POLITICS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has today Wednesday February 14, left Ghana for the International transformative governance conference in Nigeria, a statement from the presidency has announced. The two-day trip is at the invitation of the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Most Rev. Dr. Matthew Hassan Kukah. According to a statement signed by Eugene Arhin, the Director of ...

NPP Member of Parliament for Assin Central Honourable Kennedy Agyapong has spoken for the first time about how he joined the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and how his wife dumped him. Speaking exclusively to Philip Osei Bonsu on Ekosii Sen Tuesday afternoon, the NPP MP revealed he joined the party in 1990 in New York following which they organized series ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed sadness over the demise of party stalwart Appiah Akenten Menka. Appiah Menka died Tuesday, 13 February 2018 at the age of 84. He was a private legal practitioner and served as a Minister of State in the Second Republic. In a statement, the NPP said the legendary contributions, both financially and otherwise, to ...

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has said the Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa exhibited political immaturity and naivety when he asked Special Prosecutor Nominee, Martin Amidu a question based on a book written by former Attorney General, Obed Asamoah. According to him, that move by Hon. Ablakwa was not smart ...

The Minority in Parliament has explained that, contrary to suggestions that officials of the former administration are scared of the Special Prosecutor nominee, Martin Amidu, they are rather supportive of his work, for which reason they reached a decision to pass him before Tuesday’s vetting. Speaking on Citi FM Wednesday morning, MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, said, even before ...

Broadcast Journalist and host of Good Evening Ghana on Metro TV, Paul Adom Otchere, has backed former Deputy Attorney General, Dr. Dominic Ayine, for heading to the Supreme Court to challenge the nomination of Martin Amidu as Special Prosecutor due to his age. According to him, the matter bordering the age of appointees who are not already public servants, had ...

It appears the convincing grip the New Patriotic Party has over the Central Region of Ghana, following the results of the 2016 election is fast loosening. This is according to controversial Member of Parliament for Assin Central Honourable Kennedy Agyapong, who, without mincing words said the favour and goodwill and energy that brought the party victory in the last elections ...

Martin Amidu has said he is prepared to work with ace investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, and other anti-corruption campaigners as the Special Prosecutor when the Appointments Committee of Parliament gives him the nod. “I’m prepared to work with anyone who will help us achieve the objective of the Office,” the former Attorney General and Minister of Justice told the ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the recent spate of road accidents in the country describing the situation as worrying. The President’s comment comes after recent fatal road accidents in the country since January. On January 25, 10 people died in a fatal accident on the Accra-Suhum road with several other people sustaining severe injuries. Two people also died ...

Following weeks of heated exchanges between Legal Practitioner Ace Ankomah and staunch feminist Amelia Amedela Amemate (Dela Goldheart) on social media, the former has revealed the reason for his fierce ‘barks’ at the latter after her first response to his post on social media. Despite his openness to intellectual debate and discussions, he explained that he might have ‘gone overboard’ ...