POLITICS

The Majority Chief Whip Frank Annoh-Drompreh has appealed to the Minority in Parliament to support the new ministers-designate and get them endorsed. Speaking at a press conference in Accra on Tuesday, February 21, he said almost all the nominees are lawmakers who should be supported by their colleagues. He explained …

Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu John Jinapor has urged Parliament to pass a resolution to compel Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to exclude pensioners from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. (DDEP). He also said the resolution should compel the Minister to ensure that the individual bondholders’ coupons and the terms …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin on Thursday, February 16 warned Members of Parliament (MPs) against using unparliamentary language in their submissions on the presentation by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta regarding the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The Speaker warned them not to speak as though they were in a …

The former Attorney General and Minister of Justice and New Patriotic Party flagbearer aspirant, Joe Ghartey, has officially declared his intention for the presidential primaries. He did so on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 in his constituency, Essikado Ketan in the western region amidst a rousing welcome by some constituency youth. …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that the letter that was written to the Auditor-General by Attorney General Godfred Dame calling for the audit report on the Covid-19 expenditure to be unpublished was meant to silence the Auditor-General. “The Attorney General’s letter to the Auditor General is clearly meant …

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources Cecilia Abena Dapaah has stated that, the ministry will continue to advocate for adequate provision and proper management of Water Sanitation and Hygiene ( WASH ) facilities in schools as a means of helping to eradicate open defecation and provide sanitation for all. …

The Asokwa Circuit Court has granted a ¢50,000 bail to Suame NDC youth organizer Razak Koampa Avoliya. This was after his Lawyers pushed for his release on Tuesday after he was charged for allegedly inciting political violence in a viral video. Mr Avoliya has also been ordered by the Fred …

Tamale South Member of Parliament Haruna Iddrisu preferred to occupy the seat of New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Bekwai who is also First Deputy Speaker Joseph Osei Owusu (Joewsie) during proceedings in the House on Thursday, February 9. That was after he rejected the seat that was offered to …

Efforts by lawyers for Koampa Razak Avoliya, the Suame NDC youth organiser to secure bail at the Asokwa Circuit court over an alleged hate speech was shot down. He has been slapped with a charge of offensive conduct The suspect, in a viral video, was captured calling on supporters of …

The 14 suspects in the Aowin NPP constituency elections disturbances have been granted bail by the Enchi Magistrate Court. The Enchi Magistrate Court presided over by His Worship Lawrence Buenor Bue has granted bail for the 14 suspects arrested in connection with disturbances at the NPP’s Constituency elections at Aowin, …