POLITICS

“The difference between the expectations of an Akufo-Addo government and what we have witnessed is vast. It appears we bought the latest smartphone on December 7, 2016, at Circle, and when we got home, we realised it was a bar of key soap” The above quote is attributed to renowned Journalist Manasseh Azuri Awuni on his assessment of the Akufo-Addo ...

Anti-corruption campaigner, Kwame Asare Obeng, better known as A Plus has revealed how he has severally had to reject advise from some New Patriotic Party (NPP) party members to engage in corrupt practices and loot the public purse. Speaking to Kwaku Sintim Misa (KSM) on the ‘Bo Me Nkomo’ show, A Plus, whilst talking about corruption chastised the two major ...

The National Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, says he has not in anyway exhibited any conduct that is contemptuous of the Court or of the institution CHRAJ, that should warrant the application by CHRAJ seeking to cite him for contempt. Lawyers of CHRAJ are in Court praying for Mr. Blay to be cited for contempt ...

The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay showed up in court Tuesday to fight off an anti-graft body seeking to have him jailed for not cooperating with corruption investigations. Swarmed by lawyers and loyalists, the 77-year old politician emerged out of the Accra High court and told a pool of reporters, the application by the ...

The Savannah Regional Minister, Mr Salifu Adam Braimah, has rescued the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bole, Madam Alele Heming from being sacked as demanded by the chiefs and people of Bole traditional area. As part of the minister’s efforts to resolve and restore peace in Bole and the region as a whole, he appealed to the traditional authorities of ...

A community learning centre including a library and an ICT Centre has been commissioned in the memory of Ghana’s former Vice President, Paa Kwasi Amissah Arthur, in Ohawu in the Volta region. The learning centre was constructed by a former Presidential spokesperson in the Mahama administration and now Chief Editor for the UN News department of public information, Ben Dotsei ...

The New Patriotic Party’s National Chairman Freddie Blay has appeared in court today to face charges of procurement breaches of some buses brought against him by the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). Mr Blay, according to the Commission was hard to reach after all attempts to serve him with the summons failed. But at the last adjourned ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central enjoyed a moment of humour on the floor of Parliament last week when his colleagues poked fun at him, saying he should go to court to face the Special Prosecutor instead of appearing in the House to debate. The MP had stood up to contribute to a debate on the floor, but ...

The Nigerian High Commissioner to Ghana, Mr Michael Olufemi Abikoye, was reckless with his statement which accused the Ghanaian media of whipping up xenophobic sentiments against Nigerians living in Ghana, Mr Murtala Mohammed, a former Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry has said. The former MP for Nandom described the comments as undiplomatic. “I was particularly disappointed in the current ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on former Chief Executives and director-generals of state agencies who were removed by the Akufo-Addo government upon assumption of office to seek redress. It comes after the Supreme Court in a recent ruling concluded that such dismissals are unconstitutional. In a unanimous decision, a seven-member panel of the court, presided over by the ...