POLITICS

Hopeson Adorye, a one-time parliamentary aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) announced on live radio this week that he had been fired from his government job. He said during a discussion on Oman FM’s Boiling Point programme, on which he is a regular guest; that he had been fired …

Nana Obiri Boahen, a strong supporter of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, has said that Kennedy Agyapong is a major threat to Bawumia in the race to be the next leader of the New Patriotic Party. Nana Obiri Boahen, a former deputy general secretary for the NPP, said on Wontumi TV’s …

Former NPP parliamentary candidate for Kpone Katamanso, Hopeson Adorye says he is “suffering” from his “own government” because of his support for Alan Kyerematen, Trade Minister and flagbearer hopeful of the ruling party. He was speaking in an interview on Neat FM’s Me Man Nti programme. Listen to him in …

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has described the 2022 Budget Statement and Economic Policy as a Ɛka mpɛ dede budget. The Akan phrase, teased from the popular ‘sika mpɛ dede’ that was used by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo during his last address to the nation, literally means that ‘debt does …

The election petition that was filed by Joshua Emuah Kofie challenging the nationality of the Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Toffey has been dismissed by the Sekondi high court. The court presided over by Justice Dr. Richmond Osei Hwere declared the MP eligible on grounds that she lost her …

On November 19, 2022, at the funeral service for Madam Cecilia Dapaah’s late mother in the Ashanti Region Kumasi, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia was toast of the NPP faithful. When the Vice President’s delegation arrived at the funeral home to pay their final respects to Madam Cecelia Dapaah’s late mother, hundreds of …

A former Finance Minister of Ghana, Professor Kwesi Botchwey has been reported dead, according to Accra-based Asaase Radio. According to the portal, the 78-year-old finance minister passed away on Saturday, November 19, 2022 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he was said to have been receiving medical care. Prof. …

A Council of Elder member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ambassador Daniel Ohene Agyekum has stated that he disagrees with the position of former speaker Edward Doe Adjaho, suggesting that if the party fails to win the 2024 elections, it  will disintegrate. Speaking in the Volta Region, at the …

One of the aspirants seeking for Oti Regional Secretary position, Gado Yakubu Ninsaw, collapsed on Sunday after losing the election. Dressed in all white in expectation of a resounding victory, Mr Ninsaw had the shock of his life when the results did not go in his favour. He collapsed after …

The Electoral Commission of Ghana has cancelled the certificates of 17 political parties who have no regional and national presence and, therefore, are flouting the laws. The EC in October gave the parties to the end of that month to prove why their registrations should not be cancelled under the …