Wontumi jailed 20 years for illegal mining
The High Court in Accra has sentenced Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly known as Chairman Wontumi, to 20 years...
Category : Political
Parliamentary majority is no licence to pass every bill – Bawumia
The flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cautioned the government against using its majority in Parliament as a basis for...
Accountability drive is based on evidence, not political vendetta – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has reaffirmed that his administration’s accountability agenda is driven by evidence and due process, insisting that ongoing investigations are not intended...
Supreme Court nominations: NDC not a principled party – Afenyo-Markin
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has accused the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) of hypocrisy over President John Dramani Mahama’s recent nominations to the Supreme Court....
Ghana spends $350 million annually on poultry imports – Agric Minister
The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Eric Opoku, has disclosed that Ghana spends approximately $350 million every year to import poultry products, noting that the...
NPP would reverse Mahama administration’s tribunals system if elected – Afenyo-Markin
Minority Leader Alexander Afenyo-Markin has suggested that a future New Patriotic Party (NPP) government would reverse the tribunals system being introduced by the Mahama administration,...
GoldBod rewards NACOC with GH¢12.65m from sale of seized gold
The Ghana Gold Board (GoldBod) has presented GH¢12,645,862.48 to the Narcotics Control Commission (NACOC) for its role in an intelligence-led operation that resulted in the...
Declaring detained MP’s seat vacant sets dangerous precedent – Ayariga
Majority Leader Mahama Ayariga has suggested that Parliament is unlikely to declare the seat of the Member of Parliament for Asante Akyem North, Kwame Ohene...
Cabinet approves reforms to limit mining leases to 20 years
The government has proposed reducing the maximum duration of mining leases from 30 years to 20 years as part of amendments to the Minerals and...
Former NAFCO CEO asks court to order EOCO, BNI to return seized cash, phones
Former National Food and Buffer Stock Company Chief Executive, Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, has asked the High Court in Accra to compel the BNI and the...