POLITICS

The general secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has narrated how his two children, son and daughter lost their jobs because of his political affiliation. In an interview on Joy News, the NDC man said his children also have a high moral upbringing and would not be intimidated by any group or persons to do ...

Professor Stephen Adei believes teachers who want to keep staying home due to the COVID-19 pandemic must be ready to take pay cuts. According to him, public workers are not automatically entitled to their salaries unless they work for it. Currently, all schools across the country have been directed to close down in a bid to curb the spread of ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says about 93% of potential voters in the Upper East and Upper West regions will be ineligible to vote if the electoral commission insists on its controversial voter registration methods. The Electoral Commission has said the Ghana card and passports are the primary documents to be used for the upcoming registration. However, the Director ...

Kwesi Pratt Jnr, a leading member of the defunct Alliance for Change, organisers of the ‘Kume Preko’ demonstration, has said that President Nana Akufo-Addo, who was also part of the group was their Spokesperson and not the chairman, or secretary. Pratt explained that the nine leading members of the group, set out to build a strong collective leadership. “Nothing happened ...

Kennedy Ohene Agyapong says his mission is to expose fake pastors such as ‘Bishop Daniel Obinim and Pastor Emmanuel Badu Kobi, who are taking advantage of innocent souls of God. According to the Assin Central legislator, he has no intention of targeting churches. Rather the few charlatans who are hiding behind the pulpits while lavishly swimming in wealth must be exposed. “Why ...

The former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of defunct Capital Bank, William Ato Essien, has indicated that he is willing to pay back about GHS 27 million to the state. Mr Ato Essien is facing trial with three former executives of the defunct bank; Fitzgerald Odonkor, Kate Quartey-Papafio and Tetteh Nettey. They are responding to 26 charges levelled against them. He ...

The newly constructed Accra-Tema Motorway Interchange was opened to traffic on Saturday, May 16, 2020. Since its completion, the airwaves of traditional media, as well as social media space, have not known peace as the two main political parties engage in a fierce battle over who takes credit for the project. While members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are ...

“I will not kill myself over a new voters register,” says the Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is up in arms again with the Electoral Commission over the latter’s decision to compile a new voters’ register. The debate which somehow died down due to the emergence of coronavirus has ...

Ghana’s former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) & Ireland and former Special aide to Ex-President Rawlings, Victor Smith, has tipped Professor Kwesi Botchwey as running mate for NDC flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. According to Victor Smith, Professor Kwesi Botchwey, Ghana’s longest-serving Finance Minister is the best bet to become the running mate to former President John Dramani Mahama ...

Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) is putting in place measures that will ensure the safety of electorates during the 2020 elections. The EC has announced some safety protocols it will abide by and expect Ghanaians to also abide by during the registration exercise for the compilation of a new register. The EC suspended the compilation of a new voters’ register following ...