Politics

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 May, 2023, Dr Bawumia expressed anguish at the attacks, injuries …

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 Finance Ministry on Thursday, June 1, to demand the payment …

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 but Bawumia and all the people around him were in …

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 statement, Mr. Quayson insisted that he duly renounced his Canadian …

Like the Kumawu constituency in the Ashanti Region, which saw deplorable roads suddenly being repaired as a result of a by-election, roads in the Assin area of the Central Region, are about to see major upgrades also as a result of a by-election. Yesterday, Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, got the Assin North seat declared vacant following the Supreme Court’s order …

The Supreme Court has struck out the law that allowed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to impose restrictions as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. The government at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, caused the Legislation of the Imposition of the Restriction Act which gave powers to the President to restrict human activities for the purpose of …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Central Region has said the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) must be called to answer questions in the law court if James Gyakye Quayson issue is seen as criminal. The NDC Central Regional Chairman, Professor Richard Kofi Asiedu stated that Mr. Gyakye Quayson’s situation can be described as “pure political witch-hunting.” “Before you …

Former Auditor General Daniel Yao Domelevo has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling which described as null and void his forced leave orchestrated by the Presidency.  Mr. Domelevo slammed the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for disrespecting the law. The Supreme Court gave the ruling on Wednesday, saying the decision by President Akufo-Addo to force Domelevo to embark on an extended …

Parliament through its Clerk has declared the Assin North Parliamentary seat vacant following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the eligibility of James Gyakye Quayson in occupying the Assin North seat. The Supreme Court by a unanimous decision ordered Ghana’s Parliament to expunge the name of James Gyakye Quayson from its records as the Member of Parliament for the Assin North constituency on …

The National Food Suppliers Association says its members won’t back down on their decision to picket at the premises of the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) if their 2 years of outstanding arrears are not paid. This comes after they met with the Minister of Education over the demands, of which NAFCO has indicated that plans are underway to …