POLITICS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has placed an embargo on salary increment for himself, his Vice, and all the appointees of the executive for this year as a way of contributing to the reduction of the effect of the virus on the local economy. Speaking at this year’s May Day celebration …

Political Activist, Emmanuel Abankwah Kesse is urging government of Ghana to scrap MPs Ex-Gratia and use it to develop their constituencies.   According to him, since the District Assembly Common fund is not enough, he suggested that MPs Ex-Gratia should be scrapped so that those monies can be put into …

Kissi Agyebeng’s nomination as the next Special Prosecutor has been described as due to pressure from the president’s cousin Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko and Attorney General Godfred Yeboah Dame, on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The latest of such critique has come from Agyebeng’s predecessor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu. Aside from being the …

  The Wenchi High Court has dismissed an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to amend portions of its petition in respect of its earlier stance on collation of results in the Techiman South Constituency. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of parliamentary election results in the Techiman …

The Wenchi High Court has dismissed an application by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to amend portions of its petition in respect of its earlier stance on collation of results in the Techiman South Constituency. The petitioners had originally claimed there was no collation of parliamentary election results in the Techiman …

Ex-President John Agyekum Kufuor has bemoaned the “winner takes all” attitude in Ghana’s politics. He said the nation needs to take a second look at its political mentality, following the current situation in Parliament. Mr. Kufuor said the near-even distribution of seats for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and …

Some thugs believe to be from the camp of the Ga West Municipal Chief Executive, Clement Nii Lamptey Wilkinson have allegedly assaulted the party’s coordinator at Nsakina Electoral Area. The victim, Mr. Edmond Tetteh Tawiah, who is now receiving treatment at an undisclosed hospital in Accra, reportedly recorded audio and …

 NPP man A driver of a Yutong bus who made a wrong overtaking has led to the death of a 45-year-old man and a 12-year-old girl at Akim Asafo near Suhum in the Eastern region. A police report said on April 26, 2021 at about 1930 hours, the driver Francis …

  A justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo has said that the courts in any election petition are interested in the results of the voters and whether it was a reflection of the rules of engagement of the process. The Supreme Court justice who was one of the …

Economist Kwame Pianim has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) can only break the 8-year power swing jinx if the Minister of Agriculture succeeds. Speaking at the 16th edition of the Re-Akoto memorial lectures on the theme: ‘The legacy of the Baffour Osei Akoto: A family man, chief and …