POLITICS

Mr Akwasi Addai Odike, a two-time failed Presidential Candidate of the United Front Party (UFP), has described Ghanaian lawmakers as ‘senseless’ people who have constantly refused to put their senses into good use when they are on the floor of parliament. An audio obtained by MyNewsGh.com from Angel FM which we have taken time to listen and transcribe word-for-word saw ...

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has said interest rates in the country will come down if more Ghanaians save. According to him, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Policy Rate and Treasury Bill rates and other microeconomic indicators have trended downwards but have had little effect on pushing the interest rates down. For him, the phenomenon has remained the dilemma of ...

Procurement irregularities amounting to a whopping US$137,861,127.15 have been uncovered at Ghana National Gas Company during the erstwhile administration of John Mahama. A forensic audit conducted by Morrison and Associates has detected that helicopters purchased from China National Aero Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC) by Ghana Gas “have never been used for purpose of its purchase.” According to the ...

Government has been urged to stop giving allowances to both nurses and teacher trainees and invest such funds in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). Professor Stephen Adei, former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), said: “It is time to put the required emphasis on TVET because of its critical role in national development. By ...

This story was first published on October 30, 2016 The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party(NPP),Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the Mahama-led administration as an insensitive government, following a 9 % increment in fuel prices. According to him, the governing party ‘s decision to increase the prices of petroleum products, in the midst of the ongoing, crippling ...

Parliamentarians have been recalled from recess and expected to converge on Parliament House beginning Monday, 24 September 2018. Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mik Oquaye noted in a press statement that the legislators are expected to debate some important bills. “In exercise of the power conferred on the Speaker by order 42 (3) of the standing orders of the Parliament ...

The Asuogyaman district assembly has coughed out a hefty amount of GHC72,618.00 to renovate the residence of the district coordinating director of the area. The amount was approved for payment by the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Asuogyaman, Samuel Kwame Agyekum in May this year. The DCE is also reported to have spent a whopping amount of money to renovate ...

Government has been urged to stop giving allowances to both nurses and teacher trainees and invest such funds in Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET). Professor Stephen Adei, Former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), said “it is time to put the required emphasis on TVET because of its critical role in national development. By ...

A group calling itself the National Concerned Spare Parts Dealers Association at Abossey Okai has revealed that it is scheduled to hold a massive demonstration against the government on Friday, September 21, 2018. According to Chairman of the group, Kwabena Agyei on Accra-based Okay Fm, they can no longer contain the hardship under the current administration following the imposition of ...

Following alleged rot festering on at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, maverick politician Kennedy Agyapong has admitted missing the services of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The Assin Central lawmaker is in court after being sued GH¢25 million by ace investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas for defamation. Prior to the premiere of Anas’ latest work in ...