Author: Foster Ayisah

2,363 An economist, Professor Godfred Bokpin, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to cut the number of Ministers in his administration to 40. According to him the number of Ministers, coupled with other costs of operationalizing Ghana’s democracy such as maintaining 275 Members of Parliament and other Presidential appointees was too expensive for the […]

2,512 Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has denied social media reports suggesting that he has forfeited six months of his salary to the State. In a statement, the former President described the reports as fake news and called on the public to completely disregard them. “The attention of the Office of former President John Kufuor […]

2,237  Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery says government is committed to justice for the victims and families of those who died during the 2020 elections. At least five people died in separate violent incidents across the country during the election that saw president Akufo-Addo win a second term. Two years after the incidents, there have been […]

2,275The Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, last Wednesday launched a five-year Medium-Term Development Strategy (MTDS) for Northern Ghana, to enhance sustainable development and improve the lives of the people. The strategy, which would be implemented between 2022 to 2027, seeks to enhance economic growth through sustainable agricultural production systems, accelerate human development and promote private sector […]

2,575The pressure group, OccupyGhana, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) to investigate allegations that an unnamed wealthy businessman attempted to bribe some Members of Parliament (MPs). The said businessman allegedly attempted to bribe MPs on the Majority side to stop them from going ahead with their threat not to cooperate with the […]

2,180The Minority in Parliament have expressed their displeasure over what they claim “the politicisation of the security services”. They alleged further that some unqualified persons who were attached to the government had been recruited into the various security agencies. They claimed the recruitment was no more based on meritocracy for one to be promoted in […]

2,721  Mr. Yaw Owusu Obimpeh, an Aspirant of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Ashanti Regional Chairmanship race is appealing to delegates to vote him to lead the party again in the region and recapture power for the party in the next general election. He noted that the NDC is poised for power […]