POLITICS

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has challenged the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to provide evidence of any serious investigations they have carried out since the release of Number 12, an investigation into corrupt practices within Ghana football by Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The party, through its national organizer, Kofi Adams, has issued a release that seeks to question the commitment of ...

The Supreme Court has overturned the High Court decision leading to the removal of Professor Mawutor Avoke as Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba. According to the unanimous ruling, the High Court in Winneba failed to take evidence from the parties in the case before granting judgment. The court also stated that the High Court breached the rule ...

The Deputy Minority Leader in Parliament, James Klutse Avedzi, has described plans for a $1.5 billion facility to be contracted for the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) as “ridiculous”. The facility is to be used for educational infrastructural development. The request for the facility was captured in the business statement of the House on Tuesday. “[Tuesday] morning, there was a ...

Government is fighting back criticisms that it poorly handled the impasse at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). The government in the wake of the violent riots at the University by students dissolved the governing council of the school, replacing it with an interim council, with a three months mandate to return the school to normalcy. The ...

Dan Abodakpi, a National Chairman aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says under his leadership, only true members of the party shall be appointed into ministerial positions when the NDC regains power. According to him, the situation where after winning power, some people suddenly emerge for appointments would not be allowed under his chairmanship. He explained that in addition ...

The national executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) have appointed dreaded Ashanti regional commander of Delta Force Kwadwo Bamba as deputy director of operations for the party’s Youth Wing. The leader of the Pro-NPP vigilante group has the responsibility to recruit energetic and intelligent youth to provide internal security for the party across the country as the party ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says German conglomerate company, Siemens AG, which is the largest industrial manufacturing company in Europe, will soon announce its decision to establish a presence in Ghana. Siemen’s decision, together with that taken by German car manufacturing giant, Volkswagen, to establish an assembly plant in Ghana soon, President Akufo-Addo stressed are testament to the efforts Government ...

Information Minister designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has urged the Turkish government to open up their market to Ghanaian products. He said it was gratifying that over 150 Turkish companies were taking advantage of the favourable investment climate in the country to establish their businesses in Ghana. Oppong Nkrumah made the call at a reception in Accra to mark the 95th ...

The office of former President John Mahama, has said investigations are ongoing into the assault of a Joy FM reporter by a member of John Mahama’s security detail. The reporter, Kwesi Parker Wilson, was said to have been slapped by the security personnel on Monday whiles covering Mr. Mahama’s campaign to be National Democratic Congress flagbearer (NDC) at the Pentecost ...

The Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has described as misplaced priority demands by the Media Coalition on the Right to Information bill for the immediate passage of the bill into law. Mr George who is also a member of the Communications Committee of Parliament further noted that the passage of the bill into law will be of ...