POLITICS

According to Ghana’s Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, 2022 was his worst year in charge of the country’s public coffers. The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic presented a significant problem for Mr. Ofori-Atta and the ruling New Patriotic Party, requiring the government to turn to the International Monetary Fund for …

At Nyinahin in the Ashanti Region, the Juaboso MP Kwabena Mintah Akando was engaged in a nearly fatal car accident. On the boundaries of Atwima Mponua township, the Ranking Member of the Parliament’s Health Committee was returning from his constituency when his official car struck head-on with an approaching Sprinter …

Today, July 31, 2023, the mid-year budget review for 2023 will be presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. The presentation was initially scheduled for July 27, 2023, but was later moved to July 25, 2023, only to be postponed once more until further notice. Members of Parliament (MPs) …

John Dramani Mahama spoke warmly of his late employer, John Evans Atta Mills, at a ceremony to mark the 11th anniversary of his passing. In praising the principles that Mills stood for and ardently promoted, he made particular mention of his degree of integrity, humility, and modesty. However, Mahama used …

The case of Cecilia Dapaah, according to former special prosecutor Martin Amidu, “clearly demonstrates a failure of the executive branch of government and the authority vested in it under this Constitution that “extends to the execution and maintenance of this Constitution and all laws made under or continued in force …

The National Organizer of the New Patriotic Party, Henry Nana Boakye ESQ (Nana B), as part of his birthday celebration donated to the Tafo Government Hospital in the Ashanti region. He donated several quantities of hospital equipment’s such as Haemoglobinometer, Nebulizer, Flow splitter for oxygen, sphygmomanometer, Pulse Oximeter, Infrared Thermometer, …

President Akufo-Addo has nominated a member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kofi Adu-Amoateng as new District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho district in the Ashanti Region. He takes over from Yaw Danso, who served as Chief Executive for only one term. The President has also directed him to …

In response to a widely shared video showing a police officer pulling a suspect to the ground during an arrest at Dadease, close to Kumawu in the Ashanti Region, the police have opened an investigation. The officer in question has been taken into custody and then detained pending the conclusion …

The major opposition party in Ghana, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is to begin accepting candidates in 18 constituencies where elections had previously been postponed because of unsolved issues. On May 13, 2023, the party held its internal elections across the country to choose the party’s presidential and legislative candidates …

Adelaide Yaa Agyeiwaa Ntim, the Member of Parliament(MP) for Nsuta Kwaman Beposo Constituency in the Ashanti Region has pleaded with Parliament to step in and stop some alleged Fulani herdsmen whose criminal activities, including rape, farm destruction, and other violent acts, are making life unbearable for some of her constituents. …