The decision by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to peg the filing fee for its flag bearer aspirants at GHȼ400,000 has elicited sharp reactions from some of the aspirants.
Each of the six yet-to-be created regions will receive an initial amount of GH₵20 million as seed capital if they sail through successfully in the upcoming referendum slated for December 27, 2018.
The General Secretary of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has defended the GH₵400,000 filing fee for flag bearer aspirants of the party.
The camp of Professor Joshua Alabi, an aspiring flag bearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has expressed disappointment with the GH₵400,000 filing fee expected to be paid by all flag bearer hopefuls of the main opposition party.
Parliament has approved the 2019 budget statement and economic policy of government after a gruelling concluding debate by the Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, and the Minority Leader, Mr Haruna Iddrisu.
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante Apeatu, has explained that the reshuffle and transfer of police personnel are a normal procedure within the service.
The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel-Ofosu Ampofo, has hinted that the current number of 13 persons aspiring to contest the flag bearer slot of the party may reduce by the time the party takes them through the eligibility process.
The Volta Regional Minister, Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, has bemoaned the low level encouragement women receive when they show interest in occupying leadership positions in the country.
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has expressed displeasure about the delay in the release of money for payments to be made to students under the Student Loan Scheme.
Some traditional rulers in the Asutifi District in the Brong Ahafo Region have appealed to the government and individuals to pardon and forgive Naaba Abdulai, a brother of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Asutifi South, Alhaji Collins Dauda, over his pronouncements during the 2016 electioneering as a result of which he has currently left the country to seek for shelter elsewhere.
A flag bearer aspirant of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Ekwow Spio- Garbrah, has indicated that the NDC suffered greatly in the 2016 general election due to its inability to present a well-crafted message to the electorate.
The Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, has urged the media to focus their discussions on issues that are relevant to the country's socio-economic development.
Former President Jerry Rawlings has penned a lovely tribute to his dear wife, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, on the occasion of the launch of her biography, ‘It Takes A Woman’.
The Chartered Institute of Bankers (Ghana), the professional body for banks and financial institutions in Ghana, on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, honoured the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at the 22nd National Banking Conference in Accra.
The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Mr Alban S.K. Bagbin on Monday visited the families of two victims who were killed by one of his campaign vehicles at Apam junction after an accident on Sunday.
The Togolese President, Mr Faure Essozimna Gnassingbé, paid a short visit to his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, in Accra last Sunday, to discuss issues of mutual interest to the two nations.
An aspiring presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Kojo Bonsu, has said the party is at the crossroads and needs a formidable candidate to lead it to victory in the 2020 general election.
Former Members of Parliament (MPs) and Ministers of State, under the presidency of Dr Hilla Limann in the Third Republic, have renewed their appeal to the government to pay their gratuity and other entitlements that come with their status as former MPs and ministers.
The Minority in Parliament is accusing the government of peddling untruths about the true size of staffing at the Office of Government Machinery, and wants Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah to keep Sundays 'holy'.
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on Sunday 25th November, 2018 joined the Chiefs and people of Nandom Traditional Area to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Kakube Festival at Nandom in the Upper West Region.
The Minority in Parliament has accused the government of diverting the first tranche of the US$1.3 billion cocoa syndicated loan for the 2018/19 crop year.
The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has denied claims that the government intends to increase staffers in the Office of the President from the current 998 to 1,614.
The Minister of Information, Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has explained that contrary to claims of an increase in the staff establishment numbers at the Office of the President, the number is rather reducing by 69 in 2019.
Nana Kwasi Opoku Mintah, Chief of Kwahu Tafo in Afram Plains, has thanked President Akufo-Addo for visiting the Afram Plains North constituency by road, and seeing for himself, the nature of the road network.
A flag-bearer aspirant of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Ekwow Spio Garbrah has indicated that the NDC suffered greatly in the 2016 general election due to its inability to present a well-crafted message to the electorate.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tema West, Mr Kingsley Carlos Ahenkorah, has called on the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to establish a functional transitional team to manage a smooth transition and asset sharing following the creation of the Tema West Municipal Assembly (TWMA) out of the Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA).
The chiefs and people in the proposed Bono East Region have launched a campaign to encourage prospective voters in the area to fully participate and vote “Yes” to ensure the creation of the region during the upcoming referendum towards the creation of more administrative regions in the country.
The Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, says contrary to claims by some members of the Opposition, the Akosombo Textiles Ltd (ATL) has been revived at the behest of the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo.
