POLITICS

Energy Minister, John Peter Amewu, has asked Ghanaians to pardon him and the Nana Akufo-Addo-led government for the intermittent power cuts that hit the country at least two weeks ago. Assuring the nation that the worse of the temporary power cuts are over, he apologised to Ghanaian businesses and homes who have been inconvenienced by the situation. “As government and ...

Spouse of Former President, Jerry John Rawlings, Nana Konadu has revealed how she had to endure hearing her mother-in-law suggest awkwardly, that her first daughter, Zanetor had been ‘produced’ from another source since some baby features of hers didn’t portray her mother’s, father’s or any of their parent’s. Highlighting some pretty controversial aspects of her newly launched ‘It takes a ...

The Chairman of the Church of Pentecost, Apostle Eric Nyamekye, has counseled the newly elected National Chairman of the largest opposition party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo to be the salt and Light of his political Party by leading it with integrity and with the fear of God. Apostle Eric Nyamekye also admonished him not to compromise his ...

A Deputy Attorney General has said the failure by the Special Prosecutor to undertake prosecution cannot be blamed on the absence of a Legislative Instrument. Godfred Dame insists the Special Prosecutor derives his powers from the Act that set the office up and not from the Legislative Instrument. Speaking on the Joy FM scorecard programme on corruption and governance situation ...

Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has given insights into her role in some of Ghana’s historic events. The wife of former President Jerry John Rawlings and Military Leader of the PNDC that committed the failed coup of May 15, 1979, and the successful coup of June 4, 1979, has revealed she had no hand in the planning and preparations ...

The Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has said Ghana requires leaders with integrity and not those who jump the practical hurdles of life. She made the comment while addressing students during a special mentoring program in the Eastern region as part of her ongoing visit to various courts in the country. The Program was on the theme “I pledge Myself to ...

Outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has charged the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), to stop the excuses and solve the recent erratic power outages in the country. He said the Akufo-Addo government has been able to stabilize the country’s electricity for the past two years, and thus has no excuse to blame the Mahama administration. “To ...

The Prime Minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves, has proposed the institutionalization of a student exchange programme between Ghana and St. Vincent and the Grenadines that will see Ghanaian students coming over to study in his country and vice versa for St. Vincent students. Prime Minister Gonsalves, articulated the proposal when he paid a courtesy call on ...

Former Power Minister, Kwabena Donkor, has revealed his 2015 controversial resignation from office as the then sector minister was not as a result of his purported inability to end the power crisis (dumsor) the country faced at the time. The Member of Parliament for the Pru East Constituency in the Brong Ahafo region on assuming office as the then power ...

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has urged the Akufo-Addo led government, especially the Energy Minister, Peter Amewu to be truthful to Ghanaians on the current energy crisis. He believes the power crisis, popularly known as ‘dumsor’, is a financial problem which if not resolved, could affect their chances in 2020. During the peak of the outages last ...