The government has set aside GH¢220 million in the 2024 budget to support the relief efforts for the communities affected by floods occasioned by the Akosombo and Kpong dam spillage. The amount will also cater for the needs of victims of floods upstream in the Oti, Savannah and Bono East regions. The Minister of Finance, […]
The Vice President and Flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated that he will be a “President for all” regardless of one’s religious and political affiliations, if elected into office. Addressing the Council of Regional Imams, who called on him at his residence over the weekend to congratulate him on […]
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park now generates GH¢1.1 million a month following its rehabilitation. Prior to the rehabilitation, the park was generating GH¢3,000 on the average a month. Aside from the increase in revenue, the workforce at the park has since increased by 50 workers. The Minister of Tourism and Creative Arts, Dr Ibrahim Awal, said […]
The four presidential contestants in Saturday’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary have signed an undertaking to accept the outcome of election results. The decision was reached at a meeting between the National Council of Elders and the aspirants. At a press briefing after the meeting with the contestants, the General Secretary of the NPP, Justin […]
The Vice President of IMANI Ghana, Kofi Bentil has described Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia as the best person to lead the country, should he win the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Presidential Primaries and go ahead to face the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2024 elections. Mr. Bentil who eulogized the Vice President […]
Governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) strongman, Mr. Samuel Awuku, popularly known as Sammi Awuku or Capo, has sent a heartfelt message of encouragement and hope to Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia ahead of the party’s presidential primaries, slated for November 4, 2023. Mr. Awuku who is one of the leaders of Dr. Bawumia’s campaign team, is […]
A Leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Gabby Otchere-Darko, has said that the party will rally around whoever wins the November 4 presidential primary of the party. “Finally, November 4 is just around the corner. The NPP that we know, once the party speaks and a new leader, with his new direction, is […]
The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has accused his opponents of adopting a deliberate campaign of peddling falsehood against him as they sense defeat ahead of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential primaries on November 4. He said allegations such as vote buying, sitting Members of Parliament (MPs) going unopposed, and preventing Polling Station Executives […]
The government has resolved to spend within its means next year despite the 2024 elections to maintain the momentum in economic recovery, the Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has announced. Briefing journalists on Sunday [Oct 22] on last weekend’s Cabinet retreat, Mr Oppong Nkrumah said the government was pleased with the steady progress of […]
The Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, has implored President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to apologise to flood victims from the Akosombo Dam spillage and also acknowledge that he erred in telling them that they don’t vote for him. For him, the President’s comment when he visited the flooded areas last Monday was in a […]
The Supreme Court has struck out an injunction filed by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and four other political parties which sought to stop the EC from going ahead with the limited registration voter exercise. A five -member panel, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo, struck out the application following failure […]
A private member’s bill proposing an amendment to extend maternity leave from three months to four months has been introduced in Parliament. The bill, which is seeking to amend the Labour Act, 2003 (Act 651), is also proposing an option for an additional two weeks of maternity leave in the case of a caesarean section […]
