POLITICS

Former Energy Minister John Peter Amewu says he takes responsibility for the failed PDS concession deal. According to him, even though the decision to terminate the controversial deal was a cabinet action, he holds himself responsible as sector minister at the time. “As the sector minister at the time, I’m responsible for the asset and reliability of the ministry and ...

The fate of former Deputy Attorney General Dr Dominic Ayine, who is a subject of contempt of court, would be determined later this morning by the Supreme Court. Dr Ayine was on last Monday, February 22 hauled before the apex court for scandalizing in a post-election petition court hearing address to the media on February 17. The court while deciding ...

The Petitioner in the 2020 Election Petition trial says a run-off is required since no candidate in the December 7 polls obtained 50 per cent valid votes cast. The case of the Petitioner is simply that, in addition to fundamental constitutional infractions committed by the Electoral Commission chairperson, who was the returning officer of the Presidential Election, the figures announced ...

The Minister-designate for Railway development, John Peter Amewu has withdrawn a comment he made in 2018 describing former President John Mahama as a ‘con man’. Mr Amewu who was then the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources told some small-scale miners that Mr Mahama was a con man for failing to honour his promises towards the growth of the mining ...

Anti-graft campaigner, Vitus Azeem, has called on Parliament to constitute a committee and investigate the controversial Frontiers Healthcare Services Contract. According to him, there are a lot of unanswered questions about the contract that needs to be addressed. The controversy surrounding the award of the contract to Frontiers Healthcare Services, a company undertaking COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport ...

When Dr Dominic Ayine mounted the podium during the usual post-Supreme Court sitting address on Monday, 23, 2021 there were two unfamiliar faces among the people who stood with him. Ordinarily Ayine during these press briefings which have become a feature of the ongoing Election Petition will answer questions from the media from the perspective of the petitioner’s legal team, ...

Lawyer Moses Foh-Amoaning has challenged Gabby Otchere Darko to speak up on what he really believes when it comes to the LGBTQ+. He dared the politician to rather not hide behind the argument that people should stop hating gay people even if they do not support their action. His challenge comes after Gabby Otchere Darko took to his social media ...

“We still have challenges of the phenomenon of illegal mining, popularly referred to as ‘galamsey’, corruption in public life, and we need to enhance the efficiency of the State’s administrative machinery. In all these, I expect you to be proactive partners in our common efforts to find solutions that will improve the lives of our people, and safeguard the integrity ...

The main contender in the parliamentary primary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Odododiodio Constituency ahead of the 2020 elections has painted a dire picture of the party after defecting to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). Michael Nii Yarboi Annan said the attitude of some party members and executives at the constituency, regional and national levels compelled ...

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has waded in the ongoing LGBT rights conversation in the country saying people must be human to understand them. “You don’t have to be pro-gay to appreciate their situation. You only have to be human. Let us be careful and not generate an intense hate campaign against homosexuals. You can speak for the law and ‘culture’ minus ...