POLITICS

Ghanaians on social media have taken a swipe at the finance minister, Ken Ofori-Atta for his ‘880,000 million farmers’ blunder at the recent 2020 budget presentation in parliament. The quoted figure as contained in the full budget statement dubbed “Nkosuo ne Nkabom budget, was released by the finance ministry Wednesday, November 13, 2019 after the minister read to the house ...

Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs And Regional Integration Minister, Mohammad Habibu Tijani (MP), says Nigeria will soon open its closed borders. Africa’s most populous nation unexpectedly closed its land borders to all movements of goods, banning both imports and exports through land. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Empire News’ Emmanuel Ohene-Gyan on the sidelines of a geostrategic event dubbed ...

Detractors, abusers and unfair critics of former president John Mahama, now opposition leader of the NDC have been warned to be cautious in their utterances against him. An avid supporter of former president served this notice following the unpleasant verbal attack on Mr Mahama by an Asempa FM presenter. According to him, they are ready to ‘cut off’ any finger ...

Like Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, a Professor in finance and economics at the University of Ghana, Legon, has asked for more from the President, despite admitting that he has done far better than his predecessor, John Mahama. Prof. Godfred Alufar Bokpin who was commenting on the 2020 Budget on JoyNews PM Express said, “If we have to compare ourselves to ...

The Minority in parliament has described the 2020 budget as “unimpressive and deserves an exit”. Reacting to the 2020 budget presented by the Finance Minister Wednesday, Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu the budget should be the last one for the NPP government. “One uninspiring budget deserves an exit. Ghanaians are worse off under the Akufo-Addo government than the erstwhile Mahama administration” ...

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta has said the government will soon prosecute individuals whose actions led to the banking crisis. The Central Bank has over the past two years revoked the licenses of a number of banks, microfinance companies, and Savings and Loans companies. While presenting the 2020 Budget and Financial Statement in Parliament on Wednesday, the Minister explained that ...

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo, has for the second time failed in his attempt to have the charges against him struck out by an Accra High Court. Mr. Ofosu-Ampofo, who has been charged with one count of conspiracy to cause harm and two counts of assault against a public officer, had filed an ...

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Kojo Allotey Jacobs, has said the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government’s Sinohydro deal is good and will improve lives of Ghanaians. Uncle Allotey, as he is affectionately called said his region (Central Region) is one of the places earmarked to benefit from the projects and he is excited. He is therefore advising ...

A Techiman Circuit court presided over by Justice Sylvester Nii Okai has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Chairman for Banda Constituency in the Bono East Region over his alleged involvement in a recruitment scam. The Chairman is alleged to have used the name of the General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu ...

Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu has said he has given up on members of the Minority in Parliament and he would not take what they say seriously because their very trademarks are lies and propaganda, MyNewGh.com reports. He questions why the NDC MPs are hell bent on spewing lies about the current government ...