POLITICS

John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, has said that Speaker Alban Bagbin’s recent expulsion of four members of Parliament is indicative of a growing political crisis in Ghana. Mahama voiced his worries about the condition of democracy in Ghana, pointing out that Speaker Bagbin’s decision was …

The newly elected Secretary-General of the Commonwealth, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has sent her sincere appreciation to Commonwealth leaders for their faith in her. The Minister also gave the Commonwealth leaders her word that she would lead the region toward a common goal of …

Thousands of NDC supporters from the Asawase Constituency in Kumasi, Ashanti Region, took part in a Health Walk on Sunday, October 27, as part of activities commemorating the 44th anniversary of the June 4th uprising. The purpose of the walk, led by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the area, …

According to Justin Kodua Frimpong, general secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), there isn’t a discussion over the composition of the 8th Parliament at the moment. In Ghana’s Parliament, the NDC Parliamentary Group makes up the Minority Caucus with 137 MPs, while the NPP Parliamentary Group and the Independent …

As part of his campaign to support Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s presidential bid in the December 7 election, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the Vice Presidential Candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), visited the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital in the Greater Accra Region on Thursday. As the NPP running mate engaged with …

If the long-standing concerns of its members are not resolved, the Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana (MOWAG) has threatened to go on strike nationwide in November. The organization, which speaks for mortuary employees nationwide, is demanding immediate changes to their working circumstances, such as increased pay, a safer workplace, and …

The National Labour Commission (NLC) ordered the Public Services Workers’ Union (PSWU) to stop its industrial action. On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, the NLC gave the union the order to immediately end its strike. This followed appearances before the NLC by the PSWU and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission …

Mena Efua, 35, is accused of selling her two-week-old child in Nkotompo, a town in the Western Region’s Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, for GHC 300. Maame Esi, the suspect’s sister, told Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, presenter of Connect FM’s Omanbapa Morning Show, that she helped her sister give birth on Monday of …

According to Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) vice presidential candidate, if Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is elected president of Ghana in 2025, nurses in the country would be permitted to import cars with engines less than 1.8 liters duty-free. On Wednesday, October 23, while speaking to students …

For his involvement in illicit mining activities in Akyem Mouso in the Eastern Region’s Atewa West District, Togolese national Shaibu Yaw was convicted by Koforidua Circuit Court A to 18 years in jail with hard labor. The widespread problem of illicit mining, referred to locally as “galamsey,” which has greatly …