Politics

The main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) must no more regard Mr. Alban Bagbin as an NDC Speaker of Parliament even though he got to that position on the party’s ticket, National Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi has said. In a harangue posted on his Facebook page on Thursday, 4 March …

The National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Sammy Gyamfi, is calling for a change in the leadership of the party in Parliament. According to Mr Gyamfi, the Speaker, Mr Alban Bagbin; Minority leader Haruna Iddrisu and Minority Chief Whip Muntaka Mubarak, have failed the party. He said these leaders …

Controversial Mavis Hawa Koomson is now minister-designate for Fisheries and Aquaculture, meaning she could take her oath of office soon – unless the president himself sacks her. This follows the Parliament of Ghana’s approving of the minister-nominee by 161 secret ballots in her favour (60.67 per cent). Nominees Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto …

Ghana’s Supreme Court will today, March 4, deliver judgement in the much-awaited Election 2020 Petition trial. The seven-member panel, presided over by Chief Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, had asked lawyers for the parties in the case to file their closing written addresses. Lawyers for the Petitioner (former President John Dramani …

Minutes into Mavis Hawa Koomson’s appearance before Parliament’s Appointments Committee, the Fisheries and Aquaculture Ministry-nominee started gaining traction over social media for her performance relative to her difficulty to answer questions and outline policy direction. That traction continued throughout the sitting as Hawa Koomson topped Twitter trends and became the subject of …

A chaotic scene reminiscent of a kindergarten classroom clash. Hard-earned reputations tattered and thrown in the mud; distinguished lawmakers damn all the consequences there is and blatantly break laws in a house where laws are made. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, a female member of one side of the house is pushed off …

A member of the communications team of John Mahama’s election petition, Abraham Amaliba, has said Mr. Mahama will not withdraw the petition despite numerous calls by supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). He reiterated that they will keep fighting to avert future occurrences so that the “errors” by the …

Lawyers for former President John Dramani Mahama, the petitioner in the ongoing election petition have described as “wrong” the Supreme Court ruling on Tuesday, 16 February 2021 that said he cannot reopen his case after closing it. “In our view the court was wrong, in our view, the reasons of the …

Minister-designate of Communication and digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has announced that 90 percent of Senior High Schools in the country have been connected to free Wi-Fi. The challenge now, according to Mrs Owusu-Ekuful, is “how to replicate that in the junior high schools as the Education Ministry seeks to introduce blended learning …

After 2 years of the appointment of Hon. Kojo Ofori-Safo as the Municipal chief executive for Abuakwa South Municipal Assembly, home of the president, H.E. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, citizens and residents of the municipality have appreciated the enormous developmental projects in the municipality. For this reason, Chiefs and Elders …