POLITICS

A former Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Peter Mac Manu, has advocated the creation of the Office of Registrar of Political Parties to regulate political parties to ensure full compliance with the law. He said Ghana needed a different arm to oversee the activities of political parties, their registration and disbandment of political parties. Useful links Ghana ...

All the seven flagbearer aspirants of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been duly vetted by the party ahead of its primaries scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2019. The seven, who were successfully vetted yesterday by the party’s vetting committee at its headquarters in Accra were former President John Dramani Mahama, Professor Joshua Alabi, Mr. Alban Bagbin and Mr. ...

The Minority in Parliament is calling for a full disclosure on what transpired during the recent trip by a government delegation to the United Arab Emirates, for the possible extradition of Menzgold Boss Nana Appiah Mensah. According to the Minority Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, details such as which government officials from the emirati side met the country’s ...

Details are emerging about a plea deal that the embattled CEO of gold collectibles firm, Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah, has put on the table for government’s consideration. The Daily Guide newspaper is reporting that its sources say NAM1, as he is popularly called, has told the government to sell his assets to pay some customers whose funds have been locked ...

A former Minister of Defence Dr Benjamin Kunbuor has rubbished reports he is conspiring with ex-president Rawlings and other leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to form a breakaway party. Describing the stories as vicious, Dr. Kunbuor said “there is a hidden agenda” to smear him ahead of the election of the flagbearer of the largest opposition party. ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale was killed because “one man recklessly unmasked” him and “issued threats of violence” against the now-deceased 31-year-old. Mr Ahmed Hussein-Suale, an undercover journalist who played an instrumental role in the recent exposé in African football, was shot dead on Wednesday while on his way home. His death has generated ...

It has emerged that police have identified the killers of the undercover journalist with Tiger Eye PI Ahmed Hussien-Suale. Member of Parliament for Sekondi constituency, Andrew Kofi Agyapa Mercer revealed this on Asempa FM’s Ekosii Sen programme Monday. The deceased, Ahmed Hussein-Suale was shot and killed by two assassins as he left his family house ostensibly to go take care ...

Director of Security at Kotoka International Airport (KIA) VVIP section, Hopeson Adorye has denied media reports that he has been sacked as the Airport security director. Mr. Adorye’s statement is in reaction to a news item published by the Herald newspaper claiming he had been sacked. According to the paper’s sources within government circles, Adorye’s removal was as a result ...

A Deputy Communications Minister in the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama’s administration, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, has described as needless a delegation the government sent to the United Arab Emirates to follow up on embattled Menzgold Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Nana Appiah Mensah, who is standing trial for misdemeanour charges in the Asian country. A high-powered government delegation, which comprised a Deputy ...

The Minority in Parliament on Monday called for the immediate arrest of Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, in connection with the gruesome murder of undercover journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale. Hussein-Suale who worked closely with ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas was killed on Wednesday, January 16, by unknown gunmen whilst he drove home. He was shot three times, ...