POLITICS

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched a vitriolic attack on a leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh for bringing the name of Asante Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II into disrepute. According to Samuel Pyne, the NDC man needs “mental checkup” linking to the ruling party to the ...

It would be a remarkable achievement for an entrepreneur of any age, but at just 31 years old, Nigerian Adebola Williams has already helped three presidential candidates to election victory. As the founder of political communications agency StateCraft Inc, Williams worked on the campaign that got Goodluck Jonathan elected to the Nigerian presidency in 2011. Four years later he provided ...

Office of the Vice President has asked the public to disregard some campaign posters, endorsing his 2020 candidature. Posters of the vice president, endorsing his alleged 2020 bid went viral on social media Thursday, after being spotted in some parts of the Northern Region, However,a swift statement from Dr Bawumia’s office has debunked the wild rumour. Below is the full ...

The Director, Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peacekeeping Training Centre (KAIPTC) Dr. Kwesi Aning has described the diplomatic corps in Ghana as “liars”. According to him, members of the diplomatic corps in Ghana fabricate stories to gain promotion in their respective countries. Responding to reports by Wikileaks that he had described President Akufo-Addo as ...

Host of Happy FM’s current affairs show called ‘Epa Hoa, Da Ben?’, Kwame Afrifa-Mensah has opined that Ghanaians should not allow the western world disgrace our leaders as he believes that is what they are trying to do to Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Speaking against the alleged money laundering saga levelled against the Asante monarch, as reported by the UK ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sworn-in Alhaji Ahmed Ramadan as Ghana’s Ambassador to the United Arab Emirate (UAE). Alhaji Ramadan becomes the first ever Ambassador appointed to the UAE. The President in a speech charged the new Ambassador to work with diligence and foster stronger economic relations between Ghana and the UAE. According to Mr. Akufo-Addo, appointing an ambassador ...

The Director, Faculty of Academic Affairs & Research, at the Kofi Annan International Peace-Keeping Centre (KAIPC) Dr Kwesi Aning, has denied ever claiming President Akufo Addo is a habitual marijuana smoker. According to Wikileaks cables released in 2011, Dr. Aning, the leaked cables stated “When asked about rumors of Akufo-Addo’s cocaine use, Aning admitted that Akufo-Addo had used drugs in ...

The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of deliberately creating tension in Bimbila in the Northern Region with the burial of the late Nakpa Naa. There is heightened tension in Bimbila in the Northern Region as the Gbugmayili family has vowed to resist the burial of the mortal remains of the late Nakpa Naa Salifu Dawumi in Bimbila, following ...

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says there is every reason for Ghana and Benin to develop strong, strategic bonds based, inter alia, on the common democratic values that promote human dignity and solidarity. According to President Akufo-Addo, the two countries are recognised as beacons of democracy on the continent and have in the 1990s resorted to ...

Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has advised victims of Saturday’s gas explosion at Atomic Junction in Accra to head to court for a compensation. The explosion claimed seven lives leaving over a hundred with varied degree of injuries. Speaking to Starr News in parliament, the minister argued a civil action against owners of the gas station will be in order. He, ...