POLITICS

The Koforidua District Police Command has arrested dozens of people for flouting the compulsory wearing of nose mask. The culprits were arrested Friday, January 22 during a special Covid-19 enforcement operation in New Juaben South Municipality. The operation began at about 7:00 am. Some of the suspects were not wearing nose masks at all while others had the masks in ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has said the confusion surrounding how to refer to the two sides of the august house, as well as the leaders of the two biggest parties in the lawmaking house, must be settled without confusion. The Speaker said the public deserves to have some clarity and must not be confused over the leadership of ...

Henry Nana Boakye, a member of the legal team of the New Patriotic Party has asked the legal team of the National Democratic Congress to petition the Supreme Court if they have doubts about the credibility and objectivity of any of the seven judges sitting on the 2020 election petition. In a Citi FM interview, Abraham Amaliba of the NDC ...

Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo has said that he is a threat to the New Patriotic Party and the party knows it. Reacting to the claim that he will be contesting with John Mahama for the NDC flagbearer position, he said that Ghanaians should rubbish those claims as he has no intention to compete with ...

The immediate past Chief Justice of Ghana Sophia Akuffo says Asawase lawmaker Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak has defamed all Supreme Court justices in the country with his bribery allegation. The NDC lawmaker has claimed a Supreme Court judge made an offer through a phone conversation to a member of the NDC caucus in Parliament to vote for former Speaker Mike Oquaye ...

A senior research fellow with the West African Centre for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP) at the University of Ghana, Dr. Peter Kojo Quashie has revealed that the different variants of SARS-CoV-2 – the virus that causes COVID 19- identified in the country are those of the UK and South Africa. President Akufo-Addo in his 22nd COVID 19 address ...

Former President John Mahama who is challenging the results of the 2020 polls has filed a motion at the Supreme Court asking the Electoral Commission to accept that it made mistakes during the declaration of results. The motion is to avoid the petitioner from leading evidence to that effect. A preliminary trial of the petition filed by Mr Mahama over ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale North Alhaji Alhassan Sayibu Suhuyini says the President has been shamed by his over 120 Ministers hence moves to scrap some Ministries and also reduce the number of Ministers in his second term as President. There are reports suggesting that the President of Ghana will reduce the number of Ministers in his second term ...

Pollster and Managing Editor of the Dispatch, Mr Ben Epshon, has said he is reliably informed that the Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Maafo has resigned from his position. He said on the Key Points on TV3 Saturday, January 16 that his resignation makes it easier for the President to take a decision on whether or not to keep him in office. ...

The National Chairman of the NDC Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has dismissed claims by Gabby Otchere-Darko that he is lacing his boots to contest former President John Mahama for the flagbearership of the party in 2024. Mr. Otchere-Darko, who is nephew of President Akufo-Addo, in a post on social media claimed the NDC chair is seeking to challenge Mr Mahama, who ...