GII Wades Into MP Bribery Saga
Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has waded into the bribery allegations against some Members of Parliament, with a call for the passage of the Conduct of Public Officers’ Bill. According to the...
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SONA2017: Akufo-Addo Speaks To the Nation
President Akufo-Addo will today deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) in Parliament amidst high expectations from Ghanaians. Article 67 of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution requires that:...
Ghana’s Debt To GDP Hits 74%- Ken Ofori Atta
As president Nana Akufo-Addo prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address, Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta has disclosed that Ghana debt as a percentage of GDP has hit 74 percent. By the third...
Rawlings Commends ‘Greedy Bastard’ Movie
Ghana’s Former President Jerry John Rawlings has described the emergence of Presidents Buhari of Nigeria and AkufoAddo of Ghana as a divine intervention because of their respected anti-corruption...
High Expectations As Akufo-Addo Firms Up Policies With First SONA Today
President Nana Akufo-Addo is set to deliver his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) Tuesday and he is expected to lay out a detailed plan to reform the education and agricultural sectors of the...
TUC Makes Proposals On Trade, ECG, Others For March Budget
The Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) has made key proposals on various aspects of the economy for the March 1, 2017, budget statement which it says will empower workers. In a 17-page document...
Dr. Nduom Warns Politicians To Stop Stealing State Assets
The spate at which the state loses assets when there is a change of government has been condemned by the 2016 flagbearer of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom. The PPP...
I’ll Crush Abronye, Invincible Forces – Gyataba
The flag bearer of the United Front Party (UFP) in the 2016 elections, Dr Agyenim Boateng (Gyataba), has threatened to crush the Invincible Forces of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) if they attempt to...
Akufo-Addo’s Gov’t Gives $90,000 To MPs To Buy Cars?
Director of Elections for the Progressive People's Party (PPP), Nana Ofori Owusu has disclosed that the Government of Ghana has issued a cheque of 90,000 dollars to Members of Parliament to purchase...
The Economy Akufo-Addo Inherited
President Akufo-Addo inherited an economy valued at GHc44, 608.1 million from the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration as of September 2016, according to figures from the Bank of Ghana. The...
I’m No Conspirator – Ablakwa
Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has told the Ghartey Committee he will never conspire to bear false witness against a ministerial nominee. His comment comes...
The Economy Akufo-Addo Inherited [Infographic]
President Akufo-Addo inherited an economy valued at GHc44, 608.1 million from the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama administration as of September 2016, according to figures from the Bank of Ghana. The...
Ayariga Asked To Halt Public Comments On Bribery Case
The Joe-Ghartey-chaired ad-hoc committee investigating the bribery allegation that has rocked Ghana’s Parliament, has cautioned the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga from...
Okudzeto Ablakwa Appears Before Ghartey Bribery Committee
Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is currently before the Ghartey Committee as the body continues its probe into the bribery allegation made against Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko and the leadership of the...
Boakye Agyarko Appears Before Ghartey Bribery Committee
Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko is currently before the Ghartey Committee as the body continues its probe into the bribery allegation made against him and the leadership of the Appointments...
Heritage Fund Is ‘useless & Unproductive’
Kwesi Pratt Jnr. has labeled the Heritage Fund as a 'useless unproductive enterprise'. According to him, it doesn't make sense for the leaders of the country to store up money for future generations...
Muntaka Mohammed Appears Before Ghartey Bribery Committee
Majority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mubarak Mohammed is currently before the Ghartey Committee as the body continues its probe into the bribery allegation made against the leadership of the Appointments...
I’ve Never Spoken To Agyarko – Mahama Ayariga
Bawku Central MP Mahama Ayariga has disclosed he has never in his life spoken to Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko following a bribery allegation he has made against the leadership of the Appointments...
Sam Pyne To Footsoldiers
The Ashanti regional secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sam Pyne is admonishing serial callers, footsoldiers especially executives of the party who have not yet been appointed to...
Akufo-Addo, Buhari Divine Intervention To Fight Corruption – Rawlings
Ghana’s former President, Flt Lt Jerry John Rawlings, has described the emergence of Presidents Buhari of Nigeria and Akufo-Addo of Ghana as a divine intervention because of their respected...