POLITICS

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has asserted that Ghanaians are already regretting voting the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) into office. He said, “today, every Ghanaian is denying voting for the NPP because they are overwhelmed with the bad governance.” The former legislator was speaking at a mammoth rally held to mark the ...

The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Flt Lt. Jerry John Rawlings has said calls for unity in the party can only work if there is a commitment to truthfulness, integrity and sincerity instead of a ‘monkey dey work, baboon dey chop approach’. He was critical of how the political strength of the party had been undermined and wondered ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has praised the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for being consistent in their values and has charged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to do same.Speaking at a political rally at Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region as part of the Silver Jubilee celebrations of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday, 10 June, ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has taken to a popular social media platform, Facebook, to defend both his name and that of his wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, and virtually taunting his critics. Rawlings says for all those trying to tag him and his wife as corrupt in order to justify their dishonest and corrupt ways, it simply “won’t wash.” And ...

Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has eulogized the late Major Mahama for his sacrificial act of choosing to protect the lives of others even in the face of death. Describing him as a ‘soldier’s soldier’, Dr. Bawumia indicated that the late Major though had a pistol which he could have ‘legitimately’ shot at his pursuers in self-defense, decided ...

The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to use money from the Maxwell Mahama endowment fund to purchase a house for the wife and children of the murdered soldier. According to him, in no time, the Ghana Armed Forces will be evicting the wife of the lynched soldier from ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly advocated for enhanced international co-operation for effective monitoring, and a severe sanctions regime to address the problem of illegal and unregulated fishing. With West Africa having one of the world’s most productive fishing grounds, which attract commercial vessels that supply the markets of Europe and Asia, President Akufo-Addo noted that Ghana has experienced ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly advocated for enhanced international co-operation for effective monitoring, and a severe sanctions regime to address the problem of illegal and unregulated fishing. With West Africa having one of the world’s most productive fishing grounds, which attract commercial vessels that supply the markets of Europe and Asia, President Akufo-Addo noted that Ghana has experienced ...

The Minority in Parliament has stated that under no circumstance should the excuse of lack of evidence be used to let the killers of Major Maxwell Mahama off the hook. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Class91.3FM’s Kwesi Parker Wilson during the state burial service for the late military officer on Friday, June 9, Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu stated: “What ...

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has stated that President Akufo-Addo cannot win the fight against corruption as pledged during and after the 2016 elections. Akufo-Addo on various platforms declared his readiness to fight the menace—the latest was at the CEO’s Summit in Accra on May 22. Speaking Thursday June 8 in a media interview Mr. Bagbin described ...