POLITICS

Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, is creating problems for the Akufo-Addo-led government, Professor Emmanuel Marfo-Owusu, Rector of Wa Polytechnic has said. According to him, Dr Opoku Prempeh takes arbitrary decisions without considering laid-down procedures. The rector noted that although President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is implementing good policies such as the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme, the ...

Some elders of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ablekuma West Constituency have commended their Member of Parliament, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, for  the pivotal role she played in the establishment of the new Ablekuma West Municipal Assembly. The elders, in a surprise visit to the MP, presented a special citation on behalf of executives of the Calvary Primary Polling station,  ...

Former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr Stephen Opuni has brought a case against the state demanding the production of documents to be used against him in court. He wants the prosecution to be ordered by the court to “produce all documents which have come into its possession, custody and or knowledge in the course of the investigations…” Dr. Opuni who is ...

The National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has insisted “the wonder working Obinim sticker” is all that President Akufo-Addo together with his 110 Ministers need to snap out of their non-performance in government. The former President during a Unity walk in Wa in the Upper West region, Saturday said “ “I have been watching social media ...

Two of the commissioners at the Electoral Commission (EC) who were in the news recently over the holding regular meetings have clashed once again. The recent clash has reinforced public perception that all is not well at the EC since the commissioners, who are supposed to steer the affairs of the institution appear to be sharply divided. Memo Wars One ...

The Land and Natural Resources Minister John Peter Amewu has attributed the collapse of the reclaim tunnel roof at Newmont Ghana’s Ahafo Mill Expansion project to a civil engineering failure. He said officials of the Minerals Commission have been detailed to take over the site where the accident happened to investigate and come out with what actually happened. “Our understanding ...

The special aide to President John Dramani Mahama has mocked President Nana Akufo-Addo saying Mr. Mahama has knocked him out with the Obinim sticker jab. Joyce Bawa Mogtari, however, added the comment was a joke and must be taken as such. The former President during a Unity walk in Wa in the Upper West region, Saturday said “You do not ...

Maverick politician and New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central constituency in the Central Region, Kennedy Agyapong, is worried that members of the communication team of the governing NPP are not being taken care of financially to enable them to communicate government policies and programmes is to Ghanaians. He noted that there is dependency among the ...

It is obvious that former President John Dramani Mahama is still reeling in pain over the incompetent tag the then opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) used on him during the 2016 electioneering campaign. As a result of that Mr Dramani Mahama at the weekend hit back at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, describing him, (President Akufo-Addo), as “super-incompetent.” According to ...

Financial Analyst, Sydney Casely Hayford, has warned that government’s flagship programme, one district, one factory, could fail due to what he describes as the poor financing strategy for the programme. According Mr. Casely Hayford, despite the availability of funds for the programme, government’s inability to design an effective financing strategy for it might negatively affect its success. “If the government ...