Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, one of the key witnesses in former president John Mahama’s petition for the 2020 election, asserts that Dr. Kwabena Duffuor is the ideal candidate to lead the NDC and ultimately help the nation overcome its “current challenges.” He claims that the former Finance Minister is an upright man …
Read More »Alan donates Ghc100,000 to victims of Kejetia Market fire
John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a prospective flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has given GHS100,000.00 to traders whose goods were destroyed in the recent fire at the Kejetia Market. Mr. Kyerematen expressed grief when touring the market arena today, Friday, March 24, 2023, to see the extent of the …
Read More »NADMO warns public of flooding ahead of the rainy season
Prior to the rainy season, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has warned the public about potential flooding. The NADMO declared that it is on high alert because it expects further flooding to affect the nation’s biggest cities. This comes after weather alerts related to the Ghana Meteorological Agency’s 2023 …
Read More »Minority protests the appointment of two Supreme Court justices
Today, Friday, March 24, 2023, the House of Representatives has been debating whether to approve the Supreme Court nominees made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Although two of the judges, Barbara Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Adibu Asiedu—have already received confirmation, the opposition National Democratic Congress has fought against the acceptance …
Read More »Former KMA mayor Kojo Bonsu files nomination form to contest NDC flagbearership race
Kojo Bonsu, a former mayor of Kumasi and potential flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has formally submitted his candidacy form to run in the flagbearer election on May 13 at the party’s headquarters. Mr. Bonsu is vying to represent the NDC in the general elections of 2024 as …
Read More »John Mahama files nomination form to contest NDC flagbearership race
In order to run in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential elections scheduled for May 13, 2023, John Mahama has submitted his nomination forms. In the presence of other national executives of the party, Professor Joshua Alabi delivered the paperwork on his behalf to Fiifi Kwetey, the party’s general secretary. …
Read More »NIA starts printing backlog of Ghana Cards
The National Identification Authority (NIA) has stated that the expedited printing of the about 541,529 cards that have been backlogged since July 2022 has started. According to the NIA, the backlog resulted from a lack of blank cards because of financial difficulties. In a statement, the NIA highlighted that the …
Read More »CPP to elect 2024 flagbearer June 12
As nominations are opened, the Convention’s Peoples Party (CPP) has urged competent members who want to lead the party into the 2024 elections to stand forward. This follows the party’s Central Committee’s decision to hold its flagbearer elections on Monday, June 12, 2023. A congress committee was created at a …
Read More »Fitch upgrades Ghana’s local currency IDR to ‘CCC’
Ghana’s Long-Term (LT) Local-Currency (LC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) has been raised by Fitch Ratings to “CCC” from “RD”. Also raised from “D” to “CCC” are the issue ratings for domestically issued local-currency bonds that have not yet reached maturity. Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (FC) IDR has been confirmed by Fitch …
Read More »Trader arrested for cooking with LPG cylinder after Kejetia Market reopened
A vendor from the Kejetia Market was detained on Tuesday for reportedly using an LPG cylinder to cook inside her business, which is not permitted in the market. She was taken into custody the day the market resumed business after a fire destroyed several of the establishment’s businesses. As they …
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