Germany - January 14th , 2017: The 5th edition of Nana Yaa Asantewaa’s (NYA) Award was held on 2nd October, 2016, at Kulturhof Dulsberg, Hamburg. About 300 people, including politicians,...
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Trump’s Travel Ban Regrettable
Former President John Mahama has criticized US President, Donald Trump’s travel ban describing it as regrettable. According to him, the development, which has become of great concern to many...
The Executive Director of Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has urged the leadership of parliament not to be protective in dealing with the bribery allegation that...
The Executive Director of Africa Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA), Dr. Rasheed Draman, has urged the leadership of parliament not to be protective in dealing with the bribery allegation that...
The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini has called for an independent body to investigate bribery allegations made against members of the appointments committee. According to him,...
We Are Not Exiting Ghana
Telecom operator, Airtel, has dismissed recent reports that it has commenced plans to exit Ghana. Earlier media reports suggested that Airtel had commenced moves to exit fourteen African countries...
Otiko Just Being Her Feisty Self
Otiko Afisa Djaba was just being her “feisty” self when she appeared before Parliament’s Appointment Committee, Susan Adu-Amankwah, Second Vice Chair of the Convention People’s Party (CPP),...
New Asantefuohene And Asantefoohemaa Of Washington Metro Area Sworn In
Saturday January 28th would be a day to remember in the history of the Asanteman Association of the Washington Metro Area as a new Asantefoohene and Asantefoohenmaa were sworn into office. Nana Kwame...
Appointees May Have Proved Themselves To Ghanaians By Forfeiting Allowances
The committee who have come to understand the difficult financial and economic circumstances of the country; regarding the coming 60th-anniversary commemoration, have decided to forfeit any...
GHAMRO To Hold Election Soon
The Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), a collective society for music right owners, is set to hold elections for board members in the first quarter of this year, in accordance with the...
Bekwai Youth Call On Speaker To Impeach Mahama Ayariga
CONCERNED Youth of Bekwai in the Ashanti Region have called on the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Michael Aaron Ocquaye to sanction the Member of Parliament (MP) for Bawku Central Constituency in the...
Assemblymen Threaten Legal Action Over Council of State Nomination
SOME Assembly members in the Central Region have threatened to institute legal action against nomination of members onto the Council of State (CS). According to the aggrieved assembly members,...
Parliament To Resume Sitting As Ministerial Vetting Continues
The Seminar followed the raging issue of alleged bribery to the minority MPs on the appointment committee to facilitate the approval of Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko; a claim that has been denied....
Bribery Scandal: OccupyGhana Calls For Police Probe
Anti-graft group OccupyGhana has backed calls for a probe into the bribery scandal that has hit parliament. In a statement, the group said it is profoundly disturbed by the scandal and wants a Police...
The Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) will not interfere in parliament’s investigation of the bribery allegations that engulfed its Appointments Committee, Joseph...
Otabil ‘Most Influential’ Pastor On Social Media
Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Dr Mensa Otabil has been ranked the Most Influential Pastor on Social Media for 2016, according to the 2016 Ghana Social Media...
Otiko ‘a Pale Shadow’ of Oye Lithur
Otiko Afisa Djaba is a “pale shadow” of the immediate past Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection Nana Oye Lithur, founding president of civil society group Imani Africa, Franklin...
Airtel Denies Exit Reports
Bharti Airtel has refuted media reports it may cease its operations in all 15 countries across Africa by end of the year. The telecoms giant says it “remains committed to Africa and will continue...
35 File To Contest In Three Regions
A total of 35 people drawn from three regions have filed to contest the Council of State election slated for February 9. The EC opened nominations from January 20 and closed it on January 26, 2017....
Parliament To Resume Sitting As Ministerial Vetting Continues
Parliament’s Appointments Committee will vet three more ministerial nominees today . They are the Minister nominee for Lands and Forestry, John Peter Amewu; Minister nominee for Works and housing,...