Politics

The Court of Appeal has overturned the decision of the trial judge in the case of Stephen Opuni to start the trial from scratch and directed for the proceedings and evidence led under the previous Judge Justice Hornyenugah to be adopted This decision by the Court of Appeal aims to ensure that the proceedings and evidence led in the case …

The Deputy National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande, has taken a dig at the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for making prejudicial comments on the legal case involving the re-elected Member of Parliament for Assin North. The President during the campaign of the New Patriotic Party (NDC) in Assin North, admonished the constituents not to vote …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo engaged in prejudicial comments when he said at a campaign in Assin North that voters needed not vote for a parliamentary candidate who is likely to end up in jail. This is the view of Justin Pwara Teriwajah, a lawyer for James Gyakye Quayson, the National Democratic Congress Member of Parliament, Akufo-Addo was referring to. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians that the country will soon experience a stable economy. Ghana, for a while now, has been experiencing an unstable economy making living difficult for most Ghanaians. Some areas that have been affected by this economic turnover include a rise in fuel and the high prices of food items. According to a news report by …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says the Assin North by-election is a wake-up call which requires the party to evaluate its approach and make rational retrospective assessments. The NPP’s candidate Charles Opoku received 12,630 votes, representing 42.15%, while the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) candidate, James Gyakye Quayson polled 17,245 votes representing 57.56%, after the by-election on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. …

The election managers and supervisors, especially the police have allowed too many non-election participatory actors into the constituency, and that is where they have lost the plot. Behaviour and negative attitudes of these actors is what is fuelling the violence which cannot be immediately comprehended, and has the tendency of marring the otherwise peaceful nature of the elections so far. …

Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Bagbin, has called on the church to play a more active role in national affairs. In a speech delivered at the induction ceremony of The Apostolic Church-Ghana on Saturday, June 24, 2023, Bagbin said that the church’s waning interest in national and political matters has had “severe consequences” on the country’s moral and social fiber. …

The MP for Bolgatanga Central Constituency, Isaac Adongo has expressed his surprise and disappointment in the vice president who is aspiring to be the flagbearer for the NPP in the 2024 December general elections. Quoting his words he said: “I’m wondering what vision he has other than what he and his boss, Nana Addo, have contracted with IMF for the …

Minority Caucus in parliament earlier yesterday morning fired at Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia over some comments he made on the occasion of filing his nomination to contest for the NPP race to run the 2024 presidential elections coupled with Ghana’s IMF economy deal. Their ranking member on the finance committee, Isaac Adongo who led the presser held, stated that the finance …

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said he has respect for all manner of persons irrespective of their status in life. He says his life experience teaches him to eschew discrimination in his dealings with people. Addressing a gathering of New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters after filing his nomination forms to enable him to contest in the presidential primaries of the party, …