POLITICS

Maverick Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has revealed that he has brought his role as the head of a presidential taskforce to retrieve state vehicles in possession of past government officials to a close. The exercise in his view would be a futile one because government officials who are supposed to be ...

The Chief Justice nominee Justice Sophia Akuffo will face the Appointments Committee of Parliament today, Friday June 16. President Akufo-Addo appointed Justice Akuffo to replace Georgina Theodora Wood who retired on June 7, 2017. The Committee has already assessed past judgments of Justice Akuffo and her publications to be better informed about her performance at the Supreme Court. She was ...

Host of Adom FM’s Morning Show, Captain Kwadwo Smart deserves to be decorated with a national award for his fight against corruption in the country, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) organizer has said. Japhet Baidoo speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ Thursday said that the morning show host deserves to be celebrated because of his fight against corruption ...

One of the oldest political parties in the country, the Convention People’s Party (CPP), turned 68 years old on June 12, 2017. The party assumed the reins of government in the First Republic under the country’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. During its nine years in power from 1957 to 1966 before the party was overthrown in a military coup ...

The Minority in Parliament has challenged the management of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), to publish full details of the internal audit that allegedly uncovered payroll fraud of about GH¢51 million. According to them, the computerized system put in place by the previous management cannot be manipulated for fraudulent activities hence the allegation by the new management that the fraud ...

Policy Analyst, Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby wants President Nana Akufo-Addo to “immediately halt” the collection of mandatory towing fees scheduled to take effect next month. Effective July 1, 2017, vehicle owners and motorcyclists will pay compulsory annual fees, tied to the acquisition of a road worthy certificate, to cater for towing services. Fees per year for both commercial and non-commercial vehicles, ...

The house passed the bill despite opposition from the minority who argued that it flouts the country’s constitution. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta in the 2017 Budget announced the removal and reduction of some taxes, including duties on spare parts to help reduce cost of doing business in the country. According to the government, importers and consumers of used ...

Angry youth backed by constituency executives have locked up the Savelugu Municipal Assembly office in the Northern region despite the presence of armed police personnel. A police officer who refused to come out from the building has been locked up inside, according to Starr News’ Northern regional correspondent Eliasu Tanko. The action of the angry youth comes after soldiers on ...

Angry and disgruntled youth backed by constituency executives have vowed to shut down the Savelugu Municipal Assembly office Thursday morning despite the presence of armed soldiers who escorted and inducted the Municipal Chief Executive, Hajia Aishetu Seidu into office. It was her first time in office two months after her overwhelmed endorsement. She was blocked by the youth, majority of ...

A million Koku Anyidohos cannot stop the return of President John Dramani Mahama as the standard flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2020, according to the convener of a pro-NDC youth group ‘Boys and Girls-Girls for Mahama’ on Wednesday in reaction to attempts to sabotage the former President on GHOne by the Deputy General Secretary. The former Presidential ...