POLITICS

From January 23 to 27, 2024, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will be in the Republic of Estonia on a working visit. Dr. Bawumia, among other things, will use the visit to assess Estonia’s digital economy in comparison to Ghana’s, according to a statement signed by his spokesperson, Dr. Gideon …

The High Court found six people guilty of both committing high treason and conspiring to commit high treason, despite their alleged involvement in a coup. They received the sentence on January 24. Donya Kafui, also known as Ezor, a blacksmith, and Bright Alan Debrah Ofosu, a fleet manager, were found …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has come under fire from former President John Dramani Mahama for allegedly breaking a pledge made to the vendors of the Kumasi Kejetia market, which was partially destroyed by fire. During a visit to the market, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) promised …

The High Court in Accra has found ACP Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo, a senior officer in the Ghana Police Service, not guilty of aiding and abetting the overthrow of the government. The ruling, which was rendered on Wednesday, January 24, by the three-judge panel, represents a major development in the …

John Mahama, the former president, has endorsed organized labor’s demand that the government remove the Value Added Tax (VAT) that is levied on electricity. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) leader, Mr. Mahama, expressed concern that the introduction of a value-added tax (VAT) on electricity consumption would put additional strain on …

Retired Commissioner of Police (COP) Nathan Kofi Boakye has joined the National Democratic Congress (NDC) campaign in an attempt to topple the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in power. Kofi Boakye participated in the NDC 24-hour Economy Sensitization Walk on Wednesday in Kumasi, the capital of the Ashanti Region, along with …

The proposal by the Electoral Commission (EC) to move the election from December 7 to November 7 has been met with opposition from the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Instead, the NDC is advocating for a thorough examination of the election process through appropriate and inclusive discourse. The NDC claims that …

On Friday, January 19, 2024, Dr. Mahanudu Bawumia, the Vice President, officially opened a Fire Service Academy and Training School in Wungu, North East Region. The state-of-the-art building is the first fire academy and training school in the north and the second in Ghana, after the only one in James …

Former President John Mahama is advising the government to use caution when applying the recently authorized $600 million IMF bailout to ease Ghanaians’ financial hardships. Following Ghana’s successful completion of the 2023 Article IV consultation and the first review of the 36-month Extended Credit Facility arrangement, the disbursement was approved …

Joe Ghartey, a Former Minister of Railways, has blamed the Covid-19 pandemic for the government’s incapacity to move forward with the Sky train project. In order to facilitate the development of the Accra Sky Train Project through a Design, Build, Finance, and Operate arrangement, Africa Investor Holdings Limited formed the …