A co-chair of the Ghana Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (GHEITI), Dr. Steve Manteaw, says he is convinced that President Nana Akufo-Addo has failed monumentally in the fight against corruption, citing the resignation of the Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu from office. Dr. Manteaw who is also the spokesperson for the Alliance of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) working on extractives, anti-corruption and ...

Newcastle United’s first-team squad is being forced to isolate at home after the club was forced to close the training ground again on Monday. The club says that they are “following appropriate protocols” after several unnamed players and members of the backroom staff have contracted coronavirus. The Telegraph revealed on Sunday that four players and a staff member tested positive ...

The Anlo Traditional Council has expressed outrage over what it contends to be the ‘total disrespect’ shown it by the planning committee of former President Jerry John Rawlings’s funeral. Head of the Funeral Planning Committee, James Victor Gbehor, announced on Monday, November 30, in a statement that Wednesday, December 23 has been agreed on as the day for the burial ...

The Special voting exercise is underway in Eastern Region with a total of 7,893 eligible voters expected to take part in the exercise across 33 constituencies in the Eastern Region. Akyemansa District has the lowest voter population of 50 voters while New Juaben South has the highest special voter population of 837. Voting started exactly 7:00m. At Police Canteen Polling ...

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress John Mahama has appealed to security officers in the country to vote out the Akufo-Addo government as they cast their ballot under special voting Tuesday. “You all know the current sad state of affairs in our beloved country. The living conditions of Ghanaians continue to worsen. Economic hardship is the order of the ...

The presidential candidate of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has taken a swipe at Board Chair of the Ghana Revenue Authority(GRA) over his involvement in a dubious act uncovered at the Authority. According to him, Professor Adei in connivance with the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta acquired a commercial loan to plug the deficit in the ...

The Anlo Traditional Council has expressed anger over the funeral arrangement of former President JJ Rawlings announced by the funeral planning committee. According to the Council, their tradition has been ignored by the handlers of the funeral of the late President, who was also a traditional leader in his hometown. “It needs to be brought to the attention of the ...

The NDC in Oti region will resist any security operative without uniform in Oti region, by every means, we will block any hoodlum or hooligan deployed to mistreat our people before/during and after the election. We are all aware state security operatives are identified with uniforms, hence we won’t seat aloof and allow the Npp and their mother serpent of ...

Ghana’s Presidential and Parliamentary elections are drawing nearer as days go by. With less than about a week to go, many prophets and seers have predicted a win for both the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC). However, renowned numerologist, Mallam Sham Una, has finally predicted the winner of the 2020 presidential elections. Taking to his Facebook page, the renowned seer ...

The Convention People’s Party is cautioning security personnel, journalists and other citizens who have been assigned responsibilities on the elections day not to waste their votes as they participate in the special voting exercise on Tuesday, December 1. Over 109,000 voters from 12 institutions are expected to cast their ballots in the special voting to enable them handle their respective ...