OPINION

The President of the republic.  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has predicted that Ghana will become the first African country to win the FIFA World Cup at this year’s tournament in Qatar. The President made this known in a speech read on his behalf by the Chief of Staff, Frema Osei …

The Former President of the Republic, John Dramani Mahama is urging President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to work towards compensating victims of the Apiate explosion in the Western Region. He said the victims who have lost their livelihoods due to the disaster deserve compensation. According to Mr. Mahama, “Government must …

A new opinion poll by the Global InfoAnalytics has revealed that if elections were conducted in July 2022, Ghana’s former President, John Dramani Mahama, will beat all two of his likely contenders, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Alan Kyerematen of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). According to the poll, if voters …

Former Member of Parliament for Mampong in the Ashanti Region, Francis Addae-Nimo, has called on the Ghana Police Service to be more proactive and help the court to establish the truth in the murder of the Abuakwa North Member of Parliament, JB Danquah Adu.   According to him, six years …

The 2021 Auditor General’s (A-G) report indicates clearly that financial irregularities have significantly dropped from GHS2,165,542,368.14 in 2016 to GHS1,080,931,937.00 in 2021, representing over 50% reduction from the 2016 figure to the 2021 figure. Irregularities generally do not represent monies being necessarily stolen or having disappeared. It could also mean …

Ghana’s Member of Parliament (MP) for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has asked world leaders to collectively help fight human trafficking. The lawmaker said the menace cannot be fought by individual countries alone. He, however, acknowledged the importance of local interventions in tackling the problem.   Speaking at the Taskforce of …

The Labour expert, Austin Gamey wants the government to review some of its flagship programmes, especially the Free Senior High School (SHS) education to target only the poor. Ghana is currently engaging the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to agree on a bailout plan at a time when its public finances …

Pressure group OccupyGhana has described as disappointing the government’s decision to seek financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). In a statement, the group noted that this move contradicts the much-touted ‘Ghana beyond Aid’ the incumbent administration propagates. Last week, the Akufo-Addo government made a formal declaration of its …

Each of the countries going to IMF have unique circumstances that have led them to declare the need for help. Ghana is locked up in staggering pension liabilities, expensive labor contracts, huge flagship programs with large expenditures, and at the same time tax revenue that have fallen due to weak …

On Friday, the Information Ministry announced that President Akufo-Addo has directed the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, to begin formal engagements with the International Monetary Fund. The decision has taken many Ghanaians by surprise. This is because before approaching IMF, the government, on numerous occasions, insisted that a bailout from the …