Ghana Politics

Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Karaga, has projected that Ghana’s inflation rate will reach 15% by the end of 2024. Speaking at a town hall meeting in Accra, he highlighted the Akufo-Addo-Bawumia administration’s success in managing inflation despite significant economic challenges. Dr. Amin Adam …

Horace Ekow Ewusi, the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Cape Coast North, has petitioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to remove Professor Harold S. Amonoo-Kuofi from his position as Chairman of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) Governing Council. Ewusi argues that Prof. Amonoo-Kuofi’s conduct is negatively impacting …

The Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG), and the Teachers and Educational Workers Union of Trade Union Congress (TEWU-TUC) have announced their intention to commence industrial action on August 9, 2024. This decision comes after multiple attempts to resolve disputes regarding …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated his stance on the multifaceted origins of Ghana’s independence, emphasizing that the nation’s history extends beyond the contributions of former President Dr. Kwame Nkrumah and the Convention People’s Party (CPP). His comments, made during the 2024 Founders’ Day celebration on August 5 in …

Nigerian cross-dresser Idris Okuneye, widely known as Bobrisky, has been released from the Kirikiri Correctional Centre after serving a six-month sentence for the abuse of naira notes. The release, which occurred on August 5, 2024, marks the end of a high-profile legal battle that began with his conviction on April …

Kennedy Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has called on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to recognize and apologize for the economic challenges faced by Ghanaians as part of their campaign strategy for the upcoming 2024 General Elections. At the launch of the NPP’s election campaign for the …

Former President and Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has stated that it would be a mistake for Ghanaians to re-elect the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming elections. Mahama emphasized that the outcome of the election is critical for the country’s future and that …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced that it will launch its 2024 Manifesto on Sunday, August 18, 2024, in Takoradi, Western Region. This announcement was made in a statement dated Monday, August 5, 2024, signed by the party’s General Secretary, Justin Kodua Frimpong. In preparation for the Manifesto launch, …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has strongly dismissed the idea that Ghana was founded by a single individual. In his 2024 Founders’ Day address on August 3, he refuted claims that Kwame Nkrumah solely founded the nation. Parliament established August 4 as Founders’ Day in 2019 to honor the collective …

Ghana’s gold export has surged to unprecedented levels in the first half of 2024, according to Martin Ayisi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission. The total mineral exports for this period reached $9.2 billion, with gold alone contributing 54%, amounting to five billion dollars. Ayisi attributed this …