The Electoral Commission (EC) has revoked the certificates of seventeen political parties in Ghana. This means that eleven parties are now existing in good standing, the Director of Electoral Services Dr Serebuor Quarcoo said on the Ghana Tonight show with Alfred Ocansey on Monday November 14. “We have 15 new ones who have applied and we are assessing them,” he ...

Ghana’s Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, on Tuesday, 8 November 2022, officially inaugurated the Premium Application Center (PAC) in London. This is a premium service to complement the existing consular services provided by the mission. Prior to the establishment of PAC, the ministry, led by Kwaku Ampratwum-Sarpong, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, in charge of ...

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta and his Deputy John Kumah must also leave office immediately, a member of the Peoples National Convention (PNC) Bernard Mornah has said. In his view, Mr Ofori-Atta is not the answer to the economic challenges facing Ghanaians. “Investors don’t have confidence in the economy because of Ofori-Atta,” he said on the Big Issue on TV3 ...

The second prosecution witness in the case of Aisha Huang has told the High Court in Accra that the Chinese galamsey queen used a forged marriage certificate and Ghanaian passport to gain an indefinite residence permit. The witness, Superintendent of Immigration David Essien is attached to the Kumasi Enforcement Unit of the Ghana Immigration Service and has worked for the ...

The principle of natural justice will play out properly when the Minister of State at the Finance Ministry who has been sacked by the President, Charles Adu Boahen, gets his day before the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to answer allegations of corruption made against him, a member of the Government’s communication team, Kofi Tontoh has said. Mr Tontoh ...

The lack of confidence in Ghana’s market is one of the issues affecting the performance of the Cedi against the Dollar, Director of Research at the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) Dr John Kwakye has said. He has proposed to the government to take very drastic confidence-building measures to stop the fall, including severe cuts in spending, cuts in staff ...

Jurgen Klopp has dismissed any doubts surrounding his future at Liverpool, despite the current uncertainly surrounding the ownership situation. Fenway Sports Group (FSG) revealed they are seeking for fresh investment in the club, but there are reports that they are willing to sell up for good. Klopp was speaking to the media after the Reds’ Carabao Cup penalty shootout victory ...

Vice President Bawumia has announced that he’s committed to embark on a fundraising effort to support the party’s agenda of registering all members to help with its data and membership analyses and shall raise funds for the party membership registration especially with the registration of Polling Station Executives, Electoral Area Coordinators, Constituency Executives, Regional Excutives and National Executive Commmitee. Dr. ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Members of Parliament who earlier called for the the removal of the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta have said that their position on the Minister is not the same as the position taken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Member of Parliament for Effiduase/Asokore, Nana Ayew Afriyie said at a press conference in Parliament on Thursday November 10 that they ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned its members not to exhibit signs of complacency ahead of the 2024 elections. The party contends that all and sundry must contribute as the NDC aims at winning the next polls. Speaking to Citi News after launching his campaign to contest the General Secretary position, Director of Elections for the NDC, Elvis Afriyie ...