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SONA 2025: Ghana’s energy sector faces $2.2 billion deficit – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has highlighted the key financial challenges crippling Ghana’s energy sector. In his diagnosis during the State of the Nation Address, Mahama...

SONA 2025: NSS to include short military training – Mahama

President John Mahama has announced plans to introduce short military training as part of the National Service Scheme (NSS) to promote fitness and discipline...

SONA 2025: Mahama urges Minority to participate in National Economic Dialogue

President John Mahama has called on the Minority in Parliament to participate in the upcoming National Economic Dialogue, scheduled for March. Speaking during the 2025...

SONA 2025: My gov’t will reduce number of presidential staffers – Mahama

President John Dramani Mahama has announced a drastic reduction in the number of presidential staffers in his administration. The President emphasized the need for a...

SONA: I solve challenges; my style is not to lament and shift blame – Mahama

President John Mahama has reiterated his commitment to resolving the challenges facing Ghanaians with his renewed mandate as their leader. According to him, he will...

SONA: Ghana’s economic crisis deeper than previously known – Mahama

President John Mahama has acknowledged that Ghana's economic crisis is more severe than previously understood. Speaking during the 2025 State of the Nation Address delivered...

SONA 2025: Mahama thanks parliament for approving his Ministerial nominees

President John Mahama has expressed gratitude to Parliament for approving his ministerial nominees. Delivering his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in his second...

Livestream: Mahama delivers first SONA

President John Mahama is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) for his second today, February 27 in Parliament. This is...

Approval of Deputy Ministerial nominees does not require Minority votes – Appointments Committee chair

The Chairman of the Appointments Committee, Bernard Ahiafor, has clarified that the approval of deputy ministerial nominees vetted on Wednesday, February 26, does not...

The Constitution requires a ‘State of the Nation,’ not a projection – Prof. Kofi Abotsi

Professor Kofi Abotsi, Dean of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) School of Law, has emphasized that the constitution mandates presidents to present...

Revoking last-minute public service appointments is necessary – Yusif Sulemana

The Deputy Minister-Designate for Lands and Natural Resources, Yusif Sulemana, has justified the government’s decision to revoke all public sector appointments and recruitments made...

Mahama to deliver first State of the Nation Address today

President John Mahama is scheduled to present his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) today, February 27, 2025, as programmed by Parliament. The presentation...

People have turned NPP structures into money-making machines – Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu

Former Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has raised concerns over the commercialisation of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) internal structures, stating that the party has...

You are lucky – Appointments Committee Chairman tells Afenyo-Markin

The Appointments Committee sitting on Wednesday took an unexpected turn following a heated exchange between the Chairman, Bernard Ahiafor and the Ranking Member, Alexander...

Minority rejects nomination of Justice Srem-Sai

The Minority members of the Appointments Committee have rejected the nomination of Justice Srem-Sai as Deputy Minister for Justice and Attorney-General. Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin,...

Justice Srem-Sai clarifies GETFund scholarship process

Justice Srem-Sai, the Deputy Minister nominee for Justice and Attorney General, has clarified that he did not personally apply for a Ghana Education Trust...

Supreme Court stops Koforidua High Court from sentencing Akwatia MP

The Supreme Court has granted a 4-1 majority decision to stay the High Court in Koforidua from sentencing Member of Parliament (MP) for the...

Fact-finding report reveals cause of NPP’s defeat in 2024 election 

A fact-finding report led by former Majority Leader Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has outlined the key factors behind the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) heavy defeat in...

Jean Mensa clarifies EC’s absence at Mahama’s swearing-in

The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, has stated that it is not standard practice for EC members, including the chairperson and...

Supreme Court deliberates on whether to hear Akwatia MP Ernest Kumi’s case

Lawyers for Akwatia MP Ernest Yaw Kumi were on Wednesday, February 26, prevented from moving a motion to set aside an injunction restraining him...

Suhuyini presents smocks to Appointments Committee members

Deputy Minister-designate for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, presented traditional smocks to members of the Appointments Committee following the...

Godfred Dame demands retraction from Dafeamekpor over false claims

Former Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has dismissed allegations of an extravagant lifestyle during his tenure made by South Dayi...

Things Fall Apart for Deputy Energy Minister-nominee as Afenyo-Markin quizzes him on Okonkwo

Deputy Minister-Designate for Energy and Green Transition, Richard Gyan-Mensah, found himself in an unexpected literary debate during his vetting before Parliament’s Appointments Committee on...

Suhuyini defends relevance of Deputy Ministerial roles

Deputy Minister-Designate for Roads and Highways, Alhassan Suhuyini, has defended the importance of deputy ministerial positions in Ghana, emphasizing their role in mentorship, emergency...

ORAL Committee is a dangerous precedent for the country – Kyei Mensah-Bonsu [Video]

Former Minister for Parliamentary Affairs and Member of Parliament for Suame, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has criticized President John Mahama’s ORAL Committee, describing it as a...

Tema West Youth petition NDC over MCE nominee shortlist

The Democratic Concerned Youths of Tema West have petitioned the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the exclusion of Romeo Elikplim...

Ayariga shoots down calls to summon Communications Minister over radio station closure

Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has dismissed demands to summon the Minister for Communication, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Samuel Nartey George, over the closure of...

Mahama appoints Dr. Oliver-Kevor as Ag. Director General of NiTA

President John Dramani Mahama has appointed Dr. Mark Oliver-Kevor as the acting Director General of the National Information Technology Agency (NiTA). He replaces Richard Okyere-Fosu,...

I was victimised for attempting reforms at Ghana Water – Afenyo-Markin

Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has revealed that he was victimised in his attempt to reform the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) during his tenure...

You’re not in your movie industry; be more serious to assist Agric Minister – Habib Iddrisu to Dumelo

The First Deputy Minority Whip, Habib Iddrisu, has urged Deputy Minister-designate for Food and Agriculture, John Dumelo, to be supportive and take his role...

I’ll step down as NDC Youth Organiser if… – Opare Addo

The Minister of Youth Development and Empowerment, George Opare Addo, has stated that he is willing to resign from his position as the National...

Clergy disappointed in Mahama over Council of State ‘snub’ – Ntim Fordjour [Video]

Assin South Member of Parliament(MP), Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has expressed concerns over the exclusion of senior clergymen in the 9th Council of State...

Ernest Yaw Kumi challenges contempt conviction at Supreme Court

Embattled Akwatia Member of Parliament(MP), Ernest Yaw Kumi, has filed a certiorari and prohibition application at the Supreme Court, seeking to overturn his contempt...

We’ll not be intimidated by NIB’s invitations – NPP

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it will not be intimidated by the number of invitations issued by the National Intelligence Bureau (NIB)...

Schools to close down over late Goasomanhene’s 40th-day observance

Basic schools in Goaso of the Ahafo region will be closed down on Thursday, February 27, 2025, for the 40th-day observation of the late...

Sky Train project followed due process – Ghartey to NIB

Former Railways Development Minister, Joe Ghartey, has stated that his meeting with officials of the National Investigation Bureau (NIB) on Monday reaffirmed that the...

Deputy Finance Minister nominee refutes claim of gov’t borrowing GH¢38bn in first 4 weeks

Deputy Finance Minister-designate Thomas Ampem Nyarko has dismissed claims that the Mahama-led government has borrowed over ₵38 billion within its first four weeks in...

NPP gov’t didn’t add a km of tarred road in Bodi in 8 years – Samson Ahi

Bodi Member of Parliament (MP) in the Western North Region, Samson Ahi, has stated that the constituency did not benefit from even a kilometer...

Savannah Regional Minister leads joint security team to address unresolved murders in Bole

The Savannah Regional Minister, Salisu Be-Awurbe, has led a joint security committee to Bole to tackle a series of unresolved murder cases that have...

Let’s hurry up before Afenyo-Markin comes – Deputy Finance Minister-nominee jokes

Deputy Finance Minister-designate, Thomas Nyarko Ampem made a lighthearted remark during his vetting proceedings today. He referenced the anticipated arrival of Deputy Minority Leader and...