The Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye, on Tuesday summoned the ministers for Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) and Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to answer questions regarding their delay in signing off-taker agreements with a number of waste management companies. These waste management companies are said to have invested over $1.5 billion in constructing […]
Category: Politics
Jubilee House meeting: Mahama breaks silence
Former President, John Mahama, has revealed details of his Jubilee House meeting with ex-President Jerry John Rawlings and ex-President John Agyekum Kufour on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo, insisting there was no consensus at the close door meeting with his successor on the referendum. Mr Mahama, described some of President […]
Kofi Adams predicts 53% win for NDC in 2020 elections
Former deputy general secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kofi Adams says the party could win the 2020 polls with 53% of the votes “if the current trend continues”. According to him, internal projections and polls suggest they are in pole position to clinch power from President Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic […]
Disregard Mahama’s bogus accusations, he’s only blowing hot air-Zongo Ministry
The Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development says it is appalled by statements made by the National Democratic Congress’ flagbearer, John Mahama suggesting that it was misappropriating the Zongo development fund. The Ministry said the fund was being used for many developmental projects in various Zongo communities and not being spent on unnecessary items […]
Owusu Bempah drops another bombshell about an ex-president
Founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, Rev Isaac Owusu Bempah claims a former president has planned to kill some prominent personalities in the country in his quest to become a leader again. The controversial pastor in a new video clip claims the ex-president in question fears his ambition will not be accomplished […]
Mahama gov’t sold 100 coaches as scrap – Joe Ghartey
The government of President John Mahama, in 2016, sold 100 defective coaches as scrap, the Minister of Railways Development, Mr Joe Ghartey has revealed. “In 2016, over 100 coaches were sold as scrap”, Mr Ghartey reported to President Nana Akufo-Addo on Wednesday, 4 December 2019 when they both addressed workers of the Ghana Railway Company […]
OB Amoah lampoons Minority over unnecessary debates on aborted referendum
Deputy Minister for Local Governance and Rural Development, O.B. Amoah has expressed distaste at the Minority in Parliament’s reactions after the Bill for the amendment of Article 243(1) which would allow for the election of Municipal, Metropolitan and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) was withdrawn from Parliament as directed by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The President, on […]
Without Us, NPP Has “No Legs” – First Lady
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has saluted the women of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) describing them as the foundation of the governing party. According to Mrs Akufo-Addo, the women of the NPP have been “loyal, dedicated, selfless and fully committed” to the course of the party. “Without them, our party has no legs to stand […]
Withdrawing MMDCEs election bill not a sign of unfulfilled manifesto promise – Hadzide
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has pooh-poohed claims that the withdrawal of the bill for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) from Parliament is an abandonment of its campaign promise. Many including the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have criticized the move by government to withdraw bills seeking to amend […]
Mahama, Owusu Bempah ‘clash’ at Assemblies of God Church
Former President John Dramani Mahama on December 1, 2019, clashed with Rev. Owusu Bempah at the Holy Ghost Revival Center of the Assemblies of God Church, South Odorkor, Accra. Both Mahama and Rev. Bempah had been invited by the Church to grace their 30th Anniversary. The incident happened when Rev Bempah, who had to leave […]
How much was spent on “abortive” referendum? – Okudzeto asks gov’t
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on the government to disclose to Ghanaians how much it spent on the “abortive” referendum and the steps it is taking to prevent any more financial loss to the state. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in a televised address to the nation […]
Dec 17 Referendum on hold for lack of broad, national consensus
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has called off the holding of the Referendum of 17th December, 2019, citing the lack of a broad, national consensus amongst key stakeholders and the populace. President Akufo-Addo has, thus, instructed the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Hajia Alima Mahama, MP, who is […]












