POLITICS

The Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly, together with the Central Regional Coordinating Council, has donated food items on behalf of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to the Muslim community in Cape Coast. The donation is in support of this year’s Eid al-Fitr, which comes off on Sunday 25 June. The donation was made to the Central, Kotokuraba, and Abura Ahmadiyya ...

Kofi Adams, National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress has jumped to the defence of former President John Dramani Mahama, rubbishing claims suggesting the latter caused the NDC’s defeat in last year’s general election. Doubled as the 2016 national campaign organiser of the party, Mr. Adams insisted that irrespective of what others think, the former president is NDC’s best bet ...

Nana Agyei Baffour-Awuah, lawyer for the plaintiffs in the Gitmo Two case, has indicated that the Supreme Court ruling has entrenched Ghana’s democracy. According to him, the controversy over what agreements should go to parliament and those that should not, with respect to the executive arm of government, has been settled by the apex court’s ruling. The Supreme Court of ...

Former Foreign Affairs Minister, Hon. Hanna Serwaa Tetteh has denied knowledge of any discussion on the 21st November 2016 with the US Embassy that sought to withdraw the courtesies extended to former Presidents and top government officials in the country. “I have spoken to her and she has denied any discussion with the Embassy when she was in office”, ranking ...

The Director of Operations at the Presidency, Mr Lord Commey, has laughed off claims that he has been dismissed. A terse statement making rounds on Whatsapp platforms suggests that the former national organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been sacked. However, Mr. Commey, believes his detractors are behind such “lies” because he is making it difficult for them ...

Dr. Zanetor Rawlings, Member of Parliament (MP) for the Korle Klottey Constituency, says each individual has a responsibility towards safeguarding the environment. She noted that the time had come for Ghanaians to realize that the environment was not just a separate entity, but an extension of each and every one’s space. The Korle Klottey MP said this at a symposium ...

Current Upper West Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alhaji Abubakari Abdul Rahman affectionately called Alhaji Short will be contesting as National Chairman of the elephant party. The dean of NPP Regional Chairman, earlier this week was in the Upper East Region to hold stakeholder consultations with founding fathers of the party after similar meetings in other regions. ...

Mr. Adam Samba, renowned businessman who is lacing his boots to give current Northern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Daniel Bugri Naabu a run for his money has promised a clean campaign. He disclosed that the fact that he will be contesting with others for a position in a party they are all members of, does not ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Ashanti Regional Secretary has denied reports of clashes at the party’s Subin Constituency delegates’ conference Sam Pyne told Raymond Acquah on Joy FM’s Top Story Friday there was “just an infraction at the gate” which did not mar the event. It was mere misunderstanding that was not violent as has been claimed in the media, ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo, is beginning to look like an emperor appointing family and friends to various state institutions, regardless of the political ramifications. Currently in the Flagstaff House and the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are reports that, President Akufo-Addo, is using the presidency to assuage the pains of his two former lovers by making them ambassadors to Czech Republic ...