POLITICS

Throwing a party at the ministry of finance to mark Ghana’s exiting from the IMF Program and the over-subscription of the Euro-bond, as well as the appreciation of the Cedi, has been described by the Managing Editor of the Insight Newspaper as the “weirdest ever” in the annals of the country’s political history by any government. According to him, he ...

It is extremely needless and senseless to avail workers during working hours to celebrate bonds which shall be paid back with maturity , accrued and compound interest. It is indeed a disgrace to Ghana for leaders to act so low by celebrating loans and bonds which has a lot of side effects on our economy. The good people of Ghana ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama should have been inducted into office as the Presidential Candidate of the NDC for Election 2020 last week, but it had to be postponed due to the death of a former National Chairman of the Party, Dr. Kwabena Adjei. A new date is yet to be fixed (At the time of writing it had not). ...

Award-winning undercover journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has hinted at releasing ‘Part 2’ of his ongoing documentary on illegal mining dubbed, “Galamsey Fraud” this week. The documentary is aimed at naming and shaming selfish and powerful individuals stabbing President Nana Akufo-Addo and Ghanaians in the back, in the fight against illegal mining, popularly known as ‘galamsey’. Sources close to the Tiger ...

Accra Mayor Mohammed Adjei Sowah has attributed the tidiness of Rwanda’s Kigali to the kind of governance system practiced in the country. According to him, the seeming authoritarian and autocratic rule practiced in the East African country makes it easy for state authorities to ensure order and absolute rule of law. Ghanaians who have had the opportunity of visiting Rwanda ...

Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has ordered all Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to consult the National Information Technology Agency (NITA) before deploying ICT infrastructure and applications. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful gave the directive last Wednesday when she spoke at the formal launch of the Judicial Service’s e-Justice Project at the auditorium of the Law Court Complex in Accra. The e-Justice Project ...

Effutu Member of Parliament, Alexander Afenyo-Markin has defended his unceasing involvement in the affairs of the University of Education, Winneba. According to him, his interest in the institution is borne out of the strategic place the school holds in the entire development process of his constituency. He has been accused of meddling in the affairs of the school, with some ...

‘On super productive days like today I can only be grateful. In the company of the Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer and his deputies, the Deputy National TEIN Coordinator, Bilal MUAZU, the Regional TEIN Coordinators & a known NDC Youth Activist & communicator, AGYENIM BOATENG, I have had a most fruitful day attending and speaking at multiple youth programs. Earlier, ...

The Police Administration has requested Parliament to release Mr Kennedy Agyapong, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, to assist the police with investigations into a case of assault lodged against him. The March 19, 2019 request to the Speaker of Parliament said a police officer, Detective Sergeant George Ofori, had reported an alleged assault against ...

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye has ordered the removal of the Right to Information bill from parliament’s motion paper on Thursday. The order preceded a planned reading of the bill for the third time as captured by the Order Paper. The Speaker’s action was necessitated by the Civil Society Organisations’ decision to make additional proposals to be inserted ...