POLITICS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has boldly stated that the ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ mantra is not just a slogan but meant to propel us into the frame of mind that would quicken our pace of development. The President delivering a speech during the 61st Independence Day Celebrations at the Black Star Square, Tuesday, stated that Ghana is not a poor ...

President Akufo-Addo has said even though he is in a hurry to see Ghana prosper, he is also realistic that the growth he desires will not be achieved without pragmatic and deliberate efforts. Delivering his Independence Day address at the Black Star square in Accra Tuesday, Mr. Akufo-Addo said it is unacceptable for Ghana to be in its current state ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has joined millions of Ghanaians to celebrate the country’s 61st Independence Anniversary. Mr Mahama is currently out of the country to lead a Commonwealth Observer Group to monitor the Sierra Leonean elections slated for March 7, this year. In a solidarity post on Facebook, the former president urged all Ghanaians to use the 61st Independence ...

Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah forever remains one of the greatest gifts to Ghana. As Ghanaians, we heard about the liberation struggle which saw Ghana transition from a British colony to a republic state in 1957. In this struggle, Ghana’s founding father did not just lead his people to the promised land of freedom but also left Ghanaians with specific prophecies ...

A political science lecturer at the Methodist University College, Dr Bonsu Osei Mensah, has said extending the presidential term in Ghana from four years to five years is immaterial to the development of the nation. According to him, what Ghana needs at the moment is a long-term national development plan that will guide all presidents and their governments in spite ...

The Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper has challenged Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia to find a solution to the recent spate in armed robbery attacks in the country. The Vice President according to Article 201 of the 1992 Constitution of Ghana, is the chairman of the Police Council. In view of this, Kwesi Pratt Jnr has charged the Vice ...

Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen says chaos caused by vigilante groups should not be attributed to the party’s General Secretary, John Boadu. The Acting General Secretary is said to have made some utterances emphasising the party’s commitment to keeping the groups including a recent statement where he justified the creation of vigilante groups ...

President Muhammadu Buhari will today depart Nigeria for Accra, Ghana to attend the country’s 61st independence anniversary celebration which will be held at the Independence Square on Tuesday, March 6. A statement by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, on Sunday said that President Buhari is the only foreign leader invited to the historic event as the ...

Some aggrieved members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the USA have petitioned the National Headquarters in Ghana to stop the upcoming elections in the states citing some violations. In a petition signed and forwarded to the Acting General Secretary, John Boadu, the aggrieved members suspect a planned electoral fraud and therefore want the necessary processes followed to ensure ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga has described Nii Lante Vanderpuye’s pronouncement on freeing Abuga Pele when the National Democratic Congress (NDC) comes back to power as “absolute rubbish”. Speaking during Joy FM’s news analysis programme, Newsfile on Saturday, Mr Ayariga said he did not personally hear his colleague MP, but when the tape was ...