POLITICS

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has stated that national service will no longer be mandatory for graduates who yearn to secure immediate jobs after completion of tertiary education. He believes the concept of the current national service scheme needs tweaking to suit the demands …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has stated categorically that he will abolish the tax on electronic financial transactions, the e-levy if elected President of Ghana. The controversial tax was introduced in 2022, and before the introduction, Vice President Bawumia had declared his opposition to levies on electronic financial transactions in an …

Lawmakers in Ghana will now commence sessions by reciting the National Pledge. This was after Ghana’s Parliament modified its Standing Orders. Under the modified Standing Orders, independent bodies like the Electoral Commission, the CHRAJ boss, the BoG governor, NCCE, and the Auditor General are going to be questioned similarly to …

The 2024 flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has for the umpteenth time voiced his criticism of the state of Ghana’s economy under President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, President Akufo-Addo “didn’t inherit a mess; it is your clueless economic management team and …

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has expressed its dismay at the government’s resubmission of the rejected Public Universities Bill (PUB) to Parliament for consideration in the 8th session. With deep concern, they said they observed the government’s persistence in pushing through this controversial bill despite widespread rejection from …

National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer John Mahama has expressed his opposition to LGBTQ+ activities. The former president made this known during an address to Zongo chiefs in Koforidua on Wednesday, January 31. Mr Mahama, a member of the Assemblies of God Church, emphasised that his faith condemns such acts. He …

The Member of Parliament for the people of Dome-Kwabenya constituency, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Sarfo, says she remains a New Patriotic Party faithful card-bearing member in her quest to support the party to break the 8-chain mantel, and there is no intention to part ways with the party or go independent. …

The chief of Atonsu, Nana Yaw Ayeboafo, has called on former President John Dramani Mahama to save Ghanaians from the current economic hardships endured by the ordinary people in the country. He said the former president has more experience in terms of governance, so he believes he is the only …

The former president John Mahama on his last day of building the nation tour in the Ashanti region, met the various executive heads of the Suame Industrial community for their inputs to build the new Ghana ahead if he assumes power in 2025. The various heads of the association outlined …

The Special Prosecutor, Mr. Kissi Agyebeng, announced this at a press conference in Accra on January 25. “The Office has determined that the crime borders largely on money laundering, which falls within the mandate of EOCO,” he said. Her bank accounts were also frozen, but an attempt by the investigative …