At a meeting of the Expanded Regional Executive Committee of the Western Region of the New Patriotic Party(NPP), Hon. Joe Ghartey said that “I would absolutely run for the Flagbearer position for the New Patriotic Party as long as the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, …
Read More »42-year-old man arrested for drying cocoa beans on newly constructed road
A 42-year-old man was arrested at Ntobroso in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region for drying cocoa beans in the middle of a newly constructed road, thanks to the efforts of Ashanti Regional Minister Hon. Simon Osei Mensah. When Domonic Adu-boi refused to comply with the minister’s instruction …
Read More »CLOGSAG supports the teacher union’s strike over the new GES Director General
The three teacher unions that are on strike in opposition to Dr. Eric Nkansah’s selection as the next Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) have received support from the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG). CLOGSAG claims that the appointment of the Registrar at the …
Read More »NPP MPs warn Akufo-Addo that Ofori-Atta shouldn’t be the one to present the 2023 budget
The over 80 members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to dismiss Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta have reaffirmed their request. The MPs claim that they disagree with President Akufo-request Addo’s that Ofori-Atta read and view the appropriation for the 2023 budget. On Thursday, …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi retracts and apologizes for Samira Bawumia’s V8 for make-up kit comment
Sammy Gyamfi, the communications director for the major opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has apologized and recanted an accusation he made against Samira Bawumia, the second lady. He is known to have said that Samira Bawumia had a complete V8 Landcruiser dedicated to transporting her cosmetics and a makeup artist …
Read More »NPP General Secretary ‘JFK’ storms Parliament over vote of censure against Ofori-Atta
As the House of Parliament debates a proposal by opposition lawmakers to remove Ken Ofori-Atta as Minister of Finance, the NPP’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong, has been observed in the chamber. On October 25, 2022, National Democratic Congress lawmakers submitted a motion to the House of Representatives, asking that …
Read More »2024 elections: Ofosu Ampofo of the NDC pledges “one constituency, one lawyer”
Should he be chosen to lead the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, the party’s candidate for chairperson, has pledged to assign one lawyer to each constituency around the nation. On November 9, 2022, Mr. Ampofo filled out his nomination and spoke to the media at the party’s headquarters …
Read More »Archbishop Duncan-Williams prays for the falling cedi to stabilize
The founder of Action Chapel International, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams, has prayed about the problems facing the Ghana cedi. A severe economic crisis that has been characterized by a sharp devaluation against the US dollar, raging inflation (now at over 40%), and an overall increase in the cost of living has …
Read More »NPP asks members of the majority caucus to abstain from vote of censure against Ofori-Atta
The majority caucus in Parliament has been instructed by the leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to abstain from a planned vote of censure being requested by the Minority Caucus against Mr. Ken Ofori-Atta, Minister of Finance. According to a statement released and signed by Justin Kodua Frempong, General …
Read More »Ghana inflation hits record high 40.4%
The rate of inflation in Ghana increased to 40.4% in October 2022. According to Professor Samuel Kobina Anim, a government statistician, monthly inflation between September and October 2022 was 2.7%. This was brought on by the ongoing rises in the cost of things like food, housing, transportation, water, energy, gas, …
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