Politics

Relying on the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to finance the proposed ‘no academic fees for level 100 students’ at the universities can create problems because the GETFund is currently facing challenges, a political science lecturer at the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Dr Jonathan Asante Otchere has said. He …

Presidential Candidate of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has touted the party’s flagship campaign promise as a means to address the prevailing rate of youth unemployment in the country. In an address during the party’s launch of its National Youth Manifesto, the former president explained that the …

Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party for the 2024 elections, has put his campaigning activities on hold to recharge ahead of the launch of the party’s manifesto over the weekend. A statement issued by the Director of Communications of the Bawumia 2024 campaign, Dennis Miracles Aboagye, …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has promised to make the first year of university tuition-free for all students in public institutions when elected in the December 7 election. The NDC has also pledged certification for artisans nationwide. Public Relations consultant and a member of the NDC Youth Manifesto team, Festus Mwingsong Akyuuro …

The Vice President of Ghana and 2024 Presidential Candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is advocating for extensive changes in the way driver’s licenses are renewed. Unlike Ghanaian passports which are currently renewed every ten years, driver’s licenses are renewed every two years. According to the …

The Minority in Parliament has formally requested meetings with the Ghana Police Service in preparation for a second #OccupyBoG demonstration. The protest, which is aimed at demanding the resignation of the Governor of the Bank of Ghana and his deputies, is scheduled to take place in the coming weeks. The …

A former President of the Students Representative Council at the University of Ghana, Edmond Kombat, has urged the youth to vote for the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama in the upcoming elections. According to him, John Mahama is someone who understands the suffering and pain of …

A former General Secretary of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Yaa Jantuah has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to consider reducing its presidential and parliamentary candidate fees for “smaller” political parties. According to her, it is problematic to call some parties smaller parties because all political parties pay the …

A member of the ruling New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communications team, Esther Agyeman, has slammed Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, leader of the Movement for Change, and his supporters for promoting the controversial Agyapadie document. She revealed that, she first encountered the document in 2015 and became familiar with its contents, which allegedly outlined …

The Central Bank of Liberia has debunked bankruptcy reports regarding two leading commercial banks in Monrovia’s capital. One of the banks, known was SIB Liberia Limited, which is owned by Ghanaian millionaire, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, was cited in a report published by frontpageafricaonline.com, with the caption “Broke Banks?” which prompted …