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Ghana not going back to IMF-supported programme – Gabby Otchere

Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said Ghana will not be going back to an IMF-supported programme on the...

Coronavirus: Eastern region NDC demands mass testing

The Eastern Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for mass testing after the region recorded 15 new cases of the...

Coronavirus: Account for relief package – NDC to govt

The Ashanti Regional branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling on the government to account for the coronavirus relief package to...

Chief of Staff, Ayawaso West MCE feed thousands amid coronavirus pandemic [Photos]

The Chief of Staff, Hon. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, who is also a former Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, is serving food...

NDC stalwart loses relative to coronavirus

Former Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has lost his uncle to the deadly novel coronavirus in London.The...

Coronavirus: John Mahama writes on Day 14 of lockdown

Happy Easter my fellow countrymen and women.Today is day 14 (two weeks) since the partial lockdown declared by the President in some parts of...

Coronavirus: NDC blames NIA for cases in Eastern region

The Eastern Regional branch of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has blamed the National Identification Authority (NIA) for the coronavirus cases recorded in...

COVID-19 has exposed Capitalism, shown Technocracy is best – Scientist

Ghanaian Scientist and Engineer, Dr Bright Sogbey, has noted that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed capitalism as a bad system and shown that technocracy...

COVID-19: Gbetseli chief feeds aged in his community

Chief of Gbetseli, Nii Teye Kojo Sune (I), as part of efforts to mitigate the plight of the vulnerable in the face of...

PPE donations from China could be contaminated – African leaders told

African leaders have been urged to be wary of donations from China in the form of Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and medical supplies as...

Jinapor brothers clash over light bills

A relief package announced on Thursday for consumers of electricity has stoked a debate between two brothers on two sides of Ghana’s main political divide.While John...

COVID-19: Sammy Gyamfi makes case for private health workers

National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress, Sammy Gyamfi, is advocating for the inclusion of private health workers in tax exemptions, salary increments...

Covid-19: Rawlings’ special Easter message

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged Ghanaians to let the Easter be a period of sacrifice for the health of the environment.In a statement, the...

Covid-19: Majority Leader speaks on postponing 2020 elections

Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs has shot down suggestions 2020 elections should be suspended as Ghana battles  Covid-19 pandemic.Osei Kyei-Mensah Bonsu says...

Covid-19 and Ghana’s election 2020: Prof. Gyampo’s take

IntroductionGhanaians are currently on a partial lockdown as a result of Covid-19.Given that some people have honored the Social Distance Protocols in breach,...

Free electricity for locked-down areas not NDC’s idea – Mensah-Bonsu

Free electricity for locked-down areas is not the idea of National Democratic Congress (NDC) legislators, says the Majority Leader.Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu told JoyNews that...

BoG Hospital saga: Kweku Baako replies Ato Forson

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul-Malik Kweku Baako Jnr, has attributed the collapse of the nine indigenous banks during the banking sector...

Covid-19 Fight: Why I’d rather donate towards provision of PPEs – John Mahama

Former President and flag bearer of opposition National Democratic Congress, says he prefers buying Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) for frontline health workers to making...

Mahama refuses to donate salary into COVID-19 National Fund (Watch)

Former president John Dramani Mahama has declined to donate his salary into the COVID-19 national fund.Mr Mahama, speaking to Joy News in an...

Coronavirus: President of Nigeria pardons 2,600 prisoners

The Federal Government of Nigeria has granted amnesty to no fewer than 2,600 inmates as part of measures to decongest prison facilities during the coronavirus...

Why Kweku Baako thinks he is an expert in propaganda [listen]

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, says when it comes to propaganda, nobody within the political circle can beat him...

Parliament approves GH¢1.2b to fund Coronavirus Alleviation Programme

The Finance Committee of Parliament has by consensus approved an amount of GH¢1.2 billion for the government to access money from the Contingency Fund...

Coronavirus: NPP calls for ceaseless prayers during Easter

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is certain only God can help the world overcome the coronavirus pandemic as Ghana records 313 positive cases.ALSO...

Coronavirus: NDC’s Easter message will melt your heart

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is confident Ghana will win the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.ALSO READ:Covid-19: Obour’s household, contacts test negative as pressure...

NPP supporters in Atiwa East to sponsor independent candidate

Some members of the New Patriotic Party in Atiwa East Constituency in the Eastern region have threatened to sponsor an independent candidates if the...

Coronavirus: CPP calls for attitudinal change

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has called for attitudinal change amongst Ghanaians as they observe this year’s Easter.CPP made the call in a statement...

Retract, apologise else I’ll sue you – Presidential staffer told

A Presidential Staffer, Nana Hese Ogyiri, has been asked to retract and apologise for a alleged scandalous statement he attributed to Brogya Genfi.Brogya...

NDP suspends Dep. Communications Director over Whatsapp and Facebook pictures

The Deputy Eastern Regional Communications Director of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Christian Tutu, has been suspended indefinitely by the Regional Executives of the...

Coronavirus: Mahama ‘fights’ for health workers

Former President John Mahama has urged the government to expand its bracket of those labeled ‘frontline health workers’.ALSO READ:Why Ghana’s coronavirus cases have risen...

READ: Otokunor’s ‘love letter’ to Akufo-Addo

The Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is not happy about the social intervention programmes announced by the government for...

Why Koku Anyidoho thinks those calling for total lockdown are just making empty noise [listen]

Former Deputy General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho, has described calls for a total lockdown as “empty propaganda and noise.”The...

Parliament committed to consensus building – Kate Addo

The Director of Public Affairs of the Parliament, Kate Addo, is assuring consensus building following a disagreement between the Speaker, Prof Aaron Mike Oquaye...

Coronavirus: Govt’s free food for the poor avenue for ‘chop chop’ – Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is skeptical about the feeding programme initiated by the government during the...

Coronavirus fight: NDC accuses govt of massaging infection figures [audio]

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is accusing the government of massaging figures of the number of people infected with COVID-19 also known as...

Your social interventions not substitute for scientific management of Covid-19 – Sammy Gyamfi to Prez Akufo-Addo

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi, has responded to the new social intervention measures announced by President Akufo-Addo...

Coronavirus: Test result of Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye out

The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Michael Oquaye, has informed Parliament that he has taken the COVID-19 test and the result was negative.“I...

Covid-19: NDC’s Dela Coffie lists 6 key reasons why Akufo-Addo is turning out to be one of the best Presidents

Member and activist of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dela Coffie, has once again showered commendations on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over...

Koku Anyidoho praises Akufo-Addo over measures to combat coronavirus

Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Atta-Mills Institute, Koku Anyidoho, has showered praises on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his sterling...

We can’t go on holidays because we aren’t in normal times – Speaker Oquaye to MPs

Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye, has called off planned recess for Members of Parliament, telling them; “we cannot go on holidays because we are...

Coronavirus fight: All hands on deck – Akufo-Addo to politicians

President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged the leadership of political parties in the country to join forces with the government in fighting the new coronavirus.Speaking...