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Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has criticized former President John Mahama‘s manifesto promise to scrap taxes on betting, calling it “unacceptable.” Former President John Dramani Mahama has pledged to eliminate the betting tax and the Electronic Levy (E-Levy) if he wins the 2024 elections. At a National Democratic Congress (NDC) …

Subin Member of Parliament, Eugene Boakye Antwi, has launched a scathing attack on Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, accusing him of being the mastermind behind the removal of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as Majority Leader. In a blunt statement, Antwi labelled Gabby as “a liar who doesn’t fear God” and claimed that his falsehoods …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended two of its executives in the Suhum Constituency for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities. Samuel Baah, the Constituency Communication Officer, and Alhaji Bala Abubakar, the Deputy Constituency Nassara Coordinator, were handed their suspension letters by the Constituency Executive Committee (CEC). A statement signed …

Kwaku Agyeman-Duah, who was the former Chief Executive Officer of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMC) and a board member of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), has passed away. Reports indicate that he died over the weekend following a brief illness. In April this year, Dr Riverson Oppong …

Reconstruction works on the Tano Bridge, which connects Ntotroso to Kenyase road in Asutifi North, in the Ahafo Region has begun to prevent further fatalities.   The destruction of the bridge connecting Ntotroso to nearby communities has severely disrupted residents’ movements and economic activities, making life unbearable.   Farmers have …

Chaos erupted at the Appointments Committee of Parliament as the Minority attempted to halt the vetting of two individuals nominated by President Akufo-Addo for the Supreme Court. Justice Sophia Bernasko Essah and Professor Richard Frimpong Oppong were set to answer questions regarding their eligibility for the Supreme Court on August …

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama, has reiterated his commitment to cancel the contentious E-Levy and scrap the 10% Betting Tax implemented by the current government. Prior to the NDC’s youth manifesto launch in Accra on Monday, August 12, 2024, Mahama had, on several platforms, criticized …

The National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Salam Mustapha, has accused the National Democratic Congress (NDC) of copying their policies. Speaking in response to the NDC’s pledge to absorb tuition fees for all first-year tertiary students if voted into power, Mr. Mustapha claimed the opposition party is …

The vetting of President Akufo-Addo’s Supreme Court Justice nominees faced a sudden suspension today (August 13) after the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga challenged the President’s authority to appoint more than nine Justices to the Supreme Court, in addition to the Chief Justice. During the vetting process …

Mr. Eugene Boakye Antwi, the Member of Parliament for the New Patriotic Party’s Subin Constituency in the Ashanti region, has criticized both the past and present governments for failing to appoint qualified individuals to lead the nation. He is of the opinion that although the NPP possesses competent men and …