POLITICS

John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, a prospective flagbearer for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has given GHS100,000.00 to traders whose goods were destroyed in the recent fire at the Kejetia Market. Mr. Kyerematen expressed grief when touring the market arena today, Friday, March 24, 2023, to see the extent of the …

Prior to the rainy season, the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) has warned the public about potential flooding. The NADMO declared that it is on high alert because it expects further flooding to affect the nation’s biggest cities. This comes after weather alerts related to the Ghana Meteorological Agency’s 2023 …

Today, Friday, March 24, 2023, the House of Representatives has been debating whether to approve the Supreme Court nominees made by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Although two of the judges, Barbara Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Adibu Asiedu—have already received confirmation, the opposition National Democratic Congress has fought against the acceptance …

Kojo Bonsu, a former mayor of Kumasi and potential flagbearer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has formally submitted his candidacy form to run in the flagbearer election on May 13 at the party’s headquarters. Mr. Bonsu is vying to represent the NDC in the general elections of 2024 as …

In order to run in the National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential elections scheduled for May 13, 2023, John Mahama has submitted his nomination forms. In the presence of other national executives of the party, Professor Joshua Alabi delivered the paperwork on his behalf to Fiifi Kwetey, the party’s general secretary. …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has stated that the expedited printing of the about 541,529 cards that have been backlogged since July 2022 has started. According to the NIA, the backlog resulted from a lack of blank cards because of financial difficulties. In a statement, the NIA highlighted that the …

As nominations are opened, the Convention’s Peoples Party (CPP) has urged competent members who want to lead the party into the 2024 elections to stand forward. This follows the party’s Central Committee’s decision to hold its flagbearer elections on Monday, June 12, 2023. A congress committee was created at a …

Ghana’s Long-Term (LT) Local-Currency (LC) Issuer Default Rating (IDR) has been raised by Fitch Ratings to “CCC” from “RD”. Also raised from “D” to “CCC” are the issue ratings for domestically issued local-currency bonds that have not yet reached maturity. Ghana’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency (FC) IDR has been confirmed by Fitch …

The National Democratic Party (NDC) constituency parry office has been locked by Madam Linda Akweley Ocloo, the member of parliament for the ShaiOsudoku Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. In order to prevent Dr. Michel Kpessa Whyte, one of the prospective candidates, from completing his nomination forms, the member of …

Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, a Member of Parliament (MP) for the Ashanti Region’s Suame Constituency, has asserted that the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is better at running the nation’s affairs than the former National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to him, the NDC government had performed horribly based on the records that …