Politics

John Jinapor said the NPP is partly to blame for the losses accrued in the energy sector.

Outside the chambers of parliament yesterday, Minority Members of Parliament Presented byHon Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, Ranking Member, on the Committee of Lands and Forestry, has officially spoken on the news about the arrest of Prof Frimpong Boateng, Nana Akuffo Addo’s former Minister of Environment Science and Technology. The arrest he said they find to be awkward and unimpressive because rather …

A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Ntow, has stated that Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has been receiving undeserved credit for the Paperless Port innovation. According to Mr. Ohene Ntow, the credit should actually go to flagbearer hopeful Alan Kyerematen, as he was the innovator behind the Paperless Port. He added that it is …

The Eastern Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwadwo Boateng Agyeman, has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for choosing Justice Gertrude Torkonoo, to be Chief Justice, describing it as something he considers as the President’s best appointment so far. According to him, despite the arguments by politicians, it can widely be agreed that President Akufo-Addo took careful consideration …

The Managing Editor of the Daily Searchlight Kenneth Agyei Kuranchie has stated that prior to his court action over the validity of Former President John Dramani Mahama to contest in the 2024 general elections, he had petitioned Parliament on the same matter. However, he said, his petition was ignored hence his decision to go to court. The reliefs he is seeking include, …

Former President, John Dramani Mahama has been sued by a Ghanaian citizen over his bid to vie for a second presidential term on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In the suit filed by the Plaintiff; Kenneth Kwabena Agyei Kuranchie, he wants the Supreme Court to disqualify the former president from contesting as a flagbearer of a political party or the presidency …

The Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral of Ghana, Apostle Prof. Opoku Onyinah, has justified the cost that has been incurred so far in the construction of the cathedral. The Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral and the government have been criticized by the public for the state of the cathedral project despite the huge investment that has …

The Office of the Special Prosecutor has declared Charles Bissue, the former Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM), wanted. This declaration follows Mr. Bissue’s failure to respond to an invitation from the Special Prosecutor to appear and answer questions regarding the ongoing investigation into suspected corruption within the dissolved IMCIM. Mr. Bissue recently filed a writ at the …

New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has responded to Majority Chief Whip of Parliament, Frank Annoh Dompreh, who allegedly stated that Agyapong is not suited for the presidency. In an audio clip where Kennedy Agyapong was addressing NPP delegates during his ongoing campaign, the Member of Parliament for Assin North criticized the lack of development in mining communities across the …

The Executive Director for the Africa Centre for Energy Policy, Ben Boakye says the government has found it difficult to stop the infamous Gold for Oil policy despite its myriad of challenges as the policy only lines money in the pocket of politicians. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) in its report has called for a review of the Gold for …