POLITICS

Thomas Ampem Nyarko, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asuogyaman, has urged the administration to organize the distribution of aid supplies to those affected by the Akosombo Dam Spillage. The legislator said that a centralized strategy for the distribution of aid supplies to the victims will help all impacted areas …

A full investigation into the flood brought on by the Akosombo Dam spill has been urged by the minority in Parliament. They claim that the’man-made’ catastrophe was caused by the Vola River Authority (VRA). He also voiced disappointment with how the VRA was implementing its relief assistance for the populace. After …

The Akosombo dam spillage in the Volta Region has raised concerns among the Ghana Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists (GAMLS) on potential health effects. The spillage has contaminated water sources, posing a major threat to the health and wellbeing of communities living along the Volta River, according to a statement …

On Monday, October 16, 2023, the State Atomic Energy Corporation (ROSATOM) of Russia met with Ghana’s Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, as part of the 2023 Africa Energy Week, which was taking place in Cape Town, South Africa. The purpose of the meeting, which was organized by ROSATOM, was …

The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) November 4, 2023 primary application date has been postponed to Monday, October 23, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. William Yamoah, secretary of the NPP’s Presidential Elections Committee, issued a statement on Thursday, October 19, in which he said: “This extension is in response to concerns raised …

The National House of Chiefs is urging the appropriate authorities to take immediate action to assist the thousands of Volta Region inhabitants who have been seriously impacted by the recent floods brought on by the spillage of the Akosombo dam. Vice President Naa Puowelle Karbo III underlined the need for prompt …

“Misinformation, whether intentional or inadvertent, from these individuals because they are influential poses a significant threat to Ghana’s stability” according to the National Security Minister. Albert Kan Dapaah, the minister of national security, has accused some people in the media, civil society, and academics of intentionally using their positions of …

Anthony Akoto Ampaw, one of Ghana’s best private attorneys, has passed away. The circumstances surrounding his death, however, are still mostly unknown. The outstanding legal knowledge of Akoto Ampaw was well known. As the principal attorney defending President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo throughout the tumultuous court battle over the 2020 …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has offered his condolences to the communities that have been flooded by the excess water that the Akosombo Dam spilled, which has caused the displacement of 26,000 people, mostly from the Volta Region but also in some areas of the Eastern and Greater Accra regions. The …

The resignation of Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams and Rev. Eastwood Anaba from the Board of Trustees overseeing the construction of the National Cathedral in Ghana, according to Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), does not surprise him. Both Reverend Anaba and Archbishop Duncan-Williams said in a …