Ghana Politics

Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has generously donated $10,000 to Sekondi Hasaacas Ladies. This contribution aims to support the team as they prepare for the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League in Ivory Coast. Hasaacas Ladies earned the right to represent Ghana in the tournament …

Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has called for a special parliamentary session to be held on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. This decision comes after the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, submitted a petition requesting an urgent recall of Parliament to address pressing government business. In his response on August 7, Speaker …

Former President John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has dismissed the widely circulated claims that guinea fowls reared under the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) flew to Burkina Faso during his presidency in 2014. The infamous incident, often referred to as the “akonfem” saga, gained …

Pastor Mensa Otabil, General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), has urged young people not to let politicians exploit them as foot soldiers for trivial rewards. Speaking on the final day of the Greater Works Conference on August 2, 2024, he referenced Isaiah 42:10 to remind the youth …

As Ghana prepares for the December 7, 2024, elections, it is projected that voters will collectively spend about one billion Ghana cedis throughout the election cycle. This estimation comes from a poll conducted by Data Insight Group of JOB Group Limited and Chartered Media Consult. The poll highlights that the …

Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has announced that his Running Mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang, will serve as a co-driver in his government. Speaking at a rally in Sandema, Builsa North Constituency, Mahama emphasized that Professor Opoku Agyemang will not …

John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), emphasized that Ghana requires experienced leadership to address its economic challenges. Speaking in Sandema during his Upper East region campaign tour, Mahama argued that the country cannot afford experimental leadership at this critical time. “This is the time when …

The state-owned Cocoa Processing Company Limited (CPC) has recorded a loss of $9,568,898 in the first half of 2024, an increase from $9,155,700 during the same period in 2023, marking a 4.5% rise in losses. This increase is mainly due to higher operational costs, including selling, distribution, and financial expenses. …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has sanctioned 47 individuals and 245 business entities for repeatedly issuing dud cheques. The affected customers issued dud cheques at least three times between January 2022 and January 2024, despite prior warnings. In a statement dated August 6, 2024, the BoG announced that these offenders …

Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi and the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has raised eyebrows with his recent critique of Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, the current Minority Leader in Parliament. Wontumi, known for his outspoken nature, remarked that Ato Forson’s language proficiency does …