An Accra High Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of Oheneba Boamah Bennie, a journalist of Accra-based radio station, Power FM, who is facing a contempt of court charge. Bennie was dragged to court by the Attorney-General (A-G) for contempt of court after he (Bennie) allegedly claimed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had influenced some Justices of the ...

Seasoned Journalist, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Jnr. has thrown a challenge to the rank and file of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to add hunger strike to their demonstrations and extend it for the next 10 years. The NDC supporters have been hitting the streets in protest over the Electoral Commission declaring His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo President-elect. The party and their ...

As the life of the 7th Parliament expires on January 6, 2021, the race to nominate the Speaker of Parliament for the 8th Parliament has begun. Per the “Hung Parliament” system of parliamentary practice, it will be incumbent on both parties to reach a compromise in order to have a smooth process in parliament. For now, after the 2020 elections, ...

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has given an indication that it will challenge the legitimacy of the National Democratic Congress‘(NDC’s) Member of Parliament(MP)-elect for Assin North Constituency in the Central Region. According to the NPP, the Member of Parliament (MP)-elect was not qualified to partake in the just-ended election. This according to the NPP is because James Joe Quayson has ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is receiving briefings fromCOVID-19 Technical Taskforce on limited school re-openings and would make a firm decision on school reopening in January 2021 after a Cabinet meeting on December 30, 2020. Addressing a news conference in Accra on COVID-19 Updates on Tuesday, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said theCOVID-19 Taskforce would work throughout the Christmas period ...

Former Deputy Information Minister under the National Democratic Congress in the John Dramani Mahama administration, in a tweet, has suggested that the judiciary system in the country on several counts has proven to be NPP bias and cannot be trusted. The NDC has made claims of having gathered enough evidence to prove that the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission’s declaration on ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama is destroying his international standing following his refusal to accept defeat after the December 7 elections and also failing to indicate whether or not he will go to court to seek redress, Dr Emmanuel Akwetey, Executive Director of the Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has said. Dr Aketwey explained on the Key Points programme on ...

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah has advised former President John Mahama to avoid bringing shame to himself and the nation. The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has rejected results of the recently held 2020 election, describing it as flawed and fictitious. On the other hand, supporters of the party are demonstrating nationwide with some allegedly destroying ...

The Vice-Chairman of Parliament’s Defense and Interior Committee, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has called for the arrest of the presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama. According to him, Mr Mahama must be held responsible for allegedly inciting his party supporters to demonstrate and cause chaos across the country. Mr Amankwah noted that the former president ...

Having been declared victorious in the December 7 presidential elections by Chairperson of Ghana’s Electoral Commission. Jean Mensa, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, working through his appointees, must now tackle key issues in the aviation sector if the full benefits of air transport are to be realised in the next four years. Undoubtedly, the re-setting up of the Ministry of ...