A technical advisor at the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), Dr Emmanuel Apori Obeng has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to reconsider his appointment of Louisa Atta-Agyemang as the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) at the NHIA. In a letter addressed to the president, Dr Apori Obeng argued that …

Ninety-two persons declared their desire to run for parliamentary seats in the Eastern Region as of December 25, 2023, the deadline for nominations. Of the ninety-two (92), eighty-five (85) formally submitted their nominations, positioning themselves to take on the incumbents in twenty-two seats. The New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Eastern Regional …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson as the Deputy National Security Coordinator. Dr. Dickson brings a wealth of experience, spanning an impressive 25-year career in national security operations and legal affairs, to his new role. Before his appointment, Dr. Osei Bonsu Dickson held numerous leadership …

An aspiring NPP Parliamentary candidate for the New Juaben South constituency in the Eastern Region has been cited for impersonation and forgery in the party’s ongoing vetting process. A Koforidua-based Radio station, Afeema FM can report that Yaa Ansah Safori who was contesting the incumbent member of Parliament, Hon. Michael …

The Management of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) has announced to the business community and companies interested in participating in the Business and Employment Assistance Programme (BEAP) that the portal remains accessible for business applications. The Agency said, “The portal is also available for jobseekers seeking opportunities with any of …

Mr. Evans Appiah, an independent parliamentary candidate for New Juaben South, has underlined that independent candidates will eventually take control of the parliament. The political party MPs, in his opinion, have not fulfilled their obligations to their constituents. He said that Parliamentarians from political parties constantly put their party’s mission …

In terms of growth and job issues, the Akyem Asuosohene in the Kotokuman traditional area, Osabarima Osei Asibey, has pleaded with the government to lend a hand to the Kotokuman. He says that despite the NPP receiving a sizable majority of the vote in Kotoku during general elections, the people …

The US Supreme Court has said it will hear a historic case to determine if Donald Trump can run for president. The justices agreed to take up Mr Trump’s appeal against a decision by Colorado to remove him from the 2024 ballot in that state. The case will be heard …

It was interesting to hear Bank of Ghana (BOG) officials pat themselves on the back because year-on-year inflation had dropped to 26.4% in November 2023, from 35.2% in October 2023 and 54.1% in December 2022. This trend should have been expected, I thought, because of the massive price increases and …

The presidency has called on Ghanaians to disregard social media claims that President Akufo-Addo is secretly offering support to the Dormaahene, Osagyefo Oseadeeyo Agyeman Badu II, in what has been described by several analysts and commentators as the Dormaahene’s attack on The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who is far …