widely condemned by sections of Ghanaians who believe that …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today, Thursday, January 7, 2021, took his second term oath of office as President of the Republic of Ghana in Parliament. The president having been sworn in, will be head of state for another four years ending on January 7, 2025, having already led the country for four …

Members of the NDC in Parliament have boycotted the investiture of President Akufo-Addo for his second term in office. It is unclear the exact basis for the boycott but the party’s Presidential candidate John Mahama is challenging the victory of Mr Akufo-Addo in court claiming electoral fraud. Mr. Akufo-Addo’s investiture …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased monthly pensions by 10% for the year 2021. In a public notice SSNIT said the increment means all pensioners on the SSNIT Pension Payroll as at December 31, 2020, will have their monthly pension increased by a fixed rate of …

Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed sadness and anger at the scenes of pro-Trump rioters storming the US Capitol on Wednesday. “A basic rule of democracy is after the election there are winners and losers,” Merkel said, adding, “I regret very much that President Trump did not admit defeat in November …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been sworn in as President of the 4th republic of Ghana on January 7, 2020. President Akufo-Addo who has been re-elected for a second term took the oath of office at a colorful ceremony in Parliament. “I Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo do in the name of the …

Dr Mahamadu Bawumia has just taken his oath of office as Vice President of the Republic of Ghana for a second term. Having partnered Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as his running mate for the 2020 presidential election, Mr Bawumia is once again going to work for another four years with Nana Addo. …

Member of Parliament(MP) for Tamale Central Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed says he can confirm that the Minister of Defence Dominic Nitiwul called the Military into the Chamber of Parliament. The Military moved into Parliament when tempers were heightened. According to some Parliamentarians, the presence of the Military is representative of a …

Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie has waded into the just-ended chaos that struck Parliament during their secret voting to elect the next Speaker. A peaceful inauguration process was not realized as some MP’s resorted to throwing punches and snatching ballot papers in Parliament. The incident has since attracted the attention of Ghanaians on social …