Politics

President Akufo-Addo’s aspiration to eventually rechristen the University of Ghana, Legon as JB Danquah University is poised to encounter formidable opposition. This anticipation is well-founded, given that certain Ghanaians have already expressed their discontent with the proposed name alteration, citing various reasons. During the University of Ghana’s 75th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service on August 11, 2023, President Akufo-Addo unveiled his intent to rename Ghana’s …

Foreign Affairs Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has lashed out at staff at the passport office for allegedly engaging in corruption-related activities that have tarnished the office’s reputation. The minister expressed her anger over the constant extortion of money from applicants by passport workers and “goro boys and girls” to expedite their services. Madam Botchwey said that the staff at the …

Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament in Ghana, has expressed his perplexity over the public’s negative reaction to salary increases for Members of Parliament (MPs), especially when the same constituents often approach their elected representatives for financial assistance. During a public forum in Takoradi, Bagbin noted that despite citizens seeking financial aid from their MPs for various reasons such as …

Sam Nartey George, the Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, has responded to concerns raised by the US Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer, regarding Ghana’s anti-LGBTQI bill and its potential impact on American investors. In a Facebook post, Sam George expressed surprise at Ambassador Palmer’s concerns and questioned whether American investors are only interested in countries without values. He argued that the …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin is worried over what he calls the public outrage that greet the announcement of an increase in salaries of Members of Parliament. Mr Bagbin insisted that MPs who shoulder the majority of responsibilities in the various constituencies should be paid well.  Speaking at a public forum in Takoradi in the Western Region, Alban Bagbin said …

The Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, has for the first time reacted to a viral video of him eating with the Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin. The minority leader refuted assertions that the viral video showed him eating a birthday lunch bought for him by Afenyo-Markin. He explained that he [Forson], Afenyo-Markin, and other legislators were in Cape …

The Bank of Ghana has come under intense scrutiny over the past weeks following allegations of it writing off over GH¢40 billion it lent the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government by the minority caucus of the Parliament of Ghana. The vice president of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons has also alleged that the central bank is paying its independent directors US$8,000 (GH¢86,000) each month. Now, US-based Ghanaian …

Former President John Dramani Mahama, has suggested that the governor of the Bank of Ghana is using the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) as a smokescreen to mask his alleged mismanagement of the central bank. The NDC Flagbearer’s comment comes after the Bank of Ghana explained that GH¢53.1 billion out of the GH¢60 billion losses it posted in its 2022 …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has justified the construction of a new headquarters, insisting that its current head office, built in the 1960s, is no longer fit for purpose. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) at a press conference on Tuesday, August 8, accused the Bank of Ghana of building a new head office at an alleged amount of $250 million. …

Searches conducted at the Abelemkpe residence of embattled former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Abena Dapaah by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) revealed additional five Thousand United States dollars (US$590,000.00) and Two Million Seven Hundred and Thirty Thousand cedis (GHC2,730,000.00). Consequent to this and in line with further searches, the OSP has filed an originating motion at the High Court …