The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has strongly denied contents of a leaked tape involving its National Chairman Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo. A leaked tape purported to be the voice Ofosu-Ampofo in a meeting with party communicators said “we’re going to take her [EC boss] to the cleaners.” “As for the EC chair, we must wage a […] The post Leaked

Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Kyea, on Wednesday, courted the ire of the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso North Yusif Jajah when he said residents in Nima will for the first time in their lives have access to flushing toilet facilities, as part government’s agenda to give a facelift to the slum. “Mr Speaker, there’s […] The post Nima residents

The New Patriotic Party has called on members if the opposition National Democratic Congress to distance themselves from the utterances of their National Chairman contained in the purported leaked tape. A leaked tape purported to be the voice of NDC national chairman Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo in a meeting with party communicators said “we’re going to take […] The post Distance

The Ranking Member of the Mines and Energy Committee of Parliament Adam Mutawakilu on Wednesday called for the prosecution of public officials implicated in the latest Tiger Eye PI investigation which is yet to be aired Ghone TV tonight. Transcripts of the first part of the investigative piece christened ‘galamsey fraud’ uncovered massive scale of […] The post Prosecute

President  Akufo-Addo says his government is doing all within its reach to arrest the free falling Cedi. The Cedi has fallen deeply against international currencies especially the dollar. Cedi which was 5.35 against a dollar on February 25, 2019, has suddenly reached 5.46. Addressing a ceremony held at the Tema Heavy Industrial Area, Kpone, to […] The post Cedi fall upsets me – Akufo-Addo

Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday congratulated Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for a second successive term as the President of Nigeria. Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, according to final results from Saturday’s general election. Buhari, 76, defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of just […] The post Akufo-Addo

A deputy general secretary of the New Patriotic Party Nana Obiri Boahene has waded into the leaked tape saga involving the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) describing  claims on the tape as criminal. “It bothers on criminality. This one is wrong. Ofosu Ampofo’s words were inappropriate,” Obiri Boahene who is also a […] The post Claims on ‘Ofosu

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is planning to unleash attacks on key personalities in Ghana including the EC chairperson Jean Mensa and the National Peace Council boss, a leaked tape reveals. A leaked tape purported to be the voice of NDC national chairman Samuel Ofosu-Ampofo in a meeting with party communicators said “we’re going […] The post Go

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, final results from Saturday’s general election show. The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of just under four million votes. Mr Abubakar’s People’s Democratic Party has rejected the result. Delays and violence marred the run-up to […] The post Buhari

The West Akyem Municipal Security Council (MUSEC) has banned the use of motorbikes, taxis and trucks from transporting corpses in the Municipality. The decision which was taken on Tuesday, February 26, followed evident reports that bereaved families, particularly in rural parts of the municipality, use unapproved vehicles instead of a hearse to transport corpses from […] The post West

Ghana’s trade unionist Kwasi Adu-Amankwah has been arrested in Zimbabwe awaiting deportation, Zimbabwean media have reported. Mr. Adu-Amankwa, who is secretary general of the African Regional Organization of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC-Africa), is currently being held at the Robert Gabriel Mugabe International Airport in Harare. It is unclear the basis of his arrest. In […] The post Ghana’s

The Commission probing the Ayawaso by-election violence has ruled against a request by lawyer for witnesses Delali Brempong and MP Sam George to cross examine some earlier witnesses who made claims regarding them at the commission. The Chairman of the Commission Justice Emile Short in his ruling said allowing such an application to stand will […] The post AWW Commission:

The smallest dam to be constructed under the One-village-One-dam initiative will cost a whopping 2.5 million Ghana cedis, the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has revealed. The Agric Minister revealed this in Parliament while answering questions from MPs Tuesday morning. “I have said here…that the smallest dam will cost 2.5 million […] The post IVID:

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Ghana, a think tank whose aim is to enhance the advancement of Ghana’s foreign policy, and her relations within the comity of nations. Speaking at the inauguration on Tuesday, 26th February, 2019, President Akufo-Addo noted that the aims and objectives of Ghana’s foreign […] The post Help

Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has served notice he will file a motion for a vote of censure on Trade and Industry Minister Alan Kyerematen for disrespecting Parliament. Mr Kyerematen, who was expected to appear before the House Tuesday to answer questions, has for the third time failed to show up. Deputy Majority leader, Sarah […] The post Minority

Former president John Mahama would have to rid himself of the corruption tag put on him by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) during the 2016 elections to stand a chance in 2020, Prof. Agyemang Duah has said. “John Mahama may have to repackage himself. I think his approach to politics should be different. We […] The post Get rid of corruption tag – Expert advises

Eleven Ghanaian students have won awards for the Resolution Project pitch contest as part of this year’s Harvard National Model of the United Nations (HNMUN) Conference in the United States of America. The group also won a grant of $10,000 to enable them to undertake various social development interventions in their home country within the […] The post Ghanaian

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, on Monday told the Short Commission the party does not own vigilante groups. Appearing before the three-member Commission investigating by-election violence at Ayawaso West-Wuogon constituency, the lawmaker said the social democratic party does not recognize such groupings. However, he said some vigilante groups […] The post NDC

The NDC Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has dismissed claims by the National Security Minister that he arrived at the La Bawaleshie polling station during the by-election with 15 men on motorbikes. The claims had earlier been made by the National Security Minister, Albert Kan Dapaah and the Commander of the SWAT […] The post Ayawaso violence:

Former president JJ Rawlings has given Mr. John Mahama thumbs up for winning the presidential primaries of the National Democratic Congress. Mahama polled a whopping 213,487 votes representing 95.23% of the total votes cast to beat the six other contestants to lead the largest opposition party in the 2020 general elections. “My congratulations to former […] The post Rawlings congratulates