POLITICS

Ghana improved from 62nd in 2023 to 50th place in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, according to Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). During the World Press Freedom Day celebration in Koforidua, Eastern Region, on May 3, he gave an update on the progress. The …

An inquiry into the purported electoral violation involving a member of parliament and a few temporary Electoral Commission officers during the by-election at Ejisu in the Ashanti region has been launched by the Ghana Police Service. The Police claim that they have since invited George Sasu, Regina Serwaa, and Dr. …

As the Kumasi Airport gets ready to be commissioned, plans are in full motion to rename it the Nana Agyemang Prempeh I International Airport on May 10, 2024. The occasion, which is expected to be attended by President Akufo-Addo as well as distinguished guests such as Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu …

The urgent reconvening of Parliament has been demanded by the Majority Caucus. The Standing Orders of Parliament’s Article 112(3) and Order 53, which permit a recall of parliament by fifteen percent of the House’s members, were emphasized in a letter signed by Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin. Two of the Majority …

It has come to my notice from several social media publications someone by the name Amuse Bouche alleging that about 11 years ago, at JQB psychology, I insinuated sex to change her grade and make life for her hell at legon. I do not know JQB psychology at the University …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has revealed plans to increase traditional chiefs’ participation in mining licensing processes in the event that he wins the next presidential election. It was emphasized by him that the proposed action seeks to ensure traditional leaders’ involvement in the …

In Appiatse, the village that was devastated by a deadly gas explosion in 2022, one hundred and twenty-four (124) dwelling units have been put into commission by Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the NPP’s vice president and flagbearer. Nearly the whole Appiatse settlement in the Western Region was destroyed in the devastating …

Results from the by-election held in the Ejisu Constituency of the Ashanti on Tuesday 30th day of April, 2024, present political commentators/analysts with divergent logical deductions. Whilst some conclude the marginal win by the NPP candidate, Mr Kwabena Boateng (Esq.), is a ‘supposed’ reflection of a depleting popularity of the …

A civil society organization called Election Watch Ghana has petitioned the Inspector General of Police (IGP0) to look into allegations of election malfeasance made by Dr. Kingsley Nyarko, the member of parliament for Kwadaso. The petition was started in response to a widely shared video from the April 30 by-election …

Dr Kingsley Nyarko, the Kwadaso MP, denies bribing any officers of the Electoral Commission (EC) in the Ejisu by-election scandal. On Thursday, May 2, the MP for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) made a statement stating that the EC “has over the years built an image of credibility, integrity, honesty …