The West African regional bloc is lifting some sanctions imposed on Niger over last year’s coup, in a new push for dialogue following a series of political crises that have rocked the region in recent months. A no-fly zone and border closures were among the sanctions being lifted “with immediate …

Hiplife legend Okyeame Kwame has debunked claims that he has been paid to join the manifesto committee of flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. Okyeame Kwame is one of the fifteen people who were named as members of the New Patriotic Party’s Manifesto Committee for …

Dr. Rashid Pelpuo, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Wa Central, says it will be difficult to cut off the involvement of political parties in the election of caucus leaders in Parliament. His comments come on the back of the resignation of Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu as Majority Leader …

A former Deputy Managing Director of the National Investment Bank (NIB) and member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Alfred Thompson, has described Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s resignation as Majority Leader as bold and commendable for party unity. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu formally announced his resignation as Majority Leader in Parliament on Friday, February …

The extensive searches including a reported excavation for alleged stolen booty conducted in the house of the former boss of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Stephen Kwabena Opuni, became a topical issue in his trial at the Accra High Court last Wednesday. During cross-examination, counsel for Dr Opuni, Samuel Codjoe, …

The Presidential Candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has stated that the massive acceptance of his 24-hour economy proposal has sent shivers down the spines of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). The NDC, on February 22 and February 23, held a national policy dialogue …

Political analyst Dr. Richard Amoako Baah has stated that Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Suame, resigned as a show of solidarity and to maintain peace within the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He suggests that Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu’s resignation was not voluntary, but rather a move to appease certain …

The Ghana Toll Workers Association has denied allegations that the Youth Employment Agency has already hired some former tollbooth workers. On Thursday, February 22, the Agency declared the recruitment of 282 Persons With Disabilities (PWDs), which they claimed included former toll collectors. However, the Secretary of the Ghana Toll Workers …

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has shut down four FM Radio Stations in Bawku, in the Upper East Region. The affected stations, namely Bawku FM, Source FM, Zahra FM, and Gumah FM, were closed following recommendations from the Upper East Regional Security Council and guidance from the Ministry of National …

On Saturday, February 24, 2024, hundreds of Ghanaians trooped to the forecourt of the State House, where the funeral of late Apostle Dr. Michael Kwabena Ntumy was held to pay their last respect to the celebrated pastor. Apostle Dr. Ntumy, the fourth chairman of the Church of Pentecost in Ghana, …