Tag Archives: POLITICS

    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 …

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. …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Founder of the National Liberation Congress, Stephen Atubiga is calling on all Northerners to rally behind Northerners in politics and stop helping in plotting their downfalls. In a statement on Facebook on Sunday, Stephen Atubiga stressed that it is worrisome that Northerners in politics are continuously being used in …

They may not have been the closest of friends, but one unique thing puts them in the same room of similarities: they both experienced military overthrows of their governments. And while that should have served as a reason for them to be able to share ideas and interact on the …