President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday announced the names of persons making up his administrative staff at the Flagstaff House. He is expected to take over the administration of the country from January 7, 2017,. Announcing the staff at his Nima residence in Accra, Nana Akufo-Addo named Frema Osei-Opare as his Chief of Staff. … Read more
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo is “clear in his mind” about where he wants to take Ghana and the kind of people he intends having in his administration, Deputy Chief of Staff for the in-coming government, Samuel Jinapor has said. On Wednesday, 4 January, Mr Akufo-Addo released the first batch of appointees to be part his government … Read more
They’re the islands where World War II never ended and now they’re the focal point of a rare meeting between the leaders of Japan and Russia. Russian President Vladimir Putin makes his first visit to Japan in 11 years on Thursday with Tokyo hopeful of progress in getting Russia to return islands in the Kuril … Read more
The Director of Operations of the Ghana Police Service, COP Christian Tetteh Yohonu, has said “it is not true that we are adding new names” to the special voting list so as to bloat it. He told journalists in Accra that rumours and allegations against the police to that effect are baseless since personnel of … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has warned political parties to avoid busing their supporters to various polling stations during the December polls to avoid chaos. Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police, Chief Superintendent Benjamin Agbedzo who gave the advice said the police have gathered intelligence that some parties have decided to … Read more
The Ghana Police Service has identified over five thousand hot spots in the country ahead of the December 7 elections. Director of Operations of the election taskforce of the Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agbedzo, speaking on Adom FM’s Morning Show, ‘Dwaso Nsem’ on Friday said the police identified the flashpoints after careful … Read more
The Electoral Commission chose to appeal to the Supreme Court over the disqualification case, although one didn’t need to be a lawyer to conclude that it had no case. And Ghana lost to Egypt 2-0 in a World Cup qualification match, bringing memories of how low our football administration has sunk, what with the dollars-by-aeroplane … Read more
The Director of Operations at Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG),Tetteh Ankamah Okyne, says the power cut the nation is currently experiencing is due to the activities of vultures and other birds, stressing that, it is working hard to address the problem. The company disclosed this last week when the Public Utility Regulatory Commission convened a … Read more
The Director of Operations at Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG),Tetteh Ankamah Okyne, says the power cut the nation is currently experiencing is due to the activities of vultures and other birds, stressing that, it is working hard to address the problem. The company disclosed this last week when the Public Utility Regulatory Commission convened a meeting … Read more
The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has reprimanded the power utility companies for failing to adequately address unplanned power outages being experienced by customers in parts of the country. Not satisfied with the situation, the PURC called an emergency meeting with representatives of the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) and the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) … Read more
The president of the Brong Ahafo House of Chiefs, Pemampem Yaw Kabrese Yejimanhene has called on Ghanaians to be peaceful before, during and after the forthcoming presidential and parliamentary polls slated for December 7. He said in a speech delivered on his behalf by Prof. Obrempong Koramansa Boakye, Omanhene of Nsuatre traditional council, that Ghana … Read more
The Ghana National Gas Company has ruled out significant interruptions in power supply following Tullow oil’s reduction of gas supply to it. Corporate Communications Manager of Ghana Gas Alfred Ogbamey in an interview with Citi FM said ‘the cuts will have some consequential effects on power generation as a whole but it does not necessarily … Read more
The Northern Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Mr Ken Yeboah, has said a total of 3,137 security personnel will be needed to provide security in the December general election in the region this year. He said due to the size of the region and the many flashpoints that had been identified, it … Read more
A political analyst and lecturer at the University of Cape Coast has lauded the Ghana Police Service’s move to deal with politicians who make inflammatory statements. Speaking in an interview with 3FM News, Mr. Jonathan Asante Okyere said although the police’s directive may seem to have come late, it is however not too late. “It … Read more
The Ghana Police Service says it is with immediate effect withdrawing all security detail assigned to presidential aspirants disqualified by the Electoral Commission. According to Director of Operations Ghana Police Service, Chief Superintendent Dr Benjamin Agordzo, the police would have no legal basis to keep providing them with police protection after their disqualification. At least five … Read more
The Acting General Secretary of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu, has thrown a challenge to the Chief Scribe of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) to prepare himself for a debate in the coming days. But such a contest, he noted, will only come on if Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia will make … Read more
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), John Kudalor, has ordered the deployment of more officers to Ajumako-Besease in Central Region after a political violence left several people injured. Clashes between members of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) and opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) led to one sympathiser of the governing party and two others … Read more
It appears the Electoral Commission’s hurdles will not go away anytime soon with barely two months to the elections. The Progressive People’s Party (PPP), which is already in court against the Commission’s filing fees for presidential and parliamentary nominees, has indicated it will sue the Commission again for contempt, over its decision to accept their … Read more
The Director of Operations for the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu, has stated that the party had no intention of tricking the Electoral Commission, when it presented its filing fee to the election management body, despite its own lawsuit against the fee. He said this on Citi FM’s news analysis programme, The Big … Read more
The verdict of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on the Mahama Ford gift saga was a deception, the Director of Operations of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu, has alleged. CHRAJ has said not only did its investigation into allegations of bribery, fraud, and conflict of interest brought against … Read more