POLITICS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government is going to use oil revenues to create assets for the country, and not waste it on consumption. According to President Akufo-Addo, as a relatively new entrant in the league of oil-producing countries, Ghana is not going to treat her oil like she has done with gold, and allow it to be ...

The New Patriotic Party government was the object of ridicule at the maiden National Conference of Ex-MMDCES as former President Mahama threw jabs at the Akufo-Addo administration. According to him, the NPP government appears to be ‘on autopilot’ with no one in charge. He claimed that the ministers in government sometimes act by their own prerogative. He chided government for ...

Former President John Kufuor has attributed Ghana’s slow pace of development to failed leadership. Mr. Kufuor believes a mineral-rich country like Ghana should have been better developed than currently is the case. The former president said most of the country’s leaders across sectors are performing poorly because they were forced into those positions. He was speaking at the launch of ...

The first lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has entreated mothers to ensure their children are safe by adhering to basic principles which will keep the family healthy. On the occasion of Mother’s Day, Mrs. Akufo-Addo has called on mothers “to ensure they and their families sleep under treated mosquito nets every night and exclusively breastfeed their babies for at least six ...

Ghana’s former first lady Lordina Mahama has commended matrons of orphanages in Ghana for serving as foster parents to orphans. As the world celebrates Mother’s Day, Mrs. Mahama noted such matrons deserve to be celebrated for the love they show to the needy. “These hardworking and compassionate Home Matrons deserve to be celebrated on behalf of the children they nurture, ...

Former Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) appointed under successive National Democratic Congress (NDC) governments have appealed to former President John Dramani Mahama make himself available to serve the party and Ghana as the presidential candidate of the party. Mahama should immediately declare his intentions for the party’s presidential ticket ahead of the December 2020 polls. “…We wish to ...

Former President John Mahama on Saturday joined the family of the late Jewel Ackah and MUSIGA at the traditional one week celebration of the late musician in Tema. The highlife legend who had been battling stroke and other sicknesses for over 10 years now is said to have passed away at his home in the late hours of Friday April ...

Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to embrace the politics of conscience, truth and the power of conviction as it seeks to return to power in 2020. The Founder of the NDC said it is important the party recognized the reasons it lost the 2016 election in order to put ...

Former Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akomea has refused to pick nomination forms to contest for the Vice Chairmanship position in the party. Akomea said he decided after realizing that if care is not taken most of the top leadership positions may go to party stalwarts from the “Akan sub-group.” “When nominations opened last week, l ...

There was drama on Thursday morning in the studios of Adom FM in Accra when their interdicted journalist Captain Smart attempted, and succeeded in signing into a morning program to run the show in defiance of his interdiction the previous day. Listeners of Adom FM on Thursday morning woke up to news of Captain Smart’s interdiction but were hit by ...