Five Takeaways From Thursday
Donald Trump stunned the political world with an impromptu White House news conference at which he vented at his critics and virulently defended the record of his tumultuous first weeks in power. But...
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Trump Vents, Insists ‘zero Chaos’ In White House
President Donald Trump insisted there was "zero chaos" in his crisis-hit White House and railed against enemies in the media, politics and the courts Thursday, in a meandering first solo news...
Myanmar Army Ends Operations In North Rakhine
Myanmar's army has halted "clearance operations" in northern Rakhine, a senior official said Wednesday, ending a four-month crackdown by security forces the UN has warned may amount to crimes against...
Five Takeaways From Tuesday
Donald Trump's White House was in crisis mode following the resignation of a top aide, as it emerged the president knew for weeks about Michael Flynn's controversial Kremlin contacts before deciding...
White House Tries To Insulate Trump From Russia Scandal
The White House battled Tuesday to insulate Donald Trump from the scandal over a top aide's contacts with Russia, as calls grew for an independent investigation. Trump's young presidency has been...
Trump Faces Calls For Probe After Aide Ousted Over Russia Talks
Donald Trump's young presidency was plunged into deep crisis Tuesday as the forced departure of a key national security aide triggered calls for an independent inquiry into his administration's...
Flynn Resigns As Trump’s National Security Advisor
The White House announced on Monday that Michael Flynn has resigned as President Donald Trump's national security advisor, amid escalating controversy over his contacts with Moscow. In his formal...
Chief of Staff Begins Operation To Retrieve State Assets In Private Hands
The Chief of Staff has constituted a National task force to retrieve state assets in the custody of individuals suspected to be with the previous government. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare stated that the...
Akufo-Addo’s Appointees Are ‘babies With Sharp Brains’
A Political Scientist Dr. Richard Amoako Baah has taken a swipe at persons criticizing the appointments of administrative staff of the president-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. He states that the...
Akufo-Addo Demonstrated Gender Boldness In Chief of Staff Appointment – Adom Otchere
The host of Good Evening Ghana on Accra-based Metro TV says incoming President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has demonstrated gender boldness by appointing a woman as his Chief of Staff (CS). Paul...
Akufo-Addo’s Security Structure ‘shrewd’ – Boakye-Gyan
The new national security hierarchy laid down by President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is excellent because it addresses a loophole in the country’s security structure, Major Osahene Kwadwo...
New Chief of Staff Credibility ‘solid’ – Oduro-Osae
Incoming Chief of Staff Frema Osei-Opare brings solid credibility and a track record in public administration to the position she will be occupying under the Nana Akufo-Addo government that will be...
Akufo-Addo’s Appointments Impressive So Far – Prof Adei
A former rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Professor Stephen Adei, has described as “impressive” the list of appointments made so far by the...
Nunoo-Mensah Gives Akufo-Addo Thumbs Up For National Security Appointments
A former National Security Coordinator and Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Brigadier General Joseph Nunoo-Mensah has congratulated President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for making good choices...
Akufo-Addo Building A United Team – Lecturer
The mode of appointment adopted by President-elect, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, clearly depicts a president who wants things done differently, Dr Etse Sikanku, a lecturer at the Ghana Institute of...
Akufo-Addo Wants To ‘hit Ground Running’ – Aggrey-Darkoh
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s early appointments is an attempt to hit the ground running once he is sworn in as president on January 7, a political science lecturer at the at the...
Nana Akufo Addo Has Made the Right Choice – Nunoo Mensah
A former National Security Advisor, Brigadier General Nunoo Mensah has lauded President-elect Nana Akufo Addo for the persons named to man the security of the country for the next four years. Nana...
Akufo-Addo Names Emmanuel Okyere As National Security Advisor
President-elect Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named Brigadier General Emmanuel Okyere as his National Security Advisor. Former director at the Bureau of National Investigations Joshua Kyeremeh has...
I’m Nice, But Tough – Frema Osei-Opare
Ghana’s incoming chief of staff Frema Osei-Opare has served notice that although she is a “nice person”, she will be “tough” in executing her job. President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo confirmed...
Akufo-Addo ‘clearly’ Knows What He’s About
President-elect Nana Akufo-Addo is “clear in his mind” about where he wants to take Ghana and the kind of people he intends having in his administration, Deputy Chief of Staff for the in-coming...