POLITICS

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Allotey Jacobs, has said that Nigerian Security Agencies are deliberately opening up their prison gates to allow Nigerian criminals cross boarders into Ghana. “This has resulted in the increasing number of crime-related issues in Ghana mostly perpetuated by Nigerians” he added. Allottey Jacobs made the allegations on a local radio ...

Controversial musician and supporter of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame A Plus says he is ready to spoke the peace pipe with Executive Chairman of State Enterprise Commission (SEC), Mr. Stephen Asamoah Boateng, popularly known as Asabee after a crossfire turned the two into sworn enemies. A Plus, who vowed never to stop insulting Asabee, is remorseful now ...

The Ministry of Information is to hold the first ever regional hall meeting in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. The regional hall meeting is aimed at showcasing to the public in the region the government’s developmental projects across the region. The meeting scheduled for Friday, June 28 will provide several Metropolitan District Chief Executives in the region an opportunity to ...

The minority in Parliament has taken an exception to some claims by President Nana Addo Danqua Akufo-Addo, concerning a debt his government inherited in the energy sector from the erstwhile John Mahama administration. President Akufo-Addo at a forum held in Canada said, “his government inherited a $5.2 billion debt in Ghana’s energy sector from the previous Mahama-led National Democratic Congress ...

Leadership of Ghana’s Parliament continues to seethe over a University of Ghana survey predicting that over 180 lawmakers will lose their seat in the 2020 parliamentary elections. The survey by some lecturers at the Political Science Department of the University of Ghana on performance of MPs in their constituencies seemed to have ruffled feathers in many ways than envisaged days ...

Parliament’s Minority Leader has expressed his desire for female MPs on his side of the aisle to have a free pass to a re-election bid. Haruna Iddrisu made this known in a media address in Parliament Thursday, when he said if he had his way, none of the female NDC legislators “will be subjected primaries.” This is part of the ...

The Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has backed the decision of the University of Education Winneba to terminate the contract of the visiting Nigerian professor who was seen in a video inciting Nigerians against Ghana. Speaking to Francis Abban on the Morning Starr Thursday, the Suame MP said the professor’s conduct was inappropriate. “What the ...

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has taken responsibility for the errors in the charge sheet he sent to court in his case against the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga. Three of the charges he proffered against the legislator were struck out by the court hearing the case. The charges in question, according to the judge, had no ...

Naturally endowed backside gender activist, Victoria Lakshmi Hamah has vowed never to step foot on Joy Fm and its sister media outlets under the Multimedia brand because they subjected her to public ridicule over her huge buttocks. According to her, a story was written on their online platform and instead of using her image, they decided to use a generic ...

Ghana’s Parliament and the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana, are not enthused by media reportage that has to do with crimes committed by Nigerians living and working in Ghana, and are publicly cautioning the inky fraternity to be circumspect. While the Nigerian High Commission, is clearly upset with the nature of reportage of crimes involving Nigerians which it says, exhibits ...