Embattled General Secretary of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) Janet Asana Nabla has threatened to face off squarely with the party’s leader, David Apasera, who is said to have ordered some men to lock up the PNC headquarters in Accra. Ms Nabla said the 2020 flagbearer of the party is …
Read More »Former UK High C’ssioner to Ghana Jon Benjamin wades into Mahama’s ‘do-or-die’ comment
A former United Kingdom High Commissioner to Ghana, Jon Benjamin has waded into the ongoing discussion on the do-or-die comment made by former President John Dramani Mahama. He did this when he tweeted at actor John Dumelo who is also a former Parliamentary Candidate in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency in last year’s elections, …
Read More »Kyei-Mensa-Bonsu clashes with Afenyo Markin, Nana B over Assin South seat vacancy
The decision of the Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Honourable Alban Sumani Kingsford Bagbin to reject the content of a letter dated August 31, 2021, written to Parliament and served on the Clerk of Parliament by a bailiff from the Law Court Complex in Accra has led to disagreement among the …
Read More »I stand by my “do or die” comment – Mahama
The 2020 Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama says he does not regret his “do or die” comment and will not retract. The ex-President in an interview on a Techiman-based radio station on Tuesday stated that the NDC has learnt lessons from the 2020 …
Read More »Bagbin denies hanging Mahama’s portrait in his office
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has dismissed claims that portrait of former President John Dramani Mahama has been hung in his office instead of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He said the publication is false and intended to court disaffection for him. A statement issued by his office said on …
Read More »Akufo-Addo refunds GH¢237,000 salary increment for January to August
• President Akufo-Addo has refunded GH¢237,000 as part of a salary increment accrued from January to August this year • The amount forms part of earlier recommendations by the Prof. Yaa Ntiamoah Baidu Emoluments Committee • The president on May 1, 2021 announced a freeze on salary increments for …
Read More »2024 elections will be a ‘do-or-die’ affair – Mahama
Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the National Democratic Congress(NDC) has learned its lessons in the 2020 general elections. He said the next elections in 2024 will be a do-or-die affair, especially at the polling stations. Speaking on Techiman-based Akina FM’s on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, as part of his …
Read More »NPP will spend not less than 12 years in opposition if we lose 2024 polls – Majority leader
Suame MP, Simon Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu wants his party to unite ahead of the 2024 general elections. He says the party will most likely be in opposition for twelve years if it loses the election. According to a report filed by Oyerepa FM sighted by GhanaWeb, Mr. Kyei Mensa-Bonsu, …
Read More »FULL TEXT: Mahama’s speech at the NDC Professionals Forum on State of the Economy
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. Let me begin by thanking Mr. Seth Terkper for his delivery, which has brought home a number of key issues surrounding our recent economic trajectory. I do not intend to belabor the points he has made, except to reinforce few of them. I am a historian at …
Read More »Nana Addo makes first MMDCE appointment
• President Akufo-Addo has named Mr Yawson Amoah as the substantive DCE for Sehwi Akontombra • Mr Amoah was acting as the DCE until the president’s elevation • The president had assured that issues surrounding the delayed appointment of MMDCEs will be resolved before the end of the month President Nana …
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