Ghana Politics

The Electoral Commission (EC) says it is ready to adopt the Ghana card as the only document to prove one’s citizenship in the next voter registration exercise. Dr Serebour Quaicoe, Director, Electoral Services at the EC, told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that the Commission had already reached …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has mentioned that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cannot remove him from office. According to Bagbin, he, on the other hand, can remove Akufo-Addo from his office as president. In a report filed by 3news.com.gh, he said the law gives Parliament, which …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region could be facing an eviction from its head office over an allegation of three years rent arrears by the landlady. The landlady and a young man believed to be her son stormed the office premises on Friday and disrupted an on-going …

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has described as an empty boast a directive by the Roads and Highways Minister, halting the payment of road tolls across the country. During parliamentary proceedings on Thursday, the Speaker explained that the payment of road tolls was occasioned by an Act of Parliament, …

Minister of Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu has defended government’s directive to tax all Mobile Money transactions above GHS 100. Earlier GhArticles.com reported that, the government of Ghana has announced a new Electronic Transaction Levy as as part of strategies to widen the country’s tax net. It will be a …

Member of Parliament for Ningo-Prampram Constituency, Sam George has alleged that the ruling NPP government never consulted the Telcos before imposing the new e-levy tax on all MoMo transactions. Earlier GhArticles.com reported that, the government of Ghana has announced a new Electronic Transaction Levy as as part of strategies to …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori Atta has indicated that all tolls on public rates and bridges have been abolished. According to him, workers at the various toll booths will be reassinged. Ken Ofori Atta stated that the directive takes effect immediately. He added that a new levy will be …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has admonished political leaders to use their positions very well so that they can make a meaningful impact on the people. Addressing a bunch of Muslims at the 2021 National Chief Imam’s Maulid (celebration of the birth of Prophet Muhammad S.A.W.) in Accra on Saturday, …

Former Minister for Transport under the erstwhile Mahama administration, Dzifa Aku Attivor, has died. Family sources said she passed on at the University of Ghana Medical Centre on Tuesday, November 16, 2021, after a short illness. The former Minister for Transport, Dzifa Aku Attivor was 65. Dzifa Attivor was one …

The National Democratic Party (NDP) says Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings will not rejoin the National Democratic Congress (NDC) again. According to the NDP, the exit of Mrs Rawlings from the opposition NDC is ‘final and forever’. There have been countless calls for the NDC to get the former First Lady …