Politics

Former Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been listed as a fugitive by the Office of the Special Prosecutor. “The fugitive’s name is Kenneth Ofori-Atta,” Special Prosecutor Kissi Agyebeng stated during a press conference on Wednesday, February 12. On the grounds that he had caused financial loss to the state in …

The government is being sued by Vincent Ekow Assafuah, the Member of Parliament for the Old Tafo Constituency, for allegedly firing young workers arbitrarily. He argues that the government’s failure to deliver on its promises to increase employment and the economy has resulted in political victimisation rather than offering young …

The administration of President John Dramani Mahama intends to reduce the size of this year’s Independence Day celebration by moving the march to Jubilee House, the government seat, in order to save money. Hon. Felix Kwakye Ofosu, Minister of State for Government Communications, told reporters that the 2023 event cost …

The Electoral Commission (EC) is being urged by the campaign team of Chief of Agriculture Nzema, Nana Nkansah Boadu Ayeboafo, to declare their candidate the victor of the Ashanti Region’s Council of State election. When a machomen unexpectedly showed up at the polling station and disrupted the voting by damaging …

I am not a prophet, but I can submit here and now, without any shred of reservation that President John Dramani Mahama’s quest or declaration to fight corruption, will definitely fall through. The reason is, where on earth can he fight corruption by simply targeting only his avowed political opponents? …

President John Dramani Mahama is being urged by the people of Sekyere Afram Plains to carry out his campaign pledge to name Hon. Hajia Nasira Afrah as a deputy minister. The people think that this pledge, which was made during the 2024 elections, played a significant role in ensuring that …

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Frank Amoakohene, has given illicit miners working in the region’s forest reserves and water bodies a hard two-week deadline to leave or face harsh legal repercussions. The government is working to stop illegal mining, or galamsey, which has caused extensive environmental damage, including as deforestation, …

Many dignitaries and supporters attended the Islamic funeral for Hajia Saudatu Sulemana Muntaka, the late mother of Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, the Interior Minister and Member of Parliament for Asawase. To provide their support, the leaders of several security agencies as well as the Inspector General of Police (IGP) were present. …

  On the basis of persistent Chieftaincy problems at the Regional House of Chiefs, the Ahyirem Abusua has openly voiced its dissatisfaction of Nana Amoako Poku’s appointment as Offinso hene. Ahyirem Abusuapayin spokesperson Kwabena Agyeibi Obeng stressed that Nana Amoako should not enter the palace till the issue is settled. …

As the first Queen to contest the Ashanti Region Council of State Seat, Nana Adwoa Foriwaa, the Queen mother of the Nsuta Fuaman traditional territory, has created history. Given that women have historically been under-represented in this position, this milestone represents a substantial change in the status quo.   The …