POLITICS

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has admonished the New Patriotic Party delegates casting their votes to elect Executives for various Constituencies, across the country, to stay calm, and remain focused, whilst exercising their franchise.     The Suame Legislator cautioned delegates against any divisive tendencies that may thwart the New …

The Majority caucus in parliament has slammed the Member of Parliament for North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, for suggesting that its leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, has been having secret meetings with the judiciary over the minority’s E-levy suit. The majority caucus said it takes strong exception to the comments …

President of the Republic of Ghana,  Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says he has not given up on his quest to amend Article 55 (3) of the 1992 constitution to pave way for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on partisan basis.   He maintains that a …

Two individuals who dressed like police officers and voted in the ongoing NPP Constituency Executive elections have been arrested, Starr News sources have said. A footage of one of the suspects voting today sparked anger on social media. A Security analyst Adam Bona in an interview with Starr News said …

The Kumasi High Court has granted an application for injunction on the internal elections of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Fomena constituency to elect new officers. The plaintiffs Benjamin Ofori and others are challenging the credibility of the polling station elections supervised by a committee led by former …

30 years after Ghana decided to adopt the democratic system of government, President  Nana Akufo-Addo says it’s been the country’s best decision so far.   On April 28, 1992, the country went to the polls to vote for democracy after the late president Jerry John Rawlings came into power through …

Lawyers for the Minister of Energy and Member of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia South, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, have in a panic mood written to The Herald Newspaper, demanding a retraction of a yet to be published story, saying it is false.   A teaser on the said story was …

James Gyakye Quayson, has filed for a review of the decision of the Supreme Court to injunct him from holding himself out as Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North and performing duties as an MP, arguing that there has been a miscarriage of justice. He noted that, the apex …

A leading member of the ruling NPP,  Gabby Otchere-Darko says Ghanaians are aware they cannot blame all their problems on President Akufo-Addo.   According to him, the ruling party can break the eight-year electoral cycle in the country as long as the opposition NDC has not changed.     “I’ll …

The Chief of Staff (CoS), Akosua Frema Osei-Opare has written to the Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) to begin the 30 per cent deductions of salaries of all government appointees.   In a letter dated 19th April 2022, she said “The Controller and Accountant General Department and the Chief …