POLITICS

The Vice President, Dr Mahamamudu Bawumia has left Accra for a three-day official visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Dr. Bawumia is going to that country to attend the inauguration of Dr Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, who has been re-elected for his second term in office. Whilst there, Bawumia will explore areas for further ...

Embattled businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome has said he anticipated the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (“court”) will throw out his petition filed to the court. According to him, the court’s decision is right and he expected it, although it came at a substantial cost ($5,000 ) to him in terms of legal fees. Mr Woyome ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his condolence to the family of slained Kenya’s electoral commission ICT Manager Chris Msando and called for investigations into the murder. Mr Mahama who is in Kenya as the leader of a 15 member election observer mission composed of eminent persons from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean and Pacific regions made the call ...

The troubles of Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama, have deepened, as he has been dragged to court a day after the Northern Regional Minister abrogated a road contract awarded to him. Firebrand Brong-Ahafo Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe aka Abronye DC, has filed a suit against Mr Ibrahim Mahamar over the ...

The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) says the NPP government’s source of funding for the Free SHS program is not sustainable. The government has announced that its much touted Free Senior High School policy will commence in September this year. The policy will, however, be enjoyed by only students who pass their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The Minister of ...

The Founder of the Action Chapel International Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams is apolitical but passionate about national leadership, one of his avowed supporters Samuel Attah Mensah has said. According to the CITI FM CEO, claims that the influential preacher has an affinity for the National Democratic Congress are baseless. “ If there is any pastor that suffered under the leadership of ...

The Chief Executive Officer of Accra-based Citi FM, Samuel Attah-Mensah, has described as phenomenal the first six-month of president Akufo-Addo. According to him, the Akufo-Addo led government has started on the right footing and in no time it will fix the challenges faced by the country’s economy. “The President has impressed me exceedingly; abundantly and more than you can wish ...

The President and Leader of the Tijaniyya Muslim Council of Ghana, Sheikh Khalifa Abul-Faidi Abdulai Ahmad Maikano, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for not relenting in his fight against the illegal mining phenomenon, known as ‘galamsey’. According to Sheikh Khalifa Maikano, “we hail and appreciate your efforts in combating the menace of galamsey in the country. And, if ...

Deputy Finance Minister Kweku Kwarteng has asked the Minority in parliament to be silent if they have nothing to say. Responding to the Minority’s claim that Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta doctored figures in his mid-year budget review, Mr Kwarteng said on Wednesday, 2 August that: “It isn’t the case that anytime government presents something, you must find something wrong. If ...

The Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Isaac Adongo has described the Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta as an epitome of scandal. The attack comes on the back of claims by the minority that the finance minister cooked figures in his mid-year review budget presentation. Speaking to Starr News, Mr. Adongo said “this Minister of Finance is an epitome of scandals, ...