Donald Trump has promised to hit harder at Clinton in next debate After a long night on Long Island on Monday, Donald Trump showed no signs of wavering at an evening rally inside an airport hangar in Melbourne, Florida in front of a friendly crowd. A day removed from the debate stage, Trump stuck close … Read more
A government appointee to the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has blamed the failure of the assembly to produce a Presiding Member (PM) after several rounds of voting on the entrenched position adopted by two candidates. Francis Dodovi says the two, Nana Adum-hene and Nana Kofi Senya are suspicious of each other and this has stalled … Read more
The US has put sanctions on a Chinese firm and four executives over allegedly helping North Korea evade sanctions. Dandong Hongxiang is accused of acting on behalf of a North Korean bank that is on a UN sanctions list to stop the spread of weapons of mass destruction. The sanctions come after North Korea sparked … Read more
Members and sympathisers of the two main political parties in Ghana have extolled the achievements of Dr Mrs Mary Grant, a former member of the Council of State, who passed last week. The stalwart of erstwhile Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC) passed away last Sunday at the 37 Military Hospital after a short illness. Dr … Read more
Two things got my goat this past week. One was seriously ridiculous and the other was ridiculously serious. Let me start with the seriously ridiculous thing. I know we are into dangerous territory when the President of the Republic starts dressing up funny. I don’t know whose bright idea it was for the President to … Read more
Executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti region have accused the Electoral Commission of unduly withholding voter identity cards of its members in the ongoing voter transfer exercise. Regional executives say they have been reliably informed that ID cards of some members of the NPP are with officials of the Electoral Commission. Addressing … Read more
Executives of the New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti region have accused the Electoral Commission of unduly withholding voter identity cards of its members in the ongoing voter transfer exercise. Regional executives say they have been reliably informed that ID cards of some members of the NPP are with officials of the Electoral Commission. Addressing … Read more
Yipalawura Mahama Yahaya, a chief in the Bole Traditional Area, claims the father of the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mahamadu Bawumia betrayed President Mahama’s father. According to the veteran Convention People’s Party (CPP) member, Mumuni Bawumia’s betrayal led the sack of E. A. Mahama as Northern Regional Commissioner by Ghana’s first … Read more
The chief of staff Julius Debrah has denied issuing a fiat to the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) to halt ongoing reforms within the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The Secretary of the ECG Senior Staff Association, Patrick Binyemi, was quoted by a section of the media to have said Mr. Debrah gave the directive at … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama interacted with a cross section of the Ghanaian community in New York on his second day in New York for the 71st United Nations General Assembly. Those in attendance at the reception which was attended by the First Lady, Lordina included the executives of the National Council of Ghanaian Associations, representatives … Read more
The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has been directed to halt all activities related to the partial privatization of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) until it receives directive from the president. The Chief of Staff Mr Julius Debrah gave the directive at a meeting involving MiDA representatives, ECG management members and members of the Electricity … Read more
Retrenched workers of Prairie Volta Limited (PVL), formerly known as the Aveyime Rice and the Quality Grain Project, have made a passionate appeal to the government to pay them their salary arrears and entitlements totalling about GHC600,000. The last salary received by the workers was their November 2014 salary, which was paid a year later … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama interacted with a cross section of the Ghanaian community in New York on his second day in New York for the 71st United Nations General Assembly. Those in attendance at the reception which was attended by the First Lady, Lordina included the executives of the National Council of Ghanaian Associations, representatives … Read more
History has it that on the 21st day of September 1909, a boy was born in a tiny village of Nkroful, somewhere in the Western Region of present day Ghana. The boy grew up as a young man with his country and continent at heart. He believed and had a firm conviction for the liberation … Read more
The most enduring cliché of every presidential election is that it is the most important in history. The nominees proclaim this because, for them, this is certainly true. They also hope that it will motivate their base to vote. That said, this time it could be true. America is having a political nervous breakdown. It’s … Read more
As Islamic affairs became epicenter of attraction, in the country from the Gold Coast in the 40s and 50s right till Ghana became independent, we had three segments of Muslim leadership these are Islamic Teachers and Imams, Zongo Chiefs who are Muslims and the Muslim Councils that take care of administrative affairs for Muslims. Personalities … Read more
The Secretary to the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Youth League, Hardi Yakubu, has called on the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to balance expediency with diligence and speed, in its probe of the Mahama Ford gift saga. Speaking to Citi News, the Secretary to the CPP youth wing, Hardi Yakubu, warned that … Read more
Former Member of the Council of State and former member of erstwhile Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), Dr Mary Grant, has passed away Sunday, her family has confirmed. The family of the former PNDC and National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart said Dr Grant passed away Sunday September 18, 2016 afternoon at the 37 Military Hospital. … Read more
“….Afrobarometer, Africa’s largest public-opinion survey is under threat…In Ghana, Ghana’s police administration first tried to discredit the findings, then publicly blamed the Ghanaian people for corrupting the police… the police administration has yet to seriously address the problem of corruption…The morale is.. Ghana Police could learn a lot from AfroBarometer and people like yours truly, … Read more
The Minister of Transport Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, has said the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has always delivered on its promises made to the electorate unlike its opponents, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) He alleges the NPP is only good at talking with no action yet, expect Ghanaians to mandate them to govern this country which … Read more