POLITICS

Very Rev. Rtd. Francis Amenu, a former Moderator of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ghana, expressed his displeasure with the nation’s economic situation and urged the government to take swift action. Rev. Amenu said the country’s economic problems have been made worse by the rising instances of mismanagement and corruption …

Any application going under the name of Aisha Huang has been rejected by the National Identification Authority (NIA). The Authority claims that there is no entry for a person named AISHA HUANG in its National Identity Register (NIR). “Put differently, the name AISHA HUANG does not exist in the National …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president, has urged judges from Commonwealth countries to adopt digital advances to increase access to justice and better the judicial system. Speaking on the topic of “Access to Justice in a Modern World” at the opening of the 19th Triennial Conference of the Commonwealth Magistrates …

En Huang, also known as Aisha, is the subject of a fresh docket because of alleged recent offenses, according to the attorney general. The Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice announced Tuesday afternoon that “the A-G will also re-initiate prosecution in respect of the old offences for …

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of the Republic, has reiterated Ghana’s desire to pressure COP27 to fulfill its pledge to double funding for climate adaptation initiatives on the continent. The President declared that “it is time to translate words into deeds and aspirations into reality. People all over the …

The next National Democratic Congress (NDC) government would run a lean government with significantly fewer ministers than Ghana has ever seen, according to former president John Dramani Mahama. Mr. Mahama made this statement after refuting allegations that he received GHS14 million in ex-gratia in 2013. Mr. Kwame Baffoe, popularly known …

Sam Nartey George, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, has responded to reports that the Chinese national Aisha Huang who was arrested in Ghana had a card with the name Huang En on it. 2019 saw Huang’s removal from Ghana due to his involvement in illicit mining. But …

IMF President Kristalina Georgina has stressed that external shocks, rather than domestic factors, are to blame for Ghana’s current economic difficulties. Speaking outside of the Fund’s meetings with the Ghanaian team, Kristalina Georgieva said that, contrary to popular belief, the exogenous forces are what are causing Ghana’s problems, not any …

The death of Hon. Francis Kofi Okesu, the municipal chief executive (MCE) for Krachi East Municipal Assembly, is being looked into by the Ashanti Regional Police Command. According to the investigations so far, Hon. Francis Kofi Okesu and his driver checked into the Harbed House Hotel in Kumasi on September …

Resuming its zonal public hearing, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is now debating the 2019 Auditor General’s Report on the Public Accounts of Ghana’s Technical Universities and Polytechnics for the period ending December 31, 2019. The five-day public hearing will also include the Auditor General’s reports on the administration and …