POLITICS

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has ordered its regional and constituency executives to resign if they plan to run against current Members of Parliament (MPs) in the parliamentary primaries. The executives must retire from their positions by September 20, 2023, according to a statement from the party, in order to …

Tomorrow, July 25, 2025, the Mid-Year Budget Review will be presented to Parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, a source from the Finance Ministry has revealed to Joy Business. It does so at a time when the economy has begun to recover from the turmoil it went through in 2022. …

Guidelines for the conduct of the approaching parliamentary primaries in seats with party Members of Parliament (MP) have been announced by the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) National Council. The rules were decided upon at a meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023. Additionally, the recommendations made by the party’s vetting …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) management has been successful in getting the government’s blessing for an increase in the monthly allowances paid to National Service Personnel. The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, the Ministry of Finance, and the Scheme all engaged in fruitful discussions, according to a statement from the …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has been tasked with opening an investigation into the recently-retired Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Madam Ceclila Abena Dapaah, according to Builsa South MP Dr. Clement Apaak. Dr. Apaak claimed that Madam Abena Dapaah’s problems are significant national issues that have drawn …

The Institute of Local Government Studies (ILGS) has been tasked by the Minister of Local Government, Decentralization, and Rural Development to organize meetings with pertinent stakeholders in order to foster consensus for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Assemblies Chief Executives (MMDCEs). Legal reforms to facilitate the election of …

The Office of Special Prosecutor has detained Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, who resigned from her position as Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources on Saturday, for suspected corruption and offenses related to corruption. Her detention is related to the five defendants who are on trial for allegedly stealing significant amounts …

The Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) Governor, Dr. Ernest Addison, has expressed grave worry about the pervasive habit of people stockpiling huge sums of foreign currency in their houses. Financial officials are concerned about the situation because it poses serious risks to the stability of the national economy. The news that …

Founder and leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana (LPG), Mr Percival Kofi Akpaloo has disclosed that nominations have been opened for aspirants who want to contest for flagbeareship for the party. He said nominations have been opened for all the 16 regions and they would like to work for …

A Freelance Journalist and NPP sympathizer Ahmed Osumanu Halid has requested that the Office of the Special Prosecutor launch an immediate investigation into the millions of dollars and euros that are kept at the residence of the Sanitation Minister Cecilia Dapaah. Without receiving a petition, according to Osumanu Halid, the …