Politics

1,629Some members of the National House of Chiefs have expressed dissatisfaction on the treatment meted out to them by successive governments following the allocation of royalties. According to the traditional authorities, their royalties are always delayed, adding that successive governments have failed to increase the percentage due them. The chiefs bemoaned the reluctance of successive […]

1,527  1. Between 1997 and September 2001, Dr. Kwabena Duffuor was the Governor for the Bank of Ghana. During this period, Unibank was first launched as a Financial Entity in 1997. A few years after its establishment, Unibank received a banking licence and started offering full range of banking services to individuals and corporate clients […]

1,554 First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has bemoaned the challenges women go through as far as infertility stigma is concerned. She believes creating awareness and “the kind of cultural shifts that supports women and society with the necessary resources to fight infertility stigma and provide treatments or coping options for couples” will go a long way […]

2,254Ranking Member on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson, has criticised the manner in which the banking sector clean-up exercise was conducted and its subsequent ramifications on the economy. The 2019 exercise saw the Bank of Ghana revoke the licenses of some 347 Microfinance Companies and 23 Savings and Loans and Finance House Companies. Finance Minister, Ken […]

1,754  The first day of the public hearing of the committee on the motion of censure against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, was characterized by heated exchanges and clashes between the Minority members and some members of the Majority side. The Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, also engaged in […]

1,637The Member of Parliament for Adansi Asokwa, K.T. Hammond has suggested that he is unaware of the current fuel prices because he does not have a car. In a sharp response to the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, on whether he had noticed the current fuel prices, during the committee hearing on the motion of censure […]

1,761 The Majority Leader has expressed his disappointment at Mr Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP). Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu says Mr Asare Otchere-Darko has made some unfounded allegations against him. According to the Suame lawmaker, he has been accused of instigating the calls by some members of his […]

1,775 The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has asked the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament to furnish him with documents that they will rely upon to execute the motion of censure initiated against him. The minister’s lawyer, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, made the request Tuesday morning when the Parliamentary Ad Hoc Committee hearing the […]

1,609 National Youth Organiser Aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Brogya Genfi has described as “shameful” and “unacceptable” behaviour of his party’s national youth organizer towards some TEIN presidents during their regional election. He condemned their act in a statement sighted by Peacefmonline.com. “Having said this, I must observe that the elections although hugely […]

1,764  A group aligned to the opposition National Democratic Congress known as the NDC Youth Forum has declared its support for a General Secretary hopeful of the party, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah. The group said it took the decision after fierce deliberation and consultations with some party stalwarts, which lasted for several days. A statement issued […]