Category: Politics

Minority Leader sounds alarm on galamsey menace

Dr Cassiel Ato Baah Forson, Minority Leader, has warned of the devastating impact of widespread illegal mining (galamsey) on Ghana’s environment and economy.

Addressing Parliament in his welcome speech, Dr Forson attributed the crisis to alleged lea…

High Court grants Barker-Vormawor GHC20,000 bail

An Accra High Court has granted bail to Oliver Barker-Vormawor, a prominent leader in recent anti-galamsey protests.

The bail was set at GHC20,000 with two sureties.

Barker-Vormawor, who is a lawyer and Convenor of the Democracy Hub pressure group,…

EC disqualifies NDC’s Amenfi Central parliamentary candidate

The Electoral Commission (EC) has disqualified Mrs. Joana Gyan Cudjoe from running as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate for the Amenfi Central Parliamentary Election.

In a letter signed by Mr. Samuel Tettey, Deputy EC Chair in Charge …

The 2024 Ningbo Open Kicks Off

The main event of the 2024 Ningbo Open officially commenced! After partnering with the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) for the first time last year, the Ningbo Open has been upgraded to a WTA 500 event this year, reflecting Ningbo’s increasingly ope…

Independent candidate vows to snatch Afigya Kwabre South seat

A rare political upset in one of the strongholds of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) is looming as an independent candidate seeks to snatch the Afigya Kwabre South parliamentary seat for the first time since the constituency was created.

Mr Danie…

Asiedu Nketia urges Muslims to remain with NDC

Mr Johnson Asiedu Nketia, Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), has urged the Muslim community (Zongo) to stand firm in their allegiance to the NDC, emphasising that the party is their true home.

He said by voting for the NDC…

Mrs. Patricia Kyerematen leads Eastern Region Caravan Campaign

The Caravan Campaign Tour of the Movement for Change has made its presence felt in the Eastern Region, as Mrs.

Patricia Kyerematen, wife of the presidential candidate Alan Kyerematen, led a high-powered delegation to the Zongo community in Nsawam. Th…