Politics

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...