POLITICS

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa, Sulemana Braimah, has cautioned Journalists who will be attending today’s media encounter with President Akufo-Addo not to patronise him at the meeting. The President will render accounts to the public through the media, and also open up to questioning from a host of Pressmen at the encounter dubbed #6monthsofresults. The ...

As Parliament readies to read the bill on the Office of the Special Prosecutor, the Speaker has cautioned that the President must tread cautiously in the creation of the office. Quoting the 1992 Constitution, Professor Micheal Ocquaye says it is only the Attorney General and Justice Minister that has the prosecutorial powers and any attempt to alter that arrangement must ...

The New Patriotic Party is taking steps to grill outspoken Member of Parliament for Assin Central Kennedy Agyepong over his constant criticisms of the Nana Akufo-Addo led government. Hon. Agyepong has criticized the Akufo-Addo government on several occasions. His latest outburst is a call on residents of Central region to rise up and fight the government over the lack of ...

The Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of Cape Coast, Ernest Arthur, has paid a courtesy call on Richard Thomas, the Mayor of Mount Vernon, New York, United States of America. The visit forms part of his quest to court investors into the metropolis. The two discussed investment opportunities in Cape Coast and how investors in America, especially mount Vernon can take ...

Sylvester A. Mensah, former Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) would be competing with former President John D. Mahama for the flag-bearer position of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2020 polls, THE PUBLISHER has gathered from sources close to both persons. A few other NDC big wigs have their names making the rounds with reports ...

Anti-Galamsey crusader and Member of Parliament (MP) for Manso Nkwanta Constituency of the Ashanti Region, Hon Albert Joseph Quarm claims to have personally funded the fight against illegal mining activities in parts of the country from his own resources. “I can remember at least spending five million Ghana Cedis from my own pocket in fighting galamsey in my constituency alone ...

A Deputy Chief of Staff Samuel Abu Jinapor has given the strongest indication the New Patriotic Party will beat the National Democratic Congress in the 2020 elections in the Damongo Constituency in the Northern region. According to him, since 2004 the NPP has made significant gains, climbing steadily from a 34.25 percent in 2004 to 42.25 percent of votes in ...

Senior Minister Yaw Osafo-Marfo has said the Akufo-Addo government is being cautious not to lose court cases against former NDC officials. According to him, that is the reason it appears no former official of the erstwhile government is facing court charges over alleged malfeasance under the administration. “We thank all of you in the Ashanti region. We are investigating many ...

Outspoken New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for the Assin Central constituency in the Central region, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has defended his constant criticism of the Akufo-Addo led administration. According to him, the criticisms are not ill-intended but to make sure the President and the NPP deliver on its mandate to Ghanaians. The controversial politician added that a lot of ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has advised the children of the late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama to take their studies seriously. The former president recently paid a visit to the Burma Camp residence of Major Mahama’s widow, Barbara and her two children, Jaden and Jerry. “Learn hard in school, okay,” President Mahama who describes the children as his “grand nephews,” ...