POLITICS

The MP for the Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Sarah Adwoa Safo, has revealed that she will join the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primaries ahead of the 2024 elections. She said she had been quiet about her decision because she wanted to announce it at the right time. The former Minister for Gender …

The Parliamentary Candidate for Amenfi Central on the ticket of the NDC, Hon Joana Gyan-Cudjoe  has been appointed as the National Coordinator for the NDC Women’s Wing Working Committee. Her duty is to facilitate for the day to-today working activities of the women’s wing towards the development of the 2024 …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Adaklu and Minority Chief Whip in Parliament, Kwame Governs Agbodza alleged via Twitter on August 11, 2023 that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has built a luxurious guest house for its governor in the Western Regional capital, Takoradi. He cited inside …

Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger would lead to a “protracted confrontation” after regional bloc Ecowas said it would assemble a standby force. Such an intervention would destabilise the Sahel region as a whole, the Russian foreign ministry said. Russia does not formally back the coup. But the …

The Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea, has criticized former President John Dramani Mahama’s decision to run for president for the fourth consecutive time. While not mentioning Mahama by name, Atta Akyea compared the National Democratic Congress (NDC) nominating Mahama as their presidential candidate to presenting …

A viral image of a billboard suggesting that Ghanaian footballer Asamoah Gyan intends to participate in the parliamentary primaries for the New Patriotic Party in the Bortianor Ngleshie-Amanfro constituency has been refuted by Samuel Anim Addo, who is known as Gyan’s agent and spokesperson. In an exclusive interview with GhanaWeb, …

Veteran journalist cum lawyer Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie has submitted his completed forms to vie for the upcoming NPP parliamentary primaries in the Okaikoi North Constituency in the Greater Accra Region. This is the third consecutive time the contestant is slugging it out with other candidates to lead the NPP in …

Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has expressed shock over the push for Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang to be changed as running mate for NDC’s flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. Reports suggest that the likes of business mogul, Sam Jonah, former deputy chief of staff, Dr …

The Speaker of Parliament in Ghana, Alban Bagbin, has expressed his perplexity over the public’s negative reaction to salary increases for Members of Parliament (MPs), especially when the same constituents often approach their elected representatives for financial assistance.   During a public forum in Takoradi, Bagbin noted that despite citizens …

The Minority group in Ghana’s Parliament has issued a response to the Bank of Ghana’s (BoG) reply concerning the 2022 published annual report and financial statements. The Minority’s statement emphasizes that the Bank of Ghana’s response fails to address the fundamental issue at hand, which is the alleged printing of …