POLITICS

Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana (C-DAG) says it welcomes former President, John Dramani Mahama’s idea of establishing a comprehensive pension scheme for drivers. The driver group is elated and has promised to campaign and ensure that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) wins the upcoming December 7, general elections to enable …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament has rejected allegations that they oppose the government’s proposed Free Senior High School (SHS) bill. On June 11, Majority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin announced that the bill, once passed, would mandate the continuation of the Free SHS policy across future governments. This move …

  A minority in Parliament has issued a 24-hour ultimatum to the government to clear the Global Fund drugs stuck at the Tema port for more than a year. The Global Fund for Community Foundation donated these medical supplies to Ghana free of charge, however, it has taken Ghana’s government …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has urged the government to exclude the military from supervising the upcoming election. According to him, the service should be invited to assist the police in the process only when very necessary. “We don’t want to see the military during elections. When there is a …

The High Court in Accra has set June 13, 2024, to rule on whether or not to admit into evidence the audio recording involving the Attorney-General and businessman, Richard Jakpa, in the ongoing ambulance case. This was after the Attorney General objected to an attempt by lawyers for Minority Leader, …

Minority Leader Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson has criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for its recent decisions, including the barring and subsequent reversal of political party agents from the ongoing voter transfer process. Dr. Forson contended that the EC lacks the independence to make such “dangerous and outrageous” decisions. Speaking at …

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Amenfi East has assured illegal miners of his readiness to protect them with support from the MCE and Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah. Ernest Frimpong, who is contesting the Amenfi East parliamentary seat on the ticket of the NPP, has …

President Akufo-Addo has said that, as part of protecting Ghana’s environment, the government is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 64 million tonnes. Speaking at the Green Ghana event on June 7, 2024, the President championed the cause of a Greener future as he delivered an impassioned speech at Burma …

The dismissal of all the applications filed by the accused persons in the Ato Forson trial, including the application for mistrial, shows that there is a group of people who ride on the manipulation of facts, distortions and deception of the public Godfred Dame says the dismissal of the applications …

The Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has described ex-President Mahama’s statement that he will reopen the Cecilia Dapaah cash saga if he becomes president again as “cheap politics.” He said the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress is so desperate for power that he capitalises on any public …