POLITICS

NDC chairman in Upper West region shot dead

A constituency chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Upper West region, Mr. Poulabong Bayiilela Richard aka Chairman Water, has been shot dead by unknown assailants. Starrfm.com.gh understands the chairman for the Dafiama Bussie Issa Constituency, was shot on the Wa-Tumu Road in the Upper West region while returning from a funeral. His body has since been deposited at ...

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Court grants EC more time to implement ROPA

The Electoral Commission’s (EC) request for an extension of time to implement the Peoples Reprentation Act (ROPAA) has been granted by the Human right Division of the Accra High Court. The court presided over by Justice Nicholas Abodakpi on Wednesday said the leadership of the EC has changed over the course of time and it would important they are allowed. ...

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Don’t legalize marijuana – Akwasi Osei

The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwasi Osei, has rejected calls for legalizing marijuana in Ghana, warning it will lead to unprecedented levels of crimes in the country. His comments come on the back of two separate incidents of barbarism recorded in the Eastern Region—the lynching and charring of a 29-year-old mentally derailed man, Kofi Sammy ...

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EC excluded us from last two IPAC meetings – CDD

The Center for Democratic Development (CDD) has disclosed that the Electoral Commission (EC) did not engage Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at its last two Inter-party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meetings. Its Director for Advocacy and Policy engagement, Dr. Kojo Asante said the situation is partly to blame for the recent back and forth between the Commission and the opposition National Democratic ...

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I am single and still searching – Gloria Akuffo

Ghana Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo, has revealed that she is single and is still searching for a soulmate. The 64-year-old said she has not given up on finding love and would settle down should she find a perfect suitor. The Attorney General made the comment during an interview on Joy FM’s Personality Profile with Lexis Bill. “Who said if I ...

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NDC exposed over AGM oil deal

Desperate attempts by some persons to link President Akufo-Addo and Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta to the AGM-Aker Energy deal to explore and produce oil offshore Ghana appear to have backfired. This is because Quad Energy, the company leading a consortium partnering AGM/Aker Energy, is reportedly not linked to President Akufo-Addo and his Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta. The Minority NDC on ...

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Bigwigs in NPP, NDC captured in Anas galamsey fraud part 2 – Kweku Baako hints

Editor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has dropped a hint that bigwigs in both the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have all been fingered in the second part of Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ investigative piece dubbed, galamsey fraud. Though he will not mention specific names, he revealed that he ...

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