POLITICS

Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah says it is possible for Ghana to produce a Muslim President in the next election. He says it is only the New Patriotic Party that has given the opportunity to Muslims to serve as Vice Presidents since 1992. “Under former president JA Kuffour, we had …

Former Chief of Staff under the John Kuffuor administration, Mr Kwadwo Okyere Mpiani has said claims that President Akufo-Addo has hired his family and friends to work for him in government may be true but he has not done his research on that to enable him come to this conclusion. …

Madina Member of parliament Francis-Xavier Sosu has told residents of Danfa and Amrahia in the Greater Accra Region that he did not promise to fix the roads during the campaign season last year because he knew that was not the role of a lawmaker. The residents accused him of failing …

A former Mayor of Kumasi, Kojo Bonsu, has reacted to the appointment of the New Patriotic Party’s Ashanti Regional Secretary, Sam Pyne, as the new mayor. The Minister for Local Government and Decentralisation, Dan Botwe, on Sunday, announced Mr Pyne as the Mayor of Kumasi subject to the approval of …

Some failed Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) in the Ashanti Region are urging for calm among Ghanaians following the release of the list of MMDCEs in the country. They are calling on aggrieved individuals to bury their differences and support the persons nominated by the President, Nana Addo …

Assembly members in the Kumasi Metropolitan area have threatened to reject President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s nominee, Samuel Pyne as the Kumasi Mayor if the government fails to clear over GHS50 million debt the Assembly owes. They say the Assembly’s indebtedness has significantly contributed to the underdevelopment of Kumasi.   …

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has eulogized Ama Benyiwa Doe who died over the weekend. President Akufo-Addo also expressed his sadness about her death. According to him, the late former Central Regional Minister was a good friend to him. He made the remark in a Facebook post. “I’m sad …

Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia says materialism and the “get rich quick” syndrome is driving some people in society to kill and destroy. He said there was the need for the Catholic Church and faith-based bodies to help the Government to address the problem of materialism and the “get rich …

Aggrieved members of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) including executives in the Tema Central Constituency in the Greater Accra are on rampage following the appointment of Yohanny Ashietey as the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) for Tema.         The supporters have shutdown the party office and started …

Some youth of the governing New Patriotic Party at Chereponi in the North East Region, have destroyed some structures after the nomination of Zuwera Mada Nashiru as the District Chief Executive was announced.   The aggrieved youth wanted their favourite candidate, S. K. Orlando, nominated, although he was not recommended …