POLITICS

Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah, the Ashanti Regional Director for the National Service Secretariat, was caught on tape verbally assaulting a nurse at the Manhyia District Hospital. The incident’s audio recording captures Mr. Alex Opoku-Mensah verbally abusing the nurse for reportedly threatening his daughter, a hospital house officer. Several accounts claim that …

John Dramani Mahama, the former president, celebrated his 64th birthday at the New Life Children’s Home in Nungua. In a post by GhHyper the birthday man visited the orphanage dressed in a pair of black slacks and a beautifully sewed short sleeve shirt. Children gathered him when he arrived, and …

Yaw Frimpong Addo, the Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, has asserted that the government is seeing some returns on its investments in the agricultural industry. He claims that the sector’s investment, for instance, has prevented the nation from importing any maize since 2017. “Our duty as a ministry was …

The apparent refusal of the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to present for the 2023 budget discussion has alarmed the minority in parliament. The Deputy Minority Whip, Ibrahim Ahmed, stated that he needed to be present in the chamber when the Speaker announced the rules for the start of the discussion …

The start of the 2023 budget debate has been delayed due to the majority party in parliament’s failure to turn out in force. Only 21 members of parliament were seated on the majority side of the house when the Speaker announced the rules for the discussion to begin. The majority …

At the Ghana Energy Awards 2022, the Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, Minister of Energy, was presented with the “Exceptional Commitment to Africa’s Energy Transition Honorary Award.” The National Energy Transformation Framework’s recent publication served as evidence of his unwavering dedication to Ghana’s energy transition, which was recognized with the …

One District One Factory, the government’s flagship initiative, has been labeled a failure by the minority in parliament. The program, in the Minority’s opinion, has not succeeded in significantly reducing imports into the nation. The government’s decision to stop providing foreign exchange support to importers of certain foods, including rice …

Friday, December 2, 2022, has been designated by the Ministry of Interior as a public holiday that all Ghanaians must respect. Ambrose Dery, the Interior Minister, issued a statement the reads: “The general public is hereby reminded that Friday, December 2, 2022, which marks Farmers’ Day, is a Statutory Public …

The Member of Parliament for Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti Region, Dr Kingsley Nyarko has cut the sod for construction of six-unit classroom blocks for Techiman Presbyterian primary and Nyankyer3nease Methodist Primary schools respectively in the Kwadaso Municipality. In a statement to the media, Dr. Kingsley Nyarko said that the …

The minister of food and agriculture has come under fire from the ranking member of the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee of Parliament for giving the false impression that plantain was on the list of crops for the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative (PFJ). The Ranking Member stated …