POLITICS

Food and Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong has clarified that his recent comments at a campaign rally were not intended to incite violence among the youth. The Abetifi MP had stated that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) would do whatever it takes to secure victory in the upcoming December 7 elections, which sparked concerns and calls for caution from various stakeholders. ...

The Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has made a promise to scrap academic fees for first-year students in public universities. This policy according to the party is part of a broader set of reforms aimed at making higher education accessible for all, most especially for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. During the party’s youth manifesto launch in Accra on Monday, ...

The Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) has expressed skepticism over Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s recent promise to extend the renewal period for driver’s licences to 10 years. The association says the pledge is a potential political ploy ahead of the 2024 general elections. In a statement issued on Tuesday, 13 August 2024, C-DAG welcomed the suggestion of a 10-year ...

Renowned Ghanaian journalist and author, Manasseh Azure Awuni, has made a striking statement about President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, suggesting that he would have been more revered in Ghana’s history if he had never taken office. Manasseh’s new book, “The President Ghana Never Had”, critically examines the President’s tenure since 2017. In an interview on The Point of View on Channel One TV, Manasseh ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has criticised the continued imposition of COVID-19-related taxes in the country by the Akufo-Addo-led government. According to Mr. Mahama, the nation remains burdened by financial measures linked to a pandemic that has long since ended. Addressing attendees at the Mahama Youth Town Hall on Monday, 12 August 2024, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer expressed ...

A Professor at the University of Ghana, Ransford Gyampo has said that he is worried over the creation of the impression that there are solutions to all the problems of the youth. If not managed well, he said, this may create more disappointments. Around this time, he said, every cohort in the voting population would want to hear something about ...

Clement Apaak, a member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Manifesto Committee on Education, has defended the party’s proposal to scrap academic fees for all first-year students. During the NDC youth manifesto launch in Accra on Monday, August 12, the party’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, promised to introduce the policy to support struggling students. In an interview with Bernard Avle ...

The National Youth Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare Addo, has expressed strong disapproval of what he perceives as the selective activism of certain clergy and civil society groups in the country. Speaking at the launch of the NDC Youth Manifesto at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) on Monday, August 12, 2024, Mr. Opare Addo ...

The 2024 general election is barely four months away. It is, therefore, safe to say that we are at the threshold of yet another political season. This season, unlike those gone by, seems to lack the usual vigour, excitement and claim upon the attention of citizens, save the die-in-the-wool political hacks, who have the duty of raising the din to ...

Fixing the Country Movement has registered its displeasure about the relaxed conclusions reached by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) on the £5m Airbus corruption scandal involving former President John Mahama. Speaking at a press conference in Accra yesterday, Convener of Fixing the Country, Ernest Owusu-Bempah Bonsu, described the OSP investigation into the Airbus corruption scandal as worse than ...