The Deputy Minister of Roads and Highways and Member of Parliament (MP) for Lawra Constituency, Anthony N-yoh Abayifaa Karbo is optimistic Justice will be served in the gruesome murder of late Major Maxwell Adam Mahama. He admits that the wheels of justice in the country may grind slowly, it is not an indication it will … Read more
Former first lady and founder of the National Democratic Party, Nana Konadu, was last Friday dealt a heavy blow following a ruling by an Accra High Court (Commercial Division) reinstating Caridem Development Company Limited and its directors as managers of the 31st December Women’ Movement properties. Nana Konadu was dragged to court by some aggrieved … Read more
The National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) General Secretary says he had disagreed with former President Jerry John Rawlings in the past over the selection of Parliamentary candidates. Johnson Asiedu Nketia said the former President had suggested some particular candidates to be made to run unopposed on the party’s Parliamentary ticket but he resisted it. “I have … Read more
Member of parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has disagreed with Hanna Tetteh on whether dual citizens should be allowed to serve in government. In a swift rebuttal to a suggestion that dual citizens should be allowed to serve in government, Member of Parliament (MP) for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has argued that such people should have … Read more
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to express a heartfelt gratitude to the government of the day and President Akufo-Addo for making it possible for them to celebrate their silver jubilee in style. The NDC held a mammoth rally in Ashaiman on Saturday to … Read more
Former Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Constituency Michael Teye Nyaunu has expressed strong reservations about ‘Jennifer Lomotey’, a song by Kurl Songx featuring Sarkodie. According to Michael Teye Nyaunu, Sarkodie’s part on Krobos is not just derogatory but capable of inflaming passions that can result in tribal conflict. “His conscience should speak to him … Read more
The Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase Constituency, Alhaji Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak on Saturday escaped unhurt after a trailer truck rammed into his red V8 Toyota Landcruiser vehicle. Close sources to the lawmaker indicate that the incident occurred in Kumasi mangling the two doors at the passenger side of the vehicles as … Read more
Former Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Hanna Tetteh has called for a review of the constitution to allow persons with dual citizenship serve in government. Her suggestion comes after seven candidates of Nigerian heritage were elected into the parliament of the United Kingdom in the election held on Thursday, June 8. “If I said … Read more
The Akatsi North Constituency of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Volta Region, has marked the Party’s 25th anniversary with a durbar. They also honoured 196 polling agents for the 2016 general election at Ave-Dakpa. The agents received certificates of recognition for their duties during the elections and urged to keep faith with the … Read more
The member of parliament for Asawase, Muntaka Mubarak, has been involved in an accident. The accident occurred at Kumasi in the Ashanti Region when a truck rammed into the Toyota Land Cruiser of the MP on Saturday. The truck hit the passenger side of the vehicle, damaging two doors and destroying a side glass. Mubarak, … Read more
A man in his thirties lost his life in a shoot-out with the Tema police patrol team A man in his thirties lost his life in a shoot-out with the Tema police patrol team, Mr. Joseph Benefo Darkwah, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Tema Regional Police Command, told journalists. Mr. Darkwah said that the … Read more
Former Tory MP Gavin Barwell has been appointed as the new Downing Street chief of staff Former Tory MP Gavin Barwell has been appointed as the new Downing Street chief of staff, Theresa May said on Saturday evening. Barwell, 45, was among the ex-MPs May apologised to on Friday after the unexpected election result. He … Read more
The Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying Limited, a subsidiary of Barry Callebaut Group has embarked on a programme called “Cocoa Horizon”, to support cocoa farmers for sustainable production. The Cocoa Horizon is a programme designed by Barry Callebaut, an international producer of high quality chocolate and cocoa products. To this end, the Management of Nyonkopa Cocoa Buying … Read more
Mr Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Odododiodoo, has called on Ga indigenes to hold their hands in brotherly love to rebuild Accra. He said: “I want to urge all of us that in this time the elections are over, we should put politics behind us and go into the Bible … Read more
The former Minister of Trade and Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has admitted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) is currently not in the best shapes to win any competitive election in the country. He has therefore said whether or not he will seek the mandate of the party is not important at the moment but urged … Read more
Free-spoken lawmaker for Bongo, Edward Bawa, has linked Ghana’s headline-grabbing surge of mob justice to what he describes as the waning public trust in the law enforcement agency- the police. He remarked that the public, in open contempt for the rule of law and despite outcries from human rights groups against vigilante justice, had continued … Read more
I was happy to meet again Mr Kobby Asmah, the political editor of the Daily Graphic, last Friday, May 26 at the palace of the National Chief Imam at Fadama, in Accra. The last time we met was at Akosombo, almost nine years ago, and he gave me a lift in his car from that … Read more
British Prime Minister Theresa May appears to have begun a purge in her party after shock election results threw the future of her leadership in doubt. May’s co-chiefs of staff, Nick Timothy and Fiona Hill, announced their resignations Saturday on the Conservative Home political blog. Timothy conceded in a statement that he had failed to … Read more
Eight hundred and twenty-eight beneficiaries of the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme in 11 communities in the Kwahu West municipality have received their monies. As part of the evaluation process to enhance the programme, the Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection and Member of Parliament (MP) for Abuakwa North Constituency, Gifty Twum-Ampofo, … Read more
Members of Parliament (MP) have expressed concern about the sharp rise in the number of orphaned children as a result of the conflict in Nkonya-Alavanyo. MP for Hohoe, Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo, who delivered a statement on the floor calling for an end to the 90-year-old conflict also expressed worry about increasing migration and illiteracy. … Read more