Former President John Mahama appears to have backtracked on his call for no political party attacks against the Electoral Commission (EC). Reacting to the change of logo of the Electoral Commission by then chairperson of the Commission, Charlotte Osei, when he was President, Mr. Mahama could not fathom why some political parties at the time were ‘attacking’ the EC. He ...

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has extended the mass registration exercise in the Ashanti Region from 10th January to Thursday, 16th January 2020. This, according to the Authority, is to restore “the two registration days (27th and 28th December) lost to the Region because of the Christmas holidays” and also “account for the challenges encountered in the first two days ...

National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku, has cautioned members of the party against being complacent because many prophets have predicted that the elephant family shall win the 2020 general elections, insisting that the prophecies in favour of the NPP should be seen as motivation to work even harder. Reacting to a litany of prophecies on ...

Ghana is among 10 African markets to watch come 2020 as far as real return on investments is concerned. Despite the December 2020 elections, investors still perceive the Ghanaian market as an attractive one. It is actually number 5 on the investors watch list for next year. Yield on bond instruments in the country has been hovering around 17 – ...

The vociferous Member of Parliament for Assin Central in the Central Region, Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong thinks that some world leaders were clandestinely working to make President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo “unpopular.” To him, that is why they have “unleashed” their representatives in Ghana, High Commissioners and Ambassadors to verbally attack President Akufo-Addo’s government. The motive, according to Mr Agyapong, ...

President Akufo-Addo has promoted five Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCOP) and 16 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACP). Those who have been newly-promoted include the Director of Police Public Affairs, David Eklu who was elevated from his previous ACP position to DCOP rank. The promotions which followed the recommendations of the Police Council also take effect from January 1, 2020. A ...

I have read a story attributed to you on a number of credible news platforms in which you indicated that Ghanaians had regretted voting out the NDC in 2016. I don’t know the research which informed your conclusion, so I won’t argue with you on that. As a Ghanaian who voted in 2016, however, I just want to speak for ...

Chief Executive of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, says it is an insult and unacceptable for the government to pay beneficiaries of the Youth in Afforestation Programme, only one out of the six months’ salary arrears. 83,000 beneficiaries are owed six months by the government. The affected persons have over the last months held several demonstrations to push government ...

The Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) Plc will, on Monday, 30 December 2019, seek to raise GHS260 million additional funds via a 12-year Ghana cedi denominated bond. This will represent Tranche E4 under the GHS10-billion programme. The bond sale was opened to the investing public on 24 December 2019 and will mature on 15 December 2031. In a statement, ESLA ...

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Communications Officer, Sammy Gyamfi, says he will not honour any invitations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) after he sued to stop the police from examining his phone records and gaining access to his Facebook account. Mr. Gyamfi, in a letter from his lawyers to the CID on December 23, said honouring the invitation could ...