Information gathered by THE MEDIA indicates many banks are rejecting the new voters and national identification card as a form of identification in opening accounts and undertaking transactions. It is however not the fault of the banks as both the voters and national identification cards have not been validated. THE …

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority on Thursday said Cargo Containers cannot be stolen from the country’s seaports. The division said “It is virtually impossible for containers to be stolen at the Port under any circumstances. Mr George Tettey, Chief Revenue Officer in charge of State Warehouse at …

  During their press briefing of February 11, 2021, spokespersons for the legal team of petitioner John Dramani Mahama, claimed that the Electoral Commission was refusing ‘accountability’ in the ongoing election petition. Led by former Attorney General Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong, the petitioner’s spokespersons cited a number of instances during the …

The Chief Executive Officer of Dalex Finance, Ken Thompson, has said there is no way customers of the defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold, will recoup their lost investments. Unless out of sympathy the government decides to pay them their locked-up funds, they should not think of being able to recover …

The government of Ghana is spending more on payment of salaries and interest on loans rather than on investments, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Ghana, Diana Acconcia, has said. This, she said has contributed to the rising public sector debt. Speaking in an interview with TV3’s Alfred Ocansey on …

  Tsatsu Tsikata, lead counsel for John Dramani Mahama in the 2020 election petition has alleged that Ghana’s Electoral Commission rigged the 2020 presidential election in favour of the New Patriotic Party and Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Tsatsu Tsikata told the Supreme Court during sitting on Friday, January 29, 2021, …

Ghana is running out of fiscal space as its debt-to-GDP ratio reached 74% at the end of 2020. Latest economic and financial data released by the Central Bank put the country’s debt stock at GH¢286.9 billion. This figure is the highest in nearly four years, following early attempts to cushion …

  You don’t always need an Ivy League education to become a billionaire. As a teenager, Ibrahim Mahama never imagined he would be where he is today. “God has been good to me,” said Mahama. “It is all about focus, honesty, no time for foolishness and empty talk. I started life as …

Government total expenditure for last year rose by 31.5% to hit a record GH¢92.2 billion due to the impact of COVID-19 but comes with a greater cost to the economy. According to Fitch Solutions, the research arm of the international rating agency, Fitch, the huge increase in government spending as …

The European Union (EU), through the French Development Agency – Agence Francaise Development (AFD) – has approved a new €9.7 million grant for the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) to boost infrastructure works on the interconnection line between Ghana and Burkina Faso. This is expected to increase electricity access in Northern …

Nose mask sellers in Kumasi Central Business District are making good sales, following the resurgence of the spread of the coronavirus and re-opening of schools by the government. They told the Ghana News Agency in Kumasi that demand for the item had gone up, making their business attractive. A visit …

  It’s almost 200 years since the Battle of Nsamankow, which was fought between the Ashanti Kingdom that occupied what is now southern Ghana and the British. In that war, during the reign of Ashanti king Osei Tutu Kwame Asibe Bonsu (c. 1801–24), the Ashanti brutally defeated the British, killing …

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, through his lawyers, filed a response to the amended election petition of the flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama. Henry Nana Boakye who is a spokesperson of the president’s legal team in an interview with Citi News monitored by …

  Chief Justice Kwasi Anin-Yeboah will lead a panel of seven justices hearing the 2020 presidential election petition filed by former president John Dramani Mahama. The petition is challenging the successful reelection of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The president and Electoral Commission are the respondents in the case. The …

  The Supreme Court sat today, January 14, 2021, for the first time, on the election petition as filed by National Democratic Congress (NDC) Flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. The case was presided over by a seven-member panel of judges headed by the Chief Justice, Kwesi Aning Yeboah. The other members …

  Member of Parliament for Suame Constituency and Leader of NPP caucus in the 8th Parliament, Hon. Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, is brimming with rage at attempts to link him to the infamous ballot paper snatching incident that rocked the House nearly a week ago. To him, only “sick minds” …

  General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has revealed why the party has failed to mention the number of votes it obtained in the 2020 Presidential elections. The NDC has rejected the number of votes ascribed to its candidate John Dramani Mahama by the Electoral Commission, …

  Member of Parliament for Suame constituency and Leader of NPP caucus in the 8th Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu is brimming with rage at attempts to link him to the infamous ballot paper snatching incident that rocked the House nearly a week ago. To him, only “sick minds” will blame him …

  The praises being showered on Rt. Hon. Alban Bagbin by some members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has been described by Dr. Clement Abas Apaak as hypocritical. The Member of Parliament for Builsa South is claiming that the former Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, Gabby Otchere Darko, …

  A petition challenging the election results in the Savelugu Constituency in the Northern Region has been filed at a High Court in Tamale. The suit filed on January 8, 2021, by the NPP’s parliamentary candidate for Savelugu, Muhammed Abdul-Samed Gunu, had the Electoral Commission (EC) as the first respondent. …

Joseph Osei-Owusu has been elected by both sides of the house as First Deputy Speaker of the 8th parliament. He will be assisted by Andrew Asiamah Amoako as the Second Deputy Speaker in the newly instituted parliament. Joseph Osei-Owusu was nominated by Majority Leader in the 7th Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah …

  There was drama in Parliament Thursday morning as newly elected Members of Parliament fought their way through the selection process of a Speaker for the 8th Parliament. From the confusion caused by NDC MPs when they occupied the Majority side of Parliament, to arguments about the eligibility of the …

    Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, the Member of Parliament-elect for Tema West snatched some ballot papers during counting. After the counting of votes for Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye was done, the MP-elect snatched the ballot papers from the Clerks-at-table and bolted with it. Prior to the snatching of the ballot …

  From just after midnight on 7 January and for three hours, there was confusion in Parliament over the election of Speaker. Just when everything seemed calm and voting was about to begin, another chaos erupted in Parliament with Muntaka Mubarak, the Member of Parliament-elect for Asawase directing a punch …

  The Cape Coast High court has granted an injunction suit against the Member of Parliament-elect for the Assin North Constituency, James Gyakye Quayson. The court has ruled that the budding MP cannot hold himself out as the MP-elect for the constituency. This follows a petition filed by one Michael …

  The National Democratic Congress has nominated Alban SK Bagbin as the Speaker of the 8th parliament. Haruna Iddrissu and James Klutse Avedzi have also been nominated to serve as the Majority and Deputy Majority Leader respectively in Parliament. The nominations were conducted after the Functional Committee of the National …

  Ashanti Regional Deputy Communication Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Alex Kwaku Asafo-Agyei, has suggested that the reason why a five-member panel of the Supreme Court ruled in favour of Deputy Attorney -General (A-G), Godfred Yeboah Dame, against Mr Tsatsu Tsikata, lawyer for five interested parties in a matter …

  Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South Haruna Iddrisu has said that the fight for Techiman South is not about the NDC’s parochial interest but to ensure that the systems in Ghana must work. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is challenging the results of the just-ended Parliamentary …

  Lawyer and Law Lecturer at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), Dr. Kweku Agyemang Budu has opined that it is likely that NDC MPs were charged with unlawful assembly because of the tensed atmosphere that characterized the post-election period. In an interview with Samuel Eshun, he …

The legitimacy of Kofi Adams as Member of Parliament-elect for the Buem Constituency is being challenged by thirteen persons from the constituency. The constituents, according to Citi News have filed a suit arguing that Kofi Adams cannot hold himself as MP for the constituency since they and thousands of voters …