POLITICS

Hon. Nicholas Amankwah, the Member of Parliament(MP) for Wassa Amenfi East, has advised journalists in Wassa Amenfi in the Western region and throughout Ghana to not overlook the significance of objectivity, professionalism, and other journalistic ethics. He claimed that the principles of journalism required practitioners to uphold professionalism, ethics, and …

According to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia, Ghanaians’ support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2024 general election will be based on the government’s performance to date. He contends that it is preferable to evaluate politicians not by what they say but rather by what they actually did to …

The Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament will investigate the killing of five residents of Bortianor Hills in the Bortianor Ngleshie Amanfro constituency on allegations of their involvement in languard activities. Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Andrew Amoako Asiamah gave the directive following a statement made on the floor by …

According to former president John Mahama, the Akufo-Addo administration has engaged in “seven years of corruption, waste, arrogance, nepotism, abuse of office, human rights violations, and economic mismanagement.” At the party’s European Chapters Conference last weekend in Amsterdam, Holland, Mr. Mahama said, “Seven years of reckless mismanagement of the economy …

The Government of Ghana’s long-term issuer rating in local currency has been upgraded by Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s) to Caa3 from Ca, with a stable outlook intact. The senior unsecured MTN program rating in local currency has also been improved by Moody’s from (P)Ca to (P)Caa3. Moody’s assessment of future …

The new Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Araba Essaba Torkornoo, has taken the oath of office. Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, who retired in May 2023, is replaced by her. After Sophia Akuffo and Justice Georgina Theodore Wood, she becomes the third female Chief Justice in Ghana’s history as a …

The primary schedule for the forthcoming presidential election and the Orphan Constituencies primary has been revised, according to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). This information was provided in a statement released by the party on Monday, June 12, 2023, and signed by Justin Kodua Frimpong, general secretary. The party’s …

The newly appointed board of the Millennium Development Authority was sworn in by the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on June 7, 2023, in Accra. The new board will serve as the Coordinating entity for the Economic Enclaves Project after the Ghana Power Compact was completed and …

Dr. Arthur Kobina Kennedy, a prominent member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), has claimed that Kiss Agyebeng, the special prosecutor, has been acting inconsistently. He asserts that there have been situations where the Special Prosecutor should have taken action but did not, such as when it came to …

Residents of Ejura in the Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region claim that Barima Osei Hwedie II, the Divisional Chief of the Ejura Traditional Area, has met all of their demands during his first eight years in power. The multiple construction initiatives undertaken by Ejurahene and the traditional council have …