POLITICS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will today, Thursday, 16 September 2021, submit a list of nominated Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) to the Minister for Local Government and Regional Re-organisation Dan Botwe. This was disclosed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin in a Facebook post. Mr Dan Botwe, he said is expected to announce ...

Ghana’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has revealed that ECOWAS tried on several occasions to stop Guinea’s deposed President Alpha Conde from usurping that country’s constitution to seek a third term. Addressing journalists at a Press Conference on Wednesday, Ayorkor Botchwey said claims that ECOWAS stood aloof and failed to prevent Mr Conde from going ahead to change the ...

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah@konkrumah, has said that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been working hard at the vision to build a robust private sector led by industry. This comes on the back of the opening of the Presidential Business Summit aimed at deepening dialogue between Government and the private sector, on Tuesday September 14. “President @NAkufoAddo has been working hard at the vision to build a ...

President Akufo-Addo has assured Private Sector players that the Business Compact which will constitute the outcome of the inaugural Presidential Business Summit (PBS) between government and the private sector, will be fully respected and implemented on the side of his administration. The PBS is an annual calendar event organised by the Ministry of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with the ...

The Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources George Mireku Duker on Tuesday, 14 September, 2021, inaugurated a seven-member Board of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC) to ensure that the business of Gold purchase in Ghana flourishes during their tenure in office. Administering the inaugural address on behalf of the Sector Minister, Mr Duker urged the PMMC Board to ...

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has hit hard at the General Secretary of the ruling party John Boadu describing him as a failure. According to him, Mr Boadu has no right criticise former President John Mahama because he failed to protect his party’s seat in Parliament during the 2020 electioneering. “What I want ...

The Energy Sector is the best performing in terms of revenue contribution to the state, Director-General of the State Interests and Governance Authority (SIGA) Stephen Asamoah-Boateng has disclosed This, he said, is contrary to public opinion that the energy sector entities are a drain on the state, saying “they are among the best performing, accounting for over 60 percent of ...

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on the government to heighten security at the country’s borders following this week’s jailbreak in neighbouring Nigeria where some 240 suspected Boko Haram terrorists and other hardened criminals have escaped from prison. According to Mr Ablakwa, evidence suggests a number of these fugitives always head to Ghana. ...

IPhone owners should beware picking up bad vibrations from powerful motorbikes, as they may damage camera systems, Apple has said. The technology giant published a warning iPhones should not be attached to powerful bikes, in a support document spotted by MacRumors. Engine vibrations can harm phones’ optical-image stabilisation or closed-loop autofocus systems, it says. Owners of scooters and mopeds should ...

The Ashanti Region Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has thrown support for former president John Dramani Mahama to lead the party again into the 2024 elections. In a statement issued amid controversy over Mr Mahama’s two-day Thank You tour of the Region, regional Youth Organiser Osman Nabali Abdullah insisted that the three-time Presidential Candidate is the only ...