POLITICS

The Diaspora Affairs Directorate at the Office of the President has clarified why it prevented organizers of the pan-African event, The Convention 2024, from going ahead with the ceremony on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the Black Star Square. Organizers of the event, New Africa Foundation, had accused the government …

Pan African event, The Convention 2024, has been called off a few hours to the programme. The event was scheduled to take place on Sunday, January 7, 2024, at the Independence Square, coinciding with Ghana’s Constitution Day. But the organisers in a statement indicated that the government directed them to …

The Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. John Dramani Mahama has reacted to President Akufo-Addo’s Constitutional Day broadcast in which he said Mr Mahama has not congratulated him three years after his election victory in 2020. In a post on social media, Mr Mahama said …

The International Standard San Mames Hotel has been officially put into service. The multi-million dollar hotel is owned by a Ghanaian professional footballer, who plays as a forward for La Liga club Athletic Bilbao, Inaki Williams. It is situated in the Black Stars striker’s hometown, Akyem Achiase, in the Easton …

Ghanaians have been reassured by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that he will not allow a coup to occur under his watch. He declared that he would not allow any coup d’état to disrupt the country’s democratic system. “I swore an oath on 7th January 2017 and again, four years …

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 …