New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central in the Central Region, has accused the leadership of the party of selling the contents of the party’s yet-to-be released manifesto to the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Ken Agyepong speaking on Accra-based Oman FM Thursday night said the persons who ‘sold’ the ideas to … Read more
By Dr. Michael J. K. Bokor Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016 Folks, at a time that one expects the NPP camp to be on its feet to campaign with cogent messages to win voter support, happenings indicate that the house in a shambles—of course, it has been messed up since Akufo-Addo took over from Kufuor. But … Read more
Our greatest primary task is to transform Mamprugu. This is no unsolvable problem if we face it wisely and courageously. I am certain that my fellow mamprusis expected that on the induction of Hon. Abdallah Abubakari into the office of the regional minister, he will change and transform mamprugu with condor. This is pre-eminently the … Read more
WA central Member of Parliament Rashid Pelpuo feels All Stars’s Ghana Premier League title success is exciting for the people from Northern Ghana. The Northern Blues claimed a 2-1 win over Aduana Stars at the WA park to become the first ever team from Northern Ghana to clinch the trophy. Midfielder Sadiq Alhassan coolly slotted … Read more
Another resignation has hit the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Abuakwa North Constituency of the Eastern Region barely a fortnight after the constituency treasurer Akosua Sarpomaa, resigned her post to join the NDC. The latest is the Deputy Constituency Women Organizer, Patience Koranteng popularly known as Adwoa Krobo, who has resigned her post … Read more
The Minority Leader in Parliament has described promises captured under the National Democratic Congress manifesto highlights presented by President John Mahama as “phantom projects”. “It was a rehash of what the NDC government always talk about. All the things he said were part of what the NDC promised earlier but could not do it”, Osei … Read more
So far Hon. Abdallah Abubakari has proven his critics of the largest opposition party beyond reasonable doubt that his injury time minister is better than the two terms kufour- Alhaji Aliu Mahama reign in mamprugu. It is on records that the NPP didn’t do anything substantial in mamprugu even though we were privileged to have … Read more
Still on SMC, NAB and the standard of tertiary institutions in Ghana By Dr. Prosper Yao Tsikata And Dr. A. Kobla Dotse We wish to commend the Executive Secretary of the Ghana National Accreditation Board (NAB), Mr. Kwame Dattey, for coming out with a press statement on the issue of accreditation and diploma mills conferring … Read more
There was pandemonium during the broadcasting of the Joy News flagship programme dubbed, “The Ballot Box,” in the Sekondi-Takoradi metropolis last Friday evening when supporters of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) nearly traded blows, bringing an abrupt end to the well-attended programme. That was during an open forum … Read more
From world leader to the wilderness in just under three months. David Cameron, the former British Prime Minister, has announced he will stand down as a member of Parliament for his constituency of Witney immediately, triggering a by-election. Cameron, who has served in Parliament since 2001, stepped down as Prime Minister in the aftermath of … Read more
The flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has appealed to Ghanaians to give him the mandate to rule Ghana because frontrunners John Mahama and Nana Akufo-Addo are making empty promises. Nduom said it will be a waste of time to vote for the incumbent and the main opposition leader because … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Asante Akim Central in the Ashanti region, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has admitted that parliamentarians in Ghana have failed to lead up to expectation due to excessive sycophancy amongst members in the legislative arm of government. He said the presidential system of governance in Ghana is very detrimental to objectivity in decision-making … Read more
Muslim youth across the country should use the celebration of Eid ul-Adha to reflect on their lives and how to make sacrifices to develop the nation and not engage in acts of violence and destruction, Majority Chief Whip Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka has advised. “On this day, you see people just running into communities and … Read more
Speaker Edward Doe Adjaho may have arbitrarily used his discretionary powers to quash the impeachment motion sponsored by the New Patriotic Party-led Parliamentary Minority, but President John Dramani Mahama was not completely able to dodge the bullet as Speaker Adjaho and his fellow National Democratic Congress (NDC) scoundrel associates had hoped. For starters, although the … Read more
Montie FM presenter Salifu Maase, also known as Mugabe, has promised ‘fireworks’ on air from Tuesday, when he returns to the airwaves after his prison sentence was remitted by the president. Mugabe was one of the three men incarcerated for threats against the country’s Supreme Court. Speaking at the launch of the campaign of Awutu … Read more
Vice President Kwesi Amissah-Arthur has called on the Upper East Regional Campaign Task Force to resolve existing conflicts that arose during National Democratic Congress’s parliamentary primaries. He said there is the need for the Upper East NDC to have a united front to enable the party win massively in the December polls. Vice President Amissah-Arthur … Read more
The paramount chief of the Talensi traditional area, Tong-Raana Kugbilsong Nalebegtang has appealed to all political parties to eschew violence in their campaigns and on the day of election especially in the Talensi traditional area. The Tong-Raana disclosed this when vice president Kwesi Amissah-Arthur paid a courtesy call on him in Tongo on a two-day … Read more
History was made at the Dutch Parliament as Amma Asante, Ghanaian born politician became a member of the Dutch Parliament to serve out till March 2017 when the next general election is expected to hold in The Netherlands. Her rise to this position has not come easy, since the last elections over four years ago … Read more
The Member of Parliament for Ho Central, Benjamin Kpodo, has warned the Volta Region risks losing all uncompleted projects undertaken by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) government in the region should another party come into power. Accusing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for abandoning projects initiated by previous governments, the Member of Parliament warned that … Read more
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Kwadaso Constituency, who is also the ranking member of the Food, Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs Committee, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, says President John Mahama has lost touch with the needs of Ghanaians. President Mahama is living in the Stone Age and has completely lost touch … Read more