POLITICS

The Institute of Local Government Studies says about 75 percent of Ghanaians who will turn up to vote in the December 17 referendum on local level elections will vote yes . According to the institute, their survey suggests that about 66 percent of Ghanaians are willing to head to the polls to participate in the referendum “The results that we ...

National Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has justified the party’s decision to campaign against the amendment of Article 55 of the 1992 Constitution. The Minority in Parliament had earlier supported the amendment but suddenly changed its position, arguing that allowing the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on partisan lines would ...

Ghanaians should brace themselves for load shedding otherwise known as Dumsor as Ghana is set to lose the Akosombo Dam and other important national assets to the Independent Western Togoland which is purported to have split from the country last Sunday. Shadow information and Spokesperson of the Separatist group, George Nyakpo, speaking on Accra-based radio station monitored by MyNewsGh.com revealed ...

Contrary to claims by the Akufo-Addo government that it has put GHS12.2 billion into the pockets of Ghanaians since 2017, it has rather taken GHS19 billion the ordinary citizens, Ranking Member of Parliament’s Finance Committee, Mr Cassiel Ato Forson, has claimed. While admitting that the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, “may have given some monies to ordinary Ghanaians” through ...

The Auditor General Daniel Yao Domelevo has revealed it took his driver to stand in for him to obtain bail after he was invited for questioning by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO). According to Mr. Domelovo, he was invited by the EOCO over some alleged procurement  breaches that occurred in his outfit in 2018. In a statement to ...

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says the two chiefs who have registered their opposition to position of the National House of Chiefs on the upcoming referendum are only undermining the authority of Togbe Afede XIV. The Agbogbomefia of the Asolgi State, who is the President of the House, on Friday, November 15 issued a statement ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has debunked rumours that there was bad blood between him and the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. He said a recent social media image purporting to show a pensive disagreement and negative discourse between him and Mr Mahama and two others at a funeral was calculated mischief, intended to create ...

It appears the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Special Development are not on the same page as far as the supply and distribution of ambulances government procured to ease delivery of healthcare in the country is concerned. Prior to the 2020 budget presentation by Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, the Minister for Special Development while speaking in an interview established that the ...

The Executive Director of the Centre for Democratic Development has faulted a statement from the National House of Chiefs in which they backed a ‘No’ vote in the December 17 Referendum. Prof. Henry Kwasi Prempeh said the chiefs are “embarrassingly confused, if not misinformed” about the reason for the referendum. “Point 7(ii) of their Statement (attached) reveals a lack of ...

The separatist group that declared independence for Western Togoland is heading for the United Nations to demand recognition. Over the weekend the Homeland Study Group Foundation declared independence for the Volta, and parts of the Northern, North Eastern and Upper East Regions after its meeting held in Ho. HSGF had over the years been demanding the secession of the above-mentioned ...