POLITICS

Energy Minister John Peter Amewu has debunked assertions that Ghana is returning to the era of erratic power supply, popularly known as dumsor. According to him, the recent challenges with power supply is due to some technical challenges and not as a result of a low generation capacity. Most parts of Accra and Kumasi have over the past few weeks ...

Government has announced that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government has introduced a new law that requires all tourists and residents entering the UAE with personal medication to seek prior approval from the Ministry of Health and Prevention. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, made this known yesterday in Accra. He disclosed that the law was announced in October, this year ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described the newly elected leadership of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) as a combination of “the good, the bad and the ugly.” In an exclusive interview with Jonathan Donkor of the Ghanaian Times newspaper and published in the Thursday November 22, 2018 edition, Mr Rawlings declined to put the individuals into the aforementioned categories ...

A Presidential aspirant and flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Joshua Alabi continues to receive endorsements from Ghanaian youth leaders, the latest coming from a former President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Mr Julian Cobbina. In a Facebook post to make the declaration, Mr Cobbina, recounted the humble beginnings of the university professor, linked ...

Member of Parliament for Kumbungu constituency in the Northern Region, Ras Mubarak, has urged all the political parties not to ‘put up’ a candidate for the Ayawaso Wuogon vacant seat following the death of the MP for the constituency, Mr Emmanuel Kyeremanteng Agyarko. “I do not think the NDC or any other party should put up a candidate for Hon. ...

Having heard of the demise of one of the stalwarts of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), President Akufo-Addo truncated his Eastern Regional tour which was to begin today to visit the home of the late Member of Parliament of Ayawaso West Wuogon, Emmanuel Kyerematen Agyarko and commiserate with his family. The President went in the company of party Chairman Freddy ...

The Minority in Parliament has raised concerns over moves by the government to increase the number of presidential staffers at the Jubilee House from 998 to 1,614 for the 2019 financial year. In April 2018, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in compliance with Section 11 of the Presidential Office Act, 1993 (Act 463), presented to Parliament a total of 998 ...

Campaign coordinator for Koku Anyidoho, Nene Felix Kpabitey has accused the electoral commission of rigging the elections to favour Johnson Asiedu Nketiah. According to him, the ballot boxes were moved from where they were earlier positioned to where the votes were counted and during that period, he noted that four ballot boxes were without seals. Mr. Kpabitey said he brought ...

President Akufo-Addo will today begin a 3-day working visit to his home region, the Eastern region. The visit forms part of the President efforts to touch base with the people and to monitor on first hand bases how his policies are affecting Ghanaians. The visit, according to the statement the NPP in the Eastern region, will also afford the president ...

The Finance Minister Ken Ofori–Atta, has stated that government will not pay customers of gold dealership company, Menzgold their locked up investment. Describing the situation as disturbing, Mr. ofori Atta disclosed that the company has lots of customers from reputable state institutions such as the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Ghana and the military. “…As I look at the Ministry ...