Our respected party leader and flagbearer, HE John Dramani Mahama, the next President of our beloved Republic, HE Lordina Mahama, Niimei, Naamei,  Nananom. Togbey ooo Mama ooo, Council of Elders, Members of Parliament, Members of the Diplomatic Corps, the National Chairman, the General Secretary, the entire leadership of the National Democratic Congress, from the national through the regional, constituency to the wards and branches, to our devoted, hardworking and teeming supporters and sympathisers, many who have travelled from across the country, to you all I extend my deep appreciation ..read more

The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has admonished the party’s leading members to refrain from squabbling over positions in Mahama’s next administration. He encouraged the party stalwarts to concentrate on winning the 2024 general elections instead of getting involved in disputes that could distract them. These remarks were made during the formal presentation of Prof Opoku Agyemang on Wednesday, April 24, at the Kofi Ohene Konadu Auditorium at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). He also warned against complacency due to the ..read more

By Deborah Castellano Lubov Before the Pope’s Wednesday General Audience in St. Peter’s Square, Pope Francis received the Vice President of the Republic of Ghana, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, in the “auletta,” or small study, of the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, according to a statement issued by the Holy See Press Office. After his encounter with the Pope, Dr Bawumia met with the Vatican’s Secretary for Relations with States and International Organizations, Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher. According to the statement, the talks at the Secretariat of State were “cordial” and highlighted “the good re ..read more

Following a thorough review of KPMG’s audit report, President Akufo-Addo has endorsed the recommendation to discontinue the upstream petroleum and minerals audit services previously provided to the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) by Strategic Mobilisation Limited (SML). Notably, these services had not yet commenced, and no payments had been made to SML. As part of the recommendations after a review of the audit report by KPMG, President Akufo-Addo noted that “The upstream petroleum audit and minerals audit services have not yet been commenced, and no payments have been made in respect of those s ..read more

Calls for a load-shedding timetable amid the escalating power outages known as ‘dumsor’ keep growing by the day, with the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) and the government, being strappingly bashed for their silence, as well as failure to help consumers plan their day at home, work and others, with the release of a timetable. Aside from politicians and celebrities like actress Yvonne Nelson, civil society groups in the energy space such as the Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) and Institute of Energy Security (IES) have also made similar demands, including the immediate removal of the ..read more

 …Reveals Chiefs were against assets declaration In a surprising revelation, a Senior Presidential Advisor, has literarily refuted the long-standing belief that members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) boycotted the consultative assembly responsible for crafting the 1992 constitution due to perceived intellectual deficiencies. Instead, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, disclosed his involvement in shaping the pivotal document, challenging the age-old narrative that it was solely in the domain of commoners often described as nonentities. For years, accusations were levelled against the late Jerry John Rawl ..read more

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will today, Wednesday, April 24, 2024,  hold a ceremony to officially outdoor Prof. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, as the party’s running mate for the December general elections. The event, will take place at the Kofi Ohene Konadu Auditorium at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) at Madina. This will be the second time that the opposition party, will be holding such an event at the same venue for the same individual for the same presidential candidate, John Dramani Mahama. The first one was in July 2020 ahead of that year’s elections. Th ..read more

As NPP running mate announcement draws near The Chief of Staff, has moved out of the Jubilee House, leaving no stone unturned in her quest to be the running mate for the 2024 New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has been seen in the Ashanti Region, meeting the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and  also extending support to the Asanteman Queen Mothers’  as they celebrate “Our Day” with a Food Fair, by donating GH¢200,000, while sermonizing about increased female representation in Ghanaians life. The donation is intended to encourage wo ..read more

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, is currently on a working visit to both the Republic of Italy and the Vatican State, the official home of the Roman Catholic head, the Pope. This information was disclosed in a press release issued by the Vice President’s Spokesperson, Dr Gideon Boako, on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. He is expected to return to Ghana tomorrow, Thursday, April 25, 2024. “This visit aims to further strengthen the enduring relations between Ghana, the Republic of Italy and Vatican State. Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is scheduled to hold bilateral talks, including with His Holiness Pope ..read more

In a significant development within the ongoing COCOBOD trial, Dr Francis Baah, currently the Director of Research, Monitoring, and Evaluation at COCOBOD, has admitted to the court that procurement letters leading to the acquisition of Lithovit liquid fertilizer, were initiated under his guidance.  This revelation counters previous assertions by the prosecution, which attributed the preparation of documents for the Lithovit purchase between 2014 and 2016, to the former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, Dr Stephen Opuni, who is currently on trial alongside businessman Seidu Agongo. The prosecuti ..read more