POLITICS

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) launched a blistering attack on the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the solemn funeral of the former Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Sunyani, Kwasi Oppong Ababio at Abesim in the Brong Ahafo Region over the weekend. The members of the NDC danced to party songs to the surprise of the people of Abesim, ...

The woes of Ibrahim Mahama, brother of former President John Mahama, are far from over as the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has hauled him to court for nonpayment of his workers’ contributions. Ibrahim and his company, Engineers and Planners Limited, were dragged before a district court in Accra over GH¢1 million unpaid SSNIT contributions of employees of ...

Former President John Mahama has paid his respect to Ghanaian workers as the country joins the rest of the world to mark ‘workers day’ today, May 1. May 1 is observed across the world to appreciate the contribution of workers towards development. The former Ghanaian leader in a tweet said :”It’s Workers’ Day. I join my fellow countrymen and women ...

One of the main opponents to the DCE nominee of Ayensuano in the Eastern region has allegedly died of food poisoning, family sources have told Starr News. The deceased, Emmanuel Koranteng, popularly Known as Otega, was a polling station executive of the NPP during the 2016 elections. The late Koranteng was scheduled to organize a press conference in protest of ...

The President has reiterated his commitment to providing the youth of Ghana with a functional, ICT-driven educational system that constantly responds to the challenges and evolution of modern science and technology. President Akufo-Addo said his “government’s focus is to work to provide every school and community with an ICT infrastructure to keep them in touch with global trends, and also equip our ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged members of the Council of State not to be sycophants but speak truth to authority. “The constitution mandates the government to select some people to counsel the president. The regions also elect persons to the Council. You are here to speak truth to the president and not to massage the truth” the President ...

Information Minister Mustapha Hamid has said government will introduce elections at the local government level to cure the outbreak of violent resistance against nominations to such posts by the president. “Within this four years of Akufo-Addo’s governance, we are going to make the necessary constitutional changes to allow for the election of DCEs directly by the people themselves, ” he ...

Some comments made by former President John Mahama ahead of the 2016 elections contributed to his awful performance in the polls, a research conducted by some political science lecturers at the University of Ghana has revealed. The research also attributed the failure of the NDC to win the elections on their over reliance on the so called unprecedented infrastructural development ...

The President of The Gambia, Adama Barrow, has paid a working visit to President Akufo-Addo Friday, April 28 at the seat of government, the Flagstaff House, in Accra. Meant to deepen the ties between Ghana and The Gambia, the visit afforded Mr. Barrow the opportunity to congratulate the Ghanaian for the role he played in peacefully resolving the electoral dispute ...

The family of the murdered MP for Abuakwa North constituency JB Danquah Adu has served notice it will resort to an international body such as the International Criminal Court in seeking justice. The Bretuo and Acheampong families are unhappy with the delay in prosecuting the case and have given the prosecution a three-month ultimatum to come to the conclusion of ...