President, Nana Akufo-Addo will soon assent into law the Anti-money Laundering Bill, 2020 following its passage last week Thursday by Parliament. The law is expected to curb illicit financial inflows, deal with various financial malfeasance as well as enabling Ghana to comply with international best practices once it is fully operational next year. In effect, people with unexplained...
A former Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Baba Jamal, is being looked for the key to the store where a controversial ballot box in the just-ended parliamentary elections in Sene West is being kept. The keys to the lock to the store is said to be with Mr Jamal, who is part of NDC...
Late Jerry John RawlingsThe final burial rites of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings have been postponed indefinitely. The funeral arrangement had initially been scheduled for December 20, 2020. But concerns raised by the Awadada, Agbotui and allied family had caused President Akufo-Addo to allow them settle all outstanding issues regarding the customary rites and select a...
MP-elect for Fomena, Andrews Amoako Asiamah has revealed his decision to join the governing New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) caucus in the 8th Parliament come 2021. Speaking to JoyNews, Wednesday, Mr Asiamah maintained his unfeigned allegiance to the NPP despite his expulsion from the Party after he decided to run as an Independent Candidate in the 2020 Parliamentary elections....
Six Presidential candidates in the 2020 election have called on flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama to either accept the final results declared by the Electoral Commission or seek legal redress. This comes after the leadership of the NDC accused the EC of pronouncing what they describe as a stolen verdict. Following this, pockets...
President Akufo-Addo left the shores of Ghana for Cote d’Ivoire on Sunday, December 13, 2020. The President, who doubles as the Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will be attending the swearing-in ceremony of Cote d’Ivoire’s President-Elect Alassane Ouattara. This will be followed by another...
Having secured a second term in office – albeit this being contested by the opposition National Democratic Congress – President Nana Akufo-Addo is already planning how to execute his plans for Ghana’s economy from 2021 to 2024 and leave an unforgettable legacy. Considering how committed he has proved to be with regards to structural change for the economy...
General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia has addressed the media on the results of the general election. Ghanaians went to the polls on Monday, December 7, 2020, to cast their ballot to elect a President and 275 Members of Parliament. The opposition National Democratic Congress at an earlier briefing on Monday, December 7 alleged...
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) are both claiming victory in the ongoing general elections. Addressing the media at various press conferences, both parties claimed to have won the most seats in parliament and are leading the presidential race as well. General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu said they have...