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By: Ruth Tang Former Ghanaian football icon Asamoah Gyan has been chosen to join the Manifesto Committee of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party in the 2024 election. Gyan, who holds the record for the most goals scored by a Ghanaian player, will lead the “Youth and Sports” sub-committee within the manifesto team. Gyan will …

By Angelina Tukpe The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has urged the government to promptly facilitate the replacement of lost national identity cards, passports, and other essential documents for individuals impacted by the Akosombo dam spillage. Expressing the urgent need to alleviate the suffering of those affected, Ablakwa emphasized the humanitarian necessity of reissuing crucial documents …

The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has constituted his manifesto committee for the 2024 general elections. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Majority Leader, who stepped down from his position on Wednesday, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Committee. The committee shall be responsible for undertaking a holistic review of the party’s 2016 and 2020 manifestos …

Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has voluntarily resigned from his role with immediate effect. The decision was revealed at a meeting of the majority group on Wednesday evening, convened by President Nana Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House’s banquet hall. Reports suggest Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu handed over to his deputy and MP for Effutu, Alexander Afenyo Markin. The gathering, attended by the majority …

By Wilhelmina Oddoye The Deputy majority leader, Alexander Afenyo Markin has withdrawn his proposed amendments for the LGBTQ+ bill after the speaker of parliament, Hon. Alban Sumana Bagbin asked him to. His proposal, in Clause 6, was to provide “mandatory counselling on human sexual rights and family values as a post-conviction sentence” instead of three to five years imprisonment. In …

By: Angelina Tukpe DATE: International Mother Language Day is observed every year on February 21. This year, the special day falls on Wednesday. History: On February 21, 1952, four students were killed as they started the movement to make Bengali the official language in Bangladesh. In November 1999 the General Conference of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation …

Officials from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) have arrived at the premises of Parliament today. Their mission is to disconnect the legislative house from the national power grid due to outstanding debts amounting to GH₵23 million. The company has been engaged in an aggressive revenue mobilisation drive for the past year. The officials were spotted on the premises and around some …

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer hopeful, Kennedy Agyapong, appears to have taken a swipe at Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia over the latter’s assertion that he is just like a driver’s mate in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government and should be made president – the driver – so he can implement “his own vision.” Speaking in a snippet of …

By Suzzy Dankwah Poverty is a multidimensional concept that deals with the lack of material resources, opportunities accessibility to necessities required for a decent standard of living. It is mostly characterized by scarcity of income or resources to meet basic needs such as food, shelter, healthcare, education, sanitation etc. In a broader sense, poverty can be understood as a condition …

By Julia Elinam Nani Communications officer of the  National Democratic Congress(NDC), Sammy Esq. Gyamfi says, the most startling revelation by the Office of the Special prosecutor(OSP) in it’s Corruption Risk Assessment report on the “Agyapa” deal, was the fact that some illegal payments were made to certain entities.  He stated this in the”A moment of truth series” in the February edition. …