The Electoral Commission (EC) has refuted claims by the oppositionNational Democratic Congress (NDC) of attempting to rig the upcoming December 7 elections. This comes after the NDC alleged that the Commission was secretly printing some 150,000 extra ballot papers. In agreement with political parties, the EC is mandated to print an extra 5 percent of the ballot sheets for each ...

The Finance Minister Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has stated that the government was transparent with the Agyapa Royalties Agreement. His comment comes after the Special Prosecutor, Mr Martin  Amidu had said in his report on the deal that Databank which belongs to Mr Ofori-Atta was smuggled into the deal by Imara of South Africa as a “decoy”. In the final report ...

The Supreme Court has concluded that a High Court Judge presiding over a contempt case involving Kennedy Ohene Agyapong was found to be biased towards the Member of Parliament. The development comes after Justice Amos Wuntah Wuni was prohibited by a five-member panel of the apex court from presiding over the matter against the Assin Central MP. According to a 31-page ...

Investigative journalist, Manasseh Azure Awuni has spoken following the sack of Adjenim Boateng Adjei, CEO of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA). Mr. Azure Awuni, in an investigative piece, titled; “Contracts for Sale”, exposed how the PPA Boss was using his position to award contracts for his personal gain, a situation which involved in conflict of interest. After an initial suspension for the ...

Two more suspects have been arrested in connection with the murder of the Mfantseman lawmaker Ekow Quansah Hayford. Police prosecutors on Friday informed the Accra Circuit Court hearing the case against the suspects of the new arrests. Already six persons Alhasan Abubakar alias Fulani (phone repairer) Nasiru Fudailu (businessman) Alhassan Mahama Yaya, alias mystical cloud, a resident of Dansoman, Amadu ...

Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio has described as embarrassing, a promise by former President John Dramani Mahama to grant amnesty to all jailed illegal miners if he is re-elected. According to him, the former president is only running his mouth knowing very well that his chances of winning the December polls are extremely slim. Speaking to CitiNews on the back ...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Afia Akoto says the only thing John Dramani Mahama is good at is buying Guinea fowl with monies meant for development. According to her, Ghanaians gave John Dramani Mahama the mandate some years ago to ensure that their lives are made better but John Dramani Mahama who is incompetent at leadership invested the country’s money ...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community, especially those who have shared concerns about the protests in Nigeria, to know the facts before making judgements. Several days of protests to get the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) unit of the Nigerian police disbanded has degenerated into violence and shooting of peaceful protesters. This has seen the international community including ...

The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said the resumption of illegal mining activities at the headwaters of the Pra River is not only polluting the river but it is undermining efforts to ensure the supply of quality water to the residents of Sekondi-Takoradi and surrounding towns and villages. In a submission on the floor of Parliament yesterday, he said ...

For some strange reasons, many Ghanaians are behaving as though the coronavirus pandemic has vanished. A vast majority of Ghanaians continue to defy the COVID-19 protocols, including wearing nose masks, social distancing and washing of hands frequently under running water. It is commonplace today to see a mass gathering of people of all ages at political campaigns, market places, and lorry parks ...