POLITICS

In advance of the 2020 national elections, former president John Dramani Mahama has once more charged that the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) is biased in favor of the NPP, which is currently in power. On Friday, January 27, 2023, the former president said that his party, the National Democratic …

On January 29, 2022, the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, attended the Weija Leprosarium’s residents and administration in Accra to commemorate the 70th anniversary of World Leprosy Day. He made a fervent plea to stop stigmatizing leprosy patients. Every January on the final Sunday, people throughout the world mark World …

Former president John Mahama has declared his support for Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the foreign minister of Ghana, in her campaign to become the next secretary-general of the Commonwealth. Patricia Scotland, the current president of Dominica, will step down at the end of 2023, and Ms. Botchwey hopes to take her …

According to the Institute for Energy Security (IES), fuel prices will increase by Wednesday. Fuel costs for gasoline, diesel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) are expected to increase by 7% to 13%, according to IES. Therefore, gasoline will cost around Ghc15 per liter, while diesel would cost more than Ghc17 …

Closing Statement By The President Of The Republic Of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, At The Dialogue Organised By The Africa Prosperity Network On Saturday, 28th January 2022, At Peduase Lodge, Eastern Region, Ghana. On behalf of the Government and people of Ghana, I congratulate the Africa Prosperity Network, the …

The Yilo Krobo Traditional Area, Nene Nanekey Terkpertey Ofori Agor lX Divisional Chief of Okper in the Yilo Krobo Traditional Area of the Eastern Region has launched scathing allegations of interference against the Eastern Regional First Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the raging chieftaincy dispute …

Disgruntled Members of Parliament, party leaders, and others have been warned not to publicly remark on recent changes in the Minority leadership by the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) Council of Elders. The Council of Elders declared in a statement that it has “started procedures to act quickly on the petition …

In order to be able to provide the government with appropriate advice on how to lessen the impact of the Domestic Debt Exchange Program, the Council of State has collaborated with the Ghana Association of Bankers and the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG) (DDEP). The council promised that it …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) Occupational Pension Scheme(Tier 2) has been requested by the Coalition of Concerned Teachers (CCT). By the end of February 2023, the Coalition expects the government to make its payments. Although the government deducts the payments from members’ income on a monthly basis, the Coalition claims …

The National Peace Council is pleading with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to rejoin the Electoral Commission’s Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC). Due to what it views as the Electoral Commission’s unfriendly stance, the NDC has frequently skipped IPAC sessions (EC). Joana Adzoa Opare, Chair of the National Peace Council’s Conflict …