Unite Or Perish
Since 1992 there have been a steady decline in the fortunes of the smaller parties. The minority parties who contested the 1992 election were the People’s Heritage Party (PHP) led by a former...
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Big Boys Floored In Council Of State Elections
The election of all 10 representatives from the various regions to the Council of State concluded yesterday with intriguing results. All the elected persons were males, with the exception of the...
On Free SHS and Heritage Fund; Who Are the Future Generation? [Article]
This week, Ghanaians have been discussing an announcement by the government that free Senior High school education will begin in September of 2017. The debate has largely been whether it should be...
Tension Mounts In Ashaiman Ahead of MCE Nomination
Tension is gradually mounting within the Ashaiman Municipality ahead of the government’s declaration of who becomes the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the area. Confusion rocked the Ashaiman...
Akufo-Addo’s Leadership Will Be Typical of Ghanaian Leadership
By Kwarteng, Francis Every time government changes hands the new government makes wild allegations blaming the previous government for turning the public purse into a basket of water, for putting the...
Twists, Turns Mark Council of State Elections
Ten people from different backgrounds were elected at selected voting centres yesterday as regional representatives on the Council of State. In some of the regions, some of the candidates withdrew...
The African Politician and Cars
It seems to have a root in the African’s penchant for prestige. The African, yes, not just the Ghanaian. The Time magazine made some fun of the African politician in 2009, citing an instance from...
Ghana Would Leverage On Alliances For Development
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Wednesday said Ghana would leverage on the alliances and friendships built over the past six decades “to grow our economy and nation.” “Our common...
Kotei Dzani Denies Vote-Buying In Council of State Election
The newly elected Greater Accra representative on the Council of State, Nii Kotei Dzani, has rubbished allegations that he bribed delegates at Thursday’s election to vote for him. Two delegates...
Debate On Heritage Fund Usage For Free SHS Premature – MP
A Member of Parliament for Bibiani-Anhweaso-Bekwai, Kingsley Aboagye-Gyedu has described as premature criticisms about government’s decision to reserved oil revenue known as Heritage Fund to...
Funding Free SHS With Heritage Fund ‘lazy Man’s Approach’
The Minority caucus in parliament has described the decision by the government to resort to the Heritage Fund to sponsor its flagship campaign promise of Free Senior High School (SHS) “lazy”. The...
Adams To Sue Boahen, Others – Aide
The National Organiser of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kofi Adams, will take legal action against the Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana...
We’ll Make Life Good For PWDs
The Akufo-Addo-led government will implement the 3 per cent increase in the Common Fund for Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) as a way of ensuring that they receive the needed resources to make life...
NDC Should Concentrate On Reviewing Their Election Loss – Otiko Djaba
Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Otiko Afisa Djaba has counselled members of the National Democratic Congress to mind their party affairs after they lost the 2016 general...
Introduce Resources You Promised; Don’t Touch Heritage Fund – Kofi Buah To NPP
Former Petroleum Minister, Emmanuel Armah Kofi Buah has dared the NPP to fund the Free SHS project from the resources they pledged to introduce when they assume power and desist from touching monies...
Free SHS: No Decision Has Been Taken To Use Heritage Fund
A New Patriotic Party (NPP) MP on Parliament’s Finance Committee says government has not taken any definite decision to use the Heritage Fund to finance the free senior high school (SHS) policy....
2 Dead, Others Injured In Crash On Techiman-Sunyani Road
Two persons have been confirmed dead with several others injured in an accident involving a Toyota Highlander, and an urvan minibus on the Techiman-Sunyani road. The Toyota Highlander crashed into...
NPP Parliamentary Candidate Involved In Fatal Accident, Two Dead
The scene of the accident on the Techiman- Sunyani road in the Brong Ahafo Region Two people are reportedly dead and several others injured when a Toyota Highlander vehicle crashed into an Urvan...
Ongoing Parliamentary Probe Questionable
A member of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) legal team Abraham Amaliba has described the conduct of the Chairman of the Ad-hoc Committee of Parliament charged to investigate Hon. Boakye...
Nabdam District Missing In Council of State Election In Upper East
All is set for the Council of State Elections in Upper East, but without the two delegates Nabdam District. There is a legal action restraining the two delegates who were supposed to represent the...