POLITICS

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has opened nominations into 20 constituencies in the Ashanti region. The constituencies were stood aside during the August parlimenary primaries by the party that selected candidates for the 2020 polls. The polls will be held on December 14, 2019. A statement by the party …

Parliament will today [Monday] begin debate on the government’s 2020 budget statement and economic policy. In the document which was presented to the house last Wednesday, the government intends to generate some GHS 67.1 billion in revenue next year. The Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta’s presentation was met with agitations …

The organiser for the NPP’s National Nasara Coordinators has reportedly died, GhanaWeb has learned. According to GhanaWeb sources, Salihu Yahaya Bo, who drove himself to Kumasi from Accra Saturday night was found dead by family this morning. Even though the cause of death is not yet known, the late Yahaya …

The Homeland Study Group Foundation, (HSGF), which has been campaigning for the secession of some parts of Ghana into an independent ’Western Togoland State’ declared their independence yesterday, Saturday. Leader of the Separatist movement, Mr. Charles Komi Kudzordzi alias Papavi Hogbedetor who is in his 80s made the declaration at …

The Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has said the statement by the National House of Chiefs declaring support for a ‘No’ vote in the upcoming referenudm on local level elections does not represent Chiefs of the House. According to him, the various leaders of the regional bodies of the House …

Former President John Mahama has called on government to urgently work to remove all hindrances that will hamper the smooth running of the December 17 referendum. Speaking to journalists in Wa, Mr Mahama stated that it would not be useful to go for a yes vote if certain amendments are …

Former President John Mahama has backed his party’s position on the December 17 referendum. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said it will campaign against electing local assembly representatives along partisan lines. Speaking to the media In Wa, the NDC flagbearer explained that electing Local Government representatives along partisan lines …

There is a brutal ‘fight’ over the upcoming referendum that could introduce multi-party sponsorship of candidates at the local level if the electorate votes ‘Yes’ on December 17. Currently, Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution prohibits political party participation at the local level, and the government is seeking an …

We the Patriotic Youth Alliance of our great Party would like to express our profound gratitude to His Excellency President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for appointing Dr Baffour Awuah as the next Director-General of Ghana Health Service. We entrust that, the capabilities of Dr Awuah will bring more expertise to …

The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Opare Addo has described the incessant demands by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the release of his party’s 2020 elections manifesto as hypocritical. “It has never happened before, it is disingenuous on the part of the NPP and some …