The University of Professional Studies, Accra, venue for the manifesto launch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), is charged up. Already, the venue is packed with supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), including executives from the national, regional and constituency levels, as well as former state appointees. Dubbed, …

Chief and residents of Akyem Abuakwa, Kotoku and Bosome, all in the Eastern Region, have served notice of a mammoth demonstration against the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. The demonstration is scheduled for Tuesday, September 8, 2020. Protesters have been asked in a notice sighted …

Ghana’s constitution offers no second chance to presidents who have served their two terms. But former President J.A. Kufuor says if he had another shot at the Presidency, he would put his political surgeon’s knife to work on the 1992 Constitution. It was a blunt admission that he had his …

The Anyaa-Sowutuom chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party is seething with anger as some party members are covering up the face of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia from the NPP’s 2020 campaign posters in the constituency. Chairman Albert Sam in a voice note on the constituency’s WhatsApp platform warned the perpetrators …

The entire membership of the NPP Japan branch and Ghanaians diaspora in Japan and across Asia are enthused about the kind and the fast pace of development in the railway sector in just 3 and a half years of the administration of President Akuffo Addo.   This was poured out …

Last week, we woke up to read of the unfortunate and ethnocentric comments by no other person than someone who occupied the highest office of the land for six years. The NPP Japan has realised that the lack of campaign message of the NDC flagbearer has pushed him to resort …

It has been reported on Ghanaweb (3rd September 2020 edition) that a man alleged his wife buried their new baby girl alive due to poverty. As a social protection expert, I am inclined to believe that this is just the tip of the iceberg due to lack of robust primary …

As the Electoral Commission (EC) of Ghana  sets to open nomination for presidential and Parliamentary candidates for 2020 general election, this paper wishes to caution all stakeholders especially the two leading Political parties in Ghana to further scrutinize their candidates before filing their documents.   Information available to your authoritative, …

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has paid GH¢915 million claims from January to August 2020 to service providers. In the order of payments, a total of 4,292 service providers comprising 2,993 public health facilities, 1,038 private health facilities, 228 mission health facilities and 33 quasi-government health facilities have been …

Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has said that the suggestion that he carries himself as “all-knowing” may not be far from the truth because he was conferred with a similar title by the BBC. Mr Cudjoe’s comment, via his social media handles, comes on the back of an article …

Former President John Dramani Mahama will not bow to pressures for him to apologize for amplifying an alleged ethnocentric post by Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, Isaac Adongo, an aide has said. Calls for the NDC flagbearer to show remorse for endorsing the statement by the MP have intensified with some …

The Anyaa-Sowutuom chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party is seething with anger as some party members are covering up the face of Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia from the NPP’s 2020 campaign posters in the constituency. The chairman Albert Sam in a voice note on the constituency’s WhatsApp platform …

Some supporters of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region have impressed upon the incumbent MP for the area to contest the December 7 Parliamentary election as independent Candidate. The MP, Mercy Ama Gyamfi popularly known as Ama Sey, a hairdresser by profession …

Ghana’s largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), will today, Monday, September 7, 2020, launch its manifesto for the upcoming December 2020 elections. The rescheduling, the party said, was to enable its National Executive Committee and Council of Elders to approve the policy principles and strategies promised in the …

Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana, Samira Bawumia has said that President Akufo-Addo has achieved a lot in the four years, he has been in office and lauded him for terminating Ibrahim Mahama’s bauxite deal. Samira in her campaign hit out at the John Dramani Mahama government when he compared his administration to …

Former President John Mahama says he is asking for a second term in office in order to improve the living conditions for Ghanaians. In a piece ahead of the NDC manifesto launch Monday, Mr Mahama said “I run for President because I want to leave a legacy: a solid infrastructure, …

Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boy, has revealed that six new coronavirus cases have been recorded at the Kotoka International Airport since its reopening. Speaking on JoyNews’ The Lockdown, he said that the first case was recorded on Friday, with two others on Saturday and the other three …

The assumption by many Ghanaians that there are no more or very few new HIV/AIDS infections in the country is far from the truth. This is because information from the Ghana Aids Commission (GAC) has indicated that, 20,068 new infections were recorded across the country, with 13,616 HIV/AIDS related deaths …

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration under former President Jerry John Rawlings once lied to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), leading to Ghana being fined $36 million. He said this was part of the monumental economic challenges that the NDC administration left for him to come and …

President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo-Addo, the leader of the Akyem Mafia “family and friends” government has hypocritically vented out his anger on why his kinsmen are being referred to as Akyem Mafia Sakawa boys. At a meeting with the Catholic Bishop’s Conference of Ghana at the Jubilee House, the President …

“The 2020 polls should not be anchored on tribalism or ethnicity but based track record coupled with competent delivery”, Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Addressing a gathering of the Chiefs and people of Chereponi in the Northern Region, he disclosed that the forthcoming polls is about the future …

The long held fact that Akufo-Addo is running the most nepotistic government so far in Ghana’s political history has been confirmed by one of the top gurus of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Richard Amoako Baah who is also a political scientist and a founding member of the …

About one hundred and twenty (120) members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Kwesimintsim Constituency in the Western Region have defected to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Addressing the media at Race Course, a community within the Constituency to denounce their membership from the NDC, spokesperson …

One thing about Ghanaian political leaders is that they never learn from the mistakes made by their predecessors. It has become more prevalent in the 4th republic where Rawlings, Kufuor, Mills, and Mahama refused to listen to advice and paid the price for it.   Mahama in particular paid a …

District Chief Executive for Sawla Tuna Kalba District Hon Lawal Tamimu has rescued a 58-year-old woman from being lynched by a group of men and women who accused her of being a witch. The DCE who made this known said he picked up intelligence from a source that a group …

The Member of Parliament for Effiduase-Asokore Constituency, Hon Dr Nana Ayew Afriye has stated categorically that, there is no way  John Mahama would win the 2020 December Polls because God created him to be president for only a term just like George Bush’s father’s tenure in  USA.     The …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has admonished President Akufo-Addo to control his temperament in public in order to be seen as a good leader. Speaking in an interview on TV XYZ, the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, (NDC) said the president has no right to be angry over …

As many as 142,000 Ghanaians are HIV positive but do not know their status, Dr Cosmos Ohene-Adjei, Acting Director of the Ghana AIDS Commission has said. Speaking at a collaborative virtual media interaction between the Ghana AIDS Commission and the United Nations Programme on AIDS, about stigma and discrimination against …

Constituency and polling station executives, as well as some supporters of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Friday evening, besieged the New Abirem police station in the Eastern Region to demand the release of Mavis Ama Frimpong, ex Eastern Regional Minister now Parliamentary candidate for the area, the Constituency …

Some 5,000 sympathizers of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region have been reported to have defected to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to the NPP Ketu North Constituency Secretary, Ohene Francis defections from the NDC to NPP have been taking place on a …