President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed his administration’s determination to deal firmly with corruption, warning ministers that any official who brings a scandal to his government will face uncompromising consequences. Addressing the Christian Council of Ghana when they paid a … Read more →
A Supreme court judge, Justice Joseph Akamba (right), congratulating Ms Geogina Opoku Amankwa on her appointment as the new Deputy Commissioner of the Electoral Commission, at the Supreme Court in Accra. Picture: GABRIEL AHIABOR A Supreme Court judge, Mr Justice … Read more →
The acting Chief Economist of the World Bank, Africa Region, Mr Punam Chuhan-Pole, has stated that African countries with better policies tend to have higher economic growth. “But a redoubling of effort is needed to translate this growth into broad … Read more →
Even before the Justices of Supreme Court make a determination on the reliefs being sought by the petitioners led by Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the former Abuakwa South legislator has lost one of his dearest confidant, Ursula Owusu, who is … Read more →
An Accra Circuit Court has acquitted and discharged Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, who was standing trial for attempted treason. The decision was taken on Tuesday after lawyers for Mr. Agyapong argued for submission of … Read more →
The special committee set up by the Peoples National Convention (PNC) to investigate the unaccounted for GHC1.3 million cedis campaign funds has on Tuesday begun its work.The three member committee led by former PNC Member of Parliament for Sisala West, … Read more →
In response to US President Obama’s call on African leaders’ to legalize gay marriage and for that matter homosexuality, Gambian PresidentYahya Jammeh has sent out a strong word of caution to homosexuals and all who promote it, especially leaders of foreign nations. In a recent speech speech the President … Read more →
On his visit to his ancestral root continent, President Obama made a visit to South Africa where former 1st Black President of the country Nelson Mandela
President, John Dramani Mahama has asked his ECOWAS colleagues to strive to work as a collective to tighten security within the sub-region. The President made the appeal when the chiefs of defence staff of the various armed forces in the sub-region … Read more →
US President Barack Obama has called on African governments to give gay people equal rights by decriminalising homosexual acts. Mr Obama made the comments in Senegal after meeting President Macky Sall on the first leg of his African tour. … Read more →
The NPP wishes to draw the attention of the public to what we see to be deliberate, disturbing trend on the part of the ruling NDC in their commentary on the election petition. On the 10th of December 2012, shortly … Read more →
President John Mahama has directed Finance Minister, Seth Terkper to look for alternative sources of funding for the Ghana Gas project. The project has stalled because the Ghana Gas Company is facing some financial challenges due to delay in the … Read more →
Cool moment captured on live TV … when two of the pro gay marriage plaintiffs in the anti-Prop 8 case got an unexpected congratulatory phone call from President Obama … moments after today’s historic Supreme Court ruling.
When the late Professor John Evans Fiifi Atta-Mills was having challenges with his health, the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) made his health issue its political chewing stick. As Ghanaians prepare to mark the first anniversary of President Mills’ death, … Read more →
On Thursday last week, The Star newspaper carried a story titled “Suited Up: The label behind President Uhuru”. Apparently, Uhuru has joined the exclusive list of very rich people who get their suits handmade by Italian fashion house Brioni. These suits … Read more →
A member of the petitioners’ legal team, Gloria Akuffo, has revealed there are some more boxes of pink sheets yet to be counted despite a completed report submitted by KPMG. Her comments come shortly before hearing of the Election Petition … Read more →