POLITICS

The Supreme Court has set March 16, 2022, to decide on whether or not the Majority New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s approval of the 2022 Budget and Economic Policy of the Government last year, was in line with constitutional provisions. Broadcast journalist, Richard Dela Sky, filed a writ invoking the original jurisdiction of the court challenging the decision of the Majority ...

The Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to probe the cash spent on the the chartered flight that allegedly brought the Dome Kwabenya MP, Adwoa Safo, to vote on the controversial. According to him, he cannot fathom why Ghanaians and Civil Society Organization are not ...

The Traders Advocacy Group has directed its members to increase the prices of goods and services by 80 per cent in retaliation to the government’s reversal of the 30 per cent benchmark value discount at the ports. The General Secretary of the group, Nana Poku, told journalists on Wednesday, 2 March 2022: “We are, by this press conference, creating an ...

A Deputy Attorney General and Minister for Justice Diana Asonaba Dapaah has told the Supreme Court that the AG’s office “may not opposed to a bail application” for Oliver Barker Vormawor. According to her, per Martin Kpebu vs AG ruling, every case in the country is bailable subject to the discretion of the judge. While responding to a question from ...

The former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has petitioned the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin to declare some four seats in the lawmaking chamber vacant. Mr. Mubarak in his petition mentioned some Members of Parliament who he says have been absent for some time now and fall foul of the laws in Parliament. “It has come to my ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared June 10, 2022, as this year’s Green Ghana Day, under the theme “Mobilising for a Greener Future.” The President made the declaration at the Accra International Conference Centre on March 1, 2022, when he launched the 2022 edition of Green Ghana Day. Lands For Sale In Acres at Aburi Amanfrom, Watch the video ...

Hassan Ayariga has called for a non-partisan consensus to navigate alternative ways of making life more comfortable for the Ghanaian. The leader and founder of the All People’s Congress’ (APC) call comes on the back of the skyrocking price of petroleum products in the country. On Tuesday night, 1 March 2022, fuel prices at some fuel stations crossed the GHS8 ...

Governance institutions in developing countries must prioritise the preservation of institutional experiences and memories, the Speaker of Parliament Alban S. K Bagbin has advocated. This he said was necessary for continuity while ensuring that people have access to accurate historical facts and data. The Speaker made this remark during a courtesy call on him by a delegation from the Sierra ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,has reaffirmed the commitment of the Government to bring to an end the strike action that has been undertaken by the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG). Speaking at the National Labour Conference on Monday, 28th February 2022, at Kwahu Nkwatia, in the Eastern Region, President Akufo-Addo, whilst expressing his appreciation for the relative peace prevailing ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress Opposition (NDC) has petitioned the Commonwealth Secretariat over what it described as persecution of its supporters. According to the NDC, the President Akufo-Addo led administration is using state agencies like the judiciary to harass its members. “Since assuming power in 2016 the message of physical violence against political opponents that President Nana Addo Danquah preached ...