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2016 Election: I let my party down – Ofosu Ampofo

Aspiring National Chairman of the opposition NDC party Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has parried accusation that he let the party down in his job as...

Akufo-Addo leaves for Mali, UN General Assembly

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Ghana on Friday, 21st September, 2018, to participate in the inauguration ceremony of the President-elect of the Republic...

NDC race: Sammy Gyamfi sails through vetting

Outspoken member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has finally been vetted by the party's Vetting Committee. Host of Asempa FM’s Ekosii...

3 words describe Kwame Nkrumah: ‘Africa must unite’ – Samia

The daughter of Ghana’s first President says her father’s vision to see a united Africa is relevant today as it was some six decades...

NDC disqualifies two national youth organizer aspirants

Two persons have been disqualified from contesting the National Democratic Congress (NDC) national executive elections after their vetting. One other person also pulled out of...

GH¢800 million scandal: Audit on Ghana Gas ‘disgusting, shoddy’ – Valerie Sawyerr

A former Chief of Staff in the John Mahama administration has described an aspect Cabinet-sanctioned audit of the financials of six state institutions as...

Full text: First independence speech by Kwame Nkrumah

First President Kwame Nkrumah delivered the first independence speech on March 6, 1957 to hundreds of participants including representatives from the British monarch. "We have...

Islamic Cleric predicts victory for NDC in 2020 election

Mallam Shamuna Uztaz Jibril has been accurate with his predictions prior to the 2016 elections – and he has again anticipated that former President...

AUDIO: MP chides ‘incompetent’ Amewu over fuel price comment

A former Deputy Power Minister, John Jinapor says claims by the Energy Minister that fuel prices would have been higher if government had not...

EOCO after 3 ‘Mahama CEOs’ for GHS116,611,779

The Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) is on the heels of some former CEOs of some state-owned institutions for misappropriation of funds. Among those...

NDC begins vetting aspirants

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has begun vetting aspirants seeking to contest for various national executive positions. The exercise began on Thursday, 20 September...

Mahama will win 2020 elections with ease – Hajia Zaynab

National Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hajia Joyce Zainab Mahama says she is one hundred per cent confident that former President...

2016 elections: One million votes against NDC not real – Women’s organiser [Audio]

The National Women’s Organiser of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is alleging that the one-million more vote gained by President Akufo-Addo over his predecessor in the...

Audio: Akufo-Addo engaging in “dwarf trade” – Baba Jamal

A former Member of Parliament for the Akwatia Constituency in the Eastern Region, Baba Jamal has accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of engaging in a...

Davido joins Nigerian politics as he wears PDP campaign attire [Photos, Videos]

Nigerian musician, Davido has been spotted in a political campaign costume amidst the several Osun state rallies he is currently featuring in. The attire which...

Sam Pee Yalley bites Mosquito over “incestuous” committee

Former High Commissioner to India, Sam Pee Yalley has described as "incestuous" members of the party who are purported to have been selected to...

Nana Obiri Boahen speaks on appointment

Deputy New Patriotic Party (NPP) General Secretary, Nana Obiri Boahen says his sturdy faith in God accounted for his appointment as the deputy General...

Audit reveals GH¢800m ‘misappropriated by six state institutions’

A forensic audit of the finances of some state institutions reveals that over GH¢800 million has been allegedly misappropriated, with traces leading to officials in the former...

NPP appoints Deputy National officers and Directors

The New Patriotic Party (NPP), has, appointed persons to head the various directorates of the party as well as deputy national officers. The appointment comes...

Audio: George Andah clears air on StarTimes DTT deal

The Deputy Minister of Communications, George Andah, says the government of Ghana has no intentions to get Chinese broadcaster, StarTimes, to manage the country’s...

Koku Anyidoho rejects NDC appointment, says it’s a trap – Asiedu Nketia reveals [Audio]

The General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has condemned his deputy Koku Anyidoho for rejecting the party’s appointment. According to...

Did the cedi break jail? NDC man asks

Vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been made a laughing stock, following the continuous depreciation of the cedi. This follows his claim that the Akufo-Addo...

9 NPP Reg. Organisers endorse Konlaabig for Deputy National Organizer slot

NPP Regional Organisers for nine regions have unanimously endorsed the Brong-Ahafo Regional Organizer, Rasheed Konlaabig to run alongside Sammy Awuku as the Deputy National...

Only short-minded Ghanaians are complaining about Economic hardships – Mr Kusi Boafo

"This government is performing creditably well, it is on course and it is only short-minded Ghanaians who are complaining". Those are the exact words of...

Comparisons with NDC in cedi depreciation is admission of failure – UG don to Bawumia

A professor at the University of Ghana (UG), Ransford Gyampo, has taken a swipe at the Akufo-Addo-led government for comparing the current state of...

Video: “Confidence in NPP gov’t eroding in C/R due to premix fuel shortages”

It has emerged that the shortage of premix fuel which has persisted for so many months now is making the Akufo-Addo administration unpopular and...

Spio-Garbrah shoots down decision to securitise GETFUND; says it shows limited range of thinking

A former minister of education and flagbearer contender of the National Democratic Congress, Dr Ekow Spio-Garbrah has described the decision by the government to...

Why we are dragging Mahama, Julius Debrah to Amidu – Centre For National Affairs explains

A pressure group known as the Centre for National Affairs (CNA) has explained why it has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to...

NDC MP defends ¢40.5m ‘suspicious’ transfers into Chief of Staff account

An opposition MP has explained circumstances leading to the payment of 40.5 million cedis into the Office of the Chief of Staff's account believed to be...

Audio: Greedy bastards invested in collapsed banks – Ken Agyapong

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has described those who invested in the collapsed banks as ‘greedy bastards’. “No greedy person will...

Audio: Mahama contenders want to be his running mate – Allotey Jacobs

Former Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Bernard Allotey Jacobs says those contesting former President Mahama for the flagbearership post...

Audio: I miss Anas sometimes – Ken Agyapong

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, says even though he is against the methods of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas, he...

Bawumia must resign if… Allotey Jacobs

Central Regional Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Benard Allotey Jacobs is calling for the resignation of vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia...

Cedi depreciation: we have fixed the fundamentals – Oppong Nkrumah

Minister of Information designate, Kwadwo Oppong Nkrumah says the government has fixed the fundamentals of the economy to sustain the strength of the cedi. According...

N/R: NDC sympathizes with Bagre Dam spillage victims

The Northern Regional Executives of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed their sympathy to victims of the  Bagre Dam spillage in the Northern...

Bringing back Mahama, a trial and error affair  – Goosie Tanoh

A leading figure of a group calling itself “Organising for Ghana” (OfG) movement, says it’s not the right time for former President John Dramani...

“I haven’t seen much” – Fmr minister assesses Tourism Ministry

A former Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts says not much is being done by her successor in the sector. To Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu-Agyare, her...

Ghana’s economy not responding to things we need – Goosie

A founding member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and presidential hopeful, Augustus Goosie Tanoh says Ghana’s economy is in disarray. Speaking on Asempa FM’s...

NDC’s boycott of IPAC affecting them but… – Director of Elections

A former director of elections for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Martin Agyei Korsah has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to, as...

Akufo Addo gov’t lacks political will to run Komenda Sugar Factory – Ex Manager of Komenda Sugar factory

A former member and secretary to the Komenda Sugar Project Management Board, Ransford Chatman Vanni-Amoah, says the Akufo-Addo-led administration lacks the political will to...