POLITICS

Widow of Mfantseman MP Gets Appointment

Widow of late Nfantseman Member of Parliament, Ekow Quansah Hayford has been given a position in the Majority leadership in Parliament. Mrs. Ophelia Mensah Hayford now MP for Nfansteman and MP for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu are now Deputy Chief Whips. They are expected to take over from Kpandai MP, Matthew …

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Ghanaian schools to reopen mid-January 2021

Schools in Ghana will return to full academic work beginning mid-January 2021, sources within government have told Graphic Online. The major decision, the outcome of Wednesday’s cabinet meeting chaired by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is expected to be announced soon. The exact resumption date is unclear yet but the …

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There’ll be annoying leadership skirmishes in NPP – Gabby

New Patriotic Party (NPP) stalwart, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko set social media alight as he jokingly, among others, predicted the future of the governing party in 2021. Similar to how some Ghanaian pastors proffer contradictory prophecies, Mr Otchere-Darko in a Facebook post, Friday night, shared a list of events that could …

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Rerun request by Mahama shocking – US-based lecturer

A Ghanaian lecturer at the Auburn University, Alabama in the United States of America (USA), Dr Hayford Nsiah, has said even if the Supreme Court of Ghana grants John Mahama his relief for a rerun of the 2020 presidential elections, a lot of voters will move away from him and …

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Machomen attack Awutu Senya East NDC Constituency Secretary

The National Democratic Congress Constituency Secretary for Awutu Senya East, Amadu Taurik has been subjected to severe beatings by some yet to be identified machomen. According to an Adomonline.com report, Mr. Taurik together with other executives of the party was attacked by the thugs whose appearance on the scene was swift with …

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5 health benefits of coffee you probably never knew

Most of the time we hear reasons why caffeine is bad for our body, but that’s really not all there is to coffee. Drinking about 3 to 4 cups of coffee daily can do your body some good and if you want to get the maximum benefit from coffee, avoiding …

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Errors in Mahama’s election petition unpardonable – Legal Practitioner

Private Legal Practitioner in Ghana and Member of the British Bar, Ralph Poku-Adusei, says the errors associated with the election petition filed by lawyers of the defected flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, are unpardonable and same has dragged the legal profession into public ridicule. “The mistakes, omissions and …

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2021: Confusion to hit NPP over Bawumia, Alan tight race

Prophet Salifu Amoako has predicted that there will be confusion within the New Patriotic Party in the coming months as Vice President Mahamamudu Bawumia locks horns with Trade Minister Alan Kyeremateng over who replaces President Akufo-Addo as flagbearer of the ruling NPP. Prophet Salifu therefore asked members of the NPP …

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Hawa Koomson’s thugs attack NDC Secretary

The Awutu Senya East Constituency’s General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Constituency, Tuarik Amadu was today January 1, 2020 attacked by some thugs believe to that of the MP in the Hawa Koomson. According to information, the rambo self-styled MP was present when the physical attack was being …

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Fomena MP-elect makes fresh demand

Member of Parliament-elect for Fomena Constituency Andrews Amoako Asiamah has called for the resignation of the entire constituency executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). The call for the entire Fomena Constituency executives to resign, according to the MP-elect, falls in line with his laid down conditions to determine whether to rejoin …

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Tony Lithur heads Mahama’s legal team in election petition

Renowned lawyer Tony Lithur will be the lead counsel for John Dramani Mahama in the latest election petition filed by the former president. The head of Lithur Brew and Company was also the same lawyer in the landmark election petition of 2013 when then-President John Dramani Mahama was cited as one of the respondents. …

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Full Text: NPP responds to Mahama’s Supreme Court petition

The governing New Patriotic Party has replied to an official petition presented to the Supreme Court by the opposition National Democratic Congress to challenge the result of the 2020 elections. Per the content of the petition, the Presidential Candidate of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama is seeking amongst other things a total annulment of …

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We have no evidence Mahama won presidential election – Ayine

The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga East, and member of the NDC legal team, Dr Dominic Ayine, has stated that the party has no evidence that John Dramani Mahama won the 2020 presidential elections. The former Deputy Justice Minister in an interview on GHONE TV said the party has all times maintained …

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Akufo-Addo meets cabinet today over school reopening – Oppong Nkrumah

President Nana Akufo-Addo will tomorrow, Wednesday 30th December 2020 meet cabinet to decide on the possible reopening of schools in January 2021, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed. According to him, government has been in discussions with various stakeholders within the sector to come up with a comprehensive and …

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Ablakwa exposes govt’s plot to impose a new Speaker of Parliament

Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has alleged that the NPP government is planning to restrict MPs from freely voting for their own choice of candidate for the Speaker of Parliament position. According to him, the government in a bid to impose its own Speaker of Parliament …

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EC’s Jean Mensa going into the dock as NDC files election petition today

Barring any last minute changes, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) will today file a petition against the 2020 Presidential result declared by the Electoral Commission (EC) on Wednesday, December 9. The Herald is informed that the party’s lawyers led by Tsatsu Tsikata, will be focusing on the Chairperson of the Commission, Jean Mensa to …

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NDC Chairman who allegedly stabbed NPP supporters gets bail

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nkwanta South constituency, Prosper Akamani, who was detained for allegedly stabbing some members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been released on bail. According to a Joy News report, Prosper Akamani has been granted bail of GH¢20,000 with two sureties. Reports …

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