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Owusu Bempah explains why he will never be part of Christian groups (Audio)

Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, has attributed his lack of interest in Christian Council groups to...

Audio: Emulate incorruptible principles of late Kwabena Adjei – Speaker urges MPs

Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye on Friday, as he eulogised former National Democratic Congress (NDC) National Chairman, Dr Kwabena Adjei, ahead of...

Ghana Beyond Aid Committee apologises for photoshopped Kenya building

The Ghana Beyond Aid Committee has apologised for plagiarising a building from Kenya on the cover page of Ghana Beyond Aid strategy document. The document,...

Audio: John Boadu reveals how a $2bn bauxite deal is used to construct roads in Ghana

The General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has revealed how President Akufo-Addo, through a bauxite company, received $2bn through...

Govt won’t yield to pressure to publish Short report – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the government will not be rushed into publishing the report from the Emile Short Commission on...

NDC asks Atta Akyea, Dapaah to show value for GH₵ 397 million meant for desilting Accra drains or resign over floods

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for the head of the Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea and his colleague minister...

Audio: Owusu Bempah reacts to MPs call to deal with ‘fake’ pastors

Founder and Leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Reverend Isaac Owusu Bempah, has reacted to Members of Ghanaian Parliament's call for action against...

Sam George cautions Parliament on legislation against churches

Member of Parliament (MP) for Ningo Prampram, Samuel Nettey George has admonished Parliament on attempts to pass a legislation aimed at regulating churches in...

Local governance expert throws weight behind election of MMDCEs

Dr Eric Oduro-Osae, a local governance expert has given strong backing to the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) by the...

MMDCE election to end winner-takes-all syndrome – Local Govt Minister

Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama says the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on partisan basis...

Gov’t outlines roadmap on election of MMDCEs

Government has announced the roadmap on elections of Chief Executives across the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) in the country, as part of...

MPs call for legislation to clamp down on ‘azaar’ pastors (Audio)

Some Members of Parliament (MPs) are demanding action against pastors and churches preying on the gullibility of the public. The lawmakers argued that the State...

EC, govt, citizenry cause of Limited Registration mess – Bonfeh

Acting General Secretary of the Convention People's Party, James Kwabena Bomfeh says there are problems associated with the Electoral Commission’s (EC) limited registration exercise because the EC, the...

Video: MP weeps over Chereponi conflict

Member of Parliament (MP) for Chereponi constituency in the North East region, Samuel Abdulai Jabanyite broke down in tears in the studio of Joy...

Oye Lithur eyes Adentan constituency seat ahead of 2020 election

Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection under the erstwhile John Mahama administration, Nana Oye Lithur, has revealed plans to contest the Adentan...

NPP youth justify chasing DCE out his office

New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth in the Krachi West Constituency has justified the chasing out the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the district, Douglas...

Lower Manya Chaos: MP accused of ‘double standards’ [Audio]

Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Lower Manya Constituency, Goldman Awuku Dodzi, has accused the Member of Parliament (MP), Ebenezer Terlabi...

Brazil 2014: Players were interested in cash; I was concerned about trophy – Afryie Ankrah (Audio)

Former Minister of Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has debunked claims that he misappropriated funds during Black Stars' participation in the World Cup...

Video: Angry NPP youth chase out DCE ; lock office

Some youth in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Krachi West constituency in the Volta region on Tuesday locked the office of the...

Mahama under fire for doubting EC

Deputy Minister for Information, Pius Enam Hadzide says former President John Dramani Mahama does not speak like a statesman because he is wearing the...

Chereponi violence: Defence Minister is perceived to be biased – Mornah (Audio)

National Chairman of the People's National Convention, Mr Bernard Mornah believes the Defence Minister, Dominic Nitiwul’s involvement in attempts to broker peace between the...

MP calls for stiffer punishment for ‘conflict contractors’ in Chereponi clash (Audio)

Member of Parliament for Tema East, Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover is calling for stiffer punishment for perpetrators in the renewed Konkomba, Chokosi conflict in the...

High Court asked to strike out assault charge against NDC Chairman

An Accra High Court has been asked to strike out the charge of assault levelled against NDC National Chairman, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, accused of...

Kweku Baako sees silver lining in Stonebwoy-Shatta brawl

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper strongly believes that the unfortunate incident at Sunday’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) should serve as a wake-up call for...

Rawlings, Zoomlion embark on tree planting to mark June 4

Former President Jerry John Rawlings, Zoomlion Ghana Limited and the Forestry Commission have begun a one-week tree planting exercise in parts of Accra to commemorate...

Chereponi clash: Underlying tensions not being addressed – MP (Audio)

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, believes resolving the violence in the Chereponi District of the North East region requires...

UN appoints Charlotte Osei for International Elections Commissioner role

The United Nations has appointed Charlotte Osei as an International Elections Commissioner to Afghanistan as it prepares to hold crucial presidential polls in September.  The appointment...

Go to court & defend yourself if you are innocent – NPP to Ayariga

A New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) communications officer Ernest Yaw Kumi has asked the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, to go to...

Mahama Ayariga trial takes off

The Special Prosecutor, Martin ABK Amidu, has filed a case against National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga,...

Okudzeto Ablakwa writes on cancelling AU holiday

Under the direction of President Akufo-Addo, today the 25th of May which marks Africa Union Day or Africa Liberation Day as was reintroduced by...

NPP Chairman sues Sammy Gyamfi for defamation

The First Vice Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Central Region, Horace Ekow Ewusi, has sued the National Communications...

Audio: How I declined an invitation to appear before Emile Short Commission- Asiedu Nketia

General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said that he once declined an invitation to appear before the Justice...

Prof Edmund Delle resigns as CPP Chairman

Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim has been installed the acting Convention People’s Party (CPP) Chairperson after the resignation of Professor Edmund Delle, the former chairman. This was...

Jean Mensa disregarding laws – Says General Mosquito

General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia has accused the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) of disregarding laws...

Audio: ‘Lying’ Tiwaa being considered for IGP post – Asiedu Nketia asserts

Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has revealed that the Director General of the Criminal...

Amidu sues Mahama Ayariga over tax, duty evasion

The Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu has sued the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga. This is the first case the Office is pursuing...

OccupyGhana lauds RTI presidential assent

Pressure group, OccupyGhana, has extolled the urgency with which President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo gave assent to the Right to Information Law. The group said in...

Audio: Martin Amidu the champion of ‘leaks’ punishing for ‘leaks’? – MP asks

Member of Parliament for Tamale North, Alhassan Suhuyini, is wondering how the Special Prosecutor, Martin Alamisi Burnes Kaiser Amidu was celebrated and held in...

NDC National Youth Organiser writes to Prez Akufo-Addo

The National Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), George Opare-Addo, has written to President Nana Addo Danquah Akufo Addo on a myriad of...

RTI bill passage shows Akufo-Addo is a man of his words – Oppong Nkrumah

Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has described President Nana Akufo-Addo’s assent of the passage of the Right to Information (RTI) Bill as a fulfillment...