POLITICS

President Akufo-Addo has reiterated his resolve to ensure the full implementation of the judgment delivered by the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS). The tribunal ruled last month that Ghana did not violate the sovereign right of Cote D’Ivoire by drilling oil around the maritime area shared by both countries. “Ghana did not violate the provisional measures ...

The Ghana International Bank says it never suggested that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, was involved in money laundering. A statement from the UK-based bank explains, the ongoing court case between the bank and a former staff, Mark Arthur, has mainly to do with whether Mr. Arthur breached the Bank’s internal policies and procedures as well as UK laws ...

Some party foot soldiers in the Ashanti region have pleaded for the return of New Patriotic Party General Secretary, Kwabena Agyapong after his indefinite suspension in 2015. The group of largely polling station executives said at a press conference, the once-powerful Kwabena Agyapong has conducted himself gracefully well. Kwabena Agyapong despite his suspension, was seen at the party’s national delegates ...

North Tongu MP, and NDC Minority’s Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto has urged his colleague MP and Deputy Chair of Parliament’s Interior and Defence Committee, Collins Owusu Amankwah to stop embarrasing himself over his (Collins’) threat to haul him before Parliament’s Privileges Committee. Hon. Owusu Amankwa had publicly indicated he’ll cause Hon. Ablakwa to be summoned before the Committee ...

Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara will arrive in the country today to begin a two-day official visit to Ghana. A statement from the presidency and signed by Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin, indicates, “The purpose of the visit is to deepen further the already strong relations that exist between the two countries, as well as explore other areas of co-operation to ...

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has said that he is ready to meet the Privileges Committee of Parliament. The Privileges Committee of Parliament is expected to summon Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa following his revelation on how some Ghanaians have joined ISIS. Okudzeto Ablakwa has revealed that some group of Ghanaians are risking ...

Former presidential Press Secretary in the Kufour government, Dr Andrew Awuni says presidents and their deputies do not need more than two vehicles when travelling. “Whether it is the president or the vice-president, they don’t need more than two vehicles and they don’t use more than two vehicles,” Dr Awuni told Moro Awudu on Class91.3FM’s Executive Breakfast Show on Monday, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured food crop farmers, fish farmers and livestock farmers that they will all have the support and respect they deserve from his government. According to Akufo-Addo, “if we are to make any meaningful change in the lives of people, our efforts must be directed at agriculture. The majority of people can only feel a ...

The Minister of National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah, and other officials from the National Security last Friday held a session with the leadership of Parliament over reports from the Libyan Attorney-General’s (A-G’s) Office which suggested that some Ghanaians are fighting for Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Sources close to Parliament confirmed to the Daily Graphic that the meeting was ...

Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Afram Plains North in the Eastern Region, Emmanuel Aboagye Didieye, has died. The 41-year old former Legislator, died at the SSNIT hospital in Accra on Saturday night. Aboagye Didieye, who lost the NDC primary for his constituency in 2015, had been battling a short illness. He holds Diploma in Network Engineering ...