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The Minister of Works and Housing and Member of Parliament for Bantama, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has lauded President Akufo-Addo as the most exceptional leader produced by the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Specifically commending Akufo-Addo’s leadership during the challenging COVID-19 pandemic, Mr. Asenso-Boakye asserted that the situation could have been more dire …

The President of the Republic, H.E Akufo-Addo has congratulated the winners of the New Patriotic Party’s just-ended parliamentary primaries in areas where the party has sitting Members of Parliament. The President remarked in a statement on Sunday, January 28, “We have elected a good blend of youthful and experienced parliamentary …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed the Chief of Army Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah as the new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The appointment, according to a communique by Eugene Arhin, Director of Communication at the presidency takes effect from February 1, 2024, pending consultation with the yet-to-be-constituted Council of …

The Africa Prosperity Network (APN) in collaboration with the Africa Continental Free Trade Area Secretariat is set to organise the Africa Prosperity Dialogues in Ghana from January 25-27, 2024. The meeting will offer top business leaders, heads of international development institutions, and social change markers a unique platform to deliberate …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo must cancel the National Cathedral project to save the country money, Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has said. In his view, canceling the project will mean that the government recognizes the need to stop all projects that are not feasible. He …

Former president and presidential candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama, has taken issues with President Akufo-Addo for the latter’s recent statement suggesting intentional neglect of development in the Ekumfi constituency. Mr. Mahama criticised the President’s remarks, deeming them “unfortunate” and highlighting what he sees as a …

President Akufo-Addo, at the invitation of the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, Prof. Klaus Schwab, left Ghana on Monday, 15 January 2024, to attend the 2024 edition of the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings being held from Tuesday (16 January) to Friday (19 January). The Davos …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has described the demand by the family of the late President John Evans Atta Mills for his autopsy report as a “legitimate one”. “I’ll have to find out how to proceed on that, but it’s a legitimate demand,” the president said after the family called on him …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has revealed the House’s intention to seek legal clarification regarding President Akufo-Addo’s refusal to sign certain Witchcraft and Ghana Armed Forces Bills. Mr Bagbin insisted that the authority to assess the misuse of discretion lies exclusively with the Judiciary, not the Executive led by …

The Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Mr. John Dramani Mahama has reacted to President Akufo-Addo’s Constitutional Day broadcast in which he said Mr Mahama has not congratulated him three years after his election victory in 2020. In a post on social media, Mr Mahama said …