Minister of Finance Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta has finally answered Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa on his urgent question regarding the cost of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent three-nation travel to France, Belgium, and South Africa. According to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP, who is the …

Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central is back again to respond to some topical issues. Following his comments last week, veteran journalist Kweku Baako Jnr released a strongly-worded statement, daring him to release a damning video he claims to have about him. There is also a secret …

PBaba (not his real name), a patient at the Tamale Teaching hospital has accused two staff of the X-ray department of pulling a fast one on the hospital by receiving payments from patients instead of allowing them to do so at the official designated paying points dotted across the facility. …

• President Akufo-Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to do everything to maintain the free speech we are enjoying • He said he is a firm supporter of free speech • But Manasseh Azure Awuni thinks otherwise Manasseh Azure Awuni says all is not well with the free speech that Ghanaians are enjoying under …

Mr Mathias Tulasi, the Chief Executive Officer of Literacy Ambassadors Ghana (LAG), a non governmental literacy organisation, has lamented over the huge amount spent on printing new sets of ‘Pasco’ for SHS candidates and that the shambles bedeviling Free SHS will not be solved by ‘pasco’ for candidates.   Mr …

The National Democratic Congress(NDC) Chapter in the United Kingdom(UK) and the Republic of Ireland under the leadership of its affable Chairman Alhaji Alhassan Mbalba has on behalf of the condemned inappropriate comments made by Nana Hesse Ogyiri, a presidential staffer and Nana Ansah Obofour who serves as the Communications Director …

• Deputy Minister for Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has responded to some allegations regarding the purchase of past exam questions • He was reacting to suggestions made by Dr. Clement Apaak, MP for Builsa • He also provided documents to back his claims Deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has responded …

The National Organizer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku has urged constituency chairmen of the party to stop what he says are subtle campaign activities at funerals for presidential candidate hopefuls. He said the move is a recipe for disunity which would affect efforts and the agenda of the …

Article 71 office holders include the President, the Vice-President, the Speaker of Parliament, the Chief Justice and Justices of the Supreme Court, Members of Parliament (MPs), Ministers of State, political appointees, and public servants with salaries charged to the Consolidated Fund but enjoying special constitutional privileges. Read fulltext of the Ghana’s 1992 constitution …

•Kofi Bentil has called for a review of Article 71 •Article 7 deals with emoluments for some key office holders •He says the provision in its current poses a threat to Ghana’s democracy Kofi Bentil, an honorary Vice President of the think tank IMANI Africa, has called for an overhaul …

• Some social media users want Kennedy Agyapong sacked as Chairman of Parliament’s Defence and Interior Committee • An online petition opened has had over a thousand signatories • Kennedy Agyapong is alleged to have threatened a journalist Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central and also the Chairperson …

The Department of Agro-Enterprise Development of the Ho Technical University (HTU) has broken new grounds in the re-engineering of baobab seedlings domestically for multiplication in a stress-free manner. Dr Kenneth Fafa Egbadzor, the Principal Investigator of the research, said the team had broken fresh grounds towards making the cultivation of …

For 20-year-old Emmanuel Oduro doing odd jobs to fund his education is the best alternative. He started paying tuition after passing the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), worked as a labourer at a brick kiln and as a cleaner at a bank in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional capital. …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has asked for the forgiveness of the Paramount Chief of Wa Traditional Area for the military and, by extension, the people of Ghana for the incident of Thursday, July 1. Leading a delegation of members of the Parliamentary Select Committee …

• Ras Mubarak has called for the dismissal of a Presidential staffer who made a sexist comment about Mahama’s daughter • He couldn’t fathom why Nana Hesse Ogyiri hasn’t vacated his post as a Presidential staffer  • Mr Mubarak has suggested that the country creates a register for sex offenders Former …

The founder of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM) Christian Kwabena Andrew popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom has said his party will win the 2024 general elections. According him, the party is reorganizing to position itself well after the 2020 elections defeat to face the 2024 elections. Mr. Kwabena Andrews …

Ills at the Taifa Polyclinic in Accra have been exposed in a follow-up story after the Pay or Die documentary that uncovered rot in service delivery to pregnant women in Ghana’s public hospitals. It has emerged that expectant mothers, who are supposed to benefit from the government’s free Maternal Healthcare Programme under …

• Kennedy Agyapong believes he is being gagged from speaking the truth • The Assin Central MP says he is ready to face the Privilege’s Committee • He has hurled some expletives at Alhassan Suhuyini Embattled member of Parliament for Assin Central has launched a fresh attack on his colleague MP for Tamale …

Bernard Allotey Jacobs has subtly called on Mrs. Lordina Mahama, wife of former President John Dramani Mahama to return her allowances just as First and Second Ladies, Rebecca Akufo-Addo and Samira Bawumia have done. Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has issued a Consolidated Bank Ghana Limited (CBG) cheque for GH¢899,097.84 as her …

Hundreds of Ghanaians are massing signatories for an online petition to Parliament for the removal of the Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP) as Defence and Interior Committee Chairman for threatening the life of a journalist. Kennedy Agyapong, on Friday, July 9, was reported to have verbally abused and threatened to …

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• Bagbin has warned MPs that not to think they are above the law • He says he will not shield any MP who goes against law • He has referred a petition against Kennedy Agyapong to the Privilege’s Committee Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament has cautioned members of the house to be …

One of the interesting conversations has dominated the headlines in Ghana has been on supposed salaries to spouses of the First and Second Ladies of the country. It was later revealed that former first ladies also received such allowances. Interesting the First and second First Ladies have reacted and said …

The Ghana Infectious Disease Centre has warned Ghanaians against the seeming non-adherence to the Covid-19 safety protocols as it notes that government can not be of help should anyone fall severely ill. The Ga East Municipal Hospital has disclosed that the facility lacks adequate nurses needed to take care of …

• The president and his vice are totally catered for by the state thus they need not be paid salaries • This is the view of a former lawmaker George Loh • He argues that presidential salaries should be pegged only for the purpose of determining the pensions  Lawyer and …

COVID-19 cases are rising steadily in the country, with the number of new cases recorded a day going up from 85 to 143, data from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has shown. Active cases have increased from 1,674 to 2,314 from June 30 to July 13, 2021. The GHS Covid-19 …

• ASEPA was at the forefront of those who chastised the new arrangement to pay the First and Second Ladies salaries • Following the rejection of the monies to them, ASEPA has said that it is surprised the First and Second Ladies have decided to return everything they received as …

• Lordina Mahama before the end of erstwhile John Mahama administration was receiving close to GH¢23,000 • Matilda Amissah-Arthur also received a little over GH¢22,000 • But First and Second ladies have rejected recommendations from the Presidential Committee on Emoluments for Article 71 officeholders It has emerged that the former …

The Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC says he will force former first lady, Lordina Mahama to refund all allowances she received from the state. He has vowed to legally battle the former first family to repay the state after the …

• Rebecca Akufo-Addo has rejected the proposals from the emolument committee for her to be paid salaries • She has bemoaned commentaries on the issue • She will also refund monies she accrued as allowances since becoming first lady The decision by the First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo to turn down the offer …