Politics

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 ...

Mohammed Zakou, an activist for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has been granted bail by the court. Mr. Zakou was taken into custody for allegedly disseminating untrue information regarding Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, the vice president. On April 12, Mr. ...

Ghana’s asset declaration system has to be changed, according to Charlotte Osei, the former chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC). Following the release of a new report by the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) that included startling statistics regarding ...

Kofi Bentil, a private attorney and senior vice president of IMANI Africa, has advocated for a shift in approach to the ongoing violence in Bawku, Upper East Africa. He claims that military action is now necessary since the situation has ...