POLITICS

Addo in the upcoming general elections in December 2020. The controversial dancehall artiste, whose dad is a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), said it would be a wise decision to take as he endorsed Akufo-Addo’s presidency for a second term. Speaking on Joy FM Saturday afternoon, he said, “Nana Addo has done a lot and needs to ...

The Chief of Breman in the Suame Constituency in Kumasi, Baffuor Kotei Kutin Sraman, has caused a stir by offering special prayers at a cemetery for the flag bearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), ex-President John Dramani Mahama. The traditional leader particularly prayed to the ancestors of Breman, which is one of the known traditional towns in Asanteman, ...

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Jean Mensa, has defended the compilation of a new biometric voters register (BVR), saying it is the surest way to deliver free, fair, credible and transparent elections. She said the EC’s decision was in the interest of all political parties and that it was committed to delivering incident-free and peaceful elections. Mrs ...

It is recalled that Dr. Kwabena Dufour’s UniBank made an announcement on 7th March 2018 to the effect that a consortium of financial institutions had pledged their shares, proceeds, entitlements, and voting rights to UniBank to make it the majority shareholder in ADB. These financial institutions included: Belstar Capital, a turnkey project finance implementation institution, Starmount Development Company Limited, EDC ...

Broadcast Journalist with Despite Media, Afia Pokuaa has hit back at critics who say she lied about the Health Minister’s reaction to reports that he was resting at the University of Ghana Medical Centre Afia Pokuaa Saturday after reports were rife in some sections of the media that the Health Minister had tested positive for the disease said she contacted ...

President Akufo-Addo has confirmed that Ghana’s Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu has contracted Coronavirus. Multiple media reports on Saturday noted the minister had contracted the virus and was being treated at the University of Ghana Medical Centre in Accra. Addressing Ghanaians in his 11th national address since the COVID-19 pandemic, the President said the minister is in a stable condition. “Let ...

The Offinso South constituency chairman, Mr Agyemin Boateng Dominic says his party, the National Democratic Congress has achieved a lot in the last 28 years after establishment. Speaking on Time FM morning show on Friday, hosted by Nana Akwasi Sarpong Kumankuma, he said the party have over the last 28 years done its best, contributing enormously and living by the ...

The leadership of Parliament has expressed concerns over lawmakers and staff who have tested positive for COVID-19 but still attend the House. Presenting the business statement on the floor Friday, June 12, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu cautioned persons who have tested positive after the mandatory testing and have been contacted to stop visiting the ...

The General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has described some comments made by NDC’s flagbearer John Dramani Mahama to reject the December 7 polls if flawed as ‘unnecessary’. According to him, anybody at all can challenge a flawed election including the NPP – hence, Mahama’s comment is just an ‘empty noise’. “It wasn’t even necessary ...

President of IMANI Ghana Franklin Cudjoe says the Supreme Court risks losing ‘considerable legitimacy’ if it rules out the voter’s ID card and birth certificate as proof of identity in the upcoming voter’s registration exercise. The Electoral Commission maintains the two documents are not credible enough to be accepted as proof of identity in its upcoming mass registration exercise. The ...