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Captain Dennis Mahama Adam (Retired) and father of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, has expressed gratitude to various bodies and individuals who extended support to the bereaved family both in kind and cash during the funeral of his son. According to him, right from the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, his Vice Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the Military High Command ...

The report on why the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lost the December 7, 2016 general election to then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been released with startling revelations. At the handing over of the 455-page report to the party’s leadership in Accra , the Chairman of the 13-member committee, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, said it was time for the party ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo on Tuesday said his government was keenly monitoring the outcome of the ongoing Brexit negotiations between Great Britain and the European Union because of its implications for Ghana’s trade policies. “It is important for us because our economic relations are heavily centered there. So the way in which it will be configured is going to be of ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufour has warned of a forthcoming security crisis unless political leaders seriously address the worsening youth unemployment challenge. He cautioned that the current situation is dire and could result in the overthrow of constitutionally elected governments. Ex-President Kufuor made the statement when the leadership of the International Democratic Union (IDU) who are attending a conference in ...

The Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs Minister Kofi Dzamesi will be hauled before Parliament today, Wednesday June 21, 2017 to answer questions over a Christian pilgrimage to Israel. The move to send over a 100 persons to some Holy cities has been described by majority of the public as a misplaced priority on the part of government. The Christian Council of ...

DAYBREAK has picked disturbing reports of ongoing scheming along the corridors of power over the future of Ghana’s attempt to operate a completely paperless ports system by September this year. Our sources at the Ministry of Finance say there are plans for the project to be given to an entirely new company to operate although there are two companies already ...

Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has announced that Monday, June 26, 2017, should be observed as a statutory public holiday. The day marks the Eid Ul-Fitr, which is an important religious day celebrated by Muslims worldwide to mark the end of Ramadan, the Islamic holy month of fasting. A statement from the Minister says the public holiday must be observed throughout ...

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper says there is nothing new in the recommendations made by the 13-member Professor Kwesi Botchway Committee. According to him, even though he has not read the entire report, the eight recommendations contained in it, is known by everybody. Contributing to a panel discussion on Peace FM morning show ‘Kokrokoo’, Kwesi Pratt Jnr said: ...

The Akufo-Addo government has not only moved the country a notch higher in terms of aid, but has reduced the nation to ridicule, before the comity of nations. Africa, despite the abundance of natural resources, has always depended on its foreign partners for its sustenance. This is possible because our leaders have failed to think outside the box. We have ...

It appears that the feud between former president Jerry John Rawling and former president John Agyekum Kufuour will not abate anytime soon. At the swearing in ceremony of Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo in parliament on Monday, Rawlings and his wife, Nana Konadu, sat beside Kufuor on the front row. A picture from the event captured Rawlings frowning as Nana Konadu ...