The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of causing financial loss to the state by spending $1.2 million on what they described as a mere relaunch of the chip-embedded passport initiative. According to the Minority Caucus, the project had already been conceived, contracted, and financed under the previous Akufo-AddoContinue Reading
President John Dramani Mahama has nominated four persons for appointment as Deputy Ministers. According to Felix Kwakye Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State in Charge of Government Communications, that is the “last batch of Deputy Minister” nominations by the President. They are Dorcas Afo-Toffey, Member of Parliament (MP) for Jomoro forContinue Reading
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rejected the Electoral Commission’s (EC) decision to conduct a rerun of the Ablekuma North parliamentary election in 19 polling stations, insisting the directive contradicts a High Court ruling issued earlier this year. The EC announced last week that a rerun would take place onContinue Reading
The Minister for Labour, Jobs and Employment, Dr Abdul Rashid Hassan Pelpuo, says the success of the government’s 24-hour economy initiative depends heavily on increased hiring by private businesses to ease pressure on the public wage bill. Speaking on TV3’s Hot Issues on Monday, July 7, 2025, Dr Pelpuo saidContinue Reading
A security consultant, Richard Kumadoe has said the weak regulation and poor monitoring of firearms in Ghana was contributing to putting deadly weapons into the hands of people with no legitimate reason to own them Commenting on violence and avoidable tragedies, especially during traditional festivals Mr Kumadoe said the responsibleContinue Reading
Speakers at a conference on political campaign financing have stressed the need to ensure transparency in electioneering activities. They said the current situation, where political party financing was not transparent, threatened democratic governance, inclusive development and anti-corruption progress. The conference was organised by Transparency International Ghana and the Ghana CentreContinue Reading
The Minister for Energy and Green Transition, John Abdulai Jinapor, has announced that all government agencies would soon operate on prepaid meters as part of a broader strategy to enhance efficiency and reduce both technical and commercial losses in the electricity distribution system. He said the initiative is a keyContinue Reading
Narendra Modi, the leader of the world’s largest democracy, India, will make a two-day official visit to Ghana, one of Africa’s few enduring liberal democracies, on July 2 to 3. The purpose of the visit, according to President John Mahama’s spokesperson, Felix Kwakye Ofosu, MP, is to highlight “the warmContinue Reading
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stated that it is the responsibility of the citizenry to hold their leaders at every level to high standards. “Let us recommit ourselves to building a Ghana where our Parliament is acclaimed as the most open, accountable and responsive in Africa.Continue Reading
A political scientist, Dr Samuel Kofi Darkwa, has stated that the politicisation of independent bodies poses a threat to public trust and can weaken Ghana’s reputation as a democratic nation on the international stage. “Ghana’s standings in the Democracy Index, Afrobarometer, and the Mo Ibrahim Index have already shown signsContinue Reading
