POLITICS

Charles Adu Boahen’s appointment as Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance has been canceled by President Nana Akufo-Addo with immediate effect. The President spoke with Mr. Adu Boahen after becoming aware of the accusations made against the Minister in the exposé “Galamsey Economy,” at which point he decided …

Henry Ametefe, the current regional chairman for the Volta Region, is the latest delegate to lose his seat in the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) ongoing regional elections. Mawutor Agbavitor defeated Mr. Ametefe to become chairman, garnering 203 votes to Mr. Ametefe’s 130, resulting in a surprising loss for Mr. Ametefe. …

Following the results of Sunday’s elections, Augustus Nana Akwasi Andrews, the NDC’s regional chairman for Ashanti, has kept his job. In the elections, which included 61 candidates running for various posts, Andrews received 637 votes, defeating his leading rival, attorney Evans Amankwa, who received 572. Alexander Asafo Agyei, a former …

About 17 political parties’ names have been removed off Ghana’s political parties registration by the Electoral Commission. The EC conducted a statewide effort to check the offices of all Ghanaian political parties that had been registered between May and June 2022. However, following the exercise, the EC acted in accordance …

Emmanuel Nii Ashie Moore, a former Member of Parliament (MP) for the Adentan seat, has been chosen as the NDC’s Greater Accra Regional Chairman (NDC). At the Tema Sports Stadium on Sunday, Ashie Moore defeated Joseph Ade Coker, the current Chairman, with 327 votes to win the election. Coker had …

On Sunday, November 13, 2022, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, departed Ghana on a two-day private visit to the United Kingdom. On Wednesday, November 16, 2022, President Akufo-Addo will return to Ghana. In his absence, Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia would function in line with …

Johnathan Asante, a political analyst and senior lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), has urged the majority caucus in parliament to quit protecting Ken Ofori-Atta, the minister of finance. He asserts that the 30 million people suffering from the nation’s ongoing economic distress are more significant than the …

On Friday, November 11, 2022, arguments and misunderstanding erupted inside the Regional Elections for Youth and Women Organizer wings of the National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti Region. During the process, there were fisticuffs exchanged. There is disagreement among the applicants for the job of youth organizer about whether or …

George Mireku Duker, the mp for Tarkwa Nsuaem, has refuted claims that his bodyguard was slain at a location for illicit mining (galamsey). On Friday, several news websites said that Mr. Duker’s bodyguard, who was allegedly shot to death by three Chinese nationals who have since been detained, was also …

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has once more asked for the United Nations Security Council to be reformed, claiming that the existing system is unfair to African nations. President Akufo-Addo stated that the Security Council is restricted by its antiquated structure and processes, which impede attempts …