A decision on a motion in Parliament by the former Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu to remove some four MPs who are contesting as independent candidates in the December 2024 parliamentary election was deferred by the Speaker of Parliament. While we await the decision of the Speaker, I must say the motion was a bizarre and …

Majority Leader and Member of Parliament for Effutu in the Central Region, Alexander Afenyo Markin, has filed an application at the Supreme Court against the Speaker of Parliament and the Attorney General seeking to stop the Speaker of Parliament from pronouncing on an application by the Minority in Parliament. The Minority side of the House …

A group of university lecturers and professors who are among members of the University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (UTAG) has called on the national body to call off its strike action over galamsey immediately. The group, which calls itself the Silent Majority of UTAG, addressed a press conference at the Ghana International Press Centre in …

Voters in the Ejura/Sekyedumase of the Ashanti Region are calling for the replacement of their National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP), Mohammed Bawa Braimah. This follows a visit to the area by Hajia Samira Bawumia, the wife of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday (13 October). The tour, which …

At least nine people sustained injuries following a violent confrontation between supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Mamobi, a suburb of Accra, on Sunday (13 October). Seven of those injured have been treated and discharged while two remain in hospital, according to a statement issued by the …

Karim Asad Ahmad Khan, the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which investigates and, where warranted, tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes to the international community – genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity and the crime of aggression – has arrived in Ghana on a three-day working visit. Karim Khan KC is in …

The Omanhene of Banda Traditional Council, Nana Sekyemme Sinapem II, has applauded the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for consistently supporting the people of Banda through major projects executed by NPP administrations. The constituency of Banda, in the Bono Region, has since its creation in 2012 consistently voted for the National Democratic Congress (NDC). However, …

The Banda Traditional Council has expressed its support for the vice-president and presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Mahamudu Bawumia, and for the NPP’s parliamentary candidate in the constituency, Joe Dankwa. Speaking on behalf of traditional council during a campaign stop in Banda by Dr Bawumia on Sunday, the Omanhene of the traditional area, Nana Sekyemme …