POLITICS

  The governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, has earmarked the building of a university to train members on the party’s philosophy as a key plan of action for the next few years. According to the party’s General Secretary, Mr John Boadu, a certificate from the NPP university going forward would be a …

  On March 24, the office of Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia was compelled to issue a statement to distance him from posters which suggest that he has plans of contesting the flagbearer slot for the New Patriotic Party in 2023. The move was meant to put to bed months of …

Popular youth activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Yaw Brogya Genfi has issued a public apology to Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta. It is unclear what triggered the public apology but writing on his Facebook wall on Monday, Mr. Brogya Genfi said he may have either been chasing “non-existent crimes” or misinterpreted …

UPDATE: The Presidency has debunked reports that it has released a list of Deputy Ministers who will in the coming days be vetted by the Appointments Committee to be part of Nana Akufo-Addo’s second term government. According to the Communications Director at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, a purported list put out …

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has given a firm indication of a take-off by the Akufo-Addo government to implement its second term vision after the approval of its first second-term budget. Parliament last week approved the 2021 budget and the House is expected to finalise the appropriation bill on …

Africa Confidential, a Pan-African news magazine, claims Ghanaian MPs granted tax holidays and other investment incentives worth US$832 million to Meridian Port Services (MPS) without knowing the contract. The incentives covered a period of 10 years. According to the report sighted by GhanaWeb, in March 2016, the Mahama administration asked …

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) has announced that the process towards the payment of some Ghanaians who worked as electoral officials in the 2020 general elections is underway. In a press release sighted by GhanaWeb, the Deputy EC Chair, Bossman Asare noted that the delay in payment of the affected officials …

Firebrand politician and MP for Assin Central Kennedy Agyapong has denied supporting Alan Kyeremanten to be elected as presidential candidate for the 2024 presidential polls. According to him, he has not endorsed anyone Alan, nor has he endorsed any other candidate. He has therefore asked the general public to treat the issue …

Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South Constituency Haruna Iddrisu has urged the public to disregard posters making rounds about his intention to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the next presidential elections. “These acts are calculated and intended to disorganise the rank and file of the NDC,” he stressed. …

  Twenty-two days after the Supreme Court ruled that his political rival Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the legitimate winner of the 2020 elections, John Dramani Mahama is now considering congratulating him. A report by pro-government radio station Asaase Radio which cites sources within the Functional Executive of the National Democratic Congress indicates that John Mahama …