POLITICS

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has put on hold the approval of Andrew Egyapa Mercer as Deputy Minister for Energy. The Committee’s action follows Mr. Mercer’s strong disapproval with former Minister for Energy, Peter Amewu’s comment that the PDS-ECG deal was fraudulent. Speaking on Newsnight, JoyNews’ Parliamentary correspondent, Joseph Opoku Gakpo, said …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the government cannot be blamed for the large public gathering at the funeral of the late CEO of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, popularly known as Sir John. Speaking in an exclusive interview with Asaase Radio’s Beatrice Adu on The Big Bulletin, …

The Parliament of Ghana has recorded a new case of the novel COVID-19 after a sitting Member of Parliament, who has been unwell for some days now tested positive for the virus over the weekend. Some of his family members have also tested positive, and they are all in quarantine. …

THE HEAD of Transport at the Presidency (Jubilee House), Nana Oppong, has been sacked, reports suggest. According to insiders at the presidency, he lost his job following allegations that he was involved in some malfeasance. What exactly led to Nana Oppong’s unexpected sack from the presidency are scanty, but numerous …

  There is renewed hope among a growing number of residents of Atwima-Nwabiagya Municipality that the Chief Executive (MCE), Michael Amoah Awuku would finally be kicked out of his position. Apart from ordinary residents who demonstrated against him until police had to disperse them, there have been complaints from chiefs …

The Progressive People Party (PPP) has expressed concerns over how the country is being governed under the Akufo-Addo administration. The PPP noted that the present administration has failed the people of Ghana in all sectors of the economy. In the area of corruption and job creation, the party said, the …

After declaring Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia as the next President of Ghana, Theresa Addison says she “acted irresponsibly.” The Presidential Staffer declared Dr Bawumia the next President during the funeral of late Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie also known as Sir John. According to her, in announcing the donations for President Akufo-Addo and …

Major (Rtd) Kojo Boakye-Djan, widely accepted as the key architect of the 4 June 1979 uprising, has said former President Jerry John Rawlings died as “a walking criminal”. Speaking to Kojo Mensah on The Asaase Breakfast Show on Friday 4 June to commemorate the 42nd anniversary of the uprising, Boakye-Djan said Rawlings could be …

The Mempeasem polling station branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has been hit with a tragedy as its polling station organizer has died under some bizarre circumstances. The NDc’s polling station’s youth organizer at Mempeasem in the Essikado-Ketan constituency of the Western Region was found dead in his …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama, has called on the government to consult broadly in finding solutions to the current challenges facing the country. According to Mr. Mahama, this will go a long way to help the government in meeting the needs and aspirations of the citizenry. The former President made …