POLITICS

IMANI Africa President, Franklin Cudjoe is of the firm belief that the angst of the “No” vote campaigners in the aborted referendum reflect things Ghanaians are not happy about. In a Facebook post, Mr Cudjoe wrote that even as the government has withdrawn the referendum, they (government) should not think that they are impacting lives as the macro stories are ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama on December 1, 2019, clashed with Rev. Owusu Bempah at the Holy Ghost Revival Center of the Assemblies of God Church, South Odorkor, Accra. Both Mahama and Rev. Bempah had been invited by the Church to grace their 30th Anniversary. The incident happened when Rev Bempah, who had to leave earlier because he had to ...

The Chamber of Local governance (ChaLoG) says it is disappointed over President Akufo-Addo decision to call off the planned referendum on political parties involvement in local polls. The President in a televised address Sunday announced the cancellation of the referendum over what he says is lack of consensus. “So fellow Ghanaians, it is of deep regret that I have given ...

The Vice President has been accused of having no respect for facts, truth and candour. According to Felix Kwakye Ofosu, a former Deputy Minister of Information,  Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s claim that the NDC left no legacy while in government is false. “It is not excusable for a Vice President to set out to tell outrageous falsehoods. The claim that President Mahama has no legacy in ...

The termination of the concessionaire agreement between the government of Ghana and Power Distribution Service Ghana Limited (PDS) was attributed to challenges with the financial guarantee provided for the deal. The decision according to the government of Ghana followed the detection of fundamental and material breaches of PDS’s obligation in the provision of payment securities (demand guarantees) for the transaction ...

With barely two days to the 8th edition of the Central Music Awards, Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has given the organisers of the event, Heritage Promotions, his support. The Regional Minister was delighted to see young men and women who have come together for the collective good of the people of the Central Region by nurturing and encouraging talents ...

The Deputy Minister of Information Pius Enam Hadzide has stated that the Afrobarometer on Citizens’ perceptions of the country’s economic conditions is positive feedback to the Government and shall inform Government’s plans and programs going forward. The Deputy Minister who was reacting to the report indicated that more than half of the population (54%) are optimistic that things will be ...

Close to 7,000 caterers who cocked under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the third term of the 2018/19 academic year have been paid, Gender, Children and Social Protection Minister, Mrs. Cynthia Morrison has confirmed. “So everyone is expected to receive payment today, [Thursday, November 28] as has been confirmed by the Ghana Interbank Payment and Settlement systems limited (GHIPSS),” ...

The Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, has described as untrue claims by the Vice President, Mahamudu Bawumia, that former President John Mahama left no legacy projects in the Northern regions. According to Mr Baako, the Vice President was being disingenuous when he made those comments. Dr Bawumia threw the challenge on Sunday 24th November 2019 ...

More than half of Ghanaians believe that the country is heading in the wrong direction under Nana Akufo-Addo’s government, according to an Afrobarometre Survey by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD). According to the survey, approval of the government’s economic performance by citizens has “declined sharply” compared to 2017. “Few citizens are content with the country’s economic situation and ...