The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) 24-hour economy proposal has been questioned by economist Professor Godfred Alufar Bokpin, who claims that given the current energy issues, it is unrealistic. On Saturday, May 17, he stated on Joy News’ Newsfile that despite ...
Read More »Kennedy Agyapong v. Anas: A U.S. court reduces a $18 million defamation fine to $500
Kennedy Agyapong, a former member of parliament and politician from Ghana, was given $18 million in defamation damages, but a U.S. court has drastically lowered the amount to just $500. In a defamation case against the former MP and a ...
Read More »I apologise for Sammy Gyamfi’s regrettable act of irresponsibility over the monetary present to Agradaa.
Following what he described as a private act of compassion that unexpectedly came to light, Sammy Gyamfi, the Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod), responded to a barrage of public criticism. Sammy Gyamfi and Patricia Oduro ...
Read More »NPP and a coalition of political parties demonstrate against the Chief Justice’s suspension in Accra.
As the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and a coalition of allied political groups take to the streets in a ferocious protest against what they see as a “politically engineered assault” on Ghana’s judiciary, Accra is poised for political turmoil today. ...
Read More »According to Dr. Theo Acheampong, “new aspirants express anger and pain within NPP following Bawumia’s loss.”
The rise of new candidates to succeed Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, according to political risk analyst and economist Dr. Theo Acheampong, is a clear indication of the opposition NPP’s internal divisions after its 2024 election loss. In an interview with Newsfile ...
Read More »COCOBOD investigates the allocation of $263 million in cocoa rehabilitation loans.
Dr. Randy Abbey, CEO of COCOBOD, has expressed concerns about the usage of loans obtained for the restoration of diseased cocoa fields. The repair of 156,000 hectares of cocoa fields was funded by a 263 million dollar loan. However, when ...
Read More »The Kumasi High Court rejects the NDC’s appeal against three A/R parliamentary seats.
A Kumasi High Court ruled in favour of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after dismissing a case filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) contesting the outcomes of three parliamentary seats in the Ashanti Region in the 2024 election. Notwithstanding ...
Read More »A minority demands Mahama chastise the Health Minister for firing the TTH CEO.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) was fired, a move that the minority in parliament vehemently denounced as a hazardous politicisation of Ghana’s workforce and an insult to professional health personnel. The Minority voiced serious ...
Read More »Bawumia: “It’s not true that I lost the 2024 election because I’m Muslim.”
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) 2024 presidential candidate, has denied allegations that his Muslim faith played a significant role in the party’s defeat in the general elections of 2024. Speaking at the party’s headquarters on Wednesday, April ...
Read More »The NPP calls on judges to oppose efforts to remove the Chief Justice.
Alexander Afenyo-Markin, the minority leader, has urged Ghana’s judges to unite and oppose what he called politically motivated attempts to unseat Chief Justice Gertrude Torkornoo. Recent events suggest that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) leadership is attempting to politicise the ...
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