Politics

Dr. Kwabena Donkor, former Power Minister and Member of Parliament (MP) for Pru East has opened up about his entry into politics, revealing that he initially had no intention of becoming an MP. According to him, it was Former President Atta Mills who convinced him to join parliament by promising to …

Some aggrieved delegates of the opposition National Democratic Congress in Ketu North are accusing the party’s National Executive Committee of imposing Eric Edem Agbana on the constituency as the parliamentary candidate for the election 2024. According to the group, the party’s decision to declare the former National Deputy Youth Organiser …

A Parliamentary aspirant who contested in the Parliamentary Primaries on the ticket of the NDC on May 13, 2023, in the Suhum constituency Kofi Adjei Alias Otuo is considering contesting the 2024 parliamentary election as an Independent candidate if his grievances are not addressed by the National and Regional Executives …

Former President John Mahama is urging the people in Soo and Wasipe traditional areas of the North East and Savanna Regions, respectively to end the hostilities. In a statement, the former President also called on the two communities to rather channel their energy to curbing poverty and deprivation.  “I have …

Over 15 road construction machines have been deployed in various communities in the Assin North Constituency as the by-elections approaches. The machines which were said to have been sent to the constituency soon after the court annuled the election of James Gyakye Quayson as Member of Parliament for the area, …

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, slammed the Deputy Minister of Energy, Andrew Egyapa Mercer, on live TV, over accusations the deputy minister made against him. Egyapa Mercer, during Tuesday, June 1, 2023, edition of the Good Morning Ghana programme on Metro TV, said that the …

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has urged all factions in the Bawku conflict to collaborate with Government and other key stakeholders to resolve any issues that have derailed the peace and development of the area. Addressing the Chiefs, Queenmothers and peoples of the Upper East Region in Bolgatanga on Wednesday,  31st …

The Deputy Finance Minister, Abena Osei Asare, has made a passionate plea to Pensioner Bondholders, urging them to exercise patience as the government scrambles to secure the necessary resources to settle their unpaid matured coupons. Despite rainy weather conditions, members of the Pensioner Bondholders Forum resumed their picketing at the …

The reaction of Dr. Bawumia in a viral video was priceless when he was told two packs of waakye, a Ghanaian delicacy prepared from rice and beans and served with vegetables, sauces and protein such as egg and fish, cost GH¢60. It is not clear when the video was taken …

James Gyakye Quayson has officially declared his intention to contest in the Assin North by-election set for June 27. Mr. Quayson was ousted from Parliament and his name expunged from the legislative body’s records after the Supreme Court nullified his election in the 2020 polls for holding dual citizenship. In a …