President John Mahama will on Thursday, February 25, deliver his fourth State of the Nation Address to parliament in accordance with Article 67 of the 1992 Constitution. This was announced on the floor of Parliament by Majority Leader Alban Bagbin. This will be Mr Mahama’s last state of the nation address before his first term […]
Embattled national chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Paul Afoko has revealed that Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo snubbed efforts by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II to intervene in his “illegal” suspension. According to Mr. Afoko, the Asantehene attempted to resolve the party’s issues relating to his suspension but was ignored. Mr. Afoko and two
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II intervened in the suspension rumpus that hit the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) late last year, as far as the ousting of national chairman Paul Afoko was concerned, but to no avail, Mr Afoko has revealed. According to him, despite the intervention of the revered Asante monarch, by talking
Director of Public Affairs at Ghana’s Electoral Commission, Christian Owusu Parry says the hue and cry over the formation of a steering committee by the EC is out of place. He says the Steering Committee is in place to help the EC conduct a 2016 general elections. “The Committee is not the one that is going
Residents of Agogo in the Asante Akyim North District of the Ashanti Region have banned all political activities and state functions in the town until the Fulani menace is resolved. The residents are also demanding an “immediate transfer” of the District Police Commander for failing to flush out the Fulani herdsmen and their cattle. At
Renowned Pollster and Managing Editor of the Daily Dispatch Newspaper, Ben Ephson has ruled out any possibility of Ghana’s two largest political parties, the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) achieving their electoral targets in the Ashanti Region. The ruling NDC is seeking to make 1 million votes from
Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan is pushing for the legalization of cannabis and other personal drugs. However, he said regulations must be put in place by governments to curtail abuse. “And therefore, the fourth and final step is to recognize that drugs must be regulated precisely because they are risky. It is time to
The Multimedia Group Limited has filed a suit against Presidential Staffer and suspended NDC Parliamentary candidate for Ningo-Prampram, Samuel Nartey George, Radio Gold and The Enquirer newspaper over what its lawyers describe as “reckless and malicious defamation.” The suit, according to lead counsel, Samson Lardy Anyenini, was necessitated by the failure of the Presidential Staffer
Presiding Bishop of the Dzorwulu Circuit of the Methodist Church of Ghana says the posture adopted by the Chairperson of the Electoral commission, Charlotte Osei and her team, has convinced him that there is a scheme to impose President John Mahama on Ghanaians after the November 7 polls. Rt. Rev Stephen Richard Bosomtwe-Ayensu underscored the
Former Attorney General Martin Amidu has expressed disappointment in pressure group Let My Vote Count Alliance (LMVCA), for attacking the membership of the electoral commission’s Election Steering Committee. According to him, it is unfair for the reputation of an individual to be attacked simply “because they had been nominated to represent their respective public institutions
