POLITICS

Assin Central Member of Parliament (MP), Ken Agyapong, has asked the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II who’s the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to stop pampering and shielding the embattled Vice Chancellor of the University, Prof. Obiri Danso. He strongly criticised what he described as Otumfuo’s pampering of the Vice Chancellor; a situation he ...

The campaign team for former President John Mahama has denied reports that Mahama has chosen his running mate for the 2020 presidential elections. John Mahama is contesting with over 10 other persons for the flagbearership position of the NDC to lead the party into the 2020 elections. Although the NDC internal election is yet to be held, there have been ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has appointed Ghana’s former Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei as deputy head of the sub-regional body’s pre-election mission to Nigeria ahead of the country’s 2019 polls, Starrfmonline.com has learnt. The mission is led by Mohammed N’fah Alie Conteh, Chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone and will stay in Nigeria between ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has conferred on the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles, the highest National award, the “Companion of the Order of Star of Ghana”. The award citation captured all the achievements and life experiences of the heir apparent to the British Throne and was read by Secretary to the President, Nana Badiatuo Asante. In addition, a portrait ...

The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO), has suspended its Eastern Regional Director, Fred Dzeny after he asked government to have the political will to prosecute their own when mentioned for corruption before prosecuting others. “The ruling government should be ready first and foremost to prosecute their own when the slightest incident of corruption is raised against the ruling government ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama who is busily campaigning for a comeback in 2020, MyNewsGH.com can report, is keenly considering the choice of who to partner him for the 2020 election as it is a foregone conclusion that he has secured the NDC top post already. It appears one of the favorites for the number two is the daughter of ...

Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has sparked a NIDO challenge on social media, MyNewsGh.com can report. This has led government communicators on social media to take apart body parts of the IMANI boss and dress him down in disapproval. Patriot Faisal Ibrahim, one such NPP assign insulted Mr Cudjoe’s “Shatta Wale-like” big mouth and teeth with a meme, ...

The Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Kwame Owusu, in a report sighted by YEN.com.gh, on MyNewsGh.com, disclosed that Kwame Asare Obeng popularly known as A Plus demanded an amount of money in order to bury alleged financial malfeasance claims leveled against him. According to Mr Owusu, he refused to cooperate with A Plus, causing him to leak the ...

Member of Parliament for the Assin Central constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has strongly defended the embattled Director-General of the Ghana Maritime Authority (GMA), Kwame Owusu. Assessing Mr Owusu’s reaction to conflict of interest allegations levelled against him, Mr Agyapong said his posturing so far is the best, insisting he would have said worst things if he were in the GMA ...

Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah has urged former President John Dramani Mahama to stop passing cynical comments about social intervention policies being implemented by government. Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah advised John Mahama to make his public utterances based on facts, and in the interest of the nation. “The administration thereby encourages the former President that when it comes to state and national ...