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A group calling itself Concerned Northern Grassroots of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s recent suggestion that the party opt for a non-Akan as flag bearer in the lead-up to the 2024 polls, is because he harbours a “selfish” agenda to be Vice-President. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, recently said in an interview that: ...

A Senior Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo says the National Democratic Congress (NDC) might suffer in future elections if its minority caucus in parliament does not act with a clear-cut principle and conviction. The NDC’s Minority in Parliament took the flak for giving the nod to all the Ministers-designate nominated by the President after ...

Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) has launched a new platform designed to facilitate the growth and development of women-owned agribusiness enterprises in the country. Dubbed: “#VALUE4HERConnect”, the new platform seeks to help bring women entrepreneurs in agriculture together in a virtual community in order to be able to connect, network and grow their businesses. The platform, which ...

It is turning out that one of the main reasons why former President John Dramani Mahama does not appear to ‘gel’ with President Akufo-Addo and his administration is because of the bauxite concession that the NPP government took from the NDC leader’s brother, Ibrahim Mahama, in 2017. There are unconfirmed claims that the former President has said before he will ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will soon launch a 10-year strategic Capital Market Master Plan (CMMP) to deepen the country’s financial markets. The plan hinges on four main pillars; creating diversity of investment products and enhancing liquidity in the securities market; increasing the investor base (through investor education); strengthening the infrastructure and improving market services, improving regulation, enforcement and ...

The Eastern Regional Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Kwame Appiah Kodua, has advised members and supporters of the party to desist from campaigning for any person intending to be a flag bearer of the party ahead of the scheduled time. According to him, under Article 13 of the party’s constitution, campaigning for the flag bearer position could ...

A police officer known as Superintendent Robert Cobby from Gomoa Kyiren in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region has allegedly exhumed and bolted with over 10 dead bodies from the Gomoa Fawomaye Cemetery. At a Press Conference organized by the angry Chiefs and residents of Gomoa Fawomaye in the Gomoa West where the incident took place, the Odikro ...

The Takoradi Constituency, one of the three constituencies in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis in the Western Region, is a safe seat for the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). Apart from 1992 when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) won the parliamentary seat, all other elections have been won by the NPP. It is believed by political analysts that the victory of the ...

The Chairperson and Leader of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Akosua Frimpomaa-Sarpong has challenged claims by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Fisheries Commission that its officials led the rescue and release of 38 dolphins that were washed ashore at Axim-Bewire last Sunday back into the sea. According to her, she and some executive members of the CPP ...

Tiger Woods was driving close to double the 45mph speed limit when he crashed in February, according to Los Angeles County’s sheriff. The 15-time major champion, 45, had to be “extricated from the wreck” of his car by firefighters and paramedics. Woods’ car left the road at about 84-87mph and flipped several times during the accident in California. Woods was ...