POLITICS

The University Teachers Association of Ghana has formally called off its strike, which was started in protest of the harm that illicit mining, often known as galamsey, is causing to Ghana’s people and environment. Professor Mamudu Akudugu, National President of UTAG, said in a news statement on Tuesday, October 29, …

The double-track system should not be scrapped hastily, as Education Minister Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum has warned that doing so might have long-term effects on pupils’ prospects. His comments follow the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) promise to do away with the double-track system if it wins the 2024 election. In …

The Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) founder and leader, Akua Donkor, died at Ridge Hospital in Accra. Her death’s circumstances are still unknown. The GFP’s leader passed away on Tuesday, October 29, according to a family source who spoke to Ghanatodayonline.com. According to the family member, she died on Monday, October …

Ghanaians have received assurances from Joyce Bawah Mogtari, John Dramani Mahama’s campaign spokesperson and special adviser, that if elected in the next election, Mahama will protect the country’s resources and enforce the rule of law. Madam Mogtari, a former Deputy Transport Minister, emphasized Mahama’s commitment to accountability and openness in …

Ebenezer Ahumah Djietror, the Deputy Clerk of Parliament, has been directed by Speaker of the House of Parliament Rt. Hon. Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin to return the Supreme Court’s ruling on the designation of four parliamentary seats as vacant. The Speaker stated constitutional criteria for this move in a letter …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has notified small modifications to the 2024 Ballot Statistics as a result of the Re-Exhibition of the Provisional Voters Register and rulings from High Courts and District Registration Review Officers (DRROs). According to a press statement issued by the EC on Monday afternoon, these changes will …

John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, has said that Speaker Alban Bagbin’s recent expulsion of four members of Parliament is indicative of a growing political crisis in Ghana. Mahama voiced his worries about the condition of democracy in Ghana, pointing out that Speaker Bagbin’s decision was …

The newly elected Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has sent her sincere appreciation to Commonwealth leaders for their faith in her. The Minister also gave the Commonwealth leaders her word that she would lead the region toward a common goal of …

Thousands of NDC supporters from the Asawase Constituency in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, took part in a Health Walk on Sunday, October 27, as part of activities commemorating the 44th anniversary of the June 4th uprising. The purpose of the walk, led by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, …

According to Justin Kodua Frimpong, general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), there isn’t a discussion over the composition of the 8th Parliament at the moment. In Ghana’s Parliament, the NDC Parliamentary Group makes up the Minority Caucus with 137 MPs, while the NPP Parliamentary Group and the Independent …