POLITICS

The New Patriotic Party has temporarily ‘banned’ its Deputy General Secretary, Nana Obiri Boahen, from speaking to the media in an official capacity on any matter until a disciplinary case against him is resolved. The decision was taken by the party’s National Steering Committee at its meeting on Wednesday, which considered a leaked audio tape of Nana Obiri Boahen in ...

Thirty students drawn from the 10 regions of the country have received awards from President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for their academic excellence in the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). Out of the 30 awardees, four are students with special needs; two visually impaired and two with hearing impairment. Each student took home a citation, certificate, plaque, a gold medal, ...

The Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen will this morning appear before the party’s Steering committee to answer to some controversial claims he made in a leaked audio tape with an opposition NDC member. Even before the Steering Committee concludes its probe on the damaging claims by the maverick Deputy General Secretary, he’s apologised profoundly ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says corruption and the stealing of public funds continues to hold back Ghana’s development, adding that corruption is not a partisan matter, and all Ghanaians must act to protect the public purse. According to President Akufo-Addo, “with the office of the Special Prosecutor now in place, we can expect more prosecutions for corruption in the ...

The 14 opposition political parties demanding limited presidential terms in Togo, will later today meet President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House. The meeting is to report on progress made so far in the ongoing dialogue aimed at restoring peace in Togo. President Akufo-Addo has been a mediator in the political crisis in that country after weeks of ...

Ghana’s immediate past First Lady, Lordina Mahama turned 55 on Tuesday, March 6 same day that Ghana turned 61. To mark the important day, former President John Mahama shared two photos, including that of his family on Instagram and on Facebook to wish his wife a happy birthday. “Happy birthday to a wife and a mother. May God return to you, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says the realisation of his vision of Ghana Beyond Aid “requires a deliberate, qualitative change in all aspects of our lives; especially, in the structure of our economy, the nature of our infrastructure, the education of our young people and acquisition of skills, and, above all, in our attitudes and holding firm to the values ...

Ghana’s macroeconomic performance improved in 2017 after a difficult 2016, according to the World Bank. The country’s economy expanded for the fifth successive quarter in September 2017, at a rate almost double that of 2016, according to a World Bank report released Monday. The 3rd edition of the Ghana Economic Update, which focuses on agriculture as the engine of growth ...

Ghana’s social media space is reacting to the speech by Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari that he will help Ghana in its fight against corruption. Ghanaians and some Nigerians following the speech have taken to social media to question the rationale behind President Buhari’s offer of help for Ghana’s anti-corruption fight when he was yet to finish with his own unending ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has served notice he will give impetus to his fight against corruption by impressing on Parliament to pass the Right to Information Bill (RTI) before it goes on recess. The RTI Bill has been gathering dust since 2013 when it first went to Parliament. The right to information is a fundamental human right guaranteed by ...