POLITICS

OPENING REMARKS BY THE RT. HON. ALBAN SUMANA KINGSFORD BAGBIN, SPEAKER OF PARLIAMENT, AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE THIRD SESSION OF THE 8TH PARLIAMENT OF THE FOURTH REPUBLIC OF GHANA DELIVERED ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7 2023 Introduction Hon Members, it is always a pleasure to welcome you back to …

14 people were detained by the police today, February 8, 2023, for making threats to obstruct the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Constituency Executive Elections in Enchi in the Western North Region. The suspects, including Kwabena Analdini, Kwasi Fobi, Isaac Oppong, Stephen Kwofie, Isaac Mensah, Kwame Amofah, Acheampong Ernest, Prosper Hato, …

Sammy Gyamfi, the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s Communications Officer, has urged the police to excuse the party’s Suame Youth Organiser from charges of instigating violence. According to reports, the NDC Youth Organiser in Suame made comments that hint to potential retaliation for state-sponsored violence during elections. Mr. Gyamfi claimed that …

The Pensioners Bondholders Forum claims that unless the government exempts them from the Domestic Debt Exchange (DDE) Program, they would continue to picket outside the Finance Ministry. About 100 seniors protested at the Finance Ministry on Monday, calling for a complete exemption. They say government will make life unbearable for …

Three nominees of whom are Members of Parliament have been put out by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as replacements for outgoing ministers. These are the ministries of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Trade and Industry, and Agriculture. The MP for Adansi Asokwa, Mr. Kobina Tahir Hammond, has been proposed as …

A National Democratic Congress (NDC) member is wanted by the police for inciting violence prior to the general elections in 2024. In order to win the December 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) intends to employ acts of violence that result in casualties, according to …

In order to win the December 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) intends to employ acts of violence that result in casualties, according to Razak Koampa Avoliya popularly known as General Mosquito, the constituency youth organizer for Suame in the Ashanti Region. The party leader …

Sariki Alhaji Abubakar Umar, the National Vice President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs, has urged Muslim men to speak out against domestic abuse and election interference. Alhaji Abubakar Umar stated that because Muslims are a responsible faith and think that peace is an instrument for fostering national development, he …

Tuesday saw the declaration of an emergency by Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan in ten provinces hit by two earthquakes that left more than 5,200 people dead and a path of devastation across a large stretch of southern Turkey and neighboring Syria. Rescuers were still struggling to pull survivors from the …

Efforts to find survivors from a powerful earthquake in eastern Turkey have begun winding down as the death toll climbed to at least 36. The magnitude-6.8 quake shook Turkey’s Elazig province late on Friday, causing buildings to collapse. Some 45 people have been pulled alive from the rubble so far. …