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Ghana’s National Security plays a critical role in the livelihood of the nation, specifically securing Ghanaians from various threats both domestically and abroad. Election season is no different. In fact, the agency’s awareness only heightens, explained Bryan Acheampong, the Minister of State in charge of National Security. Acheampong told Joy News’ Newsfile host Samson Lardy on Saturday that the National ...

The Foreign Affairs ministry has described as baseless claims by the United States government that Ghana has refused to cooperate in the deportation of some 7000 Ghanaians from the state. The US in a statement Friday announced visa sanctions for some category of applicants to their country over what they say is in adequate Ghana support in the deportations. “Beginning ...

The National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party Henry Nana Boakye popularly known as Nana B has apologised for his assault on the National Communications Director of the National Democratic Congress Sammy Gyamfi. Nana B was seen slapping the outspoken NDC communicator in the studio of Asempa fm, in a video gone viral. The NDC youth wing has ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has questioned the selective conduct of some civil society organisations in the country, especially on issues of national importance. He noted that some civil society organisations have developed a cold attitude for commenting on many important national issues including human rights, since the inception of the Akufo-Addo government even though they were very vocal during ...

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice has waded into the chaos that heralded the Ayawaso by-election on Thursday calling on the Inspector General of Police to take steps to punish the masked individuals who inflicted mayhem on voters. The violence at the polls led to the withdrawal of the main opposition NDC from the contest. “The Commission received ...

The National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Henry Nana Boakye (Nana B) has apologised to the listeners of Accra-based Asempa FM and Ghanaians in general, for an altercation that occurred between him and the National Communication Officer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Friday, 1 February 2019. A video has gone viral ...

The Foreign Affairs Committee has summoned the Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, over the United States visa restrictions on Ghana by the Department of Homeland Security. Clement Apaak, a member of the Committee said leaders on both sides of the House have taken the matter seriously thus the decision to invite the minister. “Early next week, we will have ...

ce Investigative Journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has yet again penned down an epistle to the first Gentleman of the land, this time, highlighting various instances in which the latter ‘reduced’ his prestige and reputation since he took on the position of president. Without mincing words, Mr. Awuni noted how President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, before his position had earned the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) on the conduct of the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency by-election, which elected wife of the deceased Member of Parliament, Emmanuel Kwabena Kyeremanteng Agyarko, to succeed him in Parliament. While congratulating Lydia Syram Alhassan on her 69 per cent victory in the election, the president noted the EC displayed ...

Pressure group OccupgyGhana has condemned the violence which characterised the by-election in the Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency on Thursday. Chaos fraught election saw the main opposition party withdrawing from the polls about two hours into the contest. The election which was won by the ruling New Patriotic Party’s candidate has received condemnation from various groups in the country. In a statement, ...