POLITICS

Former Deputy Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Kwame Osei Prempeh has slammed former Veep Amissah Arthur for claiming that Ghanaians are disappointed in the Akufo Addo administration. The former veep has said just a year into the New Patriotic Party (rule) rule, Ghanaians are already searching for alternatives because they are not happy with the way the country is ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament has condemned the attack on the residence of the Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South Constituency, Eric Opoku, as the latest act of political vigilantism. The Minority in a statement said the attack was one of many “designed to intimidate, harass and silence vocal and outspoken members of the opposition National ...

The Minister for Information, Mustapha Hamid, says reports suggesting that President Akufo-Addo has congratulated Liberian Vice President, Joseph Boakai, as the winner of that country’s presidential run-off, are false. According to him, the fake publications are being fuelled by some opponents of the government. “The attention of the Office of the President has been drawn to a false news report ...

Government has explained that only GHS1.5million is “directly available” to the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives per its budget out of the over GHS1billion “appropriated ceiling made available in the 2018 Budget for the three Development Authorities to validate, properly budget with, plan and execute their on-ground projects, once established”. A statement signed by Minister of Information Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, said ...

Justice Williams Atuguba has spoken for the first time since delivering judgement on the 2012 election petition. In a yet to be aired documentary titled “The Election Petition” and produced by journalist Paul Adom Otchere, Justice Atuguba defended the decision of the court in favour of then President John Mahama. Then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Jacob Otanka ...

District Chief Executive of Asante Akim North in the Ashanti Region, Francis Oti Boateng is a thief, football club owner and businessman, Alhaji Abdul Karim Grusah claims. His justification for the name-calling is that the appointee is killing his cattle in the area and sharing the meat among his favourites for the festivities. “They are killing my cows and sharing ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, actualised what is meant by grassroots participation when he took part in a festive activity of his people The lawmaker surprised many of his constituents after taking to the streets to celebrate Christmas in a rather awkward way. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah marked the festive season by teaming up with masquerades to ...

The Government of Ghana has denied news that its president has congratulated George Weah for winning Liberia’s presidential runoff vote held on December 26. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Ghana’s Information Minister described the reports making rounds in local media and on social media as ‘fake news,’ stressing that the Government was waiting for the elections body to declare official results. “We wish ...

The Government has stated that enough mechanisms have been put in place to protect the public purse despite claims that some budgets for certain ministries have been bloated. The government has also rejected claims that portions of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives’ 2018 budgetary allocation, was a ploy to divert funds into private pockets. The response by government comes ...

The Minority in Parliament is accusing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the attack on one of its members Eric Opoku, MP for Asunafo South. The unknown gunmen attacked the Member of Parliament for Asunafo South constituency and former Brong Ahafo regional Minister, on Christmas Day. The gunmen, who were armed with a local pistol and machetes, went berserk when ...