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Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has been compelled by vile propaganda directed at him to fire a salvo at the opposition and minority National Democratic Congress (NDC). It follows claim by the deputy minority leader, James Klutse Avedzi, who is also the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ketu North Constituency in the Volta Region, to the effect that the vice president ...

THE Deputy Transport Minister, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover has debunked rumours in the media that he has passed on. Mr Titus-Glover who is a lawmaker representing the constituents of Tema East in Parliament was reported to have died on the Accra-Kumasi road. Social media platforms, especially Facebook and Whatsapp were flooded over the weekend with reports that the vociferous MP ...

Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Charlotte Osei, is under intense pressure to explain how her outfit was able to auction about 40 vehicles without proper documentation. The demand for explanation has come from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament. It wants the EC to provide further and better particulars of all the vehicles auctioned, which Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, ...

A 38-year old taxi driver has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for sucking the breast of his 13-year-old daughter and inserting his fingers into her vagina. This was after the court had found Alfred Boakye guilty on the charge of indecent assault at the end of the trial. Prosecuting Chief Inspector Kofi Atimbire told ...

The former Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Rt. Rev. Prof Emmanuel Martey has backed President Akufo-Addo to deliver on the promises he made to Ghanaians during electioneering. Akufo-Addo in the run-up to the 2016 elections made several pledges to Ghanaians including the provision of Free Senior High Schools, one-million-per-constituency and one-district-one-factory policies. Speaking at the 17th General Assembly ...

The Executive Chairman of JL Holdings Dr. James Orleans-Lindsay has backed government’s decision to back down on the mandatory tow levy. The Transport Ministry announced over the weekend the government has scrapped the project until the tow law is reviewed. “The government has decided not to implement, the mandatory towing levy which was scheduled to have commenced on 1st July ...

It seems there is no end in sight for the troubles of the Electoral Commission (EC) as it has emerged that the electoral management body auctioned 40 of its vehicles in 2013 to its members of staff. Although management of the EC estimated the value of the 40 vehicles at GH¢402,000, a valuer at Intercity State Transport Corporation (STC) valued ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has for the first time concurred with propositions from his colleague John Agyekum Kufuor on his stance on the composition of the Council of State. Both former Presidents were guests speakers at the ‘Accra Dialogues’ organized by the Institute of Law and Public Affairs in partnership with Media General under the theme “‘The Role of ...

The government of Ghana is expected to sign a government-to-government Heads of Agreement with Equatorial Guinea for the supply of Liquefied Natural Gas from that country to Ghana, for a period of 5 years. The signing of the agreement is expected to take place during the 3-day official visit to Equatorial Guinea by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, from Monday, ...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commended the Bank of Ghana for playing a pivotal role in promoting the country’s socio-economic development. According to President Akufo-Addo, through the Bank’s diligence and commitment, it has attempted to fulfil its mandate to ensure price stability and to create an enabling environment for sustainable growth. The President, thus, expressed ...