POLITICS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated All Nations University Space Laboratory team for putting Ghana into the Global Space community, describing their feat as ‘inspiring dedication, enthusiasm and insight for the project.’ A statement issued by Mr Issah Yahaya, the Chief Director of the Ministry of Communications on behalf of Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, the Minister for Communications, said the ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has accused the Vice president of throwing dust into the eyes of Ghanaians. According to the NDC MP, Bawumia lied by assuring Ghanaians that they would not seek any resources from any foreign nation only to go back on his word. Mr. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa made his accusation when ...

The former regional chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Lawyer John Owusu Agyeman has prognosticated that the current ruling party New Patriotic Party (NPP) one district one factory initiative was a waste of time and money. The NDC stalwart was speaking a radio show “Ghana on the road” hosted by Henry Lord on Metro FM a station in Sunyani ...

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bismark Tawiah Boateng, says he is still finding it very difficult to reconcile his relationship with former Minister for Transport, Dzifa Aku Attivor, having experienced a torrid time at her hands. Dzifa Attivor, he noted, sacked him from the Board of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) he ...

White Stone Frozen Foods Limited and M&JEES Company, accused of having a cozy arrangement with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) Customs Division at the Tema Port, has sharply responded to claims that it was being helped by the state tax collector and Presidency – Flagstaff House – to monopolized the importation of frozen poultry and other frozen products into the ...

Alhaji Mohammed Musah, a member of the Awutu-Senya Constituency Council of the New Patriotic Party has bemoaned the nonchalant attitude of the party’s disciplinary committee regarding the conduct of some members. Alhaji Musah expressed concern regarding the recent outbursts by the maverick politician and Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong. According to him, the NPP Disciplinary Committee was ...

A statesman, Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe, has pointed out Parliament as a weak link in Ghana’s governance system. While some MPs are a stand-out quality, the former Supreme Court justice observed that “if you take the overall, I am afraid there are quite a number of people in parliament who in my view, should not be there”. The ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has said that there is nothing wrong if he owns fleets of petrol tanker vehicles and filling stations in Accra as alleged. He said that even though it is good to be described as wealthy, it is unfortunate he doesn’t own all the wealth attributed to him. He said ...

The chairman of the People’s National Convention Bernard Mornah has downplayed claims that Ghanaians hate honest people. Mr. Mornah told Francis Abban on Morning Starr in reaction to the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin’s earlier submission, describing Ghanaians as people who hate “honest persons.” “So if we sow beans and we expect that we go and reap maize ...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand, Kennedy Agyepong has disclosed that he is poised to retrieve up to the last penny he invested in the party prior to the 2016 elections. “General I won’t stop talking today or tomorrow. All my money I invested in the money, I must get it back. The boys and the girls….the youth of this country ...