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Coronavirus: Kennedy Agyapong calls for closure of markets if… [audio]

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, has suggested that there should be more scrutiny in market places. This, according to...

Covid-19: Akufo-Addo speaks on closure of schools, borders

President Nana Akufo-Addo has stated that Ghana cannot continue to keep schools closed forever and continue with the ban on social gathering. He said, there...

How Ghana’s Nkrumah used metaphor to instigate resistance against colonialism

Ghana’s first president and pioneering pan-Africanist, Dr Kwame Nkrumah, dealt a notable blow to the British Empire when he led the campaign demanding self-rule...

Mahama finally breaks silence on his running mate [read]

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says his mind is already made on who to name as his partner going...

‘When I was Atik, you were still shopping for a political party’ [Audio]

Convener of pressure group, Mass Action Committee (MAC), is not taking lightly the 'unprintable' words directed at his person by Member of Parliament (MP)...

Listen: Sam George rips Atik; calls him a “political charlatan”

Copyright © 20 Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George Nettey, has taken the Convener of pressure group Mass Action Committee (MAC), Atik Mohammed...

Listen: I’m not pretending to be President – Mahama tells critics

Former President Mahama has said he has no plans of running a parallel government as an opposition leader. ALSO READ: Fetish priests not banned from advertising...

Parliament donates GH¢200,000 to Covid-19 Fund

Parliament has donated GH¢200,000.00 to the Covid-19 National Trust Fund to financially support the government’s fight against the disease. During the presentation ceremony, the Majority...

Majority Leader calls for adjournment of Parliament

The Majority Leader in Parliament has called for sitting s to be adjourned indefinitely. Mr. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu says this will provide members of...

Listen to ‘elderly wisdom’ – Allotey Jacobs to NDC

Social commentator and former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs, has jabbed some young members and activists in the NDC who,...

Nkrumah’s son reacts to video of his father as he ‘Lies In State’ [Read]

Son of the first president and founder of the modern Republic of Ghana, Dr Sekou Nkrumah, has reacted to rare videos of Ghana’s Osagyefo...

Covid-19: You are a matured leader – Allotey Jacobs tells Akufo-Addo

Former National Democratic Congress Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs, has commended President Nana Akufo-Addo for exercising the right leadership in fighting COVID-19 pandemic. Mr Jacobs...

Sam George ‘exposes’ Atik Mohammed

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam Nartey George, has descended heavily on Convener of pressure group, Mass Action Committee, Atik Mohammed. This is after...

Rare video shows Kwame Nkrumah’s face as he Lies In State (Watch)

Rare videos have emerged of Ghana’s Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah lying in State on Saturday, May 13, 1972, during his funeral ceremony in Conakry,...

Agalga accuses govt of politicising Northern Development Authority

Member of Parliament for Builsa North, has described as bizarre, claims by some parliamentary candidates of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) that they have...

No decision has been taken on when public gatherings can resume – Akufo-Addo

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says a decision on when restrictions on public gatherings – put in place to curb the spread of...

Ghanaian gives meaning to all President Akufo-Addo’s fabrics for COVID-19 addresses

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has for the past weeks been addressing the nation on the government’s efforts in curbing the deadly coronavirus outbreak. One...

Uganda president blasts MPs for allocating $2.6 million coronavirus funds for themselves

Uganda’s President, Yoweri Museveni, has blasted Members of Parliament (MPs) for allocating themselves a total of 10bn Ugandan shillings ($2.6m; £2m) to enable them...

Americans losing faith in what Trump says about coronavirus

Americans appear to be losing faith in what President Donald Trump says about the coronavirus pandemic, with almost everyone rejecting Trump’s remark that COVID-19...

Popular journalist reveals region Mahama’s running mate will come from

Ace broadcast journalist, Paul Adom-Otchere, has hinted that there is the likelihood former president John Dramani Mahama’s running mate for the December 7, 2020...

Speaker recalls MPs for discussions on COVID-19 tax waivers

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Michael Quaye, has recalled Members of Parliament for discussions on tax waivers for Covid-19 donations. A statement signed by...

READ: Peter Toobu’s 30-day whole-of-Ghana approach to fight Covid-19

Parliamentary candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Wa West Constituency, Supt Peter Lanchene Toobu (Rtd), has proposed to the government what he...

COVID-19 fight will be a major campaign tool – Sammy Awuku

Copyright © 20 National Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said the strides made in fighting the coronavirus pandemic will be a major...

Listen: NDC’s running mate, manifesto – Asiedu-Nketia gives shocking response

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has explained the reason why the party has not launched its manifesto and outdoored a running...

Minister jailed 20 years for embezzlement

Former Ivorian Prime Minister, Guillaume Soro, has been given 20 years jail term for embezzlement. Mr Soro, who is vying to be president of Ivory Coast, was...

Ken Agyapong donates 150,000 masks to Presidency [photos]

The Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Mr Kennedy Agyepong, has presented 150,000 masks to the Presidency. The donation was done on Tuesday, April...

Asiedu-Nketia declines to score Akufo-Addo on COVID-19 fight

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu-Nketia, has declined to rate President Nana Akufo-Addo on his fight against the coronavirus pandemic in...

How getting Mahama health projects completed gave me sleepless nights – Minister recounts

Health Minister, Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, has made a strong case that the Akufo-Addo-led government has never abandoned any health facility started by the previous government. Mr...

Are you a surgeon? Asiedu Nketia jabs Oppong-Nkrumah

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has questioned the locus of Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, who is urging the public not to...

City Escape Hotel invasion: Arrest Sam George – Group demands

Pressure group, Mass Action Committee (MAC), is demanding the arrest and prosecution of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George and some National Democratic...

Why EC boss, others must be prosecuted – Asiedu Nketia’s take [Audio]

General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, is shocked that police hasn't arrested and prosecuted officials of the Electoral Commission...

Aide to DCE beaten to pulp as boss watched helplessly [Photo+Audio]

Isaac Kipo, aid to the District Chief Executive for Sawla Lawal Tamimu has been beaten by some angry NPP youth in the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency. Isaac...

Imposters of Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah in trouble!

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has warned persons taking advantage of social media platforms of government officials to dupe unsuspecting victims. According to him, he has...

Judgement on Martin Amidu’s age on Wednesday

The Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in the case in which NDC MP for Bolga East Dr Dominic...

City Escape invasion: Sam George shares inside story [audio]

National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has explained the motive for gate-crushing a workshop by the Electoral Commission...

Listen: Sam George’s 2020 election prophecy

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nettey George, has said the outcome of the 2020 general election will be beyond the bounds of...

88 district hospitals: Oppong Nkrumah has a message for naysayers [audio]

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has a message for pessimists doubting government’s ability to build 88 district hospitals in a year. ALSO READ: Why the Minority...

Social media unimpressed by Akufo-Addo’s promise to build more hospitals

Unlike previous addresses from President Nana Akufo-Addo that received massive applauds from the general public, the  8th national address on Sunday has been greeted with...

Sam George’s actions at EC meeting condemned

Member of Parliament (MP) of Ningo Prampram, Sam George, has come under fire for masterminding a near-violent confrontation at a meeting by Staff of Electoral Commission...

Akufo-Addo will find money to fund construction of ’88 hospitals’ – Gabby tells NDC

A leading member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) says President Nana Akufo-Addo will find money to fund the construction of 88 hospitals...