A political analyst, Jonathan Asante Okyere, has explained that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has allowed its fixation with the passage of the controversial E-levy to cloud the judgement of the leadership of the party over the saga of the Member of Parliament for Dome-Kwabenya Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. The analyst noted that the party’s desire to ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has cautioned the leadership of both Majority and Minority groups in Parliament to desist from unduly delaying works of some Committees of Parliament. According to him, the development had stalled a number of parliamentary businesses and made it difficult for the House to perform its oversight role. “While it is the duty of all ...

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday, 22 February 2022 announced the appointment of Ghana’s former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hanna Serwaa Tetteh, as his Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa. She succeeds Parfait Onanga-Anyanga of Gabon, to whom the Secretary-General reiterated his deep gratitude and appreciation for his dedicated service. Ms. Tetteh brings to the position decades of experience at ...

Fast-rising Ghanaian artiste, Black Sherif’s Burna Boy’s feature ‘Second Sermon’ has been featured at NBA All-Stars playoffs. In a video that has surfaced online, Black Sherif’s Second Sermon remix featuring Burna Boy was being played at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse Arena in Cleveland on Sunday, February 20, 2022. At the time, the players were on the court practising their shots ahead ...

The various Student Representative Councils (SRCs) in the Ashanti region are demanding immediate action to halt the funding delays and food shortages affecting Senior High Schools (SHS) in the region. The student body made the call in its address to mark the opening of its 25th Congress and launching of the chapter’s silver jubilee in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi. ...

On a four-day working visit to Morocco, Israel’s economy and industry minister met with her Moroccan counterpart. On Monday, Moroccan Ryad Mezzour signed a deal with Israeli Orna Barbivai to boost trade and investment cooperation between the countries. The current level of commercial exchange between the North African Kingdom and Israel amounts at 13 million dollars. The two nations are ...

Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed is set to address the country’s federal parliament on the conflict between government forces and Tigrayan rebels in the North. It will be his first time addressing parliament since he won a second term in office in June 2021. Ethiopian federal forces have been fighting rebels loyal to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) since ...

Outspoken lawmaker Kennedy Agyapong has claimed Chief of Staff Frema Osei Opare gave him GHC120,000 to deposit in the bank account of Dome-Kwabenya MP Adwoa Safo following her demands on the party. “I have vowed not to insult like I will blast her today. Adwoa Safo, Chief of Staff called me, I went there and [she] said now this is ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Senegal on Monday. Macky Sall and his counterpart took part in the Senegal-Turkey business forum then held a press conference. President Macky Sall hosted his Turkish counterpart on Monday. On an official state visit, Recep Tayyip Erdogan was accompanied by a large business delegation. And for good reason, trade was on the agenda ...

Ugandans who refuse Covid 19 vaccination are likely to face a jail term of six months if they fail to pay a proposed fine of 4 million Ugandan shillings ($1,139). The parliamentary committee on health has begun scrutinising Public Health (Amendment) Bill 2021 which seeks to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory. On Monday, the Health Minister, Jane Ruth Aceng informed the ...