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Kow Essuman, counsel to president Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has come under fire on social media after he shared his views on the Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and Reverend Victor Kusi Boateng issue. Ablakwa, who is the Member of Parliament for North Tongu has defended his decision to publish publicly private …

Member of Parliament for Jomoro, Dorcas Affo-Toffey is demanding firm action be taken by the government over the death of one Shadrach Arloo, which incident occured last week at the West Hills Mall. She is calling for a multi-pronged probe into the issue with the view to serving justice to …

A political science lecturer at Cape Coast University (UCC), Mr Jonathan Asante Okyere, says some flag bearer aspirants of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are pushing for an early conference so as to distance themselves from the failing Akufo-Addo government. He was of the view the aspirants are not …

An activist of the New Patriotic Party, Atick Yakubu, has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of personally hijacking the party’s bid to hold an early congress. According to him, the president is concerned about a possible switch of attention from himself and his government to the new candidate to be elected as …

Ebenezer Kojo Kum, the Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, has resigned from his position with immediate effect. This was announced in a February 3, 2023 statement from the Presidency with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo accepting his resignation. “President Akufo-Addo thanked him for his services to the government and …

The month of February was ushered in by the President of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, commissioning a newly constructed 300-bed unit at the 37 Military Hospital. According to the president, in a Facebook post he shared, the freshly inaugurated facility will house newly appointed military personnel during their basic training …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was the Special Guest of Honour of the 2022 End of Year West African Soldier Social Activities (WASSA) which was organised by the Ghana Armed Forces. WASSA is a social event organised every year by the military to foster comradeship among the officers and men of the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed a new Aide-de-camp (ADC). An ADC is an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer. Presidents have ADC in their capacities as Commanders In Chief of the Armed Forces. The new ADC is in the person of Colonel Isaac …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked Ghanaians to be patient in the midst of the current economic downturn. Government is seeking a programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) with the view to salvage the economy which suffered a torrid 2022 characterised by a rapidly depreciating currency, galloping inflation …

The actions of Electoral Commission Chair Jean Mensa and her deputy commissioners, since President Nana Akufo-Addo ousted then-Chairperson Charlotte Osei, have undermined their independence and neutrality, former President John Mahama has said. In a lecture on ‘Africa’s strategic priorities and global role’ at Chatham House, London, Mr Mahama said used …