POLITICS

As a result of an upsurge in abuse and attacks, the management of the investment business has ordered personnel to work remotely, therefore Databank has closed its premises as of today, Thursday, December 22. Databank indicated in a statement that it is unable to fulfill withdrawal requests due to a …

The National Cathedral Secretariat was to get 80 million Ghana cedis from the 2023 budget, however the Minority in Parliament forced Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta to transfer the money to the Roads and Communications Ministries. Given the country’s current economic situation, the NDC MPs who opposed the allocation at …

Professor Kwesi Botchwey’s family formally notified the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin of his last funeral rites through a delegation on behalf of the former National Democratic Congress (NDC) minister of finance and economic development. After a brief illness, Professor Kwesi Botchwey passed away on November 19, 2022, …

The New Patriotic Party has admonished the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, to undertake reforms that will help the NDC get rid of its addiction to violence. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday, December 21, General Secretary of the NPP, Justin Frimpong Kodua, said Mr …

Arise Ghana and Justice for Ghana, two pressure organizations, have petitioned Parliament to stop using the pension fund for the planned national cathedral and instead use it to compensate NABCO officers who have not yet received government salary. The leaders of the pressure organizations sent a two-page petition to the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been urged to halt building on the National Cathedral of Ghana by Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyemang Badu I. The Cathedral project cannot be a government priority, according to Dormaahene, the President of the Bono Regional House of Chief, considering the challenges facing Ghanaians. Agyemang …

Clara Kowlaga Beeri Kasser-Tee has been chosen by the Board of Directors of the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) to serve as the next Vice-Chair. On December 14, 2022, the Board had its 72nd meeting. Since January 2019, Mrs. Kasser-Tee has had a position on the board. Insights gained …

The president of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo, has given his approval to the nominations of 15 new judges for the Court of Appeal. The nominations were confirmed after being forwarded to the president for appointment to the bench. The new Justices will be sworn in by President Akufo-Addo on …

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, and his wife, Irene Amankwaa Karikari, are currently getting married, and Ghanatodayonline.com has obtained the first pictures from the event. Sammy Gyamfi’s recently announced fiancée is likewise thought to be a devout NDC supporter. Former president John Dramani Mahama, …

The South Dayi member of parliament, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, has drawn attention to what he sees as inconsistencies in the amount of money the government has so far spent building the National Cathedral. In a social media post, Dafeamekpor released passages from documents from the National Cathedral Secretariat and the Finance …