POLITICS

Bank of Ghana Governor Ernest Addison has said the central bank deserves an “applause” for being resilient enough to support the economy during the 2022 crisis. Speaking at the Chartered Institute of Bankers’ Governor’s Day, Dr Addison said the role of the central bank in ensuring the economy did not buckle under the weight of the crisis weas commendable. Central ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama, pleasantly surprised his former presidential contender, Dr Kwabena Duffuor, with an unannounced visit. The unexpected meeting involved in-depth discussions and strategic planning for the upcoming 2024 general elections, with the former President accompanied by NDC General Secretary Fiifi Fiavi Kwetey and other national executives. John Mahama shared the news of the ...

Nii Lante Vanderpuije, the Chairman of the Greater Accra Regional Caucus and Member of Parliament for the Odododiodio Constituency, has narrated the process of persuading Mr Michael Yarboi Annan, also known as Don, to join the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Venting his frustration with the Functional Executives Committee’s (FEC) decision to disqualify Mr Annan from the NDC Parliamentary race, Mr ...

The Managing Director of the State Transport Company (STC) Nana Akomea has said that the reopening of schools was done in a haste. “I think it was a bit rushed,” he said on the Big Issue on TV3 Tuesday December 5. But the Minister of Education Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum disagreed with this view. He told Parliament that enough measures ...

A former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, says the approach the country adopted in the fight against illegal mining shows that the country was not determined to end the illegal mining menace. According to him, the sentence handed to a known illegal mining kingpin, Aisha Huang, shows that the country is not serious about ending the menace. ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has explained the circumstances that led to the disqualification of one of the Parliamentary Candidate aspirants of the party in the Odododiodio constituency, Michael Nii Yarboi Annan. The decision to disqualify Yarboi was taken by the Functional Executive Committee (FEC) after a report was submitted to it by the Special Committee tasked to investigate the ...

The Chief Justice, Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, has removed His Honour Alfred Kwambena Asiedu from office for misbehaviour. This comes on the back of a decision by the disciplinary committee of the Judiciary Service following a petition to the Chief Justice, by Singari Diana Sadia, in which the judge was accused of the abuse of power and malicious prosecution. ...

The Bank of Ghana’s “critical” support to the economy in the 2022 crisis was not only “misunderstood” but also “deliberately misinterpreted”, a situation that led to attacks on the central bank culminating in a minority caucus-led demonstration against the regulator, Governor Ernest Addison has said. Speaking at the Chartered Institute of Bankers’ Governor’s Day, Dr Addison said: “It is important ...

Former Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Prof Stephen Adei, has condemend the phenomenon where media ‘dogs’ are unleashed on anti-corruption crusaders like himself, anytime they call out graft. Refuting corruption allgegations levelled against him by a particular radio station after he recently called out the Akufo-Addo government on corruption, Prof Adei insisted: “I want to reiterate that corruption ...

The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has called on Parliament to launch an investigation into allegations that the government registered over 600 delegates for this year’s Conference of Parties (COP28). Data released by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change indicates that Ghana’s delegation to COP28 in Dubai has surged to 618, compared to the 350 ...