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Don’t promise Ghanaians ‘this’ during election year – Political Scientist

Political Science lecturer of the University of Ghana, Professor Ransford Gyampo, has advised political parties against promising to fight corruption during campaign periods. Prof Gyampo...

Fmr. British actor wanted in Ghana over airbus bribery scandal

Former Coronation Street star Philip Middlemiss is being sought by police in Ghana over an alleged £5million air bribery. Prosecutors named the former actor among four people...

NPP suspends parliamentary aspirant

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has suspended its parliamentary aspirant (PC) for the Nalerigu/Gambaga constituency in the North East region. Mr Peter Wuni Baaga, the...

Amidu’s daughter wades into Ayariga vs her father’s ‘fight’

A daughter of the Special Prosecutor has asked the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga to leave her out of his legal...

NCA case: Good call, justice delayed is not justice denied – NPP Deputy Communications Director

Deputy Communications Director of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mame Yaa Aboagye, says it serves the former National Communications Authority (NCA) boss right...

Mahama reacts to Baffoe-Bonie, Tetteh Tevie’s conviction

Former President John Mahama has reacted to the sentencing of former Director-General and Board Chairman of the National Communications Authority. William Tetteh Tevie, Eugene Baffoe-Bonnie...

It’s a difficult time to be NDC member – Amaliba

A member of the National Democratic Congress' (NDC) legal team, Abraham Amaliba, has described recent times as difficult for members of the party. His comment...

Mahama has taken too long in selecting running mate – Ayariga

Former Information Minister, Mahama Ayariga has said that leader and flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress John Dramani Mahama has taken too long...

Allotey Jacobs encounters late Prof Mills in his dream after suspension

Former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has finally decided not to appear on any political discussion programme...

Allotey Jacobs withdraws from all media platforms [Audio]

Suspended former Central Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs, has announced his withdrawal from Accra-based radio station, Peace FM’s...

It ‘will be madness’ to hold elections amid Covid-19 pandemic

Ugandan President, Yoweri Museveni, has given the strongest signal that presidential election in his country due next year may not take place if the coronavirus...

Madagascar’s President says the West ‘looks down on’ Africa over herbal drug

Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has responded to critics of his country’s much touted herbal remedy for coronavirus. He told French news channel France24 that those doubting...

I feel hunted by Martin Amidu – Mahama Ayariga

Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Mahama Ayariga has said he feels hunted by Special Prosecutor over an ongoing corruption probe by the...

Why John Dumelo cannot unseat me – Lydia Alhassan

New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon, Lydia Alhassan is confident of her victory in the 2020 polls against her...

I’m MP for life – Ayawaso West MP shades Dumelo [Audio]

The desire of actor-turned politician, John Dumelo, to become the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency will remain a dream. This, the...

My constituents call me ‘bulldozer’ – MP brags [Audio]

Member of Parliament for Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency, Lydia Seyram Alhassan, has said her stewardship as a representative of her constituents has earned her...

General atmosphere in court as former NCA bosses are prepared for jail [Photos]

There was a general quiet at the High Court in Accra as some former government officials are jailed for causing financial loss to the...

Mahama donates food items to residents of Sukura, Nima [Photos]

Ex-president John Dramani Mahama is still not over with his philanthropic spree as his 'train' stopped in the communities of Sukura and Nima. His responsibility...

Court restrains new CPP Executives

An Accra High Court has placed an interlocutory injunction on the newly formed Central Committee of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) pending the determination...

Election or no election; Akufo-Addo takes a stance

With the global coronavirus pandemic still hanging and the 2020 general election gradually approaching, concerns have been raised as to how the general election...

Covid-19: Details of Akufo-Addo-led Cabinet meeting out! [Audio]

Cabinet, led by President Nana Akufo-Addo, last week held a three-day retreat to discuss the impact of the global coronavirus pandemic on the country’s...

What I don’t like about the NDC and find irritating about the NPP

Like it or not, Ghana is a two-party State and is highly likely to remain so for a very long time. The probability of...

Election 2020 must happen at all costs – John Boadu reveals why [listen]

General Secretary of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, says there is no way the December 2020 General Election would be postponed...

EC responds to Minority Leader’s PPEs allegations

The Electoral Commission (EC) has dismissed claims by Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu that government has given the Commission some Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs). Speaking at...

READ: Abronye DC levels counter-allegations against Mahama

The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Kwame Baffoe Abronye is asking the Criminal Investigation Department of the Ghana Police Service...

Listen: How NDC stole our manifesto in 2012 – John Boadu reveals

General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has said the party’s manifesto is under lock and key. He explained that, a mistake...

NPP’s 2020 campaign strategy revealed [audio]

The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) will be embarking on a one-on-one campaign in its bid to retain power. The motive for this, General Secretary...

Sam George casts doubt over govt’s details on factory that recorded 533 cases through one worker

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram, Sam George, has cast doubts over some 500 cases in the latest figures of Ghana’s case count of coronavirus. According to...

Finally Asiedu Nketia agrees with Akufo-Addo; this is why

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has lauded President Nana Akufo-Addo’s decision to extend the ban on...

Ga State finally gets a new Ga Mantse

A new Ga Mantse has been inducted under tight police protection as the President of the Ga Traditional Council. King Tackie Teiko Tsuru II, known...

Read Supreme Court appointee’s response to ‘political cases’ question

Nominated Supreme Court Judge, Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, has commented on ‘political cases’ in the country. Appearing before the vetting committee of parliament on Monday,...

Owusu Bempah reacts to Allotey Jacobs’ suspension

The Head of Corporate Communications at the Ghana National Gas Company Limited, Ernest Kofi Owusu Bempah, has described the leadership of the opposition National...

Adongo applauds IMF for ‘exposing’ govt’s massaged figures

Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central Constituency in the Upper East region, Isaac Adongo, has praised the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for affirming government’s...

Coronavirus: Edward Bawa explains local gin donation to clan heads

The Bongo MP has debunked reports that he gave clan and family heads in his constituency locally prepared gin to use as prevention from...

Ban on social gatherings: NDC’s Covid-19 Technical Team backs GMA

The opposition NDC’s Covid-19 Technical Team is backing the Ghana Medical Association’s call for the ban on public gatherings not to be lifted. Re-echoing the...

Coronavirus: Minister, Ghanaians stranded in US to be evacuated

Ghana’s Minister for Monitoring and Evaluation, Anthony Akoto Osei, who is in the US, the world’s epicenter for coronavirus is to be evacuated. Reports say...

Kumepreko at 25: Charles Wereko-Brobby writes

Moment of Truth Like a sports vehicle who gears shifted inexplicably from first into fifth gear, the hitherto leisurely, measured and amiable procession down the...

‘Coup’ in CPP

The Convention People’s Party (CPP) say they have quelled a coup d’etat by Lawyer Bright Akwetey, a three-time failed flagbearer aspirant of the CPP...

Koku Anyidoho breaks silence on suspension of Allotey Jacobs

A former aide to the late former President Prof John Evans Fiifi Atta-Mills has reacted to the suspension of former Central Regional Chairman of...

Funding political parties will reduce corruption – CEO rallies govt

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Marrer Ghana Limited and Susatgad Boat Building and Fishing Industries, Mr Novihoho Afaglo, has stated that one of...