POLITICS

Former President John Dramani Mahama has called for the resignation of the Minister for Health after he openly admitted that the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) has failed. Kwaku Agyemang Manu says the Scheme is no longer working, admitting that he no longer uses the service and prefers to pay …

The National Democratic Congress has called for an immediate investigation into the report issued by Prof Frempong Boateng alleging the involvement of high-profile government and NPP officials in Galamsey. National Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi wants the Office of the Special Prosecutor and bi-partisan Parliamentary investigations into the matter. Prof Frempong …

Chairman of the Gulf of Guinea Commission President Akufo-Addo has charged member states to work towards developing new strategies to deal with operations of pirates and maritime-related crimes. Speaking at the opening of the third extraordinary session of the heads of state and government of the Gulf of Guinea Commission …

The attention of the Office of the President has been drawn to a publication in the media ostensibly quoting from a document authored by the former Minister for Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, and Chairperson of the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, which, allegedly, imputes …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has written to the Council of State to reconsider its advice to the President concerning two of the three recently sworn-in members of the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC). The NDC adduced evidence that Dr Peter Appiahene and Hajia Salima Ahmed Tijani have deep roots within …

One of the Kumawu NPP parliamentary aspirants hopefuls, Lawyer Edward Kofi Osei has confirmed his withdrawal from Sunday’s primaries. According to the former managing director of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority, his decision stems from concerns raised by the leadership of the party over his dual citizenship status. “I …

President Akufo Addo has commissioned 312 housing units for the Ghana police service and promised to reaffirm his commitment to improving the welfare of security personnel in the country. The president, Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo says his administration will continue to prioritise the welfare of security personnel in the …

President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction works on a 122-million-dollar project which upon completion, will become Ghana’s first vaccine manufacturing plant. The plant will be a “fill and finish” site that imports components of COVID-19 mRNA vaccines for processing, …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has attributed the issue of inadequate dormitories in some Senior High Schools to the government’s failure to complete educational projects which were under construction during the National Democratic Congress (NDC) era. He argues that under the current government, infrastructure such as administration blocks, lecture halls …

The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has settled on Tuesday, May 23 as the date for the by-election in the Kumawu Constituency of the Ashanti Region. In a press release to announce the timelines for the by-election, the EC said the nomination forms have already been made available for download on …