POLITICS

Due to the inconsistent power supply in the Ashanti Region, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have scheduled an emergency meeting. According to PURC, the meeting is a part of their efforts to make the tariff provider aware of the region’s sporadic power …

Dr. Da Costa Aboagye, the Director of Health Promotion for the Ghana Health Service, has been named by President Akufo-Addo as the new Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA). Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye, who has been nominated as the Minister of Health, will relinquish his position. According …

President Akufo-Addo has commended the police service for what he called its “changing face” and transformation, saying other state agencies should take note of it. The President claims that the renovation of police headquarters, spearheaded by Inspector-General of Police Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, is the clearest example of the police’s …

According to President Akufo-Addo, the government has successfully met its financial obligations by paying bondholders’ outstanding coupons. President Akufo-Addo revealed that the largest single-day coupon payment in Ghanaian history, totaling GH¢5.8 billion, had been made to bondholders during his penultimate State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday, February …

Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas filed an application with the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling by the High Court that had dismissed his lawsuit for defamation against Kennedy Ohene-Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central. The five-member panel, led by Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, denied the certiorari …

President Akufo-Addo has admitted that there were difficulties in overseeing Ghana’s economy during his administration, which led to severe hardships for the people. In his penultimate State of the Nation Address, which he gave in Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, the President emphasized the significance of this recognition in reviving …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has underscored the need to foster strategic partnership with the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), in Parliament -citizen engagement for greater civic participation in democratic processes. The Speaker made the call when the Chairperson of the Commission, Ms. Kathleen Addy, led …

The highly controversial Anti-LGBTQ+ bill has finally been passed by Parliament after nearly three years of debate. After the third reading of the bill, which was first introduced in the House many years ago, was finished on Wednesday, February 28, it was unanimously approved. During the meeting, Alban Bagbin, the …

Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the leader of the Minority caucus in Parliament, believes that Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, President Akufo-Addo’s vice president, should share the blame for the “failure” of his administration. He feels that President Akufo-Addo and his Vice have failed miserably and that Ghanaians ought to vote against them …

When President Akufo-Addo declared in Parliament that he did not consume alcohol, there were laughter. During the Tuesday, February 27, State of the Nation Address (SONA) on the floor of Parliament, the President began to cough and asked to have a glass of water. A few Members of Parliament joked …