POLITICS

Zimbabwe will hold its presidential and parliamentary elections on 23 August, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said on Wednesday (31 August), as the Southern African country continues to battle a raging economic crisis.   Mnangagwa, elected president in 2018, will be seeking a second term in office. His election followed a military …

Convener of the Media Coalition Against Galamsey (MCAG), Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, has suggested that an assessment of Ghana’s natural resource management should be included in the requirements to be fulfilled for government to receive the second tranche of $600 million from the International Monetary Fund. According to him, government has …

  Below are the major news headlines captured on the frontpages of the various news papers in Ghana today, Thursday, 1st  June, 2023         The Anchor         The Daily Searchlight             The Daily Dispatch            …

Two (2) persons have so far picked nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primary in the Assin North constituency  by-election in the Central Region.   Those who have picked the forms are, Mr. Charles Opoku and Fredrick Freeman Amoah Kyei.             …

Renowned journalist Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has commended former President John Mahama for his humble character, debunking claims of arrogance. In a recent conversation with Kwami Sefa Kayi, Pratt expressed his admiration for Mahama’s demeanour. During the discussion, Pratt highlighted his belief that both Kwami Sefa Kayi and Nana Akomea, prominent …

The National President of Market Bawumia’s Achievement (MBA) has advised the riling New Patriotic Party (NPP) to endorse Vice President, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia as its flagbearer for the impending 2024 presidential elections. In an interview monitored by MyGhanaMedia.com, Mr Albert Mensah, called on the party’s delegates to massively endorse Vice …

The Former Auditor General Daniel Yao Domelevo has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling which described as null and void his forced leave orchestrated by the Presidency. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Domelevo slammed the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for disrespecting the law. The Supreme Court gave the …

The Electoral Commission has fixed the Assin North parliamentary by-election for Tuesday, June 27, 2023. It follows the Supreme Court’s ruling on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, to the effect that the election of James Gyakye Quayson as Member of Parliament for the Assin North Constituency in 2020, was “unconstitutional, null …

Deputy National Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has expressed the party’s readiness to contest in the upcoming Assin North by-election. Speaking on the Eyewitness News on Citi FM hosted by Umaru Sanda Amadu, Mustapha Gbande rubbished claims that they have replaced James Gyakye Quayson as …

Directors of the Electoral Commission have been requested by the Office of the President to submit their Curriculum Vitae (CV). A circular from the Electoral Commission’s Director of Human Resources to the head office and regional directors indicated that the instruction was not to the EC alone.       …