POLITICS

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the vice president and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has pledged to turn Ghana into a pharmaceutical powerhouse for West Africa. In an effort to provide additional light on his plans for the sector and the country, Dr. Bawumia made these remarks during a campaign …

Former President John Mahama has stated that the Ministry of Sanitation is useless. Hence, on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at a special public lecture at the Wisconsin International University College in Accra, the leader of the main opposition National Democratic Congress declared that, should he win the December 2024 elections, …

Ghanaian voters are generally unhappy with the country’s course, with the majority of respondents complaining that it is going in the wrong way, according to a recent Global InfoAnalytics opinion survey conducted for the first quarter of 2024. According to the survey, 65% of voters are worried that Ghana is …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), the electricity distributor, has been reported by the Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) to the sector minister for noncompliance with a load management plan. The systems manager told the Minister in a letter that 3News was able to view that ECG had repeatedly disregarded …

Joseph Abuabu Dadzie has been appointed by President Akufo-Addo as the acting chief executive officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), with effect from Thursday, May 2, 2024. Prior to this assignment, Mr. Dadzie was the company’s Deputy Chief Executive (DCE), overseeing business development, strategy, and commerce functions. After …

The parliamentary minority is calling for a swift increase in cocoa’s farm-gate price. The Minority claims that prices for cocoa have skyrocketed globally recently, reaching an all-time high of $10,000 per ton. The COCOBOD Management has approved the purchase of fifteen (15) iPad keyboards for its Board of Directors, at …

The recent power supply issues that have resulted in unexpected load shedding nationwide have prompted the Energy Committee of Parliament to organize a thorough discussion with all significant players in the power chain. The meeting is slated for Saturday, April 6, 2024, and is expected to include participation from the …

Chief Justice Gertrude Torkonoo has clarified the decision to expedite the injunction action that Rockson Nelson Dafeamekpor, the MP for South Dayi, filed in order to prevent parliament from confirming President Akufo-Addo’s recently appointed ministers. Since all formalities had been completed, Justice Torkonoo declared that the matter was ready for …

Two regional ministers have been reshuffled by President Akufo-Addo. Upper East Regional Minister Hon. Stephen Yakubu will take over as Upper West Regional Minister with effect from immediately, according to a statement issued by the Presidency’s Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin. Hafiz Bin Salih, the Regional Minister for the Upper …

The National Interest Movement (NIM), led by Dr. Abu Sakara Foster, and the Movement for Change (M4C), led by Alan Kyerematen, claim to have finished negotiations with a number of other political organizations to form a grand alliance in order to run in the general elections of 2024. “The Alliance …