POLITICS

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has reminded President Nana Akufo-Addo that he would be remembered for the many things happening under his watch, adding that nobody must die for protesting for a better Ghana. Ms Nelson’s remarks come on the back of the killing of two protesters by a combined police and military team as they marched in anger on Tuesday, ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), in a statement signed by its Communication Director Kakra Essamuah, has appealed for calm in Ejura in the Ashanti Region following the lynching of social media activist Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed and the subsequently shooting to death by soldiers, of two of several protesters on Tuesday, 29 June 2021 and called “on the security agencies ...

There were heated exchanges in open court as the Member of Parliament for Assin Central Ken Ohene Agyepong and lawyers of investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas traded in vulgar language. Under cross-examination lawyers of Anas sought to enquire about the personal competency of Ken Agyepong regarding a video he obtained from Salis Newspaper, one of the basis for his ‘Who ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said: “I urgently call on President Nana Akufo-Addo to initiate an immediate de-escalation of the situation in Ejura”, where two protesters were killed by a combined police and military team as they marched in anger a day after the mob killing of local social media activist Ibrahim ‘Kaaka’ Mohammed. Four other protesters also got ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama is mourning the death of his former Senior Political Advisor when he was in office as President. Mr Kwesi Sainti Baffoe also known as Babo was buried on Saturday, 26 June 2021 in Accra. Speaking at his burial service at the Agape Church, Mr Mahama described Mr Baffoe as a friend and brother. “He had ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged Ghanaians to continually pray for the country, especially in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic and threats to national security, and guard against attempts to create disunity amongst the citizenry. Dr Bawumia said, “there is more that unites than divides us”. He called on adherents of all religious faiths to work together to ...

The Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area in the Eastern Region who is also a former Government statistician, Daasebre Prof Emeritus Oti Boateng, says the 2021 Population and Housing census should provide the country the needed data on Ghana’s development deficit. He said the #fixthecountry agenda is a peaceful democratic call to action that should be embraced with dialogue and ...

Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has revealed that there is an ongoing project by the government to help address the issue of perennial flooding in parts of the country. According to the minister, a flood early warning system is being developed to enhance the flood resilience of communities within the Odaw drainage basin and beyond. He noted that ...

The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Samuel Abu Jinapor has watered down public expectation in the ongoing clampdown on illegal mining activities popularly known as galamsey. According to the Minister, the menace can never be eradicated. The Damongo MP argued that the ongoing fight is a process and not an event so results will take time to manifest. Answering ...

Mr John Mahama managed the economy better as president than the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia government has done so far, opposition MP Isaac Adongohas claimed. Speaking at a public lecture organised by the Coalition for Restoration on Wednesday, 23 June 2021, the Bolgatanga Central lawmaker said argued: “For a country to grow, GDP is irrelevant if you cannot collect a greater proportion of ...