Tag Archives: POLITICS

I’m no longer involved in politics – Kwabena Kwabena announces

Renowned Ghanaian highlife musician, Kwabena Kwabena has announced that he is no longer involved in politics. He said he would not campaign or compose a song for any political party in the upcoming elections. He made this statement on TV3’s New Day show where he said that he was only …

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If you dabble in politics, you’ll be treated as such – Opoku Onyinah warned as Bawumia running mate rumours resurrect

A post believed to be cryptic and shared by the former Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah has been hijacked by political communicators and Ghanaians who continue to read meanings into the message he shared. Apostle Onyinah on Saturday, February 10, 2024, fuelled rumours of his …

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The Catholic Bishops advise politicians not to do any “politics of religion.”

    Politicians and Ghanaians have been advised by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference not to use religion as a political tool. Attempts in Ghana “to introduce and inflame religious passion in political discourse and activities” were denounced by the Bishops’ Conference. In a communiqué released following its annual plenary …

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South Sudan transition stuck in mud of floods, politics

South Sudan’s intended transition to a full democracy is getting stuck in the mud, five years after a peace agreement was signed between various protagonists giving the country some semblance of stability. There has been sporadic violence, mostly between government forces and groups that held out on the peace deal. …

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The professors in Ghana’s politics

There is this notion in Ghana that politics is a ‘dirty’ profession which is usually full of criminals and corrupt individuals whose sole interest is to plunder from the state. Most Ghanaians who have reached the highest points of their careers, particularly academics, who have all the expertise and understanding …

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NPP primaries: I will quit politics if Bawumia loses – Obiri Boahen

Former Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has stated that should Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia fail to secure the NPP’s flagbearership slot come November 4, 2023; he will quit politics. “The Bawumia agenda and the Bawumia issue are non-negotiable. It will never happen that Bawumia will not …

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‘Our party politics is not healthy’ – Duncan-Williams laments mismanaged democracy

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, General Overseer of the Action Chapel International Ministry, has lamented the vindictive nature of present-day politics stressing that it was the bane of our development. The clergyman, popularly referred to as ‘The Papa’ also expressed concern over the manner in which parties in government unduly target political …

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Stay off politics! – LilWin reveals 2016 advice John Mahama gave him

Ghanaian actor Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as LilWin, has opened up about an advice he received from former president John Dramani Mahama. According to LilWin, the former president advised him to stay away from politics if he intended to maintain his relevance within the movie industry. Speaking in an interview with Oyerepa …

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Delay hints of joining politics soon

Renowned television personality and businesswoman, Deloris Frimpong Manso known popularly as Delay has expressed interest in joining politics in the future. She made this known when she engaged her followers on Twitter in a Q&A session Thursday night. Delay believes she has got what it takes to join the political …

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Politics of ‘moneycracy’ will jeopardize Ghana’s democracy – Prof. Oquaye warns

The former Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has shed light on the dangers of the politics of ‘moneycracy’ and its detrimental impact on Ghana’s democracy and pervasive corruption. Delivering a lecture during the 2nd R. S. Blay Memorial lectures, under the theme “Consolidating Democracy and the Rule of …

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