POLITICS

The First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has launched the ‘Free to Shine’ Campaign to speed up the elimination of mother to child transmission of HIV. This campaign is a continental initiative of the Organisation of African First Ladies against HIV and AIDS, the African Union and the UNAIDS. The Free to Shine Campaign, according to the First Lady, will deepen ...

A former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei has said the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government has managed the macroeconomics of the country “excellently” after two years in power. According to him, although there are challenges, the government’s positives far outweigh the negatives and if the government will continue in the same direction, Ghana ...

Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Hungary on Cooperation in the Field of Water Management with a commitment to work toward establishing a framework for a swift and seamless co-operation between the parties on the basis of equality, reciprocity and mutual benefits. The signing ceremony took place on ...

The Minority spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa wants the government to brief Ghanaians about the status of the two ex-detainees of Guantanamo Bay living in Ghana. The Ghana government in January 2016 accepted transfer of two Yemeni ex-detainees – Mahmud Umar Muhammed Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby – from the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay ...

Corruption under the John Mahama-led administration was very high, a situation that cost the country significant progress in its development agenda, Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has said. He noted that Mr. Mahama eroded all the gains of the John Agyekum Kufuor administration including prospects in the oil sector following ...

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission, Dr. Tony Aubynn has refuted claims making rounds that the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government collapsed the AngloGold (AGA) Obuasi Mine. Dr Aubynn who was speaking on Ete Sen on Radio XYZ 93.1 Wednesday morning noted the Obuasi mine was closed in 2014 due to some challenges with the concession ...

Luv News has learnt of the reported arrest of former Deputy Co-ordinator of the erstwhile National Youth Employment Agency (YEA) in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Alhassan Tapsoba. He is said to have been picked up from his residence in Kumasi on Monday by unidentified persons and relatives say they have not heard from him since. His wife has ...

An Accra Circuit Court yesterday, ordered the Managing Director of Mobile Telecommunications Network (MTN) to produce audio conversation of Mahama Ayariga, Member of Parliament for Bawku Central and an officer of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The court gave the order at the request of Special Prosecutor (SP) Mr Martin Alamisi Burns Kaiser Amidu. Mr Amidu told the Accra Circuit ...

Former president JJ Rawlings has on Wednesday denied reports he is breaking away from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to form a new political party. Media reports have it that the former military leader is masterminding the formation of a new party with some leading members of the Umbrella family. The founder of the largest opposition party urged the “general ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Wednesday announced the balloting order for its flagbearer election with Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament and flagbearer hopeful Alban Bagbin getting the number one spot. Nurudeen Iddrisu picked the 2nd spot with former President John Mahama, Sly Mensah, Spio Garbrah, Goosie Tanoh and Joshua Alabi settling for the 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th ...