The majority in Parliament has described the Minority as hypocritical for their critiques of the 2026 budget, arguing that they lament unemployment and poverty despite having presided over economic mismanagement in the past. During the debate on the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, held on the floor of theContinue Reading
The National Chairman of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has urged the clergy to use the pulpit to sensitise the citizenry to honour their tax obligations regularly and promptly. That, he said, would enable the government to generate the required revenue needed for progressive and sustainableContinue Reading
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has reaffirmed its decision to uphold the ban on proxy voting in the upcoming 2026 presidential primary. The confirmation came after a closed-door meeting between the party’s Presidential Election Committee and all aspirants, where concerns and petitions regarding the rule were discussed extensively. Addressing theContinue Reading
The Member of Parliament for the Damongo, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has questioned the government’s decision to purchase four helicopters, and two presidential jets at the cost of GH¢13.1 billion. According to Mr Jinapor, that move, announced in the 2026 Budget Statement and Economic Policy of the government was a misplacedContinue Reading
The government of Ghana has not requested for any monetary and material support from the United States of America (USA) government for accepting some third-party deportees into Ghana, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has told Parliament. Mr Ablakwa said the decision or understanding to accept West AfricanContinue Reading
President John Dramani Mahama has issued a stern warning to global powers, stressing that Africa will not be compelled to choose between economic development and environmental sustainability. Speaking in Accra at the opening of the 80th anniversary commemoration of the historic Fifth Pan-African Congress — first held in Manchester inContinue Reading
Former Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has begun a critical leg of his “Our Journey Together” campaign in the Central Region, a battleground he is expected to prioritise as the New Patriotic Party (NPP) heads towards its 2028 flagbearer primary. Dr Bawumia, who wrapped up a tour of the VoltaContinue Reading
The death of Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings at the age of 76 ends a long and turbulent era in Ghana’s politics and political development. Her death comes five years after her husband died, on November 12, 2020. I was privileged to know Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings. She graciously granted me a lengthyContinue Reading
The Kwame Nkrumah Mausoleum, a symbol of Africa’s independence, will be the center of a historic event as President John Dramani Mahama is set to officially launch a landmark Pan-African conference, bringing together representatives from 56 countries, including leading voices from the diaspora. From November 18 to 19, 2025, AccraContinue Reading
Last week, Emefa Adeti of Joy News wrote an insightful piece for myjoyonline.com in which she said, among other things, “imagine a country without journalists. What would such a country look like? No one to ask hard questions. No one to bear witness. No one to hold power accountable. NoContinue Reading
