POLITICS

The Editor-in-Chief of the Crusading Guide newspaper, Mr Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has indicted the committee that recommended the removal of the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Mrs Charlotte Osei, for exceeding its powers. He has accordingly filed a writ invoking the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court to declare that the committee exceeded its scope when it recommended ...

Newly elected General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has described the recent comments by former President John Mahama on the bus buying issue involving the chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, as ‘petty’ and inappropriate. According to him, the tweet by the former Mr. Mahama should be left to party foot soldiers. ...

Ghana in the quest of upholding Freedom and Justice has decided to have three arms of Government to serve as litmus to that course. These three Arms of Government are Executives, Legistrature and Judiciary. The Judicial by whatever reason is the most revered among the three and we see the judges who are the main players of the judiciary as ...

A former member of the AU advisory board and anti-corruption campaigner, Daniel Batidam, has alleged a cover-up after President Akufo-Addo cleared the suspended deputy sports minister of any wrong doing in the Australia visa scandal. Pius Hadzide and Board chair of the National Sports Authority Kwadjo Baah Agyemang were Monday reinstated by the President after police investigations reportedly cleared them ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has congratulated Ibrahim Mahama for winning the 2018 African Achievers Award (AAA) in London. Mr Mahama, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners, was given the award at the House of Parliament, Palace of Westminster. Former President John Mahama’s brother started his company, Engineers & Planners, in 1997 after his return from ...

In the aftermath of the much-observed New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Conference, Asiedu Nketia has called on the government to investigate the actions of its National Chairman, Freddie Blay. According to the General Secretary of opposition NDC, the just-elected Chairman of the NPP used his position as the Chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation in his bid to secure ...

A Senior Research Fellow at the Center for Democratic Development (CDD), Dr. Kojo Asante, has expressed fear that the worsening monetization of Ghana’s politics will breed ‘godfathers’ who will directly or indirectly govern the country because they can afford to induce voters or sponsor other politicians to gain power with money. Speaking on Citi TV’s Point of View hosted by ...

The Executive Director of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof. Ken Agyeman Attafuah, has assured that the authority will not allow technology to exclude any Ghanaian from registering for the Ghana Card. He said the NIA will also ensure that non-Ghanaians are excluded from registering for the card. “We’ll not let technology oppress or exclude anyone. We’ll also not let ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been appointed to the United Nations (UN) Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) Board. GPSDD is a global network bringing together governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations, dedicated to using the data revolution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This was announced in a press a statement issued by the Office ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday kick-started his three-day working visit of the Volta region, with the inauguration of the Anloga shopping Centre in the Keta municipality. The Gh¢2.5 million facility, which comprises, 26 shops, two banking halls, a cafeteria and other ancillary facilities, was started under the erstwhile Mahama government and completed by the present administration. President Akufo-Addo, ...