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Akufo-Addo’s full speech at CJ’s investiture

We are gathered here this afternoon to perform one of the most significant acts in the life of our nation – the induction into...

Government not funding Christian pilgrimages activities – Owusu-Bempah

The founder and leader of the Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev. Isaac Owusu-Bempah who is also a committee member to oversee the planning...

There’s nothing wrong with gov’t funding Christian pilgrimage – Muntaka

Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak, has commended government’s plans to facilitate Christian pilgrimages to Israel and other places of interest. His comments follow the announcement...

Attorney General set to orally examine Woyome on June 29

The Attorney General’s office has initiated steps to orally examine businessman, Alfred Woyome, in the controversial GHc 51 million judgment debt saga. Documents sighted by...

President Akufo-Addo gets tough on lawbreakers

resident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday warned that his government would not provide immunity for wrongdoers, stressing that those who flouted the law...

Kwesi Botchwey report re-echoed Rawlings’ June 4 message – Koku Anyidohu

The Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) says the recommendations of the Kwesi Botchwey fact-finding Committee reflect the general concerns of...

Akufo-Addo orders Police to arrest hooligans in Savelugu crisis

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says his government will not serve as a buffer for supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who...

Audio: Don’t blame me for Savelugu chaos – Mac Manu

Chairman of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) Selection Committee, Peter Mac Manu has rubbished claims that he is to blame for...

Politicians fast losing dignity in Ghana – MP

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Atebubu Amantin in the Brong Ahafo Region has lamented over the fast rate at which politicians in the...

We can’t lose fight against corruption ­- Prez Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said the persistent engagement of some state officials and private individuals in acts of corruption is undermining the...

Parade corrupt officials returning looted state cash before cameras – AG, EOCO told

The Auditor General and the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) have been urged to start parading corrupt officials returning monies they looted from...

Jon Benjamin debunks rumors of having bad relationship with Mahama

UK High Commissioner, Jon Benjamin, has denied claims that he had a troublesome working relationship with former president John Dramani Mahama. He says he had...

110 ministers working without salaries deeply troubling– Franklin Cudjoe

The President of policy think tank IMANI, Franklin Cudjoe has described as worrying the disclosure by Information Minister Mustapha Hamid that all the 110...

Akufo-Addo’s ministers yet to get first pay in months – Mustapha Hamid confirms

The 50 ministers and 60 deputy ministers appointed by President Akufo-Addo are yet to receive their salary months after they were sworn into office. There...

Approval of CJ need to be ‘tweaked’ to make it debatable – Ace Ankomah

A private legal practitioner is advocating for a review of the processes leading to the approval of a Chief Justice nominee to make room...

Special prosecutor’s office to be ready in six months – Nana Addo

President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has hinted that the office of the proposed special prosecutor will be up and running in six months time. He...

16-Member Committee for NPP’s 2017 national conference inaugurated

A 16-member National Planning Committee for the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2017 national conference has been inaugurated. The committee is tasked to ensure the...

NDC attends thanksgiving service

As part of activities to mark the 25th anniversary celebration of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), members of the party attended a thanksgiving service...

Rawlings marks 70th birthday caring for the environment

As part of activities marking the 70th birthday of former President Jerry John Rawlings, a public symposium on the environment will take place at...

Mandatory towing fee is a ‘draconian law’ – NPP Communication Director

The acting communications director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has described the new mandatory towing fee as a ‘draconian law’ being introduced by...

NDC Chairman’s house burnt

The Ashanti Regional First Vice Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has lost his plush three-bedroom house to a ferocious inferno. Nana Kwasi,...

Anti-Akufo-Addo demo stopped in London

Police in the United Kingdom has allegedly stopped a planned demonstration against President Akufo-Addo. The planned demonstration is to coincide with President Akufo-Addo’s visit to...

‘I never slammed Nana Addo’

The Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe has denied reports that he slammed the Preisdent, Nana Addo...

Gang leader against Savelugu MCE not an NPP man –John Boadu

Acting General Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu has revealed the leader of the group which stormed Savelugu-Nanton Municipal Assembly...

Hot audio: Montie 3 weren’t denied justice – Sophia Akuffo

Chief Justice nominee Sophia Akuffo has rejected claims that the Montie 3 were treated unfairly by the panel of judges which sentenced them to...

Hot Audio: We will kill anyone who supports MCE – Savelugu NPP youth

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth in the Savelegu Nanton District of the Northern Region have vowed to kill anyone who steps out to...

Blows over seized state cars …Land Cruisers sold for GH¢2,000

All seem not too well at the president’s Special Operations Unit as some of the newly recruited officials have begun trading blows over which...

NDC is a ‘mistake’ in Ghana’s political history – Atik

The NDC, on Saturday June 10, 2017, celebrated its 25th anniversary. The anniversary which was under the theme "Mirroring the Past Into the Future" saw...

Savelugu chaos: MP blames Mac Manu

The Member of Parliament for Savelugu in the Northern region says the ruling party’s Chairman of the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) Selection...

Publish list of deleted beneficiaries – Minority challenges YEA

The Minority in Parliament is daring the Youth Employment Agency to publish the list of some 16,839 beneficiaries whose names were deleted last week. The...

Hot audio: NPP’s Abronye DC quits

Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC, the Brong Ahafo regional youth organiser of the New Patriotic Party, has resigned from the task force...

NDC is the most democratic party in Ghana – Allotey Jacobs

NDC Central Regional Chairman, Allotey Jacobs says the NDC is the most democratic party in the country. According to him, there's no party in the...

NDC MPs struggling in parliament – Majority Leader

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu, says new Members of Parliament (MPs) from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are struggling to find their feet...

Treatment of deportees ‘condemnable’ – Ablakwa

The way and manner undocumented Ghanaian migrants who were deported from the United States of America (USA) back to Ghana on Wednesday were treated...

Ghana remains vulnerable to terror attacks – Defence Minister

Defence Minister, Domnic Nitiwul, says Ghana remains vulnerable to the threat of terror attacks despite indications the country is safe. He told Parliament Wednesday, "Ghana...

Satan has filled Wereko-Brobby’s heart with ‘stupid hatred’ – Wontumi

Dr. Wereko-Brobby’s inability to measure up to the standards of President Nana Akufo-Addo in any field has accounted for his extreme asocial behavior and...

$1m per constituency to hit accounts first week in August – Minister

The one million dollars per constituency will hit the accounts of all the 275 constituencies in the first week of August 2017, Hon Hawa...

President Akufo-Addo backs stronger parliamentary oversight of national purse

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday indicated support for Constitutional amendment that would empower Parliament to exercise full authority over public finances. Acknowledging though...

Hot Audio: NPP, Nana Addo donate GHC 35,000 to Woyome

Businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome was given an amount of GHC 35,000 by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo,...

Political Parties flouting law on submission of accounts to EC

Six months after the 2016 general election, the political parties that participated in the polls are yet to comply with the Political Parties Law...