POLITICS

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has raised concerns over the importation of a large cache of pump action and shot gun into the country. According to the largest opposition party, it is alarmed by the importation of the weapons into the country at the time it is grappling with “the threat of terrorism on our northern frontier, pervasive vigilantism and ...

The Economist Intelligence Unit, EIU, has predicted that the governing New Patriotic Party, NPP, will secure re-election in 2020. The EIU in its country report on Ghana released on May 13, 2019, said it will be difficult for the opposition NDC under former President John Dramani Mahama, to portray itself as the better custodian of Ghana’s economy, especially as the ...

ABC News Ghana can authoritatively state that prosecutions remain one of the key options the Attorney General is recommending against officials responsible for the revision of a two hundred million dollar ($200,000,000) housing project by the Works and Housing Ministry under the Mahama administration. The AG, ABC News Ghana can state, is also recommending a refund of monies paid, plus ...

The Paramount Chief of the Krachi Traditional Area, Nana Mprah Besemuna III, has expressed the appreciation of the Chiefs and people of the newly created Oti Region to the President Akufo-Addo, for fulfilling his 2016 campaign promise, and facilitating the creation of the Region. According to the Krachi Paramount Chief, “We are most grateful to you, and assure you that ...

Ghanaians on social media have made their choice on which woman they would want to lead Ghana as president. There have been calls from certain quarters who believe it’s about time Ghana had her first female president. YEN.com.gh therefore put out a poll on Tuesday, May 14, 2019 asking Ghanaians to choose between Ursula Owusu Ekuful and Zanetor Rawlings. While ...

The Municipal Chief Executive for Birim Central in the Eastern Region, Kwabena Bempong, has tendered his resignation letter to President Akufo-Addo. The MCE confirmed to Starr News Wednesday but added, the President is yet to accept his resignation. He, however, dispelled allegations that he has been forced to resign by the constituency executives of the party over poor performance rather ...

The Afigya-Kwabre South Constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has launched a reward package to help increase the number of votes of the party in the 2020 presidential and parliamentary elections. Polling station executives, who will work hard to be able to reduce the number of votes the National Democratic Congress (NDC) got in 2016 elections by just 50 ...

Former head of Ghana’s Electoral Commission Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan has urged election observers to desist from the urge of finding fault with elections that they undertake. ”I hope you will keep in mind that election observation is not fault-finding but a fact-finding activity,” he noted at a conference held by Africa Election Observers Network (WAEON) in Accra. Dr. Afari-Gyan told ...

Twelve people working for the National Identification Authority (NIA) have been dismissed for violating the directives, rules and regulations of the authority. Four other officers have been suspended for one month for other minor offences which are contrary to the NIA’s directives, rules and regulations. The Head of Corporate Affairs of the NIA, Assistant Commissioner of Immigration (ACI) Mr Francis ...

Ghana’s first lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo is optimistic that a successful execution of the National Acceleration Plan for Paediatric HIV Services will fast-track the implementation of critical services and ensure that 90% of adolescents and children living with HIV receive treatment by 2020. To this end, the First Lady indicated that in collaboration with Ghana AIDS Commission, working under the ...