POLITICS

Naana Jane is ‘the best’ choice for Ghana – Mahama

Former President John Mahama has described his running-mate Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang as the best choice for Ghana. According to him, the former Education Minister is more than competent to be the Vice President of the country. “With Prof Naana, we can say we have made the best choice for Ghana. I have in my partner a veep who will ...

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LIVESTREAMING: EC holds ‘Let the Citizens Know’ press briefing

The Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) will this morning at 10:00 am hold a press briefing to provide an update on the ongoing new voters registration exercise. The briefing, which forms part of the “Let the Citizens Know” initiative, is expected to provide information to concerned stakeholders and the general public on the EC’s operations. The Commission on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 ...

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COVID-19: Drinking spots can now open – Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has announced that tourist sites and drinking spots can now open for business as part of the country’s gradual approach in returning to normalcy in the wake of COVID-19. Addressing the nation in his 14th address since the pandemic hit the country, the President, however, said movie cinemas and concert theatres are to remain closed. “In consultation with ...

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Mahama formally out-doors Naana Opoku-Agyemang today

Flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Mahama is set to out-door his vice-presidential candidate for the December 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections today Monday 27, July 2020. The out-dooring of the immediate past Education Minister and first female Vice Chancellor of a public university, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, is expected to be held without the usual crowd ...

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COVID-19: I miss going to church – Akufo-Addo

Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. I am happy that I have the opportunity this evening to engage with you, again, in your homes. I want, at the outset, to thank all of you for your prayers and expressions of good wishes when doctors advised me to go into quarantine for two (2) weeks. God being so good, I am back again ...

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Mid-year budget: Akufo-Addo to launch GHC100bn COVID-19 Dev’t Program

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will in the coming weeks launch a GHc100 billion Covid-19 development program Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Attah, has announced. The three and a half year programme is targeted at supporting businesses that may have suffered from the coronavirus pandemic. This, according to the minister, was borne out of deliberation within the presidency since the pandemic ...

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Kweku Baako mocks ‘fake’ pastors, ‘backs’ Kennedy Agyapong’s ‘crusade’ against them

Renowned journalist and Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr says COVID-19 has exposed fake pastors in the country. He is wondering why the so-called Prophets who are often seen and heard prophesying the deaths of some persons could not foresee the emergence of the pandemic. “Didn’t they foresee COVID-19? They can foresee deaths but they ...

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COVID-19: Be prepared for difficult years – Ofori-Atta to Ghanaians

The Electoral Commission has made public an approved rate for personnel who have been engaged in the 2020 voters registration exercise. The development comes after a GhanaWeb publication which projected the plights of some registration officials. The personnel had expressed discontentment over the decision by the body to pay them an amount they describe as “woefully inadequate.” They accused the EC of ...

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EC releases approved rate for registration officials after fervent agitation

The Electoral Commission has made public an approved rate for personnel who have been engaged in the 2020 voters registration exercise. The development comes after a GhanaWeb publication which projected the plights of some registration officials. The personnel had expressed discontentment over the decision by the body to pay them an amount they describe as “woefully inadequate.” They accused the EC of ...

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