POLITICS

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has said the government is leveraging technology to improve how things are done and to offer value to Ghanaians. His comment follows the public lecture delivered by the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia in which he highlighted how the administration is solving problems with technology. The Ofoase Ayirebi lawmaker in series of tweets said “Across ...

The Presiding Member (PM) of Juaboso District Assembly, Adu Blankson Jnr, has filed a writ at an Accra High Court, challenging the confirmation of Godfred Kwabena Agyei Asante as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Juaboso. Filed on Monday, November 1, the writ is praying the Court to declare the voting as illegal and void as there was no meeting ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today, Tuesday, November 2, address world leaders at the ongoing United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow, Scotland. Ghana’s leader left Accra on Sunday for the summit. He is scheduled to speak on Ghana’s position on Climate Change as well as measures put in place to combat the threat it poses. ...

Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia will today, Tuesday, 2 November 2021 deliver a public lecture on the digital economy. The public lecture, which will be hosted by Ashesi University, will also have an interactive session with students of the university on how digitalisation is transforming the economy and positioning Ghana for the emerging global digital revolution. Dr Bawumia, who has spearheaded ...

Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ GHc25M defamation suit against Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has been assigned to a new judge. After watching the “Who Watches the Watchman” Documentary in court on July 4, 2021, lawyers of Anas were expected to subject the MP to further cross-examination on the case today. But, in court on Monday, November 1, ...

The Attorney General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has told to Parliament that the resolution they passed which was asking the General Legal Council (GLC) and the Ghana School of law to admit LLB students who obtained the 50 per cent pass mark, is not binding. The AG indicated that Parliament is devoid of the power through the use of Parliamentary resolutions, ...

The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, says Ghana’s legislature will do what is best for the country in relation to the anti-gay bill which is currently before the House. He told TV3’s Dzifa Bampoh in interview that the lawmakers will do what is appropriate regarding this bill. Asked about his reaction to concerns that Ghana is likely to face ...

The Omanhene of the Juaben Traditional Council, and Chairman of the Council of State, Nana Otuo Siriboe has cleared the rumors trending that he forced the assembly members in his jurisdiction to kneel before him for voting against the President’s nominee. On Sunday, pictures of some assembly members kneeling before the paramount chief surfaced on social media with captions alleging ...

The Police Service has denied reports that officers were dispatched to arrest Madina MP Francis Xavier Sosu while he was at church today. According to the Police, the plained-clothed officers who may have been seen at the MP’s church were there to gather intelligence and not to arrest him. In a statement, the Police said the lawmaker has been invited ...

Member of Parliament for South Danyi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has said the Police who are supposed to implement laws are rather violating the laws especially in the case of the attempted arrest of Madina Lawmaker, Francis-Xavier Sosu. This follows a letter written to the Police by Parliament about the inability of the Speaker to release Sosu to them as requested by ...