A distinguished lawyer and historian, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye has been announced as the new Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament following the emergence of a veteran politician Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the December 2016 general elections.
Penplusbytes has called on all Ghanaians to use social media responsibly on Election Day by reporting election related incidents on social media and getting involved in making this elections transparent, free and fair.
Civil society in Ghana has mobilised in large numbers to ensure that the 7th December elections will be fair and peaceful.
The European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Ghana to observe the Presidential and Parliamentary elections which are scheduled for 7 December.
When Usain Bolt gets off his block, there are two things he displays – power and speed. There is power on his face, as he puffs air for invigoration; there is power in his arms, as he swings them in flight, and there is power in his legs, as he strides home swiftly.
The Accra Regional Police Command has intercepted some weapons and live ammunition from the hideout of a 43-year-old notorious armed robber.
The Supreme Court will be the venue for a fierce legal tussle between EC’s lawyer, Thaddeus Sory and PPP’s lawyer Ayikoi Otoo, as it hears a suit challenging a High Court decision to overturn the disqualification of Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom.
President John Dramani Mahama contravened the gift policy with regards to his decision to accept a ford vehicle gift from a Burkinabe contractor, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has concluded. According to CHRAJ, it was satisfied that the gift in question formed part of gifts prohibited under the Gift Policy under […]
The Coalition on the Right to Information (RTI), Ghana has observed with interest the selection of His Excellency, President John Dramani Mahama by UNESCO to deliver the keynote speech at an event scheduled for September 26th to mark the first International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) (officially September 28), at the UNESCO headquarters in […]
The Coordinator of Youth Speak Up (YSU) Project, Clement Boateng has entreated Ghanaian youth and youth related civil society organisations to pay particular attention to sections of the political parties’ manifestoes that deal with youth development and question the feasibility of implementing such proposed interventions.
