Dr Eric Oduro-Osae, a Local Governance Expert, has advocated an African type of democracy, embracing traditional values and customs, with traditional rulers playing prominent roles in its implementation. Dr Oduro-Osae, also the Dean of Studies and Research at the Institute of Local Government Studies, said the current democratic system adopted “blindly” from the Western world would not help the cause ...

Ghana returned to constitutional rule and multi-party democracy after a topsy-turvy eight military regimes from 1966 to 1982 without any clear sense of direction for her political and socio-economic development. Therefore, the 1992 Constitution, which came into effect on January 7, 1993, provided the nation a sovereign document and clear direction for organising a democratic State. The country adopted a ...

The Omanhene of the Tafo Traditional Council, Nana Agyen Frimpong Ababio, cautioned his people and the government that never again will they ever entertain any form of violence, especially vigilantism in the community. At the maiden homecoming and fundraising held on December 26, 2018, under the theme “Sanitation, Security, Health and Education – our priority,” Nana Agyen Frimpong Ababio said ...

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) is to begin electronic vehicle registration this month to help transform the way vehicles are registered and set new benchmarks in the sector, the Chief Executive Officer of the DVLA, Mr Kwasi Agyeman Busia, has announced. He indicated that when the project was fully deployed and optimised, a vehicle could be registered within ...

The Minister for Zongo and inner city development, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has appealed to the media to avoid deliberate mischief and sensationalism. According to the minister, deliberate mischief and sensationalism do not only distort message but also erode confidence in the media circle and undermine Ghana’s democratic dispensation. The Zongo minister was speaking at the Press Launch of the to-be-held Zongo ...

With almost 42 million deaths recorded,abortion was the leading cause of death in 2018,according to one worldwide data source. According to the website Worldometers, there are about 125,000 abortions performed every day around the world. As of Monday morning, the site’s running tally showed there were over 41.9 million abortions performed in 2018. That estimate represents a substantial decrease from ...

Presiding Bishop of the United Denominations of Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC) and Head Pastor of the First Love Church, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has reiterated that the church will strongly resist and stand against any efforts by the government to legalize homosexuality in Ghana. The legalization of homosexuality has been a huge topic that has been discussed in the country ...

The United Press for Development Network has accused government officials, the police and political party partisans for the numerous attacks against journalists throughout 2018. The news comes on the heels of several clashes between party members and reporters including the assault against Joy News’ Parker Wilson from a member of former President John Mahama’s security detail in October. “Impunity for ...

Begining January 2019, the Auditor General’s office will embark on an exercise to go after workers, who have deliberately tampered with their dates of births, to enable them to continue to stay in employment in state institutions, even though they have technically reached the retirement age. According to the Auditor General, Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo, his office has already obtained ...

Emeritus Professor Joseph Hanson Nketia, a renowned Music Professor has said corruption could be minimised if Ghanaians respected and practiced the country’s socio-cultural values. “Whilst our socio-cultural values promote acts of kindness and consideration, these have been abused and gradually evolved into acts of corruption,” he said. Prof. Nketsia said this in Accra on Friday at this year’s Annual Prestigious ...