A countrywide protest by Organized Labor is scheduled to commence in opposition to the government’s proposed 15% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity. The government was given a two-week ultimatum by labor groups to remove the contentious levy; yet, the mandate to the electricity distributors still stands. Organized Labor has …

A police officer stationed at at the Takoradi District Police Command, General Corporal Wise Bessey has been interdicted for allegedly assaulting a civilian. The interdiction is to allow for a thorough investigation into the incident and the professional conduct of the police officer in line with Police Service Regulations. A …

Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the minister of foreign affairs and regional integration for Ghana, has formally declared her interest in the position of Secretary-General of the Commonwealth. Following an agreement within the Commonwealth that the next Secretary-General would be from Africa, President Nana Akufo-Addo nominated Madam Botchwey as Ghana’s candidate. The …

Private legal practitioner and proponent of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Maurice Ampaw, has refuted the assertion that he is a homosexual. According to him, the idea that he is a member of the LGBTQ community is being driven by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) for political benefits. …

The Vice-President of Ghana and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to address the nation on Wednesday, February 7, 2024, unveiling his vision for the country in his quest to succeed his boss, President Nana Akufo-Addo in January 2025. However, the anticipation of this address is …

Mr. Sylvester Opoku Fofie, widely recognized as Papa Sly, a defeated parliamentary candidate aspirant of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Afigya Sekyere East constituency, has declared his intention to go independent. This follows after he emerged second to the incumbent MP, Mavis Nkansah Boadu at the just-ended …

Some branch executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Hohoe constituency in the Volta Region have defected to the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). The members include the youth Organiser for the Hohoe Midwifery branch, Joseph Yawovi Adzewoda, the Secretary Municipal Hospital branch, Mr. Bansakal, and Sulemana Mustapha, …

Caretakers at the Antoa Nyamaa shrine have directed the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi-Boasiako aka Wontumi, and the Kokosohene, Nana Kwaku Duah, to return to Manhyia to resolve their differences before a curse placed on the latter’s head can be lifted. According to them, …

The government has been encouraged to abolish the emission levy by Henry Nana Boakye, popularly known as Nana B, the National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). In his opinion, there is no need to impose this kind of tax, and the Finance Minister ought to abolish it. …

The Minister of Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has lauded President Akufo-Addo as the most exceptional leader produced by the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Specifically commending Akufo-Addo’s leadership during the challenging COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Asenso-Boakye asserted that the situation could have been more dire …