POLITICS

Presidential candidate Alan Mr. Kyerematen has urged party delegates to support him in his effort to lead the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to a third straight victory in the upcoming general election in 2024. In an effort to “break the eight” the custom of changing governments every eight years Kyerematen …

A nine-member panel unanimously decided to reject James Gyakye Quayson’s request for review of the apex court’s order to remove his name from Parliamentary records. The court had declared all of the procedures leading to his election and oath of office invalid, which resulted in the directive to have his …

The docket of the Cecilia Dapaah theft case has been handed by the Police to the Ministry of Justice and Office of the Attorney General for evaluation and guidance. A theft case was reported to the police by Mr. Daniel Osei-Kuffuor and Cecilia Dapaah, the former Minister for Sanitation and …

The Criminal Offences (Amendment), Bill, 2022, which seeks to do away with the death penalty, was approved by Ghana’s Parliament on Tuesday. Ghana will now join the league of countries that have substituted the death sentence with life in prison once the President signs the Bill. The purpose of the …

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), is skeptical that the investigation of Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the disgraced former minister of sanitation and water resources, being conducted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor, will produce any findings. Following allegations that the office had received more …

Aisha Huang, also known as En Huang, a Chinese woman, received a strong warning from Justice Lydia Osei Marfo not to show her emotions in court after a dramatic turn of events during the continuing illegal mining case involving Aisha Huang, who is commonly known in Ghana as the “galamsey …

On Saturday, July 22, Nyamekrom residents started a massive cleanup effort to clear the area of garbage and stop the breakout and spread of disease. The Chief of Nyamekrom, Nana Kwame Nnro Agyapong II, and Assemblyman for Nyamekrom Electoral Area, Hon. Enoch Boahene, sponsored the extensive cleanup operation. More than …

Parliament has summoned the Minister of Interior, Ambrose Dery to appear before the house on August 1, 2023 over the alleged police brutalities meted out to a 32 year old man, Yussif Salawudeen, leading to his death. The invitation is at the behest of the former Minority Chief Whip and …

The Speaker of Parliament Rt, Hon Alban Sumana Kingford Bagbin has announced a seven (7) member Special Committee to investigate the leaked tape alleged to removed Inspector General of Police (IGP) Dr George Akuffo Dampare from office and also to rig the 2024 general elections. The committee will be chaired by …

The Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources has been named by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, to be Hon. Freda Prempeh, Member of Parliament for Tano North and Minister of State at the Presidency. She succeeds Hon. Cecilia Abena Dapaah, whose resignation letter, dated Saturday, July …