POLITICS

Jerry John Rawlings who seized power twice in military coups but went on to bring democratic rule to Ghana died on Thursday at the age of 73. Rawlings died on Thursday morning at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in the capital, Accra, where he had been receiving treatment after a …

Emma Mitchell says she resigned as a Minister under Rawlings’s administration because of “a very strong difference” which involved Sherry Ayitey, a former fisheries minister. Speaking to Joy News on Sunday, the former Trade and Industry Minister disclosed that the late Jerry John Rawlings had his own challenges as a …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Sunday held a vigil for its late founder, Jerry John Rawlings, but conspicuously missing at the event was Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. Rawlings died last Thursday at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital following a short illness. Although Mrs Agyeman-Rawlings was not present at the NDC …

A former Municipal Chief Executive for Suhum in the Eastern Region and Deputy spokesperson for the National Democratic Congress(NDC) campaign team, Margaret Ansei has touted the achievements of former President John Dramani Mahama in the Ashanti Region unparalleled. Speaking on Angel FM’s flagship program, ‘Angel in the Morning’, she described …

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has downplayed the effect of the sudden death of former President Jerry John Rawlings on the party’s chances in the December polls. Bernard Allotey Jacobs explained that the Ghanaian voter will not vote based on sympathy but policies and what …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) firebrand and a close associate of the Rawlings’ Dela Coffie has promised to release an explosive piece detailing the hypocrisy of NDC’s General Secretary John Asiedu Nketia with respect to the mourning of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings. Mr Coffie called for the hypocrisy …

Parliament has advocated the strengthening of diplomatic ties between Ghana and Israel. Assin South MP, Rev John Ntim Fordjour said the bond of friendship between the two countries, goes beyond the spiritual and religious connection, going deeper into tourism, trade, agriculture and economic interests. The friendship between Ghana and Israel …

Former President John Dramani Mahama on Friday was compelled by circumstances to sign the book of condolence for the founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Jerry John Rawlings at the Adabraka Headquarters of the party. According to a member of the legal team of the party, Edudzi Kudzo Tameklo, …

The Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI), Professor Kwabena Frimpong Boateng has donated items worth hundreds of Ghana cedis to the Evalue-Gwira constituency.   The items included 20 sets of football jerseys and 20 footballs.   The Minister also added 1000 pieces of NPP branded t-shirts to the …

The NPP International Branches Executives on Sunday 8th November 2020 donated a brand-new Nissan Fortuner pickup vehicle worth Twenty Thousand US Dollars ($20,000.00), 1000 branded party T-shirts, and 50 pieces of party clothes to support the Atebubu-Amantin constituency campaign team.   In a ceremony to receive the donation items, the …