POLITICS

Republic day not new; was marked in coup days – Fmr Legon VC

Former Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana Prof Ivan Addae-Mensah has expressed his disappointment in government’s decision to institutionalize January 7 as a public holiday in commemoration of the country’s 4th republican constitution. Government in the Public Holidays (Amendments) Bill currently before parliament is seeking to scrap 1st July which is the Republic Day as a public holiday. The ...

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13 Ghanaians petition Amidu on $176m Awuah-Darko, Twum Boafo, others ‘chop chop’

Some thirteen (13) Ghanaians have petitioned the office of the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu to investigate a report of alleged thievery of state resources by former appointees of then-President John Mahama, MyNewsGh.com has filed. The Mahama officials named include Mr Kwadwo Twum-Boafo of the Freezones Board, Mr George Ben-Crenstsil of the Ghana Standards Authority, Mr Kingsley Kwame Awuah-Darko of BOST, ...

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Constitution day meaningless – Mornah

A group calling itself the Revisionist Resistance Movement (RRM) has criticised the marking of January 7 as a public holiday insisting the declaration of a constitution holiday in place of the republic holiday is a clear manifestation of lack of appreciation of the nation’s history as a people and attempt to provoke citizens reaction. A statement issued by the group ...

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There’s only one legitimate wife of late Agyarko and that’s me – 1st wife Josephine insists

Mrs. Josephine Naana Agyarko, the first wife of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in the Greater Accra Region insists she is the only legitimate wife of the deceased, Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko, MyNewsGh.com reports. In a suit filed at an Accra High Court against the elder brother of the deceased, Boakye Kyeremanten Agyarko and two ...

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Stop Disgracing Assin Natives,We are Not Lazy – NDC Man Fires Hon Kennedy Agyapong

Former Assin Central Constituency Organizer of the biggest opposition party National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. Prince Obeng popularly known as Koojour has called on the Member of Parliament for Assin Central Hon. Kennedy Ohene Agyapong to desist from the habit of tagging the people of Assin as lazy. Hon Kennedy Agyapong is my mentor when it comes to giving to ...

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2yrs of Change: Akufo-Addo and Bawumia are promise keepers

In 2016 the Ghanaian people overwhelmingly voted the New Patriotic Party led by Nana Akufo-Addo in an election many analysts believed was going to be tightly contested. The NPP’s landslide victory heralded a new sense of hope that governance anchored on integrity was about to be restored, that economic prosperity was on its way with well-paying jobs as by-product of ...

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Health Ministry responsible for over 400m payments to Zoomlion, not NHIA – Sylvester Mensah

Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Sylvester Mensah, has denied assertions that the Authority under his tenure made payments to waste management company, Zoomlion without following due processes. According to him, all payments made by the Authority are authorised by the Ministry of Health, which also supervises the release of the monies to the ...

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Auditor General asks Sly Mensah, 3 other NHIA CEOs, Zoomlion to refund over GHC400m

The current head and three former Chief Executive Officer (CEOs) of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) and Zoomlion, have been ordered to refund a total amount of GHC411, 433, 086 following revelations of wrongful payments made to the waste management company during their respective tenures. In separate letters to the four CEOs of the Authority; Sylvester Mensah, Ras Boateng, ...

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