POLITICS

President Akufo-Addo has reemphasised his commitment to the fight against corruption hinting that the coming year will witness prosecution of corrupt officials. He assured of his government’s desire to drastically minimise the canker by punishing those found to be culpable of acts of corruption as government has undertaken audits and investigations. The president, however, was quick to rubbish attempts by ...

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 Obetsebi-Lamptey petitioned ...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that he will not cease speaking the truth and launching attacks on those in authority who may sleep on their jobs if need be in 2018. “I will continue to speak the truth no matter who may be affected by what I say. Ghana’s interest is paramount to me than political ...

Former Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Authur has expressed disappointment over government’s implementation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. According to him, the Akufo-Addo government failed to thoroughly think through the implications of the policy, especially the cost, before executing, hence the challenges. He urged government to do better in 2018 by consulting more with experts and stakeholders to ensure ...

Former Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has spoken on the candidature of who leads the NDC Presidential race. The former Vice President, made the statement on Christmas Day, 25th December, 2017 in Ho. He spoke to the media after making some donations to children on admission at the Ho Regional and Municipal Hospitals with his wife, Matilda Amissah –Arthur. Speaking to ...

Danquah Institute founder Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko says it is “unfortunate” that budgetary estimates are being misrepresented as actual expenditure in the ongoing controversy surrounding allocations to the Ministry for Special Development Initiative. In a Facebook post, Gabby blames the ‘misfortune’ partly on “how slow and inarticulate the new Ministry has been in putting out the facts”, and thinks the government ...

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 ...

Former President John Mahama is back in Monrovia, Liberia, to monitor the rerun of the elections there. The election comes off tomorrow, Tuesday December 26 between current Vice President of the country, John Boakai of the Unity Party, and former footballer George Weah of the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC). Mahama who is the Head of the ECOWAS Election Observation ...

Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has put smiles on the faces of the marginalised in society as the world celebrates Christmas. Dr. Bawumia spent his Christmas with children at the Osu Children’s Home, Teshie Orphanage and persons at the Weija Leprosarium. He donated 100 bags of rice, 200 crates of soft drinks, a bull, and GHc 10,000 to each of ...

Former president Mahama on behalf of his family extends his warmth greetings to all Ghanaians on a day that they celebrate the birth of Christ. In a short message on his Facebook wall the former first family wished Ghanaians a happy Christmas and prayed for blessings in the New Year. “Warm greetings and best wishes. May the season bring hope, ...