POLITICS

Your behaviour was highly irresponsible, ill-advised – Jubilee House to ASEPA boss

The presidency has described an action by the Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson, to publish a response on the petition to probe the Chief Justice, on social media as irresponsible and ill-advised. The presidency further said Mensah Thompson should not only …

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Akufo-Addo returning from UK to fire and hire appointees – Report

Most government appointees are not having a goodnight sleep in recent days, following the President’s departure from Ghana on Tuesday, July 27, 2021, for an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK), as they fear he is out to plot who and who will be part of the rest of …

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GUM supporters worried over silence of flagbearer and party leaders

Some supporters of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) have expressed worry over the silence of their flagbearer, the national executives and other party faithful after the 2020 general election. The party, which partook in its first major election last year, got a lot of attention from Ghanaians and became a …

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Collins Dauda reacts to charges against him for ‘causing financial loss to state’

• The government of Ghana has filed 52 charges against Collins Dauda and four others • Out of the 52 charges, 14 have been levelled against him for causing financial loss to the state • The accused persons are said to have intentionally misapplied $200 million of state funds  Former …

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US$1m capital requirement will not be removed in favour of Nigerians – Speaker Bagbin

• A meeting between the Speaker of Parliamentand leadership of GUTA has been held •It was to clarify pronouncements made by some members of GUTA concerning the retail trade impasse between Ghana and Nigeria •Speaker Bagbin is said to have assured the trade body of his support in protecting the …

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Assin North MP ‘fights’ High Court ruling

• James Quayson is challenging the High Court ruling annulling his election as MP • According to him, the Cape Coast High Court’s judgement was against the law • He is therefore seeking that the Court of Appeal declares the ruling as void The embattled Assin North MP, James Gyakye …

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Majority Chief Whip ‘fights’ Minority Leader over ‘unfortunate’ comment on Assin North ruling

The Majority Chief whip and Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri Constituency in the Eastern Region, Frank Annoh-Dompreh has waded into Cape Coast High Court ruling on the dual-citizen case involving the Member of Parliament for Assin-North, James Gyakyi Quayson. On Wednesday, July 28, 2021, the Cape Coast High Court declared …

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Don’t allow corrupt heads of public institutions to go scot-free – Haruna Iddrisu to SP

• Kissi Agyebeng has been asked to deal with heads of public institutions • He is not to target only politicians as he tries to fight corruption • He will be succeeding Martin Amidu as the Special Prosecutor Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader, has charged Kissi Agyebeng, Special Prosecutor (SP), to deal with heads …

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Afigya Kwabre South residents beg Akufo-Addo to sack DCE

A massive campaign to remove the Afigya Kwabre South District Chief Executive (DCE) from office is gaining momentum even before the President determines his fate. Earlier this week, some residents on Wednesday staged a protest against a decision fuelled by some top politicians to renominate Christian Adu Poku, popularly called …

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