Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Nyarko Osei, has been approved by Parliament after facing the Appointments Committee last Thursday. The Akyim Swedru Member of Parliament was nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to replace William Agyapong Quaitoo, who resigned the post in August. Mr Quaitoo, also...
Scores of petty traders and hawkers operating at unauthorised points in and around the major trading centers of the Kumasi Metropolis have been moved to other satellite markets in the city ahead of the yuletide and the late Asantehemaa’s funeral. The development has significantly eased commuting and vehicular movement in...
The Speaker of Parliament, Rt. Hon Prof. Mike Ocquaye is expected to be sworn in as President following an expected absence of President Nana Akufo-Addo and the current abhe Vice-President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The practice of swearing in acting Presidents has been challenged in court as insignificant. President Nana Akufo-Addo is...
Ghana enjoys a long standing relationship with Denmark, a country which has contributed enormously in various ways towards the development of Ghana immediately after the attainment of Ghana’s independence in 1957. The recent three-day visit to Ghana by the Danish queen, Queen Margrethe II, accompanied by a large business delegation...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has emphasized Ghana’s commitment to supporting Liberia in terms of economic cooperation and other investment opportunities that the two countries may explore for the future. He made this assertion when he welcomed the Vice President of the Republic of Liberia, H.E Jewel Howard Taylor...
The Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has hailed government’s performance in managing the economy after only a year in office and reckons if they are given the needed push they will turn around the fortunes of the country. “The President was honest to this house he...
 Martin Amidu has been approved by Parliament as the country’s first Special Prosecutor to tackle corruption cases in the country. Presenting the Committee’s report on the floor of Parliament, chairman of the Appointment Committee, Joe Osei-Owusu indicated that Mr Amidu was in a good position for the job.  “Mr. Amidu’s high...
The leadership of Parliament have given their blessings for full scale investigations into the alleged double-salary payments made to former Members of Parliament (MPs) who also served as Ministers of State under the John Mahama-led administration. Parliament, in a statement issued on April 18, 2018 and signed by its Acting...
NDC Deputy General Secretary, Koku Anyidoho has been granted bail, reports say. Mr. Anyidoho, who has been at the CID headquarters since Tuesday was charged with treason, felony and causing panic for comments government say are treasonable. He had told an Accra based radio station Happy FM, President Nana Akufo-Addo will...
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 9th May, 2018, left Ghana for the United Kingdom on a week-long vacation, his first since being sworn-in as President on 7th January, 2017. He was accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, his children and grandchildren. Whilst away, the President will honour...