Politics

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has criticised Ghana’s seeking of a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the 17th time.  Speaking at a public forum in Ho as part of the 30th-anniversary commemoration of Ghana’s Parliament, Speaker Bagbin emphasised that no society in the world has ever developed through the assistance of the IMF. The …

Social media users are unhappy with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent comment on the potential of a First Lady from the Zongo – a Muslim-dominated inner city. The president pointed to a historic feat that could result should his Vice President win the 2024 presidential elections. The lady in question is the current Second Lady, Samira Bawumia. “If by the grace …

Parliament has approved an amount of $338 million for the redevelopment and expansion of the Accra Tema Motorway project. The project was necessitated by the rapid deterioration of the motorway which often results in traffic congestion and accidents. The project would include construction works on the 5.7 km George Walker Bush Highway and a portion of the Nsawam road linking …

The High Court in Accra has reportedly thrown out an application by Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a member of the #FixtheCountry Movement, to dismiss the GH¢ 10 million defamation suit filed against him by the Minister for National Security, Albert Kan-Dapaah. The court in addition to dismissing the application, also fined Barker-Vormawor, GH¢3, 000. In an affidavit in support of the motion on …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has reiterated calls for the electoral management body, the Electoral Commission (EC), to ensure that the 2024 general elections are devoid of rigging. Mustapha Gbande, the Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), warned that they will resist any attempts by the EC to rig the election in favour of another political party. …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has stated that the Electoral Commission (EC) must assure Ghanaians that its 3pm end of polls proposal for the 2024 elections will not disenfranchise voters. The EC earlier justified the decision to shift the closing time of voting from 5:00 pm to 3:00 pm during the upcoming election. The EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, emphasized that …

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has promised to construct affordable houses for teachers if voted into power in 2024. According to him, his empathy arises from the struggles caused by the 2-year advance rent scheme. The former president says he wants to prioritize this housing scheme as part of the many motivational packages he …

For the fourth conservative time, inflation has dropped, recording a rate of 26.4% in November.This represents an 8.8 percentage point decrease from the 35.2 percent recorded in October 2023.According to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released on Thursday, December 14, the year-on-year food inflation stood at 32.2 percent and non-food inflation at 21.7 percent.The Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina …

A few weeks ago, some unusual billboards were observed around Kwame Nkrumah Circle and various vantage points across Accra. These billboards showcased tweets from Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia during the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) campaign trail leading up to the 2016 general election. One of them, dated December 2, 2015, read: “NDC has resorted to increasing taxes under the …

Minister for Energy, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has been endorsed by a group comprising polling station agents, constituency executives, and the tertiary wing executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta Region as the ideal man to partner Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming 2024 elections. The convener for the group, Lawal Kayode, stated that Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh …