POLITICS

Some members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region have thrown their weight behind Dr. Boris Baidoo to be elected as the Chairman for the region. The leader of the group, Baffour Asare, disclosed that Dr. Boris’ leadership as the Ashanti Regional Chairman will not only …

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Clement Abas Apaak has disagreed with the decision for Parliament to sit twice a week after 15 MPs and 56 members of staff tested positive for covid-19. He wants the House to shut down with immediate effect to help protect those who are negative. Parliament …

A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has justified why Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa needs to be guarded by the Military. According to him, Jean Mensa’s life has been threatened on several occasions in this country than any public servant should endure. Therefore, although the EC Chairperson …

A member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), has slammed the former Major of Accra Nii Adjei Sowah for contributing nothing to the victory of President Akufo-Addo in the 2020 presidential election. Vincent Nii Okai, a researcher and a member of the party in the Odododiodoo constituency took the former …

John Dramani Mahama has filed a witness statement from one of National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) agents at Electoral Commission (EC) headquarters, Robert Joseph Mettle Nunoo, who is expected to testify as his third witness in the ongoing election petition. Mr. Mettle-Nunoo has become critical in the petition after the second …

Fifteen Members of Parliament have tested positive for COVID-19.   Fifty-six staff of the parliamentary service have also tested positive for the virus. As part of the measures to curb the spread of the virus, Parliament from next week will sit only twice a week, the Speaker, Alban Bagbin, announced …

The former deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Samuel Koku Anyidoho has offered some insight into his strained relationship with Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the party. Koku Anyidoho in a post on social media attributed the breakdown in relationship between him and ‘General Mosquito’ to betrayal on …

When everyone thought the allegations of pornography projecting, homosexuality, sleeping with people’s wives, including having sexual affairs with a top lady in President Akufo-Addo’s office have died, Information Minister-designate Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has finally explained his side of the story resurrecting the matter all over again. The then Information Minister, became the …

A member of the Communication Team for the Petitioner in the ongoing Presidential Election Petition, Lawyer Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe, has described the opinion of one of the Supreme Court judges presiding over the case, Justice Yaw Apau, as “prejudicial”. According to him, Justice Yaw Apau’s comment that the 2nd witness …

With today’s dismissal of the petitioner’s application to inspect documents of the Electoral Commission, they must produce any further witnesses they have or bring down their case. This was revealed by spokesperson on the legal team for the 2nd respondent, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, told journalists that …