POLITICS

Re: “Back off, it is not your turn; allow Alan to lead us in 2024” … the US chapter of the New Patriotic Party says it has no links to recent, “malicious” anti-Bawumia propaganda The United States branch of the New Patriotic Party says it has no connection to or …

“We need to do something about Ghanaian children in what we call the syto schools – the public schools. They don’t have zooms in their homes,” these are the words of minority leader in parliament Haruna Iddrisu.     The Tamale South lawmaker made this appeal during a contribution on …

Former Deputy General Secretary for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says the campaign by some group in his party to destroy his political destiny is rather leading him to greatness in no time.   The Chief Executive Officer for Atta Mills Institute said that even though he …

The Supreme Court has threatened to invoke its powers including throwing out the 2020 election petition by former President John Mahama if the petitioner’s lawyers fail to file their witness statements.   The seven-member panel hearing the election petition has given lawyers of the petitioner (Mahama) by close of Wednesday 27 January 2021 to file their …

Lawyers for 2020 NDC Presidential Candidate John Dramani Mahama have filed fresh documents attacking the Supreme Court’s ruling on his interrogatories for the Electoral Commission. They argue that the court’s ruling was characterized by a lack of due regard to the law or facts relating to the election petition. The …

Haruna Iddrisu (NDC- Tamale South MP), the Minority Group Leader in Parliament, has advised that the office of a former president is respected so that the country does not deprive any former president of his privileges.     “Those who celebrate Jerry Rawlings today, there are many who didn’t appreciate him. I …

  The private members’ Bill was advanced by Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga who argues that this move is necessary to cushion parents against the impact of COVID-19. The last time it came up, on January 21, the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin called on the leadership of both sides …

IMANI-Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe, has questioned President Akufo-Addo’s decision to appoint Godfred Dame whom he criticized as someone who supports injustices to a group of citizens as his Minister for Justice.     “It is a shame that we have an Attorney-General designate who was NEVER interested in the grave …

The second respondent (President Akufo-Addo) in the Election 2020 petition filed at the Supreme Court by the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, says the application by the petitioner (Mahama), seeking to stop proceedings pending the determination of his application for a review of the dismissal of …

The leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) has cautioned its party agents across the country against the Electoral Commission’s alleged intentions of deceiving them to sign “fraudulent” pink sheets for a reward.         According to the NDC, they’d picked intelligence suggesting that some District EC Officials …