POLITICS

Two UK-based research firms are predicting a win for former President John Mahama in the upcoming 2024 Presidential elections. The firms making this projection are the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) and Fitch Solutions. According to the EIU, Ghana is likely to experience a transfer of power from the ruling New …

The political landscape in Ghana is often marked by unexpected alliances and surprising appointments. One such alliance came about when business tycoon and a key member of the then Convention Peoples Party (CPP), Papa Kwesi Nduom, found himself serving in the administration of former President John Agyekum Kufuor of the …

A delegation from the Ashanti Regional Muslim leadership have apologized to former president John Dramani Mahama over a recent accusation of religious impropriety on his part. In a widely circulated interview with GHOne TV, the Ashanti Regional Chief Imam, Sheikh Abdul Mumin Haroun, alleged that Mahama had recently entered a …

Despite the somber atmosphere surrounding the funeral of former First Lady Theresa Kufuor, an unexpected and light-hearted moment unfolded as ex-President Kufuor exchanged pleasantries with dignitaries at the State House in Accra. In a brief interaction with former President John Mahama, Kufuor extended a warm handshake and, with a smile, …

The Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GNCCI), Mark Badu-Aboagye, has expressed his dissatisfaction with the 2024 budget. According to him, businesses and manufacturers were disappointed in the tax reliefs that the government offered leaving them hopeless ahead of the coming year. The Finance Minister, Ken …

The Savannah Regional New Patriotic Party(NPP) directorate has expressed its condolences to the family of the late Chief Bilinkowura Asafo Bakeri. The late Chief Bilinkowura Asafo Bakeri was a retired engineer of good standing; a Royal and respected Chief who served the New Patriotic Party(NPP) diligently as a Council of …

The Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says he is bowing out of Parliament because of frustration. The Odododiodio lawmaker, speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Citi FM on Thursday, explained that MPs face numerous challenges in the execution of their duties, and political …

Shortly after what I now perceive as a clearly fore-ordained introduction by our mutual friend Dr Kwame Appiah-Poku, Aba and I met in person on 1 July 1961 at a ball at Battersea Town Hall in London, to celebrate Ghana’s first anniversary as a republic. Aba had just completed nursing …

Kwabena Nyame, a known New Patriotic Party (NPP) serial caller in the Ashanti region, has announced his candidacy for the Bekwai constituency in primaries scheduled for February 2024. According to him, despite not having a formal education, he is determined to vie for the position of Member of Parliament (MP), …

The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokw who is also Minister of Trade and Industry, Kobina Tahir Hammond, popularly known as K.T. Hammond, has declared that the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is poised to retain power in the 2024 elections. In an interview with the media after the budget reading …