POLITICS

On August 15, 2024, armed police officers were sent to Sepe in the Asokore Mampong Municipality in order to carry out a court judgment that required them to remove squatters from a sizable area of land that belonged to the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL). Situated in close proximity to …

Ahead of the 2024 elections, the National Peace Council has promised to keep up direct communication with the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in order to resolve the party’s concerns. Following his announcement that the party will not be signing any peace declarations before to the elections, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, National …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has said that the party would not be signing any peace declarations as the nation gets closer to the 2024 election. He raised doubts about the value of such agreements when speaking on Joy News’ PM Express, citing prior …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) expressed concerns about delays in the distribution of the Provisional Voter Register (PVR) for the general elections scheduled for December 7, 2024, and the Electoral Commission (EC) has reacted. The public and political parties were given assurances by Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, the EC’s Director of …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) presidential candidate, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has promised to improve the living conditions of market women in the Volta Region by developing the Ho-Dzodze-Aflao road and a state-of-the-art market in Aflao. As part of his campaign tour, Mahama gave a presentation to traders in the …

After declining for four months in a row, consumer inflation in Ghana dropped to 20.9% in July on an annual basis. With this figure, the economic pressures that peaked during 2023 are gradually abating. It is a 2.1 percentage point drop from June’s 23.0 percent. August had a slightly lower …

Franklin Cudjoe, President of IMANI Africa, has said that he is more inclined to believe John Mahama’s statements than those of President Akufo-Addo when it comes to efficiently combating corruption. The administration of President Akufo-Addo has come under heavy fire for not combating the canker despite vowing to do so …

August 24, 2024 is anticipated to see the launch of the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) 2024 General Election Manifesto. The location of the launch will be revealed later, according to a press statement signed by the party’s general secretary, Fifi Kwetey. The planning committee is chaired by Dr. Peter Boamah …

The Public Relations Officer for the Student Loan Trust Fund (SLTF), Adam Abdul Majid, has described former President John Dramani Mahama’s pledge to make first-year tertiary education free as “mere lip service”. According to him, the policy is “dead on arrival” as the current arrangement at the SLTF already provides …

Former President John Mahama has stated that his government will look for alternatives to the controversial betting tax if he is elected president on December 7, 2024. Speaking on Monday during a town hall meeting in Accra with a group of young people, Mr. Mahama emphasized his dedication to addressing …