POLITICS

The Greater Accra Regional representative to the Council of State, Dr. Nii Kotei Dzani, has called on the traditional leaders and kingmakers in the Teshie traditional area in Accra to dig into the archives to be able to fetch out the true traditional heir to the traditional throne. According to him, the continued fight for the throne is not helping ...

Renowned Dancehall Artiste, Charles Nii Armah Mensah popularly known as Shatta Wale has called on various media houses to stop referring to him as ‘self-acclaimed Dancehall King’. Speaking on Adom FM’s Drive Time Show ‘Ofie Kwanso’ which is hosted by Jerry Justice, the ‘Ayoo’ hit maker expressed his dissatisfaction with the ‘self-acclaimed’ title journalists and bloggers use in referring to ...

It is alleged in portions of the ‘leaked’ Kwesi Botchwey report that Ashanti Regional Executives of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the run-up to the 2016 elections had to resort to unconventional means to make the party appear it was indeed poised for its one million votes target. One of the measures it adopted was staging defections from ...

A former Minister for Trade and Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has disclosed that he will file his nomination to contest for the presidential slot of the opposition National Democratic Congress. Dr. Spio-Grabrah told host of Starr Chat Bola Ray that he has what it takes to win the presidential slot of the NDC ahead of the 2020 general elections. “I’m going ...

Former president John Mahama has described as palpable falsehood allegation by the CEO of COCOBOD that he ordered the construction of a guest house in his hometown Bole for his personal benefit. Joseph Boahen Aidoo accused Mahama of influencing the construction of an “unnecessary guest house” using funds belonging to COCOBOD. “The penchant to siphon funds through inflated contracts was ...

Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the investor community of excellent opportunities in the health care sector of Ghana. Ghana, Dr Bawumia maintains, is open for business, and this is reflected in the various reforms being undertaken by the Nana Akufo-Addo government including the abolition of 15 ‘nuisance taxes’ in the 2017 budget statement, as well as the introduction ...

The retraction and apology of Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi-Boateng, over his widely condemned statement that he will always put the interest of members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) first above all other Ghanaians, “should put the matter to rest”, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said. Mr Ayisi-Boateng in an interaction with ...

At least seven New Patriotic Party (NPP) activists in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region have been remanded in prison custody for a week. They face charges of conspiracy to riot and rioting with weapons. The seven were part of a marauding crowd who besieged the offices of the District Chief Executive of the area, chased him ...

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana COCOBOD, Joseph Boahene Aidoo, has revealed that a whopping $400 million cedis out of the $1.8 billon cocoa syndicated loan secured for the 2016/2017 crop season, was withdrawn by the opposition National Democratic Congress after the party lost the 2016 presidential election. According to Mr. Boahene Aidoo, the money was withdrawn between December ...

Former Trade Minister, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, may soon emerge as the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s flagbearer for the next general election if he is successful in the party’s primaries next year. The experienced politician and former diplomat said he is ready to lead the party to reclaim power from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 Presidential election. “In 2006 ...