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Presby Moderator Urges Mahama Government to Complete Agenda 111 Hospitals
Rt. Rev. Dr Abraham Nana Opare Kwakye says completing the hospitals should be treated as a national development priority rather than a partisan political issue.
The lazy dependence on the Consolidated Fund
Perhaps every ministry, department, and agency should answer one simple question before requesting money from the Consolidated Fund: If private investors are willing to finance a project and users are willing to pay for it, why should the taxpayer carry the burden?
When Politics Meets Perception: Will Ken Ofori-Atta return to Ghana?
One moment, a former Finance Minister leaves Ghana amid investigations and public controversy. The next moment, the sitting President publicly jokes that his children are calling for him to return home because they miss their father, assuring him that the government will provide security and that due process will be fo...
Ghana’s OSP case and the global pattern of prosecutorial control
Ghana's Supreme Court case, No. J1/3/2026, is more than a technical constitutional dispute. At its core lies a defining question for the country's governance architecture: can the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP)
Djokovic breaks Federer’s Wimbledon record to reach quarters
Novak Djokovic claimed the all-time record for most men’s singles match wins at Wimbledon, but had to overcome moments of visible frustration to beat qualifier Roman Safiullin and reach the quarter-finals. Djokovic had matched Roger Federer’s record with his third-round victory on Friday, and the 39-year-old earned his...
Kwesi Yankah urges Mahama to reject Public Tribunals Bill, warns of ‘return of terror’
Former Minister of State and academic, Prof. Kwesi Yankah, has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama not to assent to the recently passed Public Tribunals Bill, warning that it could revive a troubling chapter in Ghana’s democratic history. In an opinion piece titled “Tribunals: The Return of Terror,” Prof. Yankah...
Bridging Continents and Politics: The inspiring journey of Richard Agyare (Akwasi Poku)
Quiet but undeniable in influence, Richard Agyare has carved out a niche for himself. He is not only a successful entrepreneur who has built a thriving care firm in the United Kingdom, but also a well-connected political insider with deep ties to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and an expansive network of global contacts...
Bawumia Presidency Will Not Turn Ghana Into Islamic State — Mustapha Abdul-Hamid
Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has rejected claims that a Mahamudu Bawumia presidency would turn Ghana into an Islamic state, saying such fears are false and designed to exploit religious differences.
Full tribute: Okyenhene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin mourns passing of Ya-Na Abukari II
The Okyehene, Osagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin, has received with profound shock and deep sorrow the news of the passing of Ya-Na Abukari II, Overlord of Dagbon.
The Law 101 – Supreme Court upholds constitutionality in removal of CJ Torkornoo
I have just finished reading the Supreme Court of Ghana’s 84-page landmark judgment affirming the constitutionality of the procedure used in the removal of former Chief Justice Gertrude Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo. In dismissing the two suits (consolidated) that challenged the President’s actions and the Council of State’s...
The Elephant’s next march: Why Lawyer Clement Opoku Gyamfi (CiD) is the youth leader the NPP needs to rebuild for 2028
“When the mighty oak begins to lose its leaves, the wise gardener does not blame the wind alone; he examines the roots.” History has never been kind to political parties that mistake past glory for future victory. Across democracies, dominant parties have often discovered, sometimes painfully that electoral success is...
Ghana’s democracy is a reality, not an illusion – Prof Lumumba
Renowned Pan-Africanist and legal scholar, Professor Patrick Loch Otieno Lumumba, has affirmed that Ghana’s democracy is a working reality rather than a mere illusion, describing the nation as the "political Mecca of most Africans".