POLITICS

President Akufo-Addo says the policies and programmes initiated by his government since taking office in January 2017, are bearing fruits and have impacted the lives of all Ghanaians. Speaking at the centenary celebration of the Ash Town Seventh Day Adventist Church, on Saturday, October 16, President Akufo-Addo told the gathering …

Following a contentious argument on JoyNews’ Newsfile on Saturday over the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values 2021 bill, a former Director of the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana has called on the opposition National Democratic Congress to do some introspection on …

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Hackman Owusu Agyeman believes, the party’s boycott of the parliamentary elections in 1992 was a regrettable decision. He says, although the party felt the presidential election won by the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings was fraught …

The funeral arrangements for the former Central Regional Minister under the erstwhile John Evans Atta Mills government, Ama Benyiwa-Doe have been slated for December 17 and 18, 2021. This was announced by the family during the observance of the one-week celebration of the late NDC stalwart.   Dignitaries and family …

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini has in a Facebook post, stated that, his being denied visa by the Netherlands Embassy is lame if the basis is his association with the anti-LGBTQI+ Bill.   Mr Suhuyini was denied entry visa into the Netherlands with the explanation that he …

  The National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s flagbearer for the 2020 election, John Dramani Mahama, has taken a swipe at the Electoral Commission of Ghana over the conduct of the last presidential and parliamentary elections. As part of his ‘Thank You’ tour of the Central Region, Mr Mahama asserted that the …

Senior Presidential Advisor to President Akufo-Addo, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has dismissed a viral social media message purporting to announce his support for Alan Kyeremanten as the next flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). In the message, which has received wide circulation, Mr Osafo-maafo is alleged to have said: “Bawumia has …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has accused the current government of deliberately failing to operationalise the Komenda Sugar Factor. The $35 million factory, built from an Indian EXIM Bank facility, has not worked since its commissioning in 2016.     The factory was revamped to revive the local production of …

The Minority Leader in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, has said that the Minority will insist on a clause-by-clause vote on the anti-gay bill which is currently before the House. Addressing a press conference in Accra on Friday October 15, he said, there is need to ensure that this bill reflects the …

Director of Operations at the Presidency, Lord Commey has declared that the governing NPP has no interest in breaking the 8 and will not hand over power to the NDC. According to him, the NPP will retain power. Mr Commey said this at the Greater Accra Regional Delegates Conference on …